A first-inning grand slam from Riley Valentine was all the offense the Alabama softball team needed, beating Tennessee 4-1 to advance to the Women’s College World Series.
Alabama softball took an early 2-0 lead against Tennessee in Friday's Super Regional opener, but the Lady Vols took advantage of a fifth-inning error and went on to win 3-2 over the Crimson Tide.
After a disappointing regular season, the Alabama softball team hoped to make a deep run in the SEC Tournament when they took the field on Wednesday morning.
Over the weekend, No. 17 Alabama softball avoided the sweep with a win on Sunday, but lost the series against No. 3 Tennessee.
Over the weekend No. 15 Alabama softball dropped two of three games on the road, losing the series against No. 14 Arkansas.
After winning the first game of the series, No. 13 Alabama softball lost the final two games to drop the series with No. 12 Texas A&M.
No. 15 Alabama softball rode three strong pitching performances to record the sweep over Ole Miss, improving their overall record to 29-8 and 6-6 in SEC play.
The No. 14 Alabama softball team struggled on the road against Kentucky dropping two of three games over the weekend.
Over the weekend the No. 13 Alabama softball team won a pitching duel and lost in extra innings, splitting the two-game series with No. 16 Virginia Tech.
The No. 15 Alabama Crimson Tide had a tough time on the road against the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs over the weekend.
The No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide opened up SEC conference play hosting the No. 13 Florida Gators.
The No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team remains a perfect 16-0 after beating the UAB Blazers 15-0 Sunday afternoon to complete the five-game sweep of the Green & Gold Classic.