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Alabama Fends Off Virginia Tech Softball to Win NCAA Regional Final
- Alabama secured a 3-2 victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday in Tuscaloosa to claim the title at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional final, which featured a four-team double-elimination format.
- Virginia Tech aimed to reach the Super Regionals for only the second time since 2022 but fell behind 3-0 in the final and was unable to mount a comeback.
- Emma Lemley pitched a six-hit complete game for Virginia Tech while Alabama's Catelyn Riley started, allowing eight hits before relief from Jocelyn Briski.
- Virginia Tech scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh, including a pinch-hit single by Michelle Chatfield and a two-run homer by Rachel Castine, but fell short.
- The loss ended Virginia Tech's season and marked the final collegiate games for seniors Lemley, McMillan, and Peck as Alabama advanced to face Oklahoma in Super Regionals.
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Alabama holds off Virginia Tech 3-2 in dramatic fashion to advance to Super Regional
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Lauren Johnson went 2-for-4 and her two-run double with the bases loaded in the top of the fifth inning helped propel 15th-seeded Alabama past Virginia Tech 3-2 on Sunday in a the Tuscaloosa Regional Final.
Alabama softball advances to Super Regionals over Virginia Tech
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball will head to an NCAA-record 19th Super Regional round next weekend after defeating Virginia Tech, 3-2, in Sunday’s Tuscaloosa Regional championship at Rhoads Stadium. With the win, Alabama (40-21) claims its 21st NCAA Regional title and its 17th undefeated Regional weekend since the current postseason format was adopted in 2005. The Crimson Tide will travel to Norman, Okla., to face No. 2 seed Oklahoma in Supe…
Ole Miss upsets Arizona in NCAA Tournament, advances to regional championship
Ole Miss softball is seeking its first Super Regional appearance since 2019. After Saturday’s major upset of Arizona, the Rebels will be one win from that step toward the Women’s College World Series. Facing Arizona, the host of the Tucson Regional, Ole Miss dialed up an impressive performance. The Rebels came out of the gate with 4 runs in the top of the 1st inning and also added 4 runs in the 5th inning. Then, in the top of the 7th inning, Ole…
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