TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After Alabama gave up a three-run lead in the top of the seventh to Missouri, the Crimson Tide put the go-ahead run in scoring position in the bottom half and an errant throw allowed the winning run to score as Alabama won in walk-off fashion, 7-6, to clinch the weekend series over the Tigers.

Alabama (34-18, 10-10 SEC) fell behind early as Missouri (23-28, 4-16 SEC) led off the game with a solo home run but the Tide bounced right back in the bottom of the first, loading the bases with nobody out to set up Brooke Ellestad for her second bases-clearing double of the weekend to make it 3-1. In the bottom of the third, Lauren Johnson drew a leadoff walk and Kali Heivilin crushed a two-run home run behind her to push the lead to 5-1. In the bottom of the fourth with two out and Marlie Giles at second, Lauren Johnson beat out an infield single and some heads-up baserunning from Giles allowed her to score and make it a five-run game.

The Tigers cut into the deficit with a two-run home run in the sixth and, down to their final out in the top of the seventh with two on base, Julia Crenshaw hit a three-run home run to tie the game at 6-6. In the bottom of the inning, a pair of singles from Ellestad and Abby Duchscherer put two on with two out. Kendal Clark put the ball in play and an errant throw allowed pinch runner Kinley Pate to score from second and end the game in walk-off fashion to secure the series victory.

“A win is a win. Again, today was gritty not pretty. We have been on the other side of that kind of game many times this year. I’ll take an ugly win over a clean loss any day. Catelyn [Riley] pitched really well and bounced back after the first batter hit a home run. She put up zeros and the defense played great all day.”

Highlights

• Saturday was Alabama’s second walk-off win of the season, following the game three win in extra innings over Oklahoma (April 14, 2025)
• The win clinched the weekend series for the Crimson Tide, its third SEC series victory of the season
• Brooke Ellestad was 3-for-4 with three RBIs, her second consecutive three-RBI game to improve her weekend stat line to 4-for-7 (.571) with two doubles and six RBIs
• Kali Heivilin hit her 13th home run of the season as part of a 2-for-4 day at the plate with two runs scored and two RBIs

Scoring Summary

• T1 | Julia Crenshaw led off the game with a solo home run (0-1, 0 Out)
• B1 | Brooke Ellestad hit a bases-loaded double down the left field line, driving in three (3-1, 0 Out)
• B3 | Kali Heivilin slugged a two-run home run to left field (5-1, 0 Out)
• B4 | Lauren Johnson drove in Marlie Giles with an infield RBI single (6-1, 2 Out)
• T6 | Madison Walker hit a two-run home run (6-3, 2 Out)
• T7 | Juila Crenshaw tied the game with a three-run home run (6-6, 2 Out)
• B7 | A throwing error allowed Kinley Pate to score from second and end the game (7-6, 2 Out)

Up Next: vs. Missouri (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

• Sunday, April 27 – 2 p.m. CT