Greetings from Rhoads Stadium.
Alabama (20-2) is ranked No. 4/6 in the polls released today. Samford (11-7) is unranked but beat a then-ranked South Alabama team and lost 1-0 to top-10 Louisiana-Lafayette.
Callie Brister for Samford is an All-SoCon third baseman from Hillcrest. Pitcher Mollie Hanson is 7-3, 1.99 ERA and played a season at Shelton State.
Of course, Samford is coached by former UA captain Mandy Burford. Michelle Moultrie, an assistant, was SEC Player of the Year at Florida and pitching coach Erin Arevalo was an All-SEC (and third-team All-American) pitcher at Georgia.
Alabama starter Sydney Littlejohn is 7-2, 1.71 ERA.
UA's lineup:
Cf Haylie McCleney
2b Demi Turner
3b Peyton Grantham
1b Leona Lafaele
SS Marisa Runyon
C Reagan Dykes
Of Chandler Dare
From Merris Schroder
DH Andrea Hawkins
Alabama (20-2) is ranked No. 4/6 in the polls released today. Samford (11-7) is unranked but beat a then-ranked South Alabama team and lost 1-0 to top-10 Louisiana-Lafayette.
Callie Brister for Samford is an All-SoCon third baseman from Hillcrest. Pitcher Mollie Hanson is 7-3, 1.99 ERA and played a season at Shelton State.
Of course, Samford is coached by former UA captain Mandy Burford. Michelle Moultrie, an assistant, was SEC Player of the Year at Florida and pitching coach Erin Arevalo was an All-SEC (and third-team All-American) pitcher at Georgia.
Alabama starter Sydney Littlejohn is 7-2, 1.71 ERA.
UA's lineup:
Cf Haylie McCleney
2b Demi Turner
3b Peyton Grantham
1b Leona Lafaele
SS Marisa Runyon
C Reagan Dykes
Of Chandler Dare
From Merris Schroder
DH Andrea Hawkins
