Alabama’s star freshman pitcher is going to miss some time.

Montana Fouts has a “minor injury” and — while she’s expected to return at some point this season — is out “indefinitely,” Alabama announced Friday.

It’s a blow for Patrick Murphy’s squad that entered Friday 34-1 and ranked No. 4 nationally. Fouts is 12-1 and ranks 10th nationally and second in the SEC with a 1.05 ERA.

Matt Zenitz is an Alabama and Auburn reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mzenitz.