TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball earned a pair of wins Saturday in its fall opener at Rhoads Stadium.

The Crimson Tide opened the day with a 10-1 win over Pensacola State before shutting out Memphis, 8-0.

FROM HEAD COACH PATRICK MURPHY

"The fall games are always a good opportunity for the new players to get some of the jitters out and just go out and play. They got a lot of playing time and all did well. I like the speed on offense, we made some great plays on defense and the three pitchers all looked good."

ALABAMA VS. PENSACOLA STATE HIGHLIGHTS

Senior Sarah Cornell started the game in the circle, throwing 3.2 innings with four strikeouts, while senior Krystal Goodman closed out the game adding a pair of Ks

started the game in the circle, throwing 3.2 innings with four strikeouts, while senior closed out the game adding a pair of Ks Senior Bailey Hemphill had three hits, including two doubles, along with five RBIs

had three hits, including two doubles, along with five RBIs Graduate transfer Alexis Mack impressed in her Crimson Tide debut, going 4-for-4 including an RBI single in the fourth inning

Senior Elissa Brown and Mack started off the first inning with back-to-back singles, eventually coming home on an RBI groundout by junior KB Sides and an RBI double from senior Bailey Hemphill

and Mack started off the first inning with back-to-back singles, eventually coming home on an RBI groundout by junior and an RBI double from senior Alabama broke the game open with a six-run fourth inning, with five different players driving in runs

ALABAMA VS. MEMPHIS HIGHLIGHTS

Freshman Alexis Kilfoyl threw a complete game shutout, allowing just two hits over 5.0 innings with three strikeouts

The Tide scored a pair of runs in the second inning on an RBI groundout from sophomore Kayla Davis , who later scored on an infield single from Brown

, who later scored on an infield single from Brown Alabama tacked on four runs in the third inning, starting with a bases-loaded walk for freshman Savannah Woodard. Junior Maddie Morgan followed that with a two-run single and Davis added another later with a sacrifice fly

followed that with a two-run single and Davis added another later with a sacrifice fly Hemphill drove in the final runs of the day with a two-run double in the fourth inning

UP NEXT

Alabama is back at Rhoads Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 20 facing Wallace State and Montevallo starting at 1:30 p.m. CT

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