This past week, Alabama flourished on the long ball, belting 10 add up to domestic runs between Wednesday and Sunday. The Tide hit four in Sunday’s 15-0 win over UAB alone:
two by Marlie Giles, one by Abby Duchscherer, and another by Kendal Clark.
“Nowadays was fair the icing on the cake nowadays,” Alabama coach Patrick Murphy said after Sunday’s win. “We had four domestic runs, hit the ball all over the put, played awesome defense and got three pitchers time within the circle, which was our arrange heading into the diversion. It was fair a incredible day all around.”
Duchscherer was capable for three domestic runs — a 2-run homer on Wednesday, a 3-run homer on Saturday, at that point another 2-run homer on Sunday. She wrapped up the week 8-of-18 at the plate with 10 RBIs.
“I felt like she was reaching to do something big,” Murphy said taking after Wednesday’s win. “After the team’s lackluster execution on offense Sunday, she got us begun off with a bang.”
Giles moreover hit three homers over the week, smacking a solo shot to cleared out in Saturday’s win over Northern Alabama in expansion to her two dingers on Sunday. She wrapped up the week 7-of-11 with 5 RBIs.
Indeed more, Emma Broadfoot hit a 3-run homer on Wednesday, Jenna Johnson hit a 3-run homer against UAB on Friday, and Riley Valentine hit a amazing hammer against Bradley on Saturday. In all, Alabama recorded 62 hits over the six diversions this past week. I thought it was an extremely great hostile day today,” Murphy said after Saturday’s wins over Bradley and North Alabama. “… nowadays, the hitters took over.”
