TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama’s not done yet.
Patrick Murphy predicted that someone would step up as a legend for the Crimson Tide in Saturday night’s Super Regional game.
And with elimination and her career on the line, that legend was Ashley Prange.
The fifth-year senior ripped a single up the middle to score Larissa Preuitt from second base and give Alabama the 2-1 lead over Northwestern in the top of the seventh.
That score would hold as Montana Fouts slammed the door on the Wildcats in the bottom of the seventh inning with back-to-back strikeouts for the final two outs.
“The only thing I had said to the coaches before that at-bat was, ‘I’m gonna get this ball out front’ because I’d gotten jammed on an inside pitch my last at-bat,” Prange said. “So I was kind of hunting that pitch… I just wanted to hit some of the middle and try to at least give us a chance to score run.”
Preuitt, an Alabama native, said it was a full-circle moment as she was rounding the bases to score the…
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