Two SEC sweeps. Alabama tore through Tuscaloosa — 8-0 over USC Upstate, 3-0 over Belmont, 9-0 over USC Upstate in the title — outscoring the regional 20-0. LSU's path was just as clean: 8-0 over Akron, 8-0 over Virginia Tech, 7-2 over VT in the final, with Briski-counterpunch arms on full rest. The regular-season SEC meeting tilted Alabama's way at Rhoads, and that's the building they come back to with the No. 1 overall seed.
LSU has to land a punch in Game 1. Briski hasn't lost a series start since March; if she takes the opener, Bama's bats finish it Saturday. If LSU steals Friday, the third game is a coin flip in front of 5,000 SEC fans.
Series Schedule
Best of 3 · All times Eastern
Game
Date
Time
Matchup
Result
TV
Game 1
Fri, May 22
7:00 PM CT
LSU at Alabama
Alabama7–0
ESPN2
Game 2
Sat, May 23
2:00 PM CT
LSU at Alabama
Alabama4–1
ESPN
Game 3 (if necessary)
Sun, May 24
TBA
LSU at Alabama
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ESPN / ESPN2
Hosted at Alabama. Game 3 only played if the series is split 1-1.
Game Recaps
2 games in the books
Game 1·Fri, May 22·7:00 PM CT·ESPN2Final
Alabama
7
▲ Winner
vs
Tuscaloosa
LSU
0
Hero of the Gamein the circle
Jocelyn Briski
Alabama · Pitcher
7.0 IP · 1 H · 0 R · 0 BB · 11 K
“A one-hit, no-walk shutout — 11 punchouts — puts Alabama one win from Oklahoma City.”
Key Moments
Top 1 — Young scores on a passed ball; Bama strikes first
Bot 3 — Pupillo solo HR doubles the lead
Bot 4 — Young clears the bases with a 3-RBI double
Bot 5 — A throwing error plates Bama's 7th run
Briski K's the final hitter to seal the one-hitter
Pitchers
WJ. Briski7.0 IP 1 H 0 R 0 BB 11 K
LP. Monticelli3.1 IP 7 H 6 ER 1 K
C. Cellura2.2 IP 3 H 1 R 2 K
Top Batters
J. Young (2B)2-for-4 · 3 RBI · 2B
A. Pupillo (DP)2-for-4 · HR · 1 R · 1 RBI
K. White (CF)2-for-3 · 1 R
Game 2·Sat, May 23·2:00 PM CT·ESPNFinal
Alabama
4
▲ Winner
vs
Tuscaloosa
LSU
1
Hero of the Gamein the circle
Vivian Moten
Alabama · Pitcher
4.0 IP · 5 H · 1 ER · 1 BB · 7 K (W)
“Moten K'd 7 across 4 innings and Briski locked it down with a 3-inning, 5-K save — Alabama sweeps 2-0 and is back in Oklahoma City.”
Key Moments
Pupillo solo HR — Alabama's only long ball of the day
The winner of this best-of-three series advances to the Women’s College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, May 28 – June 5. The WCWS is double-elimination through the semifinals, followed by a best-of-three Championship Series.
Alabama
