Ninth ranked Alabama got off to a booming start with runs raining down on Troy, Alabama. The Crimson Tide scored 53 runs in the five game Trojan Classic and batted a robust .378 as a team. Three games ended early under mercy run rules (one team is ahead by at least eight runs after five innings). One game was a challenge but the Tide showed composure coming back from a deep hole late in the game.
The big boppers of the weekend were to nobody’s surprise Bailey Hemphill and Kaylee Tow. Tow had 9 hits in 13 at bats (.