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Montana Fouts strikes out 15 to lead Alabama softball to SEC Tournament semifinal showdown with Tennessee

The Tuscaloosa News

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — No. 3 Alabama softball advanced to the semifinal round of the SEC tournament on Thursday night behind career nights from SEC Player of the Year Bailey Hemphill and SEC co-Pitcher of the Year Montana Fouts.

The Crimson Tide returned the favor on its regular-season series loss to the Kentucky Wildcats with a 5-1 victory at Rhoads Stadium.

Schedules and scores from the week: 2021 SEC Softball Tournament seeds and bracket announced

Here are three things we learned:

Hemphill in history books

Hemphill hit two home runs, which put her tied for first place in career home runs in program history with Kelly Kretschman at 60.