Behind 10 scoreless innings of relief work from Kayla Beaver, the Crimson Tide forces a decisive Game 3 in the Knoxville Super Regional.
The team was able to flip the script on Saturday as No. 14 Alabama walked off No. 3 Tennessee in the 14th inning on a hard chopper by Kristen White to beat the Lady Vols, 3-2 and force a winner-take-all Game 3 in the super regional.For the second game in a row, Alabama jumped out to the early lead in the first inning. Tennessee took a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning on a home run from Sophia Nugent, but the Tide answered right back with a solo home run off the bat of Bailey Dowling.
The score would stay knotted at 2-2 for the next 10 innings. Kayla Beaver was phenomenal in relief for the Crimson Tide, throwing 10 scoreless innings and getting out of a bases-loaded jam of her own in the top of the 14th inning.Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball gymnastics and softball.
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