Overview
- Texas, which took Thursday’s Game 1 in Tuscaloosa 9-1, rode ace Teagan Kavan’s complete game with nine strikeouts and no walks as four Longhorns homers broke open the matchup.
- Alabama starter Jocelyn Briski allowed five runs on six hits across three innings before freshman Kaitlyn Pallozi yielded four more in relief, and Marlie Giles drove in the Tide’s lone run.
- A season-high crowd of 3,592 saw Texas get long balls from Viviana Martinez twice plus Leighann Goode and Katie Stewart, handing an elite Alabama staff a rare rough night.
- The series continues Friday on SEC Network with the finale Saturday on ESPN after the opener streamed on SEC Network+.
- In a separate series that began Thursday, No. 16 Alabama baseball visited No. 11 Oklahoma with Tyler Fay lined up against L.J. Mercurius on SECN+, a tough road test after an 0-3 SEC start away from home and a 6-0 league mark at The Joe.