TUSCALOOSA, Ala. | Alabama, ranked No. 1 in the nation in one of the four major polls this week, scored in four of the five innings and defeated South Alabama, 8-0 Tuesday evening at Rhoads Stadium.

Key Moments
•    South Alabama (24-18) placed a runner in scoring position in the top of the second as Lillie Stagner drew a one-out walk and then moved into scoring position on a wild pitch with two away, but Kaitlyn Pallozzi (7-0) induced a ground out to end the inning
•    With runners at the corners, Alabama (36-3) was the first to get on the board in the bottom of the second as Marlie Giles – who had lined a one-out double, her sixth of the season – came home when Salen Hawkins reached on a Jaguar error (UA, 1-0) 
•    With runners at first and second, Ryley Harrison (12-8) was able to limit the Tide to the one run as she induced a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning
•    The Jaguars threatened to get the run back the next half inning as Brooklynn Bockhaus drew a walk to begin the third and Presley Lively reached on an error by the Tide while attempting a sacrifice bunt, but Pallozzi was able to get a double play one batter later and after a walk to Mambelli, the freshman right-hander got a fly out to left to leave two on
•    The Crimson Tide added two more runs its next time up as Ana Roman singled through the right side to score Alexis Pupillo (single) from second (UA, 2-0), and pinch runner Kinley Pate scored from third on a wild pitch (UA, 3-0)
•    The big inning for Alabama came in the fourth as the Tide scored four runs, highlighted by Wells' one-out three-run home run to right center – her 16th of the season – and Giles' two-out, RBI-double to right (UA, 7-0)
•    Wells ended the game in the bottom of the fifth with a walk-off, RBI-single to left center (UA, 8-0)

Key Stats
•    Mambelli and Wine recorded the lone hits for the Jaguars, while Mambelli reached two times with her walk
•    Brooke Wells and Marlie Giles each had three hits apiece for Alabama, while White was 2-for-3 with two runs scored
•    Wells also drove in four runs, and Pupillo had a hit, walked twice and scored twice
•    South was 0-for-9 with runners on base and 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position
•    The Jags had their chances early leaving runners on base in the second, third and fourth innings 

Postgame Notes
•    The meeting marked the final regular-season, non-conference match up for South Alabama this spring
•    Mambelli extended her career-best, reached base safely streak to 11 games with her two-out single in the first
•    Mambelli has also reached base safely in 17 of her last 18, recording a hit in 14 of those games
•    Mambelli has reached base safely multiple times in a game either by hits, walks, or hit by pitch, 15 times this spring 
•    Stagner has reached base safely in four of her last six with her walk in the second
•    Brooklynn Bockhaus has now reached base safely in five of her last six
•    Kara Wine has had a hit in five of her last seven and reached base safely in 13 of her last 16 after recording her single in the fourth
•    Wine has had either a hit, a walk or driven in a run in 22 of her last 28 games

Up Next
•    South Alabama will return home to host Georgia State for a three-game series with the opener set for Friday at 6 p.m. at Jaguar Field.

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