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It's down to the "got to have' wins now as the reular season ends this weekend. Bama needs to win two of the three games with the Gators to clinch the SEC title. I'll be there, hope all of you that can't make it to the game can either watch it on WVUA tv or follow it on the Gametracker or listen to it on the radio. Roll Tide!!  :clap:

http://www.rolltide.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/050312aaa.html

You've got the CRS flag, Jamos.  We're counting on you!  Roll Tide.

This is what you play for. The last weekend against your top conference competition with all the marbles on the line. To steal a line from GMAC "go be champions ladies".

Roll Tide.

I it is a fact, most all times there is a big game in any sports Alabama is always involved. OK Ladies your turn to take the big game. Good playing and God Bless. btw, i don't like word "Luck" it looks to much like "Lucifer". RTR!

Game underway

Gators score 1 in top of first on 2 Bama errors

Bama loads bases in bottom of first but fails to score.

After 1 complete inning Gators lead 1-0

Neither team scores in the 2nd.

Bama trails by 1

Top of 3rd Fla. fails to score

Hunt commits her 3 error of the game.

Bama has a total of 4 errors thru 3 innings.

Lucky to only trail by 1.

Bama goes down 1-2-3 in 3rd

Still looking for their 1st hit.

Trail by 1

After 5, Bama still does not have a hit and trail Fla. by 1

You can listen to it online here:

http://wvuafm.ua.edu/?cat=112

Fla. wins 4-1

Bama struggled with the bats and making the plays defensively.

Fla was better team tonight

Hope we are firing on all cylinders tomorrow.

So does this mean we are tied now with 2 games to go?

Yes, they are now tied, Bama needs the next 2 games to win the SEC, if Bama just wins 1 game it is a 3 way tie, Bama, Florida, and Tennessee.

The way Bama is playing right now, Florida could win all 3 games, dead bats and sloppy fielding won't win you many games.  :(

Not to mention the fact that we need another pitcher to step up and help out.

Exactly. Unless Locke can throw a game tomorrow as she did against Georgia, I doubt Bama can win tomorrow. Bama's best chance for a win will be Sunday when Traina pitches again. I hope I'm wrong on all of this, but Bama just isn't playing good ball these days.

Bama ripping UF 8-0 after 3 innings.

Going to the top of the 5th, Bama still up 8-0. If Traina holds 'em without scoring, Bama will win by the mercy rule.

Wow!!!  A win today would put all the pressure back on Florida.

Florida scores a run to extend the game. 8-1 after 4 1/2.

B-6, Bama up 8-1. Runner on 2nd, nobody out.

Bama wins 9-1, mercy rule, in 6 innings.

 #+ Great job today, ladies. Bama leads the SEC by 1 game over UF & UT. Tomorrow's game is huge between Bama and UF. RTR!!!!

Good win today. Call me greedy but I want to win tomorrow and claim the SEC Regular Season Title outright.

Roll Tide.

ESPNU at 2:00pm tomorrow.

Wow, what a difference a day makes.

The ladies played Bama Ball today.

Here's hoping they do the same tomorrow.

Roll Tide.

It was a good win today, this was the Bama team that we were watching win so many games and was undefeated earlier in the season. Bama beat the pitcher that they could do nothing with last night and she only lasted 2 innings today.

The difference in today's and last night's game was the umpire's strike zone. Hannah Rogers had the luxury of a very wide strike zone by the umpire last night but that wasn't the case today and Bama's batters had a much better strike zone to deal with. She was basically throwing to the same places today but they were balls and not strikes. It was very tough for the batters last night.

Tomorrow brings on a decision by both coaches, who do they use as their starting pitcher. When I got to the ballpark today and saw that Hannah Rogers was pitching for Fla, I knew then that Traina would start for Bama. Rogers was totally exhausted after two innings today and Bama seemed to be able to see the ball pretty good against Florida's reliever and other starter. Traina seemed to still have some left in her as the game ended today so it will be interesting to see if Murphy starts her and just let her go as long as she can and then use Locke and Jury to close out or to start Locke and see if she can go 3-5 innings and let Traina be the fire truck.

Either way, Bama has a lot of momentum in them after today's game but will any of it still be there for tomorrow"s game, I'm hoping so. Roll Tide!!  :clap:

Here's an article on today's game.

http://www.rolltide.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/050512aab.html

Great analysis, J. They looked great, like the best team in the country today.  #+

Roll Tide Roll

Traina with 2 Ks-- UF leaves a runner stranded in top of 1st.

Lead-off reaches 1st on an error and steals 2nd.  Down the line hit leaves runners on 2nd and 3rd.  Amanda Locke hit by pitch to load the bases with 0 outs.  Kaila Hunt hits 2 run double to put Bama up in 1st 2-0. UF goes to bullpen. LOL 

Bama scores 2 more in btm of 1st to finish the inning up 4-0. RTR

Great job ladies. You are the best and we love you all in our hearts. Time to go get one so it can be in the bag. RTR!

Gators down 1-2-3 in top of 2nd.

Bama adds 1 more in btm of 2nd-- 5-0 BAMA

Go Bama Go! They are on a hot streak it seems. Please keep us informed. RTR!

Great foul ball catch at 3rd over camera bunker. Again 1-2-3 for UF-- oops--runner safe at 1st  >:(  Foul back and out to send us to btm of 3rd.

5-0 BAMA

Bama retired in order. To the 4th.

5-0 BAMA

0 1 1
5 6 1

Top of 4th-Moultrie leads off-- walks. UF w/ 2 run homer.  :( Another HR.

5-3 Bama-- 0 outs.

Traina walks one, single puts runners on 1st & 2nd --still 0 outs.

K, pop foul, and pop foul finish the inning. Bama survives UF big inning up 5-3. To the bottom of 4th.

3 4 1
5 6 1

BAMA half of 4th-- Braud hits 2 out double, Fenton walks, and Locke advance the runners. Bases loaded --2 outs.

Bama leaves 3 stranded. >:( To the 5th. 5-3 Bama

Bama turns double play to end top of 5th. 5-3 BAMA

Attendance 3659 (including Jamos?).

3 5 1
5 8 1 (end of 5th)

Top of 6th: Traina with 100+ pitches (on top of Fri. and Sat.)-- 3 up and 3 down

3 4 1
5 8 1 (middle of 6th)

Still 5-3 Bama after 6 innings.   :o

Bama down 1-2-3  To the 7th-- BAMA 5-3

Last chance for UF (top of 7th) -- 8, 9 & 1 up

First Florida batter works it to 3-2 count, then strikes out!! :jump:

Traina has 340+ pitches for weekend. Lead off hitter strikes out. UF #9 hitter walks. Sacrifice gets runner to 2nd. 2 outs. Fly out.

BAMA SEC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS

Roll Tide!!!!

Heck yeah, ladies!!! RTR!  #+

:jump:  :jump:

Thanks for the in-game PBP guys.

:clink:

Where there is a will, there is a way. That's about the way I would size up Bama's come from behind series win. Friday nights game was horrific for the ladies but they rolled up their sleeves and put a blue collar rear end whipping on the Gators in the next two games.

The atmoshere was electric at the game and I want to give a big ROLL TIDE to all of the fans that came out to watch the ladies this weekend, I think it made a big difference in the Tide winning the next two games after the loss.

Jackie Traina did something that Kelsi Dunne struggled with her whole career at  Bama, losing the big games. Don't get me wrong, Kelsi was a great pitcher but she always had problems in the big games. Traina has some ice in those veins of hers because when Florida jacked out the home runs on her that inning, she could have gone to the shower but she didn't, she beat a very good team.

There were many heros for the Tide, you have to look at Kayla Hunt who had 3 errors in the first game and just had a terrible game all together. She really proved herself to be a top notch player by not pouting about what happened and she went on to have a darn good tournament. Defensively, after the first game Bama played as good a defense as they have played all year and this was the difference in Bama winning the SEC outright. There was some outstanding defensive plays made that keep Florida's speed burners off the bases as well as bailing Traina out of some tight jams when she really needed something good to happen.

Kudos to the Ladies and now lets see if we can't work our way to Oklahoma City. Roll Tide!!  #+

Great summary, J. Thanks for being our in-game correspondent this season. I hope this is the year for our lady Tiders and they go all the way.

Thanks 2, I just wish that all of you lived closer and were able to go and enjoy the games as I get to do. It's such a great atmoshere at the ballpark and is getting even better as the seating capacity keeps increasing. Traina proved this weeekend that she can pitch a lot of innings and I know CPM has to be smiling right now about this as the tournaments start. It would be nice if Jury and Locke could step up and share some of the pitching in the days to come, it would make the trip to Oklahoma City a lot easier.