North Dakota State vs Alabama (Mar 28, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 North Dakota State Softball
North Dakota State at #6 Alabama
Mar 28, 2026 at Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Rhoads Stadium)

North Dakota State 0 (16-18)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Amai Hanta rf 
   Macy Fry rf 
Star Cortez cf 
Bella Dean ss 
Mya Boos dp 
Lileigh Nieto lf 
Taylinn Warren 2b 
Morgan Zimmerman 3b 
Savannah Henzler 1b 
Jasmyn Yessian c 
Madison Wihlm p 
   Piper Reed p 
Totals  16  12 
  

Alabama 13 (33-2)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Ana Roman rf 
   Larissa Preuitt rf 
Brooke Wells dp 
   Kinley Pate pr 
   Gerritt Griggs pr/dp 
Alexis Pupillo c 
   Holly Beth Brooks c 
Ambrey Taylor 3b/dp 
Salen Hawkins ss 
Jena Young 2b 
   Mari Hubbard ph/3b 
Abby Duchscherer 1b 
Lauren Johnson lf 
Kristen White cf 
Kaitlyn Pallozzi p 
   Alea Johnson p 
   Braya Hodges p 
Totals  25  13  10  12  15 

Score by Innings               R  H  E
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North Dakota State.. 000 00 -  0  2  5
Alabama............. 351 4X - 13 10  0
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E - Fry(1); Dean 3(11); Henzler(1). DP - UA 1. LOB - NDSU 4; UA 9. 2B - Roman(1). HR - Taylor 2(7). SB - Cortez(10); Pate 2(5); Griggs(3); S. Hawkins(2).

North Dakota State   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Madison Wihlm L,6-6  2.1  15  24  104 
Piper Reed   1.2  10  10  29 
  
Alabama   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Kaitlyn Pallozzi W,6-0  3.0  11  50 
Alea Johnson   1.0  22 
Braya Hodges   1.0  15 

Win - Pallozzi (6-0). Loss - Wihlm (6-6). Save - None. Inherited runners/scored: Reed 3/0. Pitches/strikes: Wihlm 104/45; Reed 29/18; Pallozzi 50/26; Al. Johnson 22/14; Hodges 15/9.

Umpires - HP: Michael Thibodeaux 1B: Keyver Oliveros 3B: Christopher Wirt
Start: 1:02 PM Time: 1:47 Attendance: 3117
Weather: 66 degrees, sunny

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 North Dakota State Softball
North Dakota State at #6 Alabama
Mar 28, 2026 at Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Rhoads Stadium)

North Dakota State starters: 50/rf Hanta; 7/cf Cortez; 12/ss Dean; 53/dp Boos; 17/lf Nieto; 20/2b Warren; 10/3b M. Zimmerman; 55/1b Henzler; 15/c Yessian; 91/p Wihlm;

Alabama starters: 21/rf Roman; 15/dp Wells; 31/c Pupillo; 36/3b Taylor; 47/ss S. Hawkins; 4/2b Young; 10/1b Duchscherer; 88/lf L. Johnson; 3/cf K. White; 18/p Pallozzi;

North Dakota State 1st - No play. Hanta flied out to lf (3-2 BBBKK). Cortez walked (3-2 KBBBSB). Dean flied out to lf (1-0 B). Cortez stole second. Boos walked (3-2 BKSBFFBB). Nieto flied out to lf (2-1 BSB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Alabama 1st - Fry to rf for Hanta. Roman doubled to left center (1-0 B). Wells walked (3-0 BBBB). Pupillo reached on a fielder's choice to second base (0-0); Wells out at second 2b to ss; Roman advanced to third, scored on a muffed throw by 1b. Taylor homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); Pupillo scored. S. Hawkins walked (3-0 BBBB). Young walked (3-1 BBKBB); S. Hawkins advanced to second. Duchscherer struck out swinging (2-2 KKBFFBFS). L. Johnson reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (3-2 BBKFB); Young out at second ss to 2b. 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

North Dakota State 2nd - Warren struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). M. Zimmerman singled to third base (1-0 B). Henzler grounded into double play p to 2b to 1b (3-1 BBFB); M. Zimmerman out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 2nd - K. White popped up to ss (0-1 K). Roman struck out swinging (3-2 BBKBFFS). Wells singled to left center (3-2 KBBBK). Pate pinch ran for Wells. Pate stole second. Pupillo walked (3-2 BBFFBB). Pupillo advanced to second; Pate stole third. Taylor walked (3-1 KBBBB). S. Hawkins singled to right field, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Taylor advanced to third; Pupillo scored; Pate scored. S. Hawkins stole second. Young singled to right field, advanced to second on a throwing error by rf, advanced to third, 2 RBI (2-2 BFFBF); S. Hawkins scored; Taylor scored. Duchscherer walked (3-1 FBBBB). L. Johnson reached on a fielding error by ss, RBI (3-2 BKBFB); Duchscherer advanced to second; Young scored, unearned. K. White reached on a fielding error by ss (2-1 KBB); L. Johnson advanced to second; Duchscherer advanced to third. Roman grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1 BBF). 5 runs, 3 hits, 3 errors, 3 LOB.

North Dakota State 3rd - Preuitt to rf for Roman. Yessian grounded out to ss (3-2 SBFBBF). Fry fouled out to 1b (1-0 B). Cortez struck out swinging (2-2 KFBBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama 3rd - Wells to dp for Pate. Wells walked (3-1 BBBKB). Pupillo flied out to rf (2-0 BB). Griggs pinch ran for Wells. Griggs stole second. Taylor walked (3-2 KBBFBB). S. Hawkins singled to right field, RBI (0-1 K); Taylor advanced to third; Griggs scored. Young walked (3-0 BBBB); S. Hawkins advanced to second. Reed to p for Wihlm. Duchscherer popped up to 2b (2-0 BB). L. Johnson fouled out to rf (3-2 BBBKK). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

North Dakota State 4th - Brooks to c for Pupillo. Al. Johnson to p for Pallozzi. Dean struck out swinging (2-2 BBKFFS). Boos walked (3-2 KBBSFFBFB). Nieto struck out looking (1-2 BFFK). Warren popped up to ss (1-1 SB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama 4th - K. White out at first 3b to 2b, bunt (1-1 BK). Preuitt singled to center field (2-2 BKBF). Griggs to dp. Griggs reached on a fielding error by ss, advanced to second (0-0); Preuitt advanced to third. Brooks singled to left center, 2 RBI (0-1 F); Griggs scored, unearned; Preuitt scored. Taylor homered to center field, 2 RBI (0-0); Brooks scored. S. Hawkins flied out to cf (3-2 BBKBK). Hubbard pinch hit for Young. Hubbard singled through the left side (0-0). Duchscherer reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (0-0); Hubbard out at second ss to 2b. 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

North Dakota State 5th - Griggs to 2b. Taylor to dp. Hubbard to 3b. Hodges to p for Al. Johnson. M. Zimmerman singled through the left side (1-0 B). Henzler reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (3-2 FSBBB); M. Zimmerman out at second ss to 2b. Yessian struck out swinging (2-2 FFBBS). Fry grounded out to ss (0-1 F). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.