LEXINGTON, Ky. – Alabama softball fell to Texas in the SEC Tournament Championship game, 7-1, Saturday evening at Kentucky’s John Cropp Stadium.

Alabama (49-7) struck first on a solo home run from Alexis Pupillo in the bottom of the first, but Texas (42-10) answered right back with two runs in the next half-inning to take the lead and the Longhorns would stay in front for the remainder of the game.

For their performances over the week, Pupillo, Jocelyn Briski and Ambrey Taylor were named to the SEC All-Tournament Team.

The Crimson Tide now awaits its postseason seeding which will be announced on Sunday, May 10 on the NCAA Tournament Selection Show at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

“Thanks to everybody at Kentucky for putting on a great tournament and the fans for coming out. It’s really cool to see so many softball fans in this part of the country come out and see a really good tournament all week long. Texas was the better team today. Lex [Pupillo] got the big rip in the first and we really didn’t do anything after that. You’ve got to credit Ms. Tegan [Kavan] for bouncing back. She didn’t give up much after that. We had the bases loaded and we had two Ks. That was an opportunity to get back into it. She just cruised basically. Too many strikeouts by us. We didn’t put the ball in play enough and force them to make any plays.”

Highlights


The SEC Tournament Championship game appearance was the 10th for Alabama, which is tied for the second most of any team
Jocelyn Briski, Alexis Pupillo and Ambrey Taylor were named to the SEC All-Tournament Team, bringing the Crimson Tide’s total to 48 All-Tournament winners
Pupillo’s home run was her 17th of the year, putting her in a four-way tie for eighth in Alabama single-season history

Scoring Summary


B1 | Alexis Pupillo crushed a solo home run to right field (1-0, 2 Out)
T2 | A bases-loaded single scored one for Texas (1-1, 1 Out)
T2 | The Longhorns took the lead on an RBI fielder’s choice (1-2, 1 Out)
T4 | Katie Stewart pulled an RBI single down the line in left (1-3, 2 Out)
T4 | A two-out error allowed a pair of runs to score (1-5, 2 Out)
T6 | Stewart hit a solo home run to left (1-6, 1 Out)
T6 | The Longhorns scored on a sac fly RBI (1-7, 1 Out)

Up Next: NCAA Softball Selection Show


Sunday, May 10 – 6 p.m. CT – ESPN2