March 25, 2021 2021 SOFTBALL SEC Pct. GB All Pct. Home Away Neutral T25 T10 L10 Streak Arkansas 6-0 1.000 --- 25-3 .893 14-1 10-1 1-1 4-1 0-1 9-1 W5 Alabama 5-1 .833 1.0 25-2 .926 20-2 4-0 1-0 7-1 2-0 8-2 W3 Florida 5-1 .833 1.0 21-3 .875 16-1 5-2 0-0 3-3 2-1 7-3 L1 LSU 4-2 .667 2.0 18-8 .692 12-5 4-2 2-1 6-7 4-5 7-3 W2 Georgia 2-1 .667 2.5 21-3 .875 18-3 2-0 1-0 2-1 0-0 9-1 W2 Ole Miss 3-3 .500 3.0 19-10 .655 12-0 3-6 4-4 1-5 0-1 7-3 W1 Tennessee 2-4 .333 4.0 23-5 .821 17-3 2-2 4-0 2-4 1-2 6-4 W2 Kentucky 1-2 .333 3.5 23-3 .885 3-0 9-3 11-0 1-2 1-2 7-3 L1 Texas A&M 1-2 .333 3.5 20-5 .800 17-3 3-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 8-2 L2 Missouri 1-2 .333 3.5 22-6 .786 6-0 5-5 11-1 3-5 0-2 7-3 W2 Auburn 0-3 .000 4.5 18-6 .750 15-5 1-0 2-1 2-5 0-3 5-5 W2 South Carolina 0-3 .000 4.5 17-7 .708 12-5 1-1 4-1 2-5 0-0 6-4 L1 Mississippi State 0-6 .000 6.0 15-11 .577 12-4 2-7 1-0 0-6 0-5 4-6 L6 SEC COMMUNICATIONS THIS WEEK IN THE SEC Jill Skotarczak (Softball Contact) Tuesday, March 23 [email protected] @SEC_Jill #15 Arkansas 9, KANSAS CITY 3 www.secsports.com Wednesday, March 24 Phone: (205) 458-3000 #4/3 ALABAMA 5, North Alabama 0 [SECN+] #15 Arkansas 7, KANSAS 4 [ESPN+] SEC SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK #22/24 UCF 8, #5 Florida 6 [ESPN+] WESTERN KENTUCKY 2, #7 Kentucky 1 (9 inn.) • SEC Player of the Week – Arkansas’ • SEC Newcomer of the Week – Geor- OLE MISS 4, Southern Miss 1 [SECN+] Danielle Gibson, a redshirt junior infielder gia’s Jaiden Fields, a redshirt sophomore out- #18/20 MISSOURI 10, W. Illinois 0 (5 inn.) [SECN+] from Murrieta, Calif., hit .400 for the week fielder from Kennesaw, Ga., batted .500 with #18/20 MISSOURI 6, W. Illinois 0 [SECN+] with six hits, three runs scored and three RBI. five hits, three runs scored and four RBI in the #21/19 TENNESSEE 9, Kennesaw State 1 (6 inn.) [SECN+] #21/19 TENNESSEE 4, Kennesaw State 0 [SECN] In the series sweep over Ole Miss, Gibson series win over No. 16/18 Missouri. Fields hit batted .545 to help the Razorbacks start their a three-run home run in the bottom of the first Friday, March 26 SEC season at 6-0 for the first time in pro- inning Saturday, the first of three home runs Mississippi State at #15 Arkansas [SECN+] 6 p.m. CT gram history. On Friday, she went 2-for-4 with that inning to begin the game 8-0. She later #24/25 Auburn at #18/20 Missouri [SECN+] 2:30 p.m. CT #13/11 LSU at #5 Florida [SECN+] 5 p.m. ET an RBI, a run scored and the first of her three provided a sacrifice fly in the fourth to add #17/18 Georgia at Ole Miss [SECN+] 6 p.m. CT doubles on the weekend. In the second game another run in the fourth. On Sunday, Fields #23 South Carolina at Texas A&M [SECN+] 7 p.m. CT of the series, Gibson registered a game-tying had a leadoff double in the fifth inning, which double in the sixth followed by a walk-off solo led to the Bulldogs’ seventh run of the game. Saturday, March 27 #4/3 Alabama at #7 Kentucky [SECN+] 2 p.m. ET home run in the eighth to secure the win. On Mississippi State at #15 Arkansas [SECN+] 1 p.m. CT Sunday, she recorded her 13th nation-lead- #24/25 Auburn at #18/20 Missouri [SECN] 11 a.m. CT ing double. #13/11 LSU at #5 Florida [ESPN] 5 p.m. ET #17/18 Georgia at Ole Miss [SECN] 4 p.m. CT #23 South Carolina at Texas A&M [SECN+] 3 p.m. CT Lady Vol Challenge (Knoxville, Tenn.) • SEC Pitcher of the Week – Florida’s • SEC Freshman of the Week – Geor- Furman at #21/19 Tennessee [SECN+] 12:30 p.m. ET Elizabeth Hightower, a junior right-hander gia’s Jayda Kearney, a freshman outfielder Troy at #21/19 Tennessee [SECN+] 3 p.m. ET from Monticello, Fla., collected two wins and from Columbus, N.J., hit .500 with four hits, Sunday, March 28 a save and held her opponents to a .176 bat- three runs scored and four RBI over games 2 #4/3 Alabama at #7 Kentucky [ESPN2] 3:30 p.m. ET ting average. Hightower threw 15.0 scoreless and 3 against No. 16/18 Missouri. Kearney Mississippi State at #15 Arkansas [SECN+] 1 p.m. CT innings over four games to extend her streak recorded her first career home run in the first #24/25 Auburn at #18/20 Missouri [SECN+] 12 p.m. CT to 19.1. She pitched 14 of the 19 innings inning of Saturday’s game and later added a #13/11 LSU at #5 Florida [SECN+] 11 a.m. ET #17/18 Georgia at Ole Miss [SECN+] 1 p.m. CT against Mississippi State to help Florida post two-RBI double in the third. On Sunday, she #23 South Carolina at Texas A&M [SECN+] 12 p.m. CT its first series shutout of an SEC opponent on had an RBI single a scored a run in the third Lady Vol Challenge (Knoxville, Tenn.) the road since Stacey Nelson and Stepha- and then reached on a fielder’s choice in Troy at #21/19 Tennessee [SECN+] 12:30 p.m. ET nie Brombacher achieved the feat at LSU in the seventh while the game-winning run was Furman at #21/19 Tennessee [SECN+] 3 p.m. ET 2009. scored. Monday, March 29 #4/3 Alabama at #7 Kentucky [SECN] 7 p.m. ET Home Team in CAPS 2021 Softball • 2021 Softball • 2021 Softball • 2021 Softball • 2021 Softball • 2021 Softball • 2021 Softball • 2021 Softball • 2021 Softball • 2021 Softball • 2021 Softball • 2021 Softball • 2021 Softball • 2021 Softball • 2021 Softball • 2021 Softball SEC SOFTBALL MEDIA SERVICES SEC Communications Contacts SEC Release Alabama – Nathan Sheehan www.rolltide.com The SEC softball release is updated following each day that matches are Email: [email protected] Office: (205) 348-6734 played. SEC standings, statistics and polls will be updated as often as needed Twitter: @AlabamaSB; @UACoachMurphy based on the schedule of play. Arkansas – Jacob Pavilack www.arkansasrazorbacks.com The release will be available via the league’s website. 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