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Chandler Dare's feet keep Tide in the game, helps team win 4-3

Alabama left fielder Chandler Dare hits the ball against UAB in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Tuesday April 14, 2015. photo | Noah Sutton

The Tuscaloosa News

Chandler Dare used to play soccer.

As one of No. 4 Alabama softball’s utility players, the junior uses her hands to handle the ball more than her feet. But on Friday night, down a run in the bottom of the seventh, she slid feet first into a force out at the plate and knocked the ball out of the catcher’s glove. Sophomore second baseman Demi Turner slid into home seconds later to seal the 4-3 walk-off win over No.