When No. 4 Alabama needed a big hit, it got one. First, a three-run triple invoked the mercy rule in a 9-1 win over No. 15 Arizona. In the second game, a two-run home run broke the deadlock in the top of the seventh in the eventual 4-2 win over Marshall.
“We need more of that and especially early in the game because Marshall’s a good team, Arizona’s definitely a good team, but when we let Marshall stick around, you could see that their pitcher was getting more and more confidence as the game went along,” Alabama coach Patrick Murphy said.