In the Iron Bowl of softball, Auburn's women's softball fell to No. 5 Alabama on Thursday 8-4 in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.
After bursting out to a 4-1 lead in the second inning, the Tigers' hitters stalled, unable to score another run in the final five innings.
In the first inning, Jade Rhodes hit an RBI double, scoring Branndi Melero to put the Tigers up 1-0.
After Alabama evened it up on an RBI single from Molly Fichtner, Auburn's Emily Carosone and Kasey Cooper hit back-to-back home runs to put the Tigers up 4-1 in the top of the second inning.
Cooper's home run put her total to 17 for the year, tying the Auburn school record, but it was not enough.
Alabama responded in the bottom of the second inning, scoring four runs, sparked by Marisa Runyon's home run, bringing the score to 5-4.
The Crimson Tide never looked back, scoring three more runs in the next two innings.
The Tigers left six runners on base, unable to capitalize on the early momentum.
The winning pitcher Jaclyn Traina, advanced to 20-3 overall, while Auburn's Marcy Harper fell to 17-5 overall.
Head coach Clint Meyers and Auburn fall to 39-17-1, and await the announcement of their NCAA Regional location. The announcement can be seen 9 P.M. Sunday on ESPNU.
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