TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— A season ago, Kayla Beaver was pitching in the Tuscaloosa regional during the NCAA Tournament. Central Arkansas had had a great season, and sh
e was one of the Sugar Bears' impressive players all year long. On Saturday, Beaver again started at the Tuscaloosa regional, this time as a member of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Against Southeastern Louisiana, she made it count.
"I knew coming into today they were a tough team, they're gonna run the bases, they're gonna do what they need to do to score runs," Beaver said. "We knew going into it, if we keep them off the basepath, they're not gonna score." In an instance of putting that strategy into action, Beaver struck out the side in the bottom of the third inning, all on payoff pitches.
The Lady Lions, a first-time NCAA Tournament participant, upset Clemson 6-2 on Friday to get an initial leg up in the bracket. They have the respect of Crimson Tide head coach Patrick Murphy. "The multi-directional schools, don't be fazed by that," he said. "I was at one one time... People didn't respect us much, but we respect the hell out of them." Alabama led 1-0 until the sixth inning, when the game-tying run found its way home for the Lady Lions .
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