Live Updates of Alabama Softball vs. Texas in SEC Tournament Championship

Alabama takes on Texas for a shot at its seventh SEC tournament title. The Crimson Tide and Longhorns both took advtange of being a top-four seed that earned the double bye and won their first two games of the tournament.

The two teams met back in the regular season with Texas winning the first game by eight runs before Alabama bounced back to take the next two games and the series at Rhoads Stadium. Those games were played in front of huge crowds, but Saturday's game as even bigger stakes: a conference championship ring.

First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT, and the game will air on ESPN. BamaCentral will provide updates throughout.

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SEC Tournament Championship Final Score: Texas 7, Alabama 1

Bottom 7

Griggs pinch hits for Hawkins but strikes out swinging for the final out of the SEC Tournament Championship

Taylor quickly strikes out. It's Kavan's 11th K of the game. Alabama is down to its final out

Vandagriff flies out to right field for the first out. She's now 0-for-3 on the day

6-7-8 is up for Alabama in the final inning of regulation

MID 7: Texas 7, Alabama 1

Top 7

Henry singles on a chopper between first and second base

Maloney singles up the middle with two outs. She's one of three Texas players with multiple hits

Nichols lined out on the first pitch to left field

Sneed pops out to centerfield for the first out

7-8-9 for the Longhorns will face Pallozzi

END 6: Texas 7, Alabama 1

Bottom 6

Giles flies out to left field, and the Tide is retired in order.

Roman flies out to left. Two outs.

Pupillo, the only player to score against Kavan today, strikes out swinging. It's Kavan's 10th strikeout of the day.

3-4-5 due up for the Tide, looking for its first run since the first inning

MID 6: Texas 7, Alabama 1

Top 6

Fly ball to White in center ends the half inning, but Texas adds two runs in the sixth.

Sacrifice fly by Atwood makes it 7-1 Texas with two outs.

Abby Duchscherer enters at first base for Alabama.

Moten looks like she will be OK, but she exits. Fellow freshman Kaitlyn Pallozzi enters for her first appearance of the SEC tournament.

An infield single off of Moten puts runners on the corner with one out. Moten is being looked at by the trainer and pitching coach.

Martinez singles through the right side and moves into scoring position on a wild pitch.

Solo home run for the SEC Player of the Year to extend the lead. Texas 6, Alabama 1

Top of the lineup due up for the Longhorns in the sixth.

END 5: Texas 5, Alabama 1

Bottom 5

Wells grounds out on the first pitch, and Alabama is kept off the board for the fourth straight inning.

Young strikes out swinging to bring Alabama down to its final out of the inning.

One-out infield single for White to bring up the top of the Alabama lineup.

MID 5: Texas 5, Alabama 1

Top 5

For the first time this game, Texas goes three up, three down at the plate.

END 4: Texas 5, Alabama 1

Bottom 4

Taylor strikes out swinging to strand the bases loaded. Alabama can't take advantage of the Texas error, or respond to the top half of the inning.

Vandagriff strikes out swinging for a big second out.

Giles draws a walk to load the bases with one out for Vandagriff.

Roman hits a hard ball in the infield for a single that puts runners on the corners with one out.

Pupillo hits a dribbler back to the circle, and she gets the out at first. However, pinchrunner Kinley Pate moves into scoring position with one out.

Alabama has a leadoff baserunner after an error at first by Stewart.

2-3-4 due up for Alabama, really needing some sort of response here

MID 4: Texas 5, Alabama 1

Top 4

Moten bounces back with a strikeout to end the frame, but Texas busts this game open in the fourth.

Bad day to have a bad day so far for Alabama. Too many mistakes, including a dropped third strike from Giles.

Vandagriff drops a fly ball in left field that would have ended the inning. Instead, two runs are able to score with two outs. Texas 5, Alabama 1

Martinez walks on four pitches. Two on with two outs for the Longhorns.

The wild pitch comes back to bite Alabama because that hit would not have been deep enough to score Maloney from first. Stewart stands on second base after advancing there on the throw.

Stewart singles out to left field to score Maloney. The Longhorns add to their lead. Texas 3, Alabama 1

A wild pitch moves Maloney into scoring position with two outs for Stewart.

Henry goes down swinging. Two outs.

Maloney chops a one-out infield single to turn things over to the top of the lineup.

Moten strikes out the first batter she faces. One out.

Freshman Vic Moten enters the circle for Briski, who had thrown 70 pitches through the first three innings.

END 3: Texas 2, Alabama 1

Bottom 3

Young flies out to centerfield, and Alabama goes three up, three down in the third.

Back-to-back looking Ks from Hawkins and White to open the frame.

8-9-1 due up for Alabama

MID 3: Texas 2, Alabama 1

Top 3

Briski battles to get a swinging strikeout. Texas leaves two more runners on base.

Taylor and Giles collide in foul territory, but Taylor catches the popup for the second out.

A single up the middle by Atwood puts two on with one out for Texas.

One-out single for Goode gives the Longhorns a baserunner.

END 2: Texas 2, Alabama 1

Bottom 2- Alabama batting

Taylor grounds out, and the Tide goes down in order in the second.

Vandagriff also goes down swinging. Two outs.

Giles strikes out swinging for the first out.

Giles, Vandagriff and Taylor due up for Alabama, looking to answer back

MID 2: Texas 2, Alabama 1

Top 2- Texas batting

Briski gets Stewart to pop out for a huge final out to strand two runners.

Hawkins makes a diving stop at shortstop to get the runner at third for the second out, but another run scores for the Longhorns. Texas 2, Alabama 1

Bases loaded with one out for the top of the Texas order. Alabama pitching coach Lance McMahon goes out to meet with Briski in the circle.

Young knocks down a ground ball to her at second, but she couldn't retire any of the runners. Texas ties the game at 1-1

Texas brings in a pinch hitter, Victoria Hunter, for its 9-hole hitter with the bases loaded.

An infield single loads the bases, still just one out.

A base hit out to center field by Sneed puts two on with one out for Texas.

Texas gets a one-out baserunner as Hannah Wells is hit by a pitch.

END 1: Alabama 1, Texas 0

Bottom 1- Alabama batting

Roman strikes out to end the frame, but Alabama has the lead thanks to Pupillo's solo shot.

Alexis Pupillo CRUSHES a home run out to right field to give Alabama the early lead. Alabama 1, Texas 0

Wells grounds out to third. Two outs.

Young goes down swinging after battling to get it to a full count.

Young, Wells and Pupillo due up to get things going for the Crimson Tide.

MID 1: Alabama 0, Texas 0

Top 1- Texas batting

Goode pops up in foul territory, and Briski keeps the Longhorns off the board in the first inning.

Martinez hits one to the right side that moves Stewart to second with two outs.

SEC Player of the Year Katie Stewart pokes one out to right field for a one-out single.

One pitch, one out for Briski. Henry pops out in foul territory.

Briski is wearing a black sleeve on her right arm. This is the first time this season that I can remember her wearing a sleeve.

Starting lineups

Patrick Murphy goes with the same lineup for the third game in a row. It will be Jocelyn Briski (21-2, 1.38 ERA) vs. Teagan Kavan for Texas (21-4, 2.72 ERA) in the circle.

Pregame

Alabama is the designated home team as the higher seed.

This is Texas' first appearance in the SEC title game since joining the conference last season. However, the Longhorns did win the national title last year.

Alabama has won six SEC tournaments: 1998, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2021

HOW TO WATCH: No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 4 Texas

Jocelyn Briski is expected to get the start in the circle for the Crimson Tide.

Alabama is going back to its pinstripes uniform that it wore against Arkansas in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

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