Two Alabama Softball Members Make Preseason All-SEC Team
Alabama softball ace Montana Fouts and catcher Ally Shipman have made the 2023 Preseason All-SEC Softball Team.
Last season, Fouts pitched 190 innings with a 2.10 earned run average and a 24-8 record. She also earned 275 strikeouts, 135 hits, 68 runs, 57 earned runs, 53 walks, and ten home runs.
Shipman, a transfer from Tennessee, will start her second season for the Tide this spring. Last year, she started in 54 games with a .350 batting average, 57 hits, 46 runs batted in, eight home runs, five stolen bases, and drew 14 walks. She also recorded a .998 fielding percentage, only making a single error in the field.
"The Southeastern Conference unveiled its 16th annual Preseason All-SEC Team to highlight the upcoming season of SEC softball," said the SEC. "The Preseason All-SEC Softball Team is voted on by the league's head coaches and consists of a minimum of 21 players. No ties are broken."
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The Alabama Crimson Tide softball team kicks off its season on Friday, Feb. 10 against Lehigh at 3:30 p.m. CT. Coverage will be on Me-TV 97.5 FM.