During the SEC softball tournament on May 11, Alabama pitcher Montana Fouts was injured in the 7th inning. What took place? Here's what we all know.

Source: SEC Sports

At long remaining, the SEC softball tournament is right here — and it's as competitive as ever. On Thursday, May 11, the fifth-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide defeated No. 4 seed Arkansas in extras to advance to the semifinal round.

However, it's not all sunshine and rainbows for Alabama.

All-American pitcher Montana Fouts left the sport in the 7th inning and may no longer finish the sport. Wait, what came about? Here's what we learn about her injury and availability for the leisure of the match.

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What came about to Montana Fouts?

As mentioned ahead of, Montana left the sport in the seventh inning; it seems that she suffered a left leg or ankle injury. She finished the game with 108 pitches thrown, including "66 strikes, nine strikeouts, three walks, three wild pitches, and five hits allowed," in line with SECSports.com.

Alabama coach Patrick Murphy updated enthusiasts on Montana's injury.

Following their victory over the protecting SEC event champs, Alabama coach Patrick Murphy informed ESPN's Holly Rowe and stated he didn't plan on having Montana pitch in the semifinals or finals of the event. He didn't say too much about her injury, however he mentioned she misplaced her footing whilst touchdown on her follow-through.

"She slipped a little bit," he mentioned, according to AL.com. "I've seen it before with a pitcher where the surface gets really, really, like concrete, and it's slick. … Hopefully, she's going to be OK."

Montana Fouts left the field with an apparent leg injury.

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Once the sport ended, the Crimson Tide collected round the injured All-SEC pitcher, who was once in tears: "Montana has been the leader from day one — the one that speaks up in the huddle, the one that speaks up in practice, in our team room," trainer Patrick Murphy added, consistent with Sports Illustrated.

"I really think that they wanted to have her back 100% tonight," he added. "[Alex Salter] came in and did a hell of a job, made some really good pitches. And then you know, we just kept rallying, and finally, somebody gets the job done, and it was [Bailey] Dowling."

Alabama will face the winner of No. 8 Florida and No. 1 Tennessee in the semifinals on Friday, May 12.

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