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With two outs in the first inning of Friday’s Women’s College World Series elimination game, Marlie Giles stepped to the plate and delivered for Alabama. She hit an RBI double to score Kenleigh Cahalan and put the Crimson Tide up 1-0 against Duke – and Patrick Murphy knows that type of timely hitting is crucial if Alabama wants to stay alive. Murphy said the ability to score with two outs is paramount with the season on the line, especially early. Although Duke went on to tie the game in the bottom of the second and Alabama had some hits taken away by strong defense, he said situational hittin…

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