It’s been a slow offensive start for Alabama in Game 2 of a weekend series at Arkansas, but head coach Patrick Murphy wants his squad to keep at it. And he delivered a quick message to one of his batters as the Crimson Tide were slumping. With Lauren Johnson stepping up to bat, Razorbacks pitcher Robyn Herron was in a grove, having surrendered five batters in a row. Murphy shared on the ESPN broadcast that he told Johnson she was going to get a hit, and that was that. “She’s doing a great job, No. 1. But we need to put the ball in play a lot more,” Murphy said. “I grabbed Lauren Johnson there …
