Head Coach PATRICK MURPHY Opening Statement: “I want to congratulate Western Kentucky first off. They had a great year and represented themselves and the Sun Belt Conference very well. For their first appearance in an NCAA Regional – I know it was a tough day today, but I didn’t think they looked like a first-timer Friday or Saturday. I am sure they will be back because they have a lot of young, really good ...

Crimson Tide races to a 13-1 victory on the way to its ninth consecutive regional title and 11th overall TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama softball team claimed its ninth consecutive NCAA regional title and 11th overall as it raced past Western Kentucky, 13-1, Sunday afternoon at Rhoads Stadium. With the victory the Crimson Tide improves to 45-13 overall. Alabama junior pitcher Jackie Traina (19-6) was dominat ...

Danielle Richard supplies the walk-off heroics LEXINGTON, Ky. – With a full count and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Alabama sophomore Danielle Richard smoked a walk-off triple down the line in left to hand the Crimson Tide a thrilling, 10-9 victory over Texas A&M Wednesday night at John Cropp Stadium. The victory sends Alabama to the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference Tourn ...

Nick Saban is breaking barriers in recruiting once again, as he landed one of the country’s best linebacker prospects in the 2014 class with a Skype call (h/t AL.com). Zach Whitley is a 4-star linebacker out of North Shore High School in Texas. He chose the Tide over a number of top offers that included Texas A&M, LSU and Florida, to name a few. Whitley took an unofficial visit to Tuscaloosa for Alabama ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama men’s basketball head coach Anthony Grant announced the signing of transfer Michael Kessens, a 6-9, 215-pound power forward who played his freshman season at Longwood University. “We are very excited to have Michael join our program here at the University of Alabama,” Grant said. “Michael brings a high skill level and strong basketball IQ to his position. He has a passion for the ...

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Alabama dropped the second game of a doubleheader to No. 15 Mississippi State, 5-4, after the Bulldogs’ Jacob Robson delivered a walk-off RBI single with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning. The one-run victory in the nightcap completed the doubleheader sweep as the Bulldogs clinched the series win over the Crimson Tide. In the bottom of the 10th inning, Trey Porter drew a leadoff w ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama softball team split its doubleheader with Kentucky, Saturday afternoon at Rhoads Stadium. The Wildcats won game one, 5-0, and then the Crimson Tide bounced back with a 14-0 victory in game two. After the twin-bill, Alabama moves to 41-11 overall and 13-10 in Southeastern Conference play. GAME TWO After dropping four games in a row for the first time since 2004 the Tide had see ...

Alabama sophomore Danae Hays ripped a seventh inning walk-off single to lift the No. 4 ranked Alabama    softball team to a 9-8 victory over Mississippi State, Sunday afternoon in front 3,814 fans at Rhoads Stadium. With the win the Crimson Tide improve to 40-7 overall and 12-6 in Southeastern Conference play.  The Tide nearly pushed across the game-winner on the previous play but junior Molly Fichtner was ...

Tide bounces back with run-rule victory TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 4 ranked Alabama softball team evened the series with an 11-3 victory over Mississippi State, Saturday afternoon in front of a Rhoads Stadium record crowd of 4,002. With the win the Crimson Tide improves to 39-7 overall and 11-6 in Southeastern Conference play. Alabama banged out 11 hits and used a seven-run fifth inning to close out Mississ ...

On the play of the quarterbacks (other than AJ McCarron) “I would say that they all need to improve. Alec probably played as well as any of them. Blake, who’s had a really good spring and made really good progress, if you look at the spring as a whole, sort of went a little bit rat trap out there today. Aborted his reads early, started scrambling, didn’t do things like he’s really improved in scrimmages as ...