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 ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 4 ranked Alabama softball team tried to comeback from early 3-0 deficit but fell just short in a 3-2 series opening loss to Mississippi State, Friday night at Rhoads Stadium. With the loss the Crimson Tide moves to 38-7 overall and 10-6 in Southeastern Conference play. Mississippi State (29-14, 7-9) scored two runs in the third and added another in the fourth to take the early lea ...

Only two days (day and a half really) after UA president Judy Bonner recommended Bill Battle as the next Athletic Director for the University of Alabama, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved the decision on a Friday morning teleconference. UA president Judy Bonner: “Our dear friend and colleague, Mal Moore, has given us a good blueprint … in order to be successful as AD.” Battle, 71, steps in as longt ...

Dr. Judy Bonner, president of The University of Alabama, announced today that she will recommend to the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees approval of her hiring Bill Battle as the University’s new Athletics Director. “Over the past several weeks, we have had multiple conversations about who should follow Coach Moore as AD,” said Bonner. “Based on Mal’s strong endorsement as well as Coach Battle’s affilia ...

After being hospitalized for the last week with irregular heart beat/health concerns Coach Mal Moore will be stepping down as athletics director. The University of Alabama announced today that effective March 20, 2013, Moore will become the special assistant to President Judy Moore. “Mal Moore is Crimson Tide sports,” said Bonner.  “During his tenure as athletics director, our student athletes have experien ...

“We are over the moon” is how Senior Ashley Sledge describes how the Alabama Gymnastics team feels after knocking off No. 1 ranked Oklahoma in Coleman Coliseum on Senior Night. Alabama closed out the regular season with a 197.525-196.900 win over the undefeated Sooners in front of 11.776 fans. It was the Crimson Tide’s fifth consecutive 197-plus score and fifth win out of five attempts at home this season. ...

ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS February 21, 2013 SOFTBALL SCHEDULE   Softball Reschedules Contest Against South Alabama Two instate teams to meet on Feb. 28   TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama head softball coach Patrick Murphy announced that the game against South Alabama has been rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 28. First pitch is slated for 5 p.m., at Rhoads Stadium.   The game was originally set to be the ...

Coming off season-best scores of 9.9 on the vault, uneven bars and floor exercise against Auburn, Alabama senior Ashley Sledge was named Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the Week Tuesday afternoon according the league office. The senior led Alabama to a season-best 197.650 against in-state rival No. 15 Auburn. The Crimson Tide's total was the highest score in the nation last week. "I'm very proud of Ashle ...

Alabama Baseball took on No. 21 Southern Mississippi Tuesday night at Sewell-Thomas Stadium and held on for the win 10-8. The Crimson Tide’s starting pitcher Taylor Guilbeau (1-0) threw five innings to earn the win, giving Alabama its first 4-0 start since 2011. The losing pitcher for Southern Miss was freshman starter Jake Winston (0-1), as the Golden Eagles dropped to 3-1 on the season. The game started o ...

The No. 5 Alabama gymnastics team gets back on track in front of a sold out crowd at Coleman Coliseum tonight by beating No. 15 Auburn, 197.650-196.575. The Tide posted its highest overall score of the season and season-high scores on the vault, balance beam and floor exercise to post its 106th consecutive win over the Tigers. “I’m just so proud of the ladies because I think this was the meet that we were l ...