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14 years. It has been 14 years since the Crimson Tide rose the championship trophy in Oklahoma City, OK. That year of 2012 was also the year that this guy started covering Alabama softball for RBR. Silly me, I thought there would be several more National Championship trophies added to the trophy case in Tuscaloosa […]
Happy Thursday, everyone. Alabama kicks off WCWS play today, against national 8-seed UCLA. Location: Devon Park, Oklahoma City Thursday, May 28: 6 p.m. CT First pitch of Alabama softball vs. UCLA is at 6 p.m. CT Thursday, May 28. If Alabama wins vs. UCLA, the Crimson Tide will face the winner of No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Arkansas. […]
Happy Gump Day, everyone. Kalen DeBoer spoke at SEC spring meetings, and covered a wide range of topics. He isn’t terribly concerned one way or another about playoff expansion, he just wants to win ballgames. “Twelve, 16 and 24 seem to be the most popular, right?” DeBoer told reporters at SEC spring meetings. But a […]
‘Those Days Are Gone’ — Kalen DeBoer Handed Blunt Reality Check As Alabama Expectations Dip – Yahoo Sports “They also understand that the way that college football and that DNA is now produced on a weekly basis in this conference, I predict you’re not gonna see what Nick Saban or Kirby Smart did in the […]
The Alabama Crimson Tide earned the #7 National seed on Monday morning. Joining the #1 Tide in the Tuscaloosa Regional will be 2nd seeded Oklahoma State, 3rd seeded South Carolina Upstate, and 4th seeded Alabama State. The Tuscaloosa Regional is lined up with the Tallahassee Regional and the 10th overall seed, the Florida State Seminoles. […]
Happy Monday, everyone. Alabama softball easily took care of LSU to advance to Oklahoma City, and championship caliber pitching was the key. The competition was elevated this weekend as Alabama played an SEC foe in LSU compared to the mid-major schools during the regional round, and the Tide’s top-two pitchers still made it extremely difficult on […]
The Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team was picked as one of the 16 hosts in the upcoming NCAA Baseball Tournament. The hosts were announced on Sunday night and on Monday morning the Tide will find out if they are in line as a top eight seed, which assure the team of playing a Super Regional […]
GAME 1: ALABAMA 7, LSU 0 The Rhoads House was rocking, LSU was wearing weird teal jerseys for some reason, and the Tide was rolling to another postseason victory. All was right with the world as Alabama thumped the Bayou Bengals. The Crimson Tide did not waste any time getting going. Jena Young led off […]
Although being heated rivals, these two teams have not played each other this season. SCHEDULE ▪️ Friday, May 22 – 6pm/7pm – ESPN2▪️ Saturday, May 23 – 2pm/3pm – ESPN▪️ (if necessary) Sunday, May 24 – TBD HOW TO WATCH… ALLEGEDLY ESPN and ESPN2, as well as ESPN+ Streaming. Game times and networks could change […]
Happy Friday, everyone. Alabama baseball decided to no show the SEC Tournament, and now awaits NCAA seeding. Hopefully they can bounce back in regional play. Softball opens up super regional play tonight if weather allows, but that probably won’t happen. SEC teams have claimed nine of the 16 spots in the super regional fighting for […]
Alabama received a double bye in the SEC Tournament by virtue of finishing in the top four in the conference during the regular season. The tournament is held at the Hoover Met. With the fourth place finish Bama didn’t play in the tournament until Thursday. The team’s stay was short as they were run ruled […]
Happy Thursday, everyone. The big news of the day is the commitment of point guard Anderson Diaz. “The love and loyalty was there from the start. I feel like from my first unofficial visit and before, even when they first started recruiting me, I feel like they’ve been non-stop, just with love, reaching out, bad […]
Happy Gump Day, everyone. Check out what William Sanders has to say about Alabama’s running backs. “Honestly, it’s a little scary how talented we are,” Sanders said. “Just at running back, you have such a wide variety — strength guys, speed guys. That’s the thing. Everyone is fast. Everyone is strong. We’re definitely a set-apart […]
Starting on Friday, Alabama will host SEC rival LSU in a best of three series with the winner moving on to the 2026 Women’s College World Series in OKC. The No. 16 seeded Tigers stand at 40 – 17 after dispatching of Akron and Virginia Tech (twice) with very few problems in the Baton Rouge, […]
There’s not a whole lot out there right now. If you missed it, some website called College Front Office came out and published “estimated” roster valuations and it’s been making waves in social media. Do we think there’s much of anything legitimate about this? Probably not. It seems like a lot of hand-waving to come […]
The 15th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide had three players honored with All-SEC recognition on Monday. Red shirt junior Tyler Fay, senior Brady Neal, and freshman Myles Upchurch were the honorees. Fay was a 2nd team choice as a starting pitcher, Neal was also 2nd team as a DH/Utility player. Upchurch was on the All-Freshman squad. […]
Happy Monday, everyone. It was a good weekend on the diamonds, as the baseball team took two of three from Ole Miss to land the 4-seed in this week’s SEC Tournament. Alabama will play on Thursday against whoever emerges from a threesome of Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and Florida. Meanwhile, the top ranked softball team laid waste […]
ALABAMA 9, USC UPSTATE 0 Audrey Vandagriff has found new life here in the post-season. The Tide sophomore got things going in the 2nd inning with a 2 run homer. Imagine what kind of season she could have had this season if she had been swinging the bat like that all year. Kristen White led […]
The 19th ranked Crimson Tide hosted the 15th ranked Ole Miss Rebels this weekend in the final SEC regular season series of the season. Bama won a 5-4 thriller on Thursday night, got beaten 9-0 on Friday and finished the series with a 6-2 win on Saturday. Alabama finished the regular season 37-18 and 18-12 […]
ALABAMA 3, BELMONT 0 Jocelyn Briski (22-3) was back to her dominating self with a one hit shutout over 7.0 innings. She struck out seven with one walk and threw only 72 pitches in the win. Belmont’s Maya Johnson (28-3) suffered only her third loss of the season when she had a big ol’ struggle […]
Bama takes care of business on Day 1. ALABAMA 8, USC UPSTATE 0 (5 Inn. run rule) The Spartans’ starting pitcher had no problem with the Tide’s first three batters. It was the middle and the bottom of the Alabama order in the second frame that broke this game open. The inning looked like a […]
Happy Friday, everyone. Alabama softball kicks off their WCWS pursuit at noon today against USC Upstate. It has been noted that their regional draw is tougher than it appears. Alabama (49-7) is joined by Southeastern Louisiana (46-14), Belmont (40-11) and USC Upstate (36-21) in the Tuscaloosa Regional. All three teams have played a postseason weekend […]
Hmm. I am having deja vu all over again. That could be because two of Alabama’s opponents this year were also in the Tuscaloosa Regional in 2024. They sure aren’t match-ups suitable for a top seed. Two Mays ago, Alabama struggled to defeat USC Upstate in the 2024 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional opener, 1-0. Next, the […]
No intro blah-blah-blah. You know what this is. Let’s get to it. 1. What is the biggest thing on your mind right now about Alabama Football? Brent Taylor: The biggest thing to me is just seeing what the identity of the team is next year. In my opinion, it will be the first season where Kalen […]
Happy Thursday, everyone. Kalen DeBoer spoke to Greg McElroy yesterday and had some interesting things to say. For starters, he is demanding that the team be more physical this season which will be music to Alabama fans’ ears. “You work around your personnel,” DeBoer said. “I really do believe you don’t win championships without a […]