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Tide Statistics Entering Super Regional Play
The 7th overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Alabama Crimson Tide will host St Johns, who was the 4 seed in the Tallahassee Regional, in Super Regional play this weekend. The 40-19 Tide will host the 36-24 Red Storm in game one at 8 p.m. CT on Saturday. Game two is set for 2 […]
Jumbo Package: Nick Saban testifies in front of Congress
Happy Thursday, everyone. There wasn’t much Alabama news yesterday outside of Nick Saban’s Senate testimony in support of a bill designed to “protect college sports.” Heather Dinich of ESPN has the gist of the bill for you. The Protect College Sports Act, written after months of negotiation between Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Maria […]
Alabama Baseball Host St Johns For A Trip To The World Series
The Alabama Crimson Tide will host the St Johns Red Storm this weekend with a trip to Omaha for the College World Series on the line. The Tide swept through the Tuscaloosa Regional to advance while the Red Storm worked their way through the Tallahassee Regional as a four seed, beating host Florida State twice. […]
Jumbo Package: Aden Holloway path to return gains some clarity
Happy Gump Day, everyone. Aden Holloway was granted pretrial intervention, and thus won’t be convicted of any felonies. Holloway was ordered to pay $150 per month, complete 50 hours of community service and attend any classes or educational courses required. He will also be subjected to random drug and alcohol screenings, as well as an […]
Jumbo Package: Alabama picks up a commitment for 2028
Most of the news yesterday was around the softball squad’s loss to Texas Tech, which we had covered here at RBR, so we won’t talk about it here in the JP today. Moving on to football, the Tide picked up a new commitment for the class of 2028. Class of 2028 linebacker Dustin “Boosh” Henry […]
Alabama Falls Flat vs Texas Tech in Double Elimination
This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper. The Hollow Men ~ T. S. Eliot I didn’t want to share this factoid that was sent out to media from the Alabama Softball SID, but it has proved prophetic: “This year marks the fifth time the Crimson Tide has started […]
NCAA Softball Tournament: Women’s College World Series – Alabama vs Texas Tech Preview
And then there were four. After winning their first two games of the WCWS, the Crimson Tide sits in an enviable position of having no losses in a double-elimination bracket. Should Alabama top Texas Tech Monday evening, they move onto the Finals. If the Red Raiders were to prevail (BANNED!), the two teams would play […]
Alabama Wins Thriller, Advances To Super Regional Play
The Alabama Crimson Tide won a thrilling 11 inning victory over Oklahoma State 11-7 on Sunday night to advance to Super Regional play in the NCAA Tournament. The Tide is two wins away for advancing to the College World Series for the first time since 1999. Alabama will host a Super for the first time […]
Jumbo Package: Trent Seaborn shines at Elite 11
Happy Monday, everyone. It was a banner weekend on the diamonds for Alabama. The top ranked softball team will face Texas Tech tonight at 6pm CT, needing only one win in two tries to reach the national finals, thanks to a dominant win over Nebraska on Saturday. Nick Kelly notes that only one minor flaw […]
Commit! Alabama Football lands 2027 4-star running back, Nigel Newkirk
Alabama just landed a big pickup for next year with the commitment of Nigel Newkirk. Alabama football has its first commitment from the first big weekend of official visits. Nigel Newkirk has committed to the Crimson Tide, he told Rivals on Sunday. The four-star running back picked Alabama over LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State […]
Survive And Advance, Tide Beats USC Upstate 7-5
The Alabama Crimson Tide is one win away from hosting a Super Regional next week. After defeating Alabama State 21-3 on Friday night the Tide defeated South Carolina Upstate 7-5 on Saturday night. The game scheduled for 6 p.m was delayed until a 7:36 start time because of potential rain. That rain didn’t come until […]
Alabama Shuts Down Nebraska in the Women’s College World Series
ROUND 2: ALABAMA 5, NEBRASKA 1 Jena Young started the bottom of the 1st with a base on balls. Brooke Wells was hit by a pitch and suddenly there was trouble. Alexis Pupillo and Ana Roman both struck out but Alabama team captain Marlie Giles was not going to let this opportunity go to waste. […]
NCAA Softball Tournament: Women’s College World Series – Alabama vs Nebraska Preview
ACCOLADES HI, I’M BROOKE AND I HIT DINGERS SCHEDULE HOW TO WATCH… ALLEGEDLY ESPN and Streaming: Kevin Brown play-by-play, Amanda Scarborough with color, and sideline reporting from Alyssa Lang. WEATHER No rain expected, partly cloudy, but it’s going to be pretty dang hot. NEBRASKA (52-6 overall, 23-1 B1G) PREVIEW The Cornhuskers are a red hot […]
Tide Swats Hornets, 21-3
As the 7th overall seed in the NCAA Tournament the Alabama Crimson Tide faced off with Alabama State on Friday night in the Tuscaloosa Regional. Bama dominated the Hornets, taking a 21-3 victory in a rocking Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Oklahoma State lost to South Carolina Upstate in first game of the day. USCU took an 8-5 […]
Summer Recruiting Heats Up for Alabama Football
It may be the off-season for college football, but coaches and players are not sitting around sipping cocktails on a beach. Offseason workouts and strength & conditioning sessions are officially voluntary, but you have to think that teams like Alabama are likely getting 100% participation. Coaches can lead summer instruction but are limited to 8 […]
Jumbo Package: Ryan Coleman-Williams says he’s “whole again” headed into 2026
Happy Friday, everyone. As you well know, the softball team took down UCLA and will now face Nebraska on Saturday. The Cornhuskers beat UCLA three out of four times they played this season, including a 7-2 victory in the Big Ten tournament final. It will be another difficult test for the Tide, but that’s the […]
Alabama Blasts Past UCLA in Round 1 of the College World Series
ROUND 1: ALABAMA 6, UCLA 3 Jocelyn Briski started off strong by striking out two and coercing a pop out on a third batter (though it sure looked like she had strike three on her as well). Jena Young and Brooke Wells led off the bottom of the 1st with singles. After two outs, Marlie […]
NCAA Softball Tournament: Women’s College World Series – Alabama vs UCLA Preview
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 […]
Jumbo Package: WCWS preview, Amari Allen returns to Alabama
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. […]
Jumbo Package: Kalen DeBoer speaks on CFP, Ryan Coleman-Willams
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 […]
Jumbo Package: Alabama’s 2027 recruiting class is expected to be a small one
‘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 […]
Alabama Baseball Earns #7 National Seed
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. […]
Jumbo Package: Pitching, Defense carry Tide to WCWS
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 […]
Alabama Baseball To Host Regional
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 […]
Alabama Softball Dominates LSU in a Super Regional Sweep
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 […]
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