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After loss, softball poised for long-term success

After loss, softball poised for long-term success

Kelly Ward June 3, 2015

OKLAHOMA CITY — Of the eight teams that make it to the Women’s College World Series, only one ends its season with
a win.Even though Alabama softball’s 5-3 loss to LSU ended its season, the day...

No. 6 Alabama softball beats Fairfield 8-0 to start Tuscaloosa Regional

No. 6 Alabama softball beats Fairfield 8-0 to start Tuscaloosa Regional

Kelly Ward May 15, 2015

No. 6 Alabama softball doesn’t have a problem with its scoreboard. No, the two home runs off it weren’t personal. The team’s getting a new one anyway.The two home runs were just Alabama hitters getting...

Softball seniors aiming for perfect bookend

Softball seniors aiming for perfect bookend

Kelly Ward April 21, 2015

Danae Hays put on her jersey, just as she has for the last four years, to play in front of fans that might have been her own, in an alternate timeline. She joked to a teammate that she should go to the...

Softball beats Troy 5-2 in midweek matchup

Softball beats Troy 5-2 in midweek matchup

Kelly Ward April 21, 2015

After scoring 31 runs in a three-game series with Auburn, No. 6 Alabama softball took a long time getting going in the 5-2 win over Troy.Alabama stranded the bases loaded in the bottom of the second, and...

Softball run-rules Southern Miss 12-1

Softball run-rules Southern Miss 12-1

Kelly Ward April 1, 2015

Two days, 29 runs.In just over 24 hours, No. 6 Alabama softball put up 29 runs over eight innings in its midweek games. On Tuesday, Alabama scored 15 runs in one inning. The Crimson Tide had an eight-run...

​Softball blanks Georgia Tech 11-0

​Softball blanks Georgia Tech 11-0

Kelly Ward March 25, 2015

It started and ended with 
a bang.Senior Danae Hays hit the scoreboard with her first-inning two-run home run. Senior Chaunsey Bell hit the foul pole with sixth-inning grand slam to invoke the mercy...

UA softball to host Georgia Tech

UA softball to host Georgia Tech

Kelly Ward March 24, 2015

Behind the arms of freshman right-hander Alexis Osorio (10-3, 1.76 ERA) and senior right-hander Leslie Jury (4-3, 2.61 ERA), No. 5 Alabama softball hasn’t needed to use much of the bullpen.Since sophomore...

Alabama softball takes series with 7-0 win over Ole Miss

Kelly Ward March 7, 2015

For the second time in as many days, No. 5 Alabama softball came out with a shutout win. On Saturday, the Crimson Tide downed Ole Miss 7-0 with the help of a four-run first inning just like it did Friday.It...

​Softball downs Ole Miss 6-0 in SEC opener

Kelly Ward March 6, 2015

Until the sixth inning, No. 5 Alabama softball’s first inning looked like a fluke. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the first, sophomore infielder Marisa Runyon hit a grand slam to start the scoring...

Needle in a Hays stack

Needle in a Hays stack

Kelly Ward February 25, 2015

Danae Hays is a leader. As a senior, she has the experience to be one. As a middle infielder, she has to be.In her first year, she was part of the team that won the 2012 National Championship and the first...

No. 5 Alabama softball splits day two of Easton Bama Bash

Kelly Ward February 21, 2015

No. 5 Alabama softball started Saturday like it ended Friday: with a loss to No. 4 Michigan. For the first time since 1998, Alabama started its season 0-2 at home following the 4-1 loss to Michigan.The...

​No. 5 Alabama softball falls to No. 4 Michigan

Kelly Ward February 20, 2015

It was a cold afternoon game, but No. 4 Michigan’s bats stayed hot in its 8-2 downing of No. 5 Alabama. Michigan strung together 11 hits over seven innings in Friday’s matchup. The Crimson Tide put...