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Softball team sweeps Gamecocks

Softball team sweeps Gamecocks

Kelly Ward March 9, 2014

The No. 11 Alabama softball team’s bats cooled off when South Carolina’s heated up. It wasn’t Alabama’s greatest performance, but it got the job done in a 4-3 win to sweep South Carolina to open...

Alabama freshmen shine in win over South Carolina

Kelly Ward March 8, 2014

The veterans started the game, but the rookies finished it. The No. 11 Alabama softball team handed South Carolina a 10-5 loss on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the series with the help of its freshman....

Kaila Hunt hits walk-off in first SEC game

Kelly Ward March 7, 2014

The No. 11 Alabama softball team watched its share of chances to end the game early come to nothing. In the bottom of the sixth, senior infielder Kaila Hunt hit a three-run home run with runners at first...

Leslie Jury leads team in ERA, wins

Kelly Ward March 6, 2014

Before the softball season started, coach Patrick Murphy laid out what he saw from his pitchers in the fall season. In 2013, junior Leslie Jury finished the season 18-7 with a 2.56 ERA. She started in...

Alabama bobbles defensive play, drops game at Rhoads

Leila Beem March 3, 2014

Plagued by errors, No. 11 Alabama was handed its fourth loss of the season by No. 9 Florida State as it fell 5-1 at home Sunday. The Crimson Tide is now 1-3 against ranked opponents following the loss...

Alabama softball team downs No. 9 Florida State, Houston in second day of Easton Crimson Classic

Leila Beem March 1, 2014

Senior Kaila Hunt hit her 51st career home run in the bottom of the fifth against No. 9 Florida State, leading Alabama to a 1-0 win over the Seminoles in its first game of a doubleheader on Saturday....

Crimson Tide softball team takes both games in Friday’s doubleheader

Leila Beem February 28, 2014

Senior Kaila Hunt didn’t even realize she had become the fourth player in Alabama softball history to reach 50 career home runs on Friday until she was told so in the clubhouse. Hunt said she doesn’t...

Murphy leads UA toward success

Murphy leads UA toward success

Kelly Ward February 27, 2014

Patrick Murphy is competitive. Some coaches might use a flight delay to look at game tape or hold a team meeting. In 2012, Murphy didn’t. When the Alabama softball team was stuck in an airport in Kentucky,...

Softball team defeats UAB, continues winning streak

Kelly Ward February 26, 2014

The Alabama softball team that showed up to play UAB was a different team than the one that lost to McNeese State on Sunday. No. 10/11 Alabama beat the Blazers 5-0 in Birmingham Tuesday to advance to...

Tide softball team heads to UAB after loss

Tide softball team heads to UAB after loss

Kelly Ward February 25, 2014

For the first time in nearly two seasons, the Alabama softball team was handed a home loss by a nonconference opponent. McNeese State ended the Crimson Tide’s run at a perfect record in the Easton Bama...

McNeese State ends softball's winning streak

McNeese State ends softball’s winning streak

Kelly Ward February 24, 2014

The Alabama softball team almost pulled out needed runs in the seventh inning, but it couldn’t capitalize on missed opportunities in the 5-3 loss to McNeese State. There wasn’t a walk-off error that...

Alabama softball team gets pair of wins

Kelly Ward February 22, 2014

It ended with a walk-off but not a hit. Molly Fichtner stepped up to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning. The ball she hit was catchable. The University of...