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Crimson Tide outscores opponents 43-12 in UNI-Dome Classic

CW Staff February 11, 2013

The top-ranked Alabama softball team opened the 2013 season in impressive fashion as the Crimson Tide claimed the UNI-Dome Classic in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Alabama outscored its opponents 43-12, scoring...

Alabama softball team prepares for 2013 season

Zachary Al-Khateeb February 7, 2013

Months after finally winning the program’s first national title, the Alabama softball team is ready to begin its run at another title in 2013. The Tide’s road to another national title begins Friday,...

Despite success, Traina looking to improve in 3rd year

Zachary Al-Khateeb February 7, 2013

Not many softball players around the nation can boast the type of success Alabama ace pitcher Jackie Traina had in 2012. Traina achieved a laundry list of historic accomplishments for Alabama last season,...

Tough schedule awaits defending national champions

Alexis Paine February 6, 2013

After winning it all, The University of Alabama softball team will face opponents determined to squash their chances of another No. 1 finish. Preseason polls rank the Tide No. 1 in the nation, but the...

Murphy, team looking to make new identity in 2013

Zachary Al-Khateeb February 5, 2013

Last summer, the Alabama softball team made history by winning the team’s first national championship in softball, making it only second team east of the Mississippi River to win to do so since Michigan...

Softball to be televised 7 times this year

CW Staff February 4, 2013

The Alabama softball team will be televised seven times during the 2013 regular season, the Southeastern Conference announced Monday. The Crimson Tide is part of a television package that will showcase...

Crimson Tide looks to replace 6 seniors from 2012

Alexis Paine February 4, 2013

As veterans graduate from the Capstone and move on, teams are forced to rely on freshman players to fill the void that is left behind. The UA softball team won last year’s national championship with...

Tide softball team No. 1 in ESPN preseason top 25

Marquavius Burnett January 30, 2013

The defending national championship Alabama softball team has secured the No. 1 spot in the preseason ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and...

UA softball team places first in NFCA poll

CW Staff January 23, 2013

The Alabama softball team will start the 2013 campaign just how they ended last year’s – as the number one team in the country. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association tabbed defending national...

Murphy’s dream 13 years on; program began from nothing

Adrienne Burch December 6, 2012

There were two outs in the top of the seventh inning. The fans sat on the edge of their seats awaiting the final pitch as history hung in the air. The familiar thud of ball hitting mitt could be heard...

Patrick Murphy selected for induction into NFCA Hall of Fame

CW Staff December 4, 2012

Alabama head softball coach Patrick Murphy will be inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the organization announced during its annual convention held in Orlando, Fla. ...

Patterson, Murphy given raises

CW Staff November 28, 2012

Alabama softball coach Patrick Murphy and gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson were each given raises after leading their respective teams to national championship seasons in 2012. Murphy’s pay will jump...