2018 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

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2018 Alabama Crimson Tide softball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record36–20 (12–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachAlyson Habetz
Pitching coachStephanie VanBrakle
Home stadiumRhoads Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Florida ‍y 20 4   .833 47 8   .855
No. 8 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 43 10   .811
No. 12 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 43 13   .768
No. 7 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 44 11   .800
No. 11 LSU ‍‍‍ 13 10   .565 40 13   .755
No. 14 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 40 15   .727
No. 18 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 37 14   .725
No. 13 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 32 17   .653
No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 40 14   .741
No. 19 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 8 15   .348 31 18   .633
No. 25 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 35 20   .636
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 30 22   .577
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 6 17   .261 28 27   .509
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of Mar. 25, 2018[1]
Rankings from NFCA


The 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team is an American softball team, representing the University of Alabama for the 2018 NCAA softball season. The Crimson Tide play their home games at Rhoads Stadium. After losing in the 2017 NCAA Super Regionals, the 2018 team looks to make the postseason for the 20th straight year, and the Women's College World Series for twelfth time. This season represents the 22nd season of softball in the school's history.

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

2018 Alabama Crimson Tide roster
 

Pitchers

  • 21 Courtney Gettins – Junior
  • 24 Madison Preston – Freshman
  • 27 Alexis Osorio – Senior

Outfielders

  • 1 Elissa Brown– Sophomore
  • 4 Rachel Bobo – Senior
  • 7 Merris Schroder – Junior
  • 8 KB Sides – Freshman
  • 12 Kaylee Tow – Freshman
  • 15 Gabby Callaway – Sophomore

Catchers

  • 20 Carrigan Fain – Senior
  • 54 Reagan Dykes – Junior
 

Infielders

  • 00 Maddie Morgan – Freshman
  • 2 Demi Turner – Senior
  • 3 Peyton Grantham – Senior
  • 5 Kyra Lockhart – Freshman
  • 6 Sydney Booker – Senior
  • 33 Claire Jenkins – Sophomore

Utility

  • 16 Bailey Hemphill – Sophomore
  • 34 Caroline Hardy – Junior
 

2018 Alabama Crimson Tide Softball Roster

Coaching staff[edit]

2018 Alabama Crimson Tide softball coaching staff
  • Patrick Murphy – Head coach – 20th year
  • Alyson Habetz – Associate head coach, hitting coach – 20th year
  • Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro – Assistant coach, pitching coach – 7th year
  • Brynne Dordel – Volunteer assistant coach – 1st year
  • Kate Harris – Director of operations – 8th year

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent Rank# Site Result Attendance Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
February 8* 6:00 PM South Alabama #11 Jaguar FieldMobile, AL W 1–0 1,152 A. Osorio D. Brown
Sand Dollar Classic
February 9* 11:00 AM Penn State #11 Gulf Shores Sportplex • Gulf Shores, AL W 10–0(5) M. Preston J. Cummings
February 9* 1:00 PM Lamar #11 Gulf Shores Sportplex • Gulf Shores, AL W 13–0(5) C. Getting A. Cisneros
February 10* 12:00 PM Virginia Tech #11 Gulf Shores Sportplex • Gulf Shores, AL Canceled
February 11* 3:00 PM Florida A&M #11 Gulf Shores Sportplex • Gulf Shores, AL Canceled
Black and Gold Tournament
February 16* 1:00 PM Southern Miss #9 SM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS W 11–1(6) 1,054 A. Osorio J. Johnson
February 17* 1:00 PM #24 McNeese State #9 SM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS W 11–1(5) C. Gettins A. Flores
February 17* 4:00 PM Miss Valley St. #9 SM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS W 11–0(5) M. Preston A. Salazar
February 18* 1:00 PM #11 Baylor #9 SM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS L 1–2 M. Rodoni A. Osorio
Easton Bama Bash
February 23* 4:00 PM Georgia St. #10 Rhoads StadiumTuscaloosa, AL W 5–1 M. Preston M. Parson
February 23* 6:00 PM #9 Florida St. #10 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 3–0 2,971 A. Osorio K. Hanson
February 24* 1:30 PM Northern Iowa #10 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 11–3(6) C. Gettins J. Spencer
February 24* 4:00 PM #9 Florida St. #10 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 1–3 2,907 M. King M. Preston
February 25* 1:30 PM Georgia St. #10 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL Canceled
February 27* 6:00 PM UAB #11 Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL W 4–0 821 C. Gettins E. Katchel
Husky Classic
March 2* 1:15 PM BYU #11 Husky Softball StadiumSeattle, WA W 7–6(8) C. Gettins A. Paulson
March 2* 5:45 PM #1 Washington #11 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 0–8(8) G. Pain A. Osorio
March 3* 4:45 PM Portland St. #11 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 3–0 M. Preston E. Detamore
March 3* 7:00 PM #1 Washington #11 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 1–4 G. Pain C. Gettins
March 4* 12:00 PM Northwestern #11 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 0–4 M. Newport A. Osorio
Easton Crimson Classic
March 9* 4:00 PM Boston College #13 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 5–0 A. Osorio A. Frei
March 9* 6:00 PM Fordham #13 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 4–3 2,501 C. Gettins L. Quense
March 10* 1:30 PM Boston College #13 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 6–3 M. Preston J. Dreswick
March 10* 4:00 PM Fordham #13 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 7–2 2,525 A. Osorio M. Aughinbaugh
March 11* 1:30 PM Samford #13 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 1–0 2,445 C. Gettins T. DeCelles
March 14* 5:00 PM Georgia Tech #12 Glenn FieldAtlanta, GA W 3–1 1,200 M. Preston E. Anderson
March 16 6:00 PM #14 Auburn #12 Moore Field • Auburn, AL W 2–0 1,965 A. Osorio K. Carlson
March 17* 7:00 PM #14 Auburn #12 Moore Field • Auburn, AL L 1–3 2,128 M. Martin M. Preston
March 18 5:00 PM #14 Auburn #12 Moore Field • Auburn, AL L 1–2 2,031 K. Carlson C. Gettins
March 20* 6:00 PM UAB #15 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 10–5 2,407 C. Gettins E. Kachel
March 23 6:30 PM Ole Miss #15 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 13–1(5) 2,929 C. Gettins A. Tillmann
March 24 2:00 PM Ole Miss #15 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 10–3 3,535 K. Lee M. Preston
March 25 1:30 PM Ole Miss #15 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 3–2 3,104 C. Gettins K. Lee
March 30 5:00 PM #19 Kentucky #16 Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY W 9–0 A. Osorio A. Humes
March 31 4:00 PM #19 Kentucky #16 Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY L 6–11 2,425 G. Baalman M. Preston
April 1 12:00 PM #19 Kentucky #16 Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY W 9–3 1,034 A. Osorio A. Humes
April 7 12:00 PM #4 Florida #15 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L –
April 8 2:00 PM #4 Florida #15 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W –
April 9 6:00 PM #4 Florida #15 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L –
April 13 6:00 PM Arkansas Bogle ParkFayetteville, AR W –
April 14 11:00 AM Arkansas Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR L –
April 15 1:00 PM Arkansas Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR L –
April 18* 6:00 PM Southern Miss Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W –
April 21 4:30 PM Tennessee Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L –
April 22 2:00 PM Tennessee Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L –
April 23 6:00 PM Tennessee Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W –
April 27 5:00 PM Georgia Turner Stadium • Athens, GA L –
April 28 5:00 PM Georgia Turner Stadium • Athens, GA L –
April 29 1:00 PM Georgia Turner Stadium • Athens, GA W –
May 4* 7:00 PM Texas A&M Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W –
May 5 12:00 PM Texas A&M Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W –
May 6 1:30 PM Texas A&M Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W –
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from NFCA released prior to game.All times are in Central Time Zone.

Honors and awards[edit]

  • None

Ranking movement[edit]

Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
NFCA[2] 11 9 10 11 13 12 15 16 15
USA Softball[3] 10 9 13 11 13 15 16 16 15

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. ^ NFCA Poll
  3. ^ USA Softball Poll