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Softball preps for No. 11 Kentucky
Senior infielder Leona Lafaele isn’t have much trouble seeing the ball. In her first at-bat Wednesday night, she crushed a two-run home run just fair in No. 4 Alabama softball’s 4-2 win over South Alabama. “I was like, ‘Please call it fair, please call it fair,’” Lafaele said. → Read More
No. 4 Alabama sweeps Mississippi State behind timely hitting
Marisa Runyon was in a slump. She hadn’t hit the ball against an SEC opponent since the first game of the Florida series. → Read More
Littlejohn remains undefeated in SEC play as Alabama beats Mississippi State 7-1
Sydney Littlejohn has her role down. She didn’t need her best performance--she allowed seven hits and a run--but it was enough in No. 4 Alabama softball’s 7-1 win over Mississippi State on Friday night. → Read More
Alabama softball wins 1,000th in program history
Twenty years after the program started, Alabama softball notched its 1,000th win. It only needed five innings to do it in the 14-0 win over Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday. Alabama averages more than 50 wins a year. “There’s not many times when you’re in a program that’s 20 years old that you get to see history, and Team 20 was a part of history tonight,” Alabama coach Patrick Murphy said. → Read More
Alabama softball blanks Florida 3-0 to take series in Gainesville
On Friday, No. 6 Alabama softball leaned on junior right-hander Sydney Littlejohn to deliver. She did. → Read More
No. 6 Alabama softball takes series with 16-2 win over No. 16 Missouri
No. 6 Alabama softball found a weakness in No. 16 Missouri’s game and had a day with it. The first three Alabama batters reached on first-pitch bunt singles. Then came the walks in the 16-2 mercy-rule win over the Tigers to claim the series. → Read More
Softball blanks Samford in midweek matchup
Six batters were enough. After No. 6 Alabama softball’s first six batters didn’t get on, coach Patrick Murphy had enough. → Read More
No. 6 Alabama softball hosts Samford on SEC Network
Before Alabama softball starts SEC play, it will get a small taste of what’s to come with Samford coming into town. Samford’s head coach Mandy Burford played for Alabama from 2004-07. → Read More
Softball heads to Birmingham to face UAB
Alabama wasn’t a softball state 20 years ago. Rhoads Stadium was a dream. The University of Alabama wasn’t even playing fast pitch. Now, two teams in the top five are from Alabama (Alabama and Auburn). South Alabama is No. 23 after starting the season at No. 25. → Read More
Softball ends weekend with 10-2 mercy-rule win over Liberty
Sydney Littlejohn didn't need to go the distance to get the win. Her four innings were enough in No. 5 Alabama softball's 10-2 win over Liberty. Littlejohn (1-1) allowed two runs on four hits and struck out four. → Read More
Softball improves to 3-1 on season with 2 wins on Saturday
No. 5 Alabama softball took both games on Saturday after dropping the Friday nightcap. The Crimson Tide beat Rutgers 6-0 before edging out No. 19 James Madison 2-1 on a walk-off single. → Read More
Softball splits opening day
For the sixth straight year, Alabama softball opened its season with a win. After downing Fordham 9-1 in five innings, No. 5 Alabama dropped its next game, a 8-1 decision to No. 17 UCF in the UCF Classic. → Read More
Alabama softball ranked No. 5 in preseason poll
Alabama softball is ranked No. 5 in both the USA Today/NFCA and ESPN.com/USA Softball preseason polls. → Read More
Donning a new shade a of red
GLENDALE, Ariz. — By now, Kirby Smart has traded in crimson for red and black. → Read More
Saban talks preparation before CFP title game
Two days before No. 2 Alabama flies out to Phoenix for the College Football Playoff national championship game, coach Nick Saban held his final press conference in Tuscaloosa. He stressed the importance of the team’s preparation going into the title game against No. 1 Clemson on Monday. “Players have got to understand: This is not a bowl game,” Saban said. → Read More
Finish It: Crimson Tide determined to finish 2015 the right way
DALLAS — Nine hours from the familiarity of Tuscaloosa is a sprawling city that is more of a collection of dozens instead of one. → Read More
Saban pleased with preparation going into CFP Semifinal matchup with Michigan State
DALLAS — The two teams meeting in the Cotton Bowl on Thursday haven’t played in three weeks. → Read More
Rangers’ Colby Lewis hoping for repeat against Yankees
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Derek Jeter begins final Texas series
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Rangers’ Nick Martinez hopes to build off last start against Yankees
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