Crimson Tide Softball Shuts Out Cal In Regional Play
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Advances To 12th-Consecutive Super Regional Round
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The University of Alabama softball team has done it again! It's the 12th-consecutive time the Crimson Tide is headed to the NCAA Super Regional Round! Alabama defeated Cal for the second time during the regional, with yesterday's victory a phenomenal 8-0 shutout win at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa in the NCAA Regional Final.
The Crimson Tide (49-12) has now won 12-straight NCAA Regional titles and is the only team in the nation to participate in all 12 NCAA Super Regional rounds since it was begun in 2005. As the No. 6 national seed, Bama will host its ninth Super Regional round, welcoming the Washington Huskies to Tuscaloosa next weekend. Game dates and times are yet to be announced.
Alabama sent three runs across home plate in both the first and second innings, then added two more runs in the sixth and seventh innings to take the 8-0 win over Cal (33-24-1). Tide batters hit 15 balls, with all nine starters contributing at least one. Leona Lafaele was responsible for bring in half the team's runs, four of the eight. Five other Tide ladies had a multi-hit game, including a two-for-three performance from Demi Turner who scored two runs herself. Yesterday's game was her start since she was injured back in early March.
Alabama Crimson Tide starting pitcher Alexis Osorio (17-6) notched her second win of the weekend, throwing a total of 16.2 shutout innings in three appearances with 28 strikeouts at the Regional round.
Next weekend Alabama will welcome the Washington Huskies (39-13) to Tuscaloosa for the NCAA Super Regional round. Game dates and times have yet to be announced.
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Cheyenne Knight 2nd At NCAA Women's Golf Championships
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Women's Golf Team Sits At 14th Entering Final Round
University Of Alabama Freshman Golfer Cheyenne Knight
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Both the Alabama Crimson Tide women's golf team and Tide phenom Cheyenne Knight have advanced their positions in the NCAA Women's Golf Championships at the par-72, 6,331-yard Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon. Knight shot a one-under par 71 on Sunday and is tied for second place in the
individual competition after the third round of the championships. The women's team shot a two-over par 290.
Commenting on her day and playing conditions, Knight commented, "Overall, I’m really happy with one-under today given the conditions. Playing in the afternoon was tough. We had the rain and wind and it was colder. The par threes on the back nine were more shot demanding as a result. I think the course played a little tougher today. The pins were tucked in some tough spots too. It will definitely take low number tomorrow but I just want to enjoy the experience and try and get us into the top eight."
As a team, the Crimson Tide (300-292-290/882) shot a two-over par 290 in the third round and sits in 14th place in the team race entering today’s final stroke play round. Alabama is steadily climbing, and needs to move into the top eight by the end of today's play in order to advance to match play competition starting tomorrow. If the team has any chance for the championship this year it must make this cut.
Alabama women's golf head coach Mic Potter said, "It was our low round for the weekend and showed that we can play under par. The wind came up on the back nine and it cost us five or six shots so it could have been a lot better and gotten us a lot closer to eighth, but we’ve got to play tomorrow to have a chance. We’ll have to shoot well under par."
Here's how the other Alabama women's golfers fared in Saturday's third round: Senior Janie Jackson (76-76-72/224) whot even par on Sunday. Fellow senior Emma Talley (77-73-73/223) was one-over par in the second round. Sophomores Lakareber Abe (78-74-74/226) shot a two-over par yesterday, and Nicole Morales (78-81-79/238) was seven-over par.
Sitting in first place in the team race is USC (289-280-291/860) at four-under par through three rounds. UCLA (286-291-285/862) and Duke (299-283-280/862) are tied for second, followed by Washington (289-285-292/866) and Stanford (295-283-290/868).
The Crimson Tide begins today's fourth round from Hole No. 10 and will tee off at 1:50 p.m. CT. The Tide will be grouped with Florida State and North Carolina.
Today’s fourth round will be televised live on the Golf Channel beginning at 5 p.m. CT.
Tide Golf Coach Mic Potter & Freshman Cheyenne Knight
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Alabama Men's Basketball
4-Star Forward Alex Reese Likes Alabama Basketball
4-Star Basketball Prospect Alex Reese
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One of the state of Alabama's top 2017 basketball prospect's "showed his stuff" this past weekend while playing for Team Carroll in the Adidas Southeast Invitational played at Homewood High School. In fact, it has been reported that four-star 6' 9", 230-pound Alex Reese out of Pelham High School was the best player on the court.
Reese hasn't released a "top-something" list, but likes Alabama, UAB, Auburn, Vanderbilt, Stanford and Cincinnati. He currently holds more than a dozen scholarships offers, including The Crimson Tide, UAB, Auburn, Kansas, and New Mexico State.
The youngster is ranked No. 35 according to 247Sports individual rankings and No. 71 in the composite.
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2017 Football Commitments For Alabama Football
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team currently has 9 student-athletes who have committed to furthering their football careers at the Capstone. As new commits are announced the list will be updated and released.
Here is the complete list of 2017 commitments to UA as of 5/23/16:
- Najee Harris, RB (6-1, 210), Antioch, California
- Alex Leatherwood, OL (6-4, 300), Pensacola, Florida
- Chadarius Townsend, ATH, (6-0, 180), Tanner, Alabama*
- Xavier McKinney, DB (6-1, 170), Roswell, Georgia
- Brian Robinson, RB (6-2, 210), Tuscaloosa, Alabama*
- Aaron Sterling, DL (6-1, 270), Stone Mountain, Georgia
- Gary Johnson, LB (6-2, 225), Dodge City (Kan.) Community College
- VanDarius Cowan, LB (6-4, 217), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Tua Tagovailoa, QB (6-1, 210), Honolulu, Hawaii
*State of Alabama Recruits/Commitments
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Bama Birthday Calendar
Happy birthday to:
William "Bill" Draper of Huntsville, Alabama
