Bama Softball Ends 2015 At No. 6
Photo Credit: RollTide.com
University of Alabama softball has finished in the top 10 in the nation since 2005. And 2015 is no exception. The Lady Tide finished the 2015 season at No. 6 in both the USA Today/NFCA poll as well as the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll.
The Florida Gators were a unanimous No. 1 in both polls after winning their second straight national championship. In at No. 2 is Michigan, followed by Auburn, LSU, and UCLA to complete the top 5.
Eight Southeastern Conference softball teams made the Top 25, with all competing in the NCAA Super Regionals. SEC teams making the top 25 are Florida (1/1), Auburn (3/3), LSU (4/4), Alabama (6/6), Tennessee (8/8), Georgia (12/13), Missouri (14/12), and Kentucky (17/17).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1930 National Championship Football Team
We continue a brief look, year-by-year, at the 15 football National Championships at the University of Alabama. Today is the Crimson Tide's third national title.
Bama took it's third National Championship in football back in 1930. The team was coached by the legendary Wallace Wade and again completed the regular season at 9-0-0. Bama again won the Southern Conference Championship and was then invited to the January 1, 1931 Rose Bowl to play Washington State. The Crimson Tide defeated the Cougars 24-0 to finish the season 10-0-0. The outstanding player of the game was John Campbell. Park Davis retroactively awarded Alabama a share in the national championship in his analysis for Spalding's Football Guide in 1934.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Future Tide Golfer Riley Qualifies For U.S. Open
Photo Credit: RollTide.com
One of the University Alabama signees has qualified for the 2015 U.S. Open. He is Davis Riley, who finished in eighth place at the U.S. Open sectional qualifying tournament played Monday at the Germantown (Tennessee) Country Club.
Riley shot a 69 and a 67 for his eighth place finish at 6-under par 136. Only 10 spots were available in a field of 121 golfers.
The 115th U.S. Open is scheduled for June 18-21 at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington. He just completed his senior season at Presbyterian Christian in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and is one of just 14 amateurs completing.
He signed his National Letter of Intent with the University of Alabama this past fall.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two From Bama Participating In World Cup
Photo Credit: RollTide.com
Two University of Alabama ladies will be a part of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. They are current Bama student-athlete Celia Jimenez Delgado and former soccer team athlete Merel van Dongen. Both will represent their respective countries, with Delgado representing Spain and van Dongen the Netherlands.
Alabama head coach Wes Hart said, "Having two players from the University of Alabama representing their
countries at the World Cup is incredible. This truly speaks volumes about the level of soccer players we have, and will continue to develop here at Alabama."
FOX Sports will air all of the 2015 World Cup action through the July 5th final. Matches have already begun.
Van Dongen was named First Team Academic All American and Second Team All-SEC while at Bama. She set the single-season assists record with 10 assists. She recently signed a pro contract with Ajax in Amsterdam.
Van Dongen said, "My career at Alabama has helped me so much in preparing for playing with the Dutch National Team in Canada during the 2015 Women's World Cup. During my time at Alabama I learned what it takes to be a leader, a good teammate, to train as hard as you can, and to face adversity. With the help of my coaches and teammates I am where I am today. I am also very excited about the future of the Alabama soccer program with new head coach Wes Hart. I had an opportunity to meet him recently and his enthusiasm is contagious."
A transfer from Iowa Western Community College, Celia Jimenez Delgado will begin her career at Alabama this fall. She was a two-time Junior College First Team All-American, while also winning a pair of NJCAA National Championships.
Jimenez Delgado stated, "The opportunity to represent one's country in the World Cup is the biggest honor that a soccer player can have. "I am so thankful for all the teachings and support that the University of Alabama has provided me, both on the field and in the classroom. I would like to thank all of my teammates, coaches, professors, and other staff that have helped me develop and manage school, soccer, and trying to make the World Cup team for Spain this past semester. I am so excited to represent Spain and Alabama in the World Cup in Canada this summer."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mikey White Drafted By Oakland Athletics
Photo Credit: RollTide.com
Only 11 baseball players in Alabama history have been selected in the first two rounds of the Major League Baseball Draft. White joins recently take Spencer Turnbull who was selected in the second round in 2014 by the Detroit Tigers.
Turnbull started all 60 games of his junior campaign. He ended the season as the team's overall leader in average (.339), triples (6), runs scored (48), walks (31), hit-by-pitch (13), slugging (.537) and on-base percentage (.444), and multi-hit efforts (24). In the field, White led with 177 assists from his shortstop position.
The 2015 MLB Draft will continue today at Noon CDT with rounds 11-40. You can see it live online at MLB.com.
