Alexis Osorio Named SEC Pitcher Of The Week; Mike Locksley Added To Football Staff; Bama Men's Baseball Headed To Troy; Bama Men's Basketball Hosts Arkansas; Women's Basketball Opens SEC Play With LSU; Tennis Camps Set At UA

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Alexis Osorio Named SEC Pitcher Of The Week

UA Softball Pitcher Alexis Osorio

Osorio. 

A name you have heard time and again since last season. A name you will continue hear.

University of Alabama sophomore pitcher ALEXIS OSORIO was named the SEC Pitcher of the the Week yesterday by the Southeastern Conference.

Osorio was impressive as usual this past week, collecting three wins at the Easton Bama Bash. Two of those contests were complete-game victories over 15th-ranked Arizona and 14th-ranked Tennessee. All-in-all she struck out 20 batters over 16.0 innings pitched in those three games, including only allowing seven walks. On Friday she allowed Arizona just three hits while striking out eight batters in the Tide's 4-3 victory. Then on Saturday she pitched two shutout relief innings against Marshall while allowing just one hit. Then she struck out nine batters to help lead the win against 14th-ranked Tennessee. She was then named to the Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament Team for her impressive resume for the weekend.

Though she was named the SEC Freshman of the Year last season, this is the first career SEC weekly honor for Osorio.

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Mike Locksley Headed To Alabama

Mike Locksley
New UA Football Offensive Analyst

It is being reported by AL.com that former Maryland offensive coordinator Mike Locksley is going to the University of Alabama as an offensive analyst. 

For the past four seasons Locksley has served as Maryland's offensive coordinator, and even took over as interim head coach for six games last season when head coach Randy Edsall was fired. Locksley and new Maryland head coach talked about Locksley remaining but no agreement was forthcoming.

The 46-year old Locksley also served as quarterbacks during his four years with the Terrapins. As interim head coach he was 4-6. Locksley also served previously as head coach for New Mexico from 2009 - 2011. He had coached at the FBS level since 1996.

His addition to the Crimson Tide staff should enhance recruiting efforts in the Washington, D.C. area. Many say he was the D.C. area's top recruiter.  

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Bama Men's Baseball Hits The Road To Troy

Graphic/Photo Credit: RollTide.com

Though it's not a long road trip, the Crimson Tide baseball team hits the road today for its first road game of the 2016 season. Alabama will face the Troy Trojans at 6 p.m. CT this evening at Riddle-Pace Field in Troy, Alabama.

This will be the 31st meeting between the two schools, with the Tide leading the series 20-10. However, Alabama has never won at Troy and is 0-3 when on the road there.

The latest College Baseball News poll has Alabama ranked at number 27 with their 6-1 record. Troy is not currently ranked and is 7-1 on the season.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The Crimson Tide takes its first roadtrip of the 2016 season, staying in-state as they travel to Troy for a Tuesday midweek contest with the Trojans. The teams are scheduled for a 6 p.m. CT start on Tuesday evening at Riddle-Pace Field.

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Bama Men's Basketball Hosts Arksansas Tomorrow

The University of Alabama men's basketball team will host the Arkansas Razorbacks tomorrow night at Coleman Coliseum for the final home contest of the season. Tip off is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT. The game can be seen on the SEC Network.

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Women's Basketball Faces LSU In SEC Tournament

The Alabama women's basketball team will face the LSU Tigers in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament. The contest is slated for a 10 a.m. CT tip off on Wednesday, with the game to be played in Jacksonville, Florida. The game can be seen on the SEC Network.

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Tennis Camps Set At UA

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Interested in learning the game of tennis? Or perhaps you play but could use some polish...even a lot of polish. Then you're in luck because the dates have been set for the 2016 Nike Tennis Camps and the 2016 Crimson Tide Junior Tennes Academy Camps. These camps will be held throughout the summer months at the University of Alabama Tennis Stadium. In addition to these, the Crimson Tide Junior Tennis Academy Clinics that have a September start will continue through the month of May.

There will be a total of three Nike Tennis Camps over the summer. Each session is for boys and girls ages 9-18 with no ability level required. Daily activities will be scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. Bama head tennis coach GEORGE HUSACK and assistant coach RYLER DeHEART will take the first run from May 29th to June 2nd. Handling the second camp June 5-9 will be women's tennis coach JENNY MAINZ and assistant SHELLEY GODWIN. The men's coaching staff will then handle the third camp June 12-16.

The Crimson Tide Junior Tennis Academy Camps will be split into three day camp sessions for the summer. The High Performance Camp for boys and girls from ages 11 to18 will run from June 21-23 (9 a.m. to 2 p.m. CT each day). A separate Junior Day Camp which is also for boys and girls ages 11-18, is set for June 27-July 1 (9 a.m. to noon CT each day). A QuickStart Camp is also scheduled for June 27-July 1 (9 a.m. - 11 a.m. CT each day) and is intended for boys and girls ages 5-10. All camps are directed by Coach Husack along with Ryler and Megan DeHeart.

Weekly High Performance and QuickStart clinics will continue through the month of May. Both clinic types will take place every Monday and Wednesday at the University of Alabama Tennis Stadium, with the QuickStart lasting from 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. CT and the High Performance running from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. CT.