Bama Baseball Splits Double-Header
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The University of Alabama baseball team split a double-header with the third-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs yesterday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa. State took the series win with their victory in game two. Alabama took game one on Saturday to keep from being shut out in the series 4-3.
Alabama moves to 25-20 overall and 10-11 in the SEC.
The Crimson Tide takes the week off before welcoming in-state rival Auburn
for another three-game series from Friday until Sunday next weekend. Friday's game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. CT start with game two set
to begin at 6 p.m. CT. The Sunday finale will begin at 1 p.m. CT.
The first two contests will air nationally on the SEC Network, with the
final game showing on SECN+.
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Softball Win-Streak Ends With Loss On Saturday
Alabama softball's 16-game win streak over the Gamecocks came to an end yesterday when the Crimson Tide (42-10 overall, 13-7 SEC) fell to South Carolina (34-17, 6-14) by a score of 2-1 in the second game of the three-game series.
The Crimson Tide managed only three hits in the losing effort, and scored the lone run on a sacrifice fly by Haylie McCleney. It was Alexis Osorio (13-6) absorbing the loss on the mound, striking out nine batters while allowing two runs on five hits. She pitched 5.0 innings on Saturday.
The third and final game of the series is set for noon CT today.
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Alabama Rowing Sweeps SMU On Saturday
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The Crimson Tide closed out its home schedule yesterday morning on the Black River with a big three-race sweep of the Southern Methodist University Mustangs.
Alabama head rowing coach Larry Davis stated, "Anytime that you can go out, be successful and sweep a regatta, that is a great thing from a coaching standpoint. This is also a good way for us to prepare as we go into the conference championships."
Recording the fastest time of the day was the First Varisity 8+ boat finishing with a 6:49.7. All three of Alabama's Second Varsity 8+ boats crossed the line in under eight minutes. The three finished with times of 7:03.6, 7:04.2, and 7:12. The Crimson Tide also finished in under eight minutes in the Varsity 4+ with a time of 7:41.8.
With this being the final home regatta held at Alabama, UA celebrated the 15 seniors on the rowing team.
Davis added, "I think that it is a great way to send the seniors off," Davis said. "They have certainly done their job to become a better team, and we are proud of them."
Here are the senior members of this year's Alabama rowing teams: Joyce Auguste (Jacksonville, Fla.), Abigail Palmer (Zelienople, Penn), Katie Chambers (Orlando, Fla.), Rachel Palmer (Houston, Texas), Madeleine Evans (San Jose, Calif.), Jacklin Byers (Lorton, Va.), Ali Smith (Flower Mound, Texas), Tori Cohen (Tallahassee, Fla.), Nyia Owen (Orlando Fla), Erin Delaney (Albany, N.Y.), Rachel Henderson (Ashland, Mass.), Miller Tuohy (Newton, Mass), Olivia Dennis (Odesa, Fla.), Courtney Atkinson (San Clemente, Calif.) and Kendall Scullion (Novati, Calif.).
Bama returns to Oak Ridge, Tennessee for the Big 12 Championships on May 14-15. The conference champion earns an automatic berth in the NCAA Championships.
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Tide Women's Golf Hold Annual Senior Recognition Dinner
Emma Talley
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Alabama Track & Field
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Men 2nd & Women 3rd At Invitational
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Tide Women's Golf Hold Annual Senior Recognition Dinner
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The celebration of Alabama senior women who are a part of the Crimson Tide women's golf team was last night at the Hotel Capstone in Tuscaloosa at the annual Senior Recognition Dinner.
The women's golf team holds the No. 1 ranking in the country as it prepares to enter regional play. This group of women has won it's third Southeastern Conference Championship and secured its 11th consecutive NCAA berth.
Alabama women's golf seniors who were honored are Emma Talley and Janie Jackson, both outstanding for the Crimson Tide this season.
Alabama women's golf head coach Mic Potter and assistant coach Susan Rosenstiel presented awards last night to deserving members of the team. The winners were:
Low Scoring Leader: Cheyenne Knight
GPA Award: Nicole Morales
Coaches' Leadership Award: Emma Talley
Congratulations, ladies!
The top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide will begin NCAA play at the Shoal
Creek Regional in Shoal Creek, Alabama on May 5-7. The top six teams from the
regional will advance to the NCAA Championships May 20-25 at the Eugene
Country Club in Eugene, Oregon.
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Alabama Track & Field
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Men 2nd & Women 3rd At Invitational
The Alabama men's and women's track & field teams finished second and third respectively while winning six individual events at the LSU Invitational yesterday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Heavy rain and lightning had earlier forced a three hour delay in the meet.
Alabama's men scored 154 team points for a second-place finish behind Texas A&M with 171 total points. LSU was third with 134 points while Arkansas came in fourth with 97.5 points. The Tide women scored 118.5 points for a third-place finish behind first-place Kentucky with 125, then LSU at 119. Texas A&M came in with 115.5 points for a fourth-place finish.
Justin Fondren was the winner in the men’s high jump at 6-11 ½ (2.12 meters), with Joe Williams winning the men’s discus at 189-11 (57.88m). Elias Hakannson won the men’s
hammer at 222-7 (67.84m). It was Callie Coggins capturing the women’s steeplechase at
11:30.67 and Quanesha Burks took the women’s long jump at 22-2 ¼ (6.76m). Alabama senior Ahmed Ali was the top collegiate finisher in the men’s 200 meters with a time of 20.76.
Alabama track & field head coach Dan Waters said, "We had a pretty good meet. We had a
chance to win the meet on both sides and just came up a few points
short. We competed hard, had several wins and a lot of personal and
season bests. This gives us good momentum going into the SEC
Championships at home."
The Crimson Tide now begins the championship portion of their 2016 season. Alabama will host the Southeastern Conference Track & Field
Championships May 12-14 at the Sam Bailey Track and Field Complex in
Tuscaloosa.
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No Crimson Tide Players Drafted On Final Day Of NFL Draft
Seven players. One in Round One. Five in Round Two. One in Round Three.
Sorry. That's where it ends.
No University of Alabama football players were drafted on the final day of the 2016 NFL Draft. Among those passed over were linebacker Dillon Lee, defensive lineman D.J. Pettway and quarterback Jake Coker. FoxSports.com projected Lee to go in the 4th, Pettway was thought to be going in the fifth or at least the sixth and some thought Coker would go by the end of the draft but didn't. Of course he is expected to be signed as an undrafted free agent.
Others that didn't get drafted were offensive tackle Dominick Jackson, receiver Richard Mullaney and safety Geno Matias-Smith.
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Questions Persist In The Resignation Of DL Coach Bo Davis
Former Tide Defensive Line Coach Bo Davis
Questions persist in the rapid resignation of University of Alabama defensive line coach Bo Davis. On Friday Alabama head coach Nick Saban released the following statement: Bo Davis has submitted his letter of resignation. We appreciate all
the contributions he made to the program and wish him and his family the
very best in the future.
So, that was it. No more and no less.
The day before, TideSports.com had said in a story that Davis was leaving "over an inquiry into possible recruiting violations."
AL.com has reported that the situation did indeed involve a potential recruiting violation, which "may not have been serious in nature." Here's the sticky part, though. It appears, again from AL.com reporting, that Davis was not cooperative with the school when questioned about it. "It appears that lack of cooperation led to his departure."
Perhaps as the NCAA makes its inquiries, which is understood to have already begun, more details will be forthcoming.
Regardless, a really good coach is gone. Whether it is found there were NCAA violations or not, he was well-liked by his players. And the Alabama family.
Remember, he wouldn't be gone if the best head coach in the country didn't think it was best for the program.
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2017 Football Commitments For Alabama Football
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team currently has 8 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 5/01/16:
- 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
*State of Alabama Recruits/Commitments
