Softball Super Regional All Even
Florida Downs Alabama On Friday Night
GAINESVILLE, Florida – It all comes down to one final game. Unless the Crimson Tide wins, that is. The University of Alabama softball team (46-17) fell to the Florida Gators (54-8) on Friday night 2-0 to even up the Super Regional series to force a third game today in the three-game series. Loser goes home the winner advances.
Florida senior starting pitcher Delanie Gourley (21-4) took the win. Sydney Littlejohn (17-9) accepted the loss. She held the Gators to just five hits, but one of those five happened to be two-run home run by Amanda Lorenz, which proved to be the difference. The home run broke Bama's scoreless innings streak at 31.1 innings, going all the way back to game one of the NCAA Regional.
The final game of the series will be this afternoon at 4 p.m. CT and will be aired live on ESPN.
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4-Star Offensive Tackle John Campbell
Places Crimson Tide In His Top-10 List
ORLANDO, Florida - One of the University of Alabama football offensive targets has released his top ten list. Four-Star offensive tackle prospect John Campbell is a 6' 5", 290-pounder out of DR Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida and a member of the class of 2018. Rivals ranks him as No. 11 at his position, the No. 120 prospect in the nation and the No. 31 recruit out of the state of Florida.
Campbell lists the Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Ole Miss and Tennessee out of the Southeastern Conference as six of his top-10. The remaining four are Miami, Ohio State, Oregon and UCLA. His top-10 are in no particular order.
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Alabama Track & Field Advances Another Six
Alabama's Quanesha Burks became a double-qualifier after yesterday's events. Also qualifying yesterday were Steven Gayle, Tony Brown, Will Herrscher, Domonique Williams, Takyera Roberson and Stacey Destin.
The Crimson Tide has now qualified 14 athletes in 12 events for the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the first two days of the East Regional. A total of 15 more athletes and four relays scheduled for today.
Alabama Results
Men
100 Meters- 9. Tony Brown, 10.39#
200 Meters- 5. Jereem Richards, 20.33 (Q); 47. Will Allen, 21.78
400 Meters- 3. Steven Gayle, 44.99 (PB)#
110-Meter Hurdles- 1. Ruebin Walters, 13.53 (Q); 35. Angelo Goss, 14.29;
3,000-Meter Steeplechase- DNF. Josh Short
Pole Vault- 1t. Will Herrscher, 17-6 ½ (5.35m)
Shot Put- 18. Kyle Felpel, 59-2 ¼ (18.04m)
Women
100 Meters- 2. Quanesha Burks, 11.32#; 13. Symone Darius, 11.50
200 Meters- 14. Diamond Gause, 23.13 (Q)
400 Meters- 4. Domonique Williams, 51.90 (PB)#; 12. Takyera Roberson, 52.41 (PB)#; 23. Alex Gholston, 53.74;
3,000-Meter Steeplechase- 29. Hannah Waggoner, 10:34.86
High Jump- 7. Stacey Destin, 5-10 ½ (1.79m)#
Discus- 40. Haley Teel, 149-2 (45.47m)
Alabama NCAA Qualifiers
Men
Javelin- McLean Lipschutz
10,000 Meters- Alfred Chelanga
10,000 Meters- Antibahs Kosgei
400 Meters- Steven Gayle
100 Meters- Tony Brown
Pole Vault- Will Herrscher
Women
Hammer Throw- Danielle McConnell
Pole Vault- Lakan Taylor
Long Jump- Quanesha Burks
Long Jump- Filippa Fotopoulou
Javelin- Samantha Zelden
400 Meters- Domonique Williams
400 Meters- Takyera Roberson
100 Meters- Quanesha Burks
High Jump- Stacey Destin
Alabama Superlatives
School Top-10 Performances
Men
400 Meters- 2. Steven Gayle, 44.99
Pole Vault- 3. Will Herrscher, 17-6 ½ (5.35m)
Pole Vault- 5. Will Herrscher, 17-2 ¾ (5.25m)
200 Meters- 6. Jereem Richards, 20.33
Women
Hammer Throw- 2. Danielle McConnell, 207-2 (63.15m)
Hammer Throw- 3. Danielle McConnell, 204-6 (62.34m)
Hammer Throw- 9. Danielle McConnell, 200-6 (61.11m)
Javelin- 3. Samantha Zelden, 172-7 (52.60m)
400 Meters- 5. Domonique Williams, 51.90
400 Meters- 10t. Takyera Roberson, 52.41
200 Meters- 7. Diamond Gause, 23.13
Personal Bests
Men
100 Meters- Tony Brown, 10.27
400 Meters- Steven Gayle, 44.99
Women
Hammer Throw- Danielle McConnell, 207-2 (63.15m)
100 Meters- Symone Darius, 11.31
Javelin- Samantha Zelden, 172-7 (52.60m)
400 Meters- Takyera Roberson, 52.41
400 Meters- Domonique Williams, 51.90
200 Meters- Diamond Gause, 23.13
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Alabama Sits At 1-Under Par 287 After
Opening Round Of 2017 NCAA Men's Golf Champions
Alabama men's golf head coach Jay Seawell said, "I am very proud of our guys and the way we played today. We really got off to a great start over our first five or six holes and got ourselves right into the flow of this year's national championship. We did a great job to shoot under par today on a championship venue. I am pleased with how we played. I love how this golf course has changed in the 10 years since I was last here. It's in great shape, it's a great test and it rewards great shots. If you don't hit good shots, then you're going to have some high-scoring holes. Those are the things we have to straighten out a little bit. We need to execute just a little bit better tomorrow, but we have the right attitudes to do just that and I am looking forward to seeing what happens in the second round."
Considering the gusty winds throughout the day yesterday, then followed with the heavy rains in the afternoon, 15 teams that took the tee were unable to complete the round and will have to finish the round this morning. Alabama was one of only three teams to complete the course. Auburn and Ole Miss were the other two, with the Tigers currently leading.
The 23rd-seed Crimson Tide will begin today's second round off Hole No. 1 at 1:30 p.m. CT.
The NCAA Championships will have three rounds of stroke play for the 30-team field, with a cut to 15 teams after 54 holes. Those 15 teams will then be cut to eight teams after a fourth round of stroke play. The eight teams will then begin three rounds of match play for the national title (1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5), which is slated to be held on May 30-31.
