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Few coaches have seen more than Patrick Murphy. After Alabama’s WCWS run came to an end against Texas Tech, Murphy reflected on Jocelyn Briski’s outing, what made this 56-win team so special, and why he’s already excited about the future of Alabama Softball.
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Alabama Baseball’s season is on the line after a tough 9-0 loss to Oklahoma in the MCWS. HC Rob Vaughn addressed the media on what led to the defeat, how the Sooners silenced the Crimson Tide’s bats, and what Alabama must do moving forward in Omaha.
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Alabama Baseball HC Rob Vaughn spoke to the media about coaching on the big stage, what makes this year’s team so special and the value of recruiting in today’s college athletics landscape.
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Alabama Softball continues to reload. The Crimson Tide has landed NJCAA National Player of the Year Noelani Livingstone from the transfer portal after she hit .526 with 57 RBIs and 32 stolen bases this season.
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Alabama Baseball’s pursuit of a national championship begins tomorrow against SEC rival Oklahoma in Omaha. Tyler Fay, Justin Lebron, and Brady Neal met with the media ahead of the opener, discussing the opportunity to compete on college baseball’s biggest stage.
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For the first time since 1999, Alabama Baseball are headed to the Men's College World Series after defeating St. John's 7-2 in the Tuscaloosa Super Regional. Jason Torres delivered the knockout blow with a grand slam as The Crimson Tide punched its ticket to Omaha. HC Rob Vaughn explained what it means for him and his family to be in this position plus much more.
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Alabama WBB adds former TCU forward Aaliyah Roberson via the transfer portal. The 6-foot-2 San Antonio native shot 48.3% from three during TCU’s 2024-25 Elite Eight season and brings veteran experience to Pauline Loves roster.
Welcome to Alabama, Aaliyah! 🐘 📰 bit.ly/49Hjx1T #RollTide
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Alabama softball faced tough losses against Texas Tech in the semifinals, but 56 wins and standout players marked a thrilling season for the Crimson Tide. Read here: tide1009.com/wcws-alabama-cr…
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Alabama’s Jena Young and Marlie Giles spoke with the media following the Crimson Tide’s WCWS semifinal loss yesterday to Texas Tech. They reflected on facing NiJaree Canady, shared what they’ll remember most about this season, and looked back on key moments from Alabama’s postseason run.
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Final | Alabama’s remarkable 2026 season comes to an end as the Crimson Tide fall 2-0 to Texas Tech in the winner-take-all game. NiJaree Canady was dominant, tossing a complete-game two-hit shutout with one walk and six strikeouts. Jocelyn Briski kept Alabama in the game, allowing one run on eight hits while striking out three over five innings. Vic Moten followed with two innings of relief, surrendering one run on two hits and recording a strikeout. Texas Tech advances to face Texas in a rematch of last year’s National Championship Series. Texas Tech 2 | Alabama 0
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Update: White, Young and Wells are due next for bottom of the sixth inning. Can The Tide spark a rally and shake things up? Let’s see! BAMA 0 | TT 1
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B4 | Wells puts together a much better at-bat against Canady but flies out to center field for the first out. Pupillo can’t get anything going as she grounds out for the second out. Giles shows patience at the plate, working a walk to give Alabama a baserunner. Roman follows but grounds out to the infield, ending the inning. Canady continues to keep Alabama’s offense in check, while the Crimson Tide look for a spark heading into the fifth. BAMA 0 | TT 1
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T4 | Burns breaks the scoreless tie with a solo home run to center field, giving Texas Tech a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning. Briski responds like an ace, retiring the next three Red Raiders in order to keep the damage to a minimum. Despite the setback, Briski continues to battle in the circle and keeps Alabama within striking distance. TT 1 | BAMA 0
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B3 | Taylor is still searching for her rhythm as she grounds out to start the inning. Hawkins gets Alabama going with a single past the shortstop. White reaches on a fielder’s choice, with Hawkins erased on the play. Young tries to spark the offense against Canady but pops out to end the inning. Through three innings, runs remain hard to come by as Canady and Briski continue to control the game from the circle. BAMA 0 | TT 0
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T3 | Briski stays locked in for Alabama. Williams stays hot with a single to left field, and Davis is hit by a pitch to move Williams to second. Briski settles in from there, getting Allred to pop out to shortstop, blowing a heater past Lis for the second out and forcing Pannell to pop out to second to end the inning. BAMA 0 | TT 0
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B2 | Giles grounds out for the first out of the inning. Roman is caught looking on a strikeout for the second out. Vandagriff then grounds out to first base as Alabama goes down in order. We’re scoreless through two innings in the winner-take-all matchup. BAMA 0 | TT 0
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T2 | Burns grounds out to third base for the first out of the inning. Terry gets Texas Tech going with a single to right field, but Briski quickly settles in, striking out Toney before Quiroga grounds out to second base to end the threat. BAMA 0 | TT 0
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B1 | l Young grounds out to first base for the opening out of the inning. Wells goes down swinging for the second out, and Pupillo follows with a strikeout swinging as Canady retires Alabama in order. Scoreless through one inning. BAMA 0 | TT 0
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