College softball season is right around the corner and the Alabama Crimson Tide will open up the season as the No. 1 ranked team in the country.
Coach Patrick Murphy will look to take ‘Team 24’ back to to the Women’s College World Series and win it all this time.
His team is full of returning talent from the 2019 season, the only major loss for the team was catcher Reagan Dykes.
The team is set to be an all-around powerhouse on offense, defense and in the circle.
Three members of the 2020 team have received special recognition, however.
Bailey Hemphill, Elissa Brown and Montana Fouts named to the preseason All-SEC team. https://t.co/NvyzxF1PO1
— Rhoads Ragers (@RagersRhoads) January 22, 2020
Senior power hitter and infield specialist, Bailey Hemphil; Senior speedster and outfielder, Elissa Brown and the Sophormore ace in the circle, Montana Fouts, were all selected to the preseason All-SEC softball team.
Having three players on the team makes Alabama the most represented team in the SEC. Arkansas, LSU and Tennessee each have two players each on the team.
DYK: The @AlabamaSoftball team is the defending #SEC champion AND the preseason favorite for the 2020 title đź’Ş Bama returns 13 players from its 2019 championship team, including SEC Pitcher of the Year @Cornball + SEC Freshman of the Year @MontanaFouts đź‘Ź https://t.co/4uDyyNdPDR pic.twitter.com/VP3NEIVVMs
— The Univ. of Alabama (@UofAlabama) January 16, 2020
After an impressive season in 2019, they’ll look to build off of what they started.
Their season begins on Feb. 7 as the Crimson Tide will take on UNC and Florida State in a double-header.
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