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Alabama Softball 2024 team roster

Get to know Alabama Softball’s 2024 roster!

Alabama’s 2024 softball season gets underway with a game against Villanova at the Buzz Classing in Atlanta. Patrick Murphy returns for another season as head coach and expectations remain high.

The Crimson Tide will open the 2024 season ranked No. 14, which make Alabama the third-highest-ranked SEC team (fifth if you include soon-to-be-added Texas and Oklahoma).

In 2023, the Tide finished the season with an overall record of 45-22 with an in-conference record of a somewhat disappointing 14-10. Alabama lost both games it played at the Women’s College World Series.

As the season rolls on, stars will emerge and the excitement will build. Get to know the 2024 Alabama softball roster.

Note: Not all players have photos available to use. General images will be replaced with photos of the player as the season progresses. 

Sooners sweep the WCWS and take home 3rd consecutive national title

See which record the Sooners broke with their championship win.

The Sooners have done it again and broken a few records in the process. Oklahoma Sooners softball has taken home their third straight NCAA National Championship. The Sooners defeated the Florida State Seminoles in two games and extended their win streak to 53 games.

The Sooners won in 2021 and 2022 while the Seminoles’ last title was in 2018. Florida State and Oklahoma met in the 2021 championship where Oklahoma started its national title winning streak.

Either title would be impressive on its own, but doing it all at the same time is well, history-making. The Sooners now hold the longest win streak in college softball history, far surpassing the 1996-1997 Arizona Wildcats who held the record previously at 47 games.

It had been 367 days since the Sooners lost a game in the Women’s College World Series. However, the journey this season hasn’t been smooth sailing.

“I think this really was the roughest (season) I’ve ever had to go through just because of with lots of fans and the growth of the sport comes a lot of pressure. I think I’ve felt that and they (our players) have felt that,” said head coach Patty Gasso.

The Sooners are now “only the second team in history to win three consecutive national titles (UCLA 1988-90).”

“It’s so crazy to see how our lives have changed,” Gasso said. “The fans in Oklahoma are absolutely fantastic, (but) it starts to feel like you’re getting smothered a little bit because everybody wants something. I heard (our players) talking about it. For all of us it’s different. I just want to coach. All of a sudden, your life isn’t regular anymore. So that’s really where they talk a little bit about mental health. It’s so different being a student-athlete now. I mean, it’s completely different. The expectations of everything. The fact that we got here and we won this is just mind-boggling with all of the wave of pressure and so forth. I could not be more proud of this group.

“To be sitting up here and telling you this is still kind of amazing because everybody’s out to get us. They want to bring down the Evil Empire, whatever it is. I don’t know. We just want to play ball. That’s all. Jayda Coleman wants to rob home runs. Tiare Jennings wants to hit doubles and be clutch. That’s how they’re made.”

This is the seventh national title in program history and the sixth in the past 10 years for Patty Gasso’s Sooners.

6 teams remain in Women’s College World Series

Is your team still in the Women’s College World Series?

The race to the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) championship game is slowly closing in and two teams have been eliminated from the tournament. The Utah Utes and the Alabama Crimson Tide were eliminated on Friday which means only six teams remain in the chase for a national title.

The remaining teams are battling it out on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday to determine who makes it to the final set of games. There are two brackets and when a team loses a game it is sent to an elimination bracket to battle its way back into the main bracket. However, once a team loses its second game, then the team is eliminated from the WCWS.

The remaining teams in bracket one are No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 4 Tennessee, and No. 9 Stanford. The remaining teams in bracket two are No. 3 Florida State, No. 6 Oklahoma State, and No. 7 Washington.

The winner from bracket one and bracket two will then play in a best-of-three series for the championship. The championship series runs from June 7-9, if necessary.

Here is the schedule for the remaining games in bracket one and bracket two before championship play starts on June 7. All times are ET.

June 3
  • Game 7 | No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 4 Tennessee | 3 p.m. | ABC
  • Game 8 | No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 7 Washington | 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 4
  • Game 9 | No. 9 Stanford vs. Loser of Game 8 | 3 p.m. | ABC
  • Game 10 | No. 6 Oklahoma State vs. Loser of Game 7 | 7 p.m. | ESPN2
June 5
  • Game 11 | Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 9 | 12 p.m. | ESPN
  • Game 12 (if necessary) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
  • Game 13 | Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 10 | 7 p.m. | ESPN
  • Game 14 (if necessary) | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN

Utah ready for Women’s College World Series for first time since 1994

Who do you think will win the matchup between Washington and Utah?

The No. 15 Utah Utes beat the San Diego State Aztecs 7-2 to advance to their first Women’s College World Series (WCWS) since 1994. This will be the sixth program appearance at the WCWS and they will face No. 7 Washington in Oklahoma City on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

“I think we play better if we believe we are the underdog, so I think we are making sure to stay on that plane,” coach Amy Hogue told the Deseret News Wednesday afternoon. “But we know better. We have beat the best of the best, and we know if we play loose we can beat anybody.”
Washington and Utah are both in the Pac-12 Conference, so they are familiar with each other’s games. However, the Utes seem to be peaking at just the right time and San Diego State’s head coach had glowing words for them after her team’s loss.
“They’re a gritty squad. We’ve played some really, really good teams this year and I feel like … everybody (at Utah) can do everything in terms of, they have a short game,” said Aztecs head coach Stacey Nuveman Deniz. “As a defense, it’s hard to play them. They seem to be playing with a lot of confidence. I think they’re going go in and make some noise. You saw what they did in the Pac-12 tournament. They’ve got a complete team and they’re inspired. That’s a pretty dangerous combination.”
Coach Deniz is referring to Utah winning the 2023 Pac-12 softball tournament championship after beating No. 1 seed UCLA 7-4.

The WCWS is a double-elimination format and the final two teams play a best-of-three series for the national championship beginning June 7. The tournament runs from June 1 – June 9, if necessary.

The stage is set for the Women’s College World Series

Did your team make it to the Women’s College World Series?

The stage is set for the 2023 Women’s College World Series (WCWS) and eight teams advanced. All eight teams will be in action Thursday at OGE Energy Field at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The No. 1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners are looking to defend their 2022 national title while No. 15 Utah is advancing to the WCWS for the first time since 1994. All games will be broadcast on ESPN.

The WCWS is a double-elimination format and the final two teams play a best-of-three series for the national championship beginning June 7. The tournament runs from June 1 – June 9, if necessary.

The race to the WCWS started with 64 teams and was slowly whittled down to just the Elite 8.

Here are the eight teams left in the tournament, all times in ET.

WATCH: Alabama softball celebrates defeating Northwestern, advancing to WCWS

Alabama softball defeated Northwestern in a must-win Game 3, and celebrates advancing to the Women’s College World Series.

In the Super Regional series against Northwestern, Alabama dropped the first game, but managed to win the next two in a best-of-three series to advance to the Women’s College World Series.

There was plenty to celebrate as Montana Fouts struck out the final batter to earn an opportunity to potentially play for another national title.

The team advances, after a somewhat rocky season, and Fouts threw her last pitch in Rhoads Stadium as a member of the Crimson Tide.

Patrick Murphy and the Crimson tide will now have to face Tennessee. It will not be an easy task for Alabama, but with goals of playing for a national title, anything can happen.

The team was quick to gather around Fouts after the final strikeout.

Nothing but joy came

from Fouts and her teammates.

The whole team celebrated and thanked the Crimson Tide faithful for their support.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to cover Alabama softball as the Women’s College World Series gets underway.

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How to watch Alabama softball vs. Northwestern on Sunday

Alabama softball is in a winner take all scenario with Northwestern on Sunday! Here is how to catch all the action!

The Alabama softball got a season-saving win on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa with a 2-1 victory over the Northwestern Wildcats inside Rhoads Stadium.

The pitching duo of Jaala Torrence and Montana Fouts was outstanding for the Crimson Tide where they combined to give up seven hits and just one run.

Once again, Ashley Prange delivered for the Crimson Tide with a run scored and an RBI in the contest. Freshmen Larissa Preuitt was able to put together a couple of hits in the game while also scoring the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh.

With the win, Alabama has forced a decisive game three on Sunday with the winner advancing to the College World Series. Here is how you can catch Sunday’s action!

Texas softball’s season comes to an end with super regional loss to Tennessee

Texas softball’s season ends in the super regionals.

Texas softball’s season has come to an end after dropping game two of the super regional to Tennessee 9-0. The Tennessee victory clinches a spot in Oklahoma City for the first time since 2015.

The Longhorns trailed 1-0 entering the fifth inning before chaos broke loose and the Vols broke the game open. Texas’ bats struggled to get anything going for the entirety of the contest, only picking up two base hits.

Texas still has tons to hang their hat on from the 2023 season. Mike White’s team went 45-15, swept through the Austin Regional and made a fourth straight super regional.

Losing out just shy of the Women’s College World Series always stings, but the Longhorns have reasons for optimism. The future is bright for this Texas team as they return a strong core of young players next season.

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No. 13 Texas drops game one of Super Regional to No. 4 Tennessee

Texas softball looks to bounce back on Saturday.

No. 13 Texas softball is now facing elimination following a game one loss to No. 4 Tennessee in the Knoxville Super Regional.

The Lady Vols used a four-run second inning to beat the Longhorns 5-2, moving just one game away from the Women’s College World Series.

Texas’ comeback effort was cut short despite bringing the tying run to the plate in the sixth inning.

Mike White’s team is in a bit of a familiar situation with their backs against the wall. The Longhorns dropped the first game of a Super Regional against Arkansas last season before making a run all the way to the national title series.

Game two of the Knoxville Super Regional is set to take place Saturday at 2 p.m. CT. Texas hopes to force a winner-take-all game three on Sunday.

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Florida State softball pitcher has perfect game, team advances to Super Regionals

No. 3 Florida State will host No. 14 Georgia in Tallahassee in a best of three series.

Florida State’s pitcher, Kathryn Sandercock, made school history when she pitched a perfect game against South Carolina to advance her team to Super Regionals. Sandercock’s perfect game was the first solo perfect game for the Seminoles since Meghan King did it in 2016, against Tulsa. This was Florida State’s first perfect game in the NCAA tournament.

This win against the Gamecocks is the 10th time the Seminoles advanced to Super Regionals. No. 3 Florida State will host No. 14 Georgia in Tallahassee in a best-of-three series. One minute after tickets went on sale for Florida State’s Super Regional game, it sold out. The winner of the Super Regional game will advance to the Women’s College World Series.

Tallahassee Super Regional – Tallahassee, Florida (all times ET)

  • Game 1: Thursday, May 25, 7 p.m. | No. 3 Florida State* vs. No. 14 Georgia | ESPN2
  • Game 2: Friday, May 26, 8 p.m. | No. 14 Georgia vs. No. 3 Florida State* | ESPN
  • Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, May 27