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LOOK: Alabama softball team greets fans before flying to OKC for WCWS

Alabama softball fans got to see the team before they travel to OKC for the Women’s College world Series.

Alabama softball got through the Tuscaloosa regional in Game 7 and took down Northwestern in Game 3 in the Super Regionals. Now, the Crimson Tide is off to Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series.

Patrick Murphy’s team will first take on Tennessee, which will be a difficult task.

While the goal is to win it all, it’s clear the team is currently focused on taking down the Lady Vols.

Before taking off, the team was greeted by Alabama softball fans at the airport, where they signed autographs and took pictures. The support for Alabama softball is unmatched anywhere in the nation.

Key players to watch for each team in the Women’s College World Series

As the eight teams descend on Oklahoma City, here are some of the key players to watch in the Women’s College World Series.

This week, the eight teams who qualified for the Women’s College World Series will descend upon Oklahoma City to crown the 2023 national champion. While the Oklahoma Sooners are the favorite to win the title, they’ll be challenged along the way.

Each of the eight teams in the Women’s College World Series is bringing some serious talent with them to USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.

While there are certainly a lot of talented players worth mentioning from each team, here’s a look at some of the key players in this year’s WCWS field.

Oklahoma leads the way with seven D1Softball All-American selections

The Oklahoma Sooners led the way with seven selections, including five on the first-team, in @D1Softball’s All-America teams.

The Oklahoma Sooners dominated the All-American selections from D1Softball, with seven selections, including five first-team selections. Tennessee is the only other team with two first-team selections.

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[autotag]Jordy Bahl[/autotag] has been the Sooners’ go-to in tough spots this season. Bahl is 18-1 in 2023 with a 1.08 ERA and is allowing opponents to hit just .164 on the season.

Bahl was joined on the first team by Alabama’s [autotag]Montana Fouts[/autotag], Florida State’s [autotag]Kathryn Sandercock[/autotag], and Tennessee’s [autotag]Ashley Jones[/autotag].

Kinzie Hansen earned her first-team selection after hitting .415 with 12 home runs and 53 RBIs on the season. She’s been fantastic in the postseason for the Sooners, going 9-for-16 (.562) with two home runs and nine RBIs. Hansen’s heroics in game two gave Oklahoma a chance to win the game, break the record for consecutive wins in a row, and advance to the Women’s College World Series for the seventh consecutive season.

Tiare Jennings leads the Sooners with a .436 batting average and 60 RBIs. She’s second on the team with 16 home runs on the season, behind third baseman Alyssa Brito.

Brito is hitting .411 with her team-leading 17 home runs and is just an RBI behind Jennings with 59 RBIs.

Rounding out the first-team selections for the Sooners is center fielder Jayda Coleman. The Sooners’ leadoff hitter is batting .417 and has career highs in home runs. (16) and RBIs (46) while still getting on base at a .500 clip.

Haley Lee earned second-team utility honors by hitting .399 with 14 home runs and 51 RBIs. She’s come through for the Sooners in clutch moments all year. Her grand slam against Clemson on Friday helped break open a 4-2 contest to give the Sooners the win in game one.

Grace Lyons has an argument to be made to be a first-team player as the best shortstop in softball. The Big 12 defensive player of the year didn’t have the numbers she had a year ago at the plate but has still been fantastic, hitting .331 with eight home runs and 31 RBIs.

The Oklahoma Sooners open Women’s College World Series play against No. 9 seed Stanford on Thursday at 1:30 pm CT on ESPN.

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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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Alabama softball is head back to the Women’s College World Series

Crimson Tide knock off Northwestern to advance to WCWS

The Alabama softball program is back in the Women’s College World Series after knocking off Northwestern in their Super Regional finals on Sunday. The Tide lost the first game to the Wildcats and had to battle back to win games two and three to advance out of Tuscaloosa.

The Tide will first square off with the rival Tennessee Volunteers on Thursday at noon EST in the first round. The winner would then go on to face the winner of Stanford vs. Oklahoma. Stanford eliminated the Tide in 2022 in the Tuscaloosa Regional final so a chance at revenge is certainly on their mind. However, Oklahoma enters the match-up as an overwhelming favorite after sweeping Texas in the 2022 national title. The Sooners are also an astounding 56-1 on the season.

The rest of the bracket is made up of Oklahoma State, Florida State, Utah and Washington. The Pac-12 leads the way with three teams remaining, while the SEC and Big 12 each have two. The Tide enter as the fourth highest-ranked team, but can they get past the Vols and go on a magical run? Montana Fouts will have to have an outstanding postseason to give the Tide life.

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PHOTOS: Top images as Alabama softball advances to WCWS

The top images as the Alabama softball team advances to the Women’s College World Series!

The Alabama softball team advanced to yet another Women’s College World Series on Sunday afternoon after defeating the Northwestern Wildcats 3-2 from Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Once again the pitching duo of Jaala Torrence and Montana Fouts helped secure the victory for the Crimson Tide who is now advancing to its 14th WCWS in program history.

After a one-hour lightning delay at the bottom of the third, two singles and a walk quickly loaded the bases for Alabama senior catcher Ally Shipmen who would hit a two-run single to give Alabama the lead.

Jenna Johnson hit a solo home run in the fifth to extend the Tide lead to 3-1. A one-out solo home run from Maeve Nelson of Northwestern cut the lead to one but a groundout and strikeout sealed the victory to send the Tide to OKC.

Next up for Alabama is a matchup with SEC foe, Tennessee in OKC on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. CT.

Until then, let’s enjoy some of the top images from Alabama’s emotional win over Northwestern on Sunday!

Alabama Softball knocks off No. 12 seed Northwestern in Game 3 to advance to WCWS

The Alabama softball team defated No. 12 seed Northwestern 3-2 on Sunday evening. The Tide will advance to the College World Series for the 14th time in program history.

The Alabama softball team dropped the first game of Super Regionals against No. 12 seed Northwestern, but the Crimson Tide battled back to win games two and game three. In the deciding game, the Tide defeated the Wildcats 3-1. Alabama will advance to the College World Series for the fourteenth time in program history.

In the series finale, graduate senior Ally Shipman and senior Jenna Johnson came through offensively. The two combined to have three hits and three runs batted in.

On the mound,  Crimson Tide pitchers Jaala Torrence and Montana Fouts combined to allow just one run and seven hits while striking out four batters.

The Crimson Tide will travel to Oklahoma City to face the No. 4 seed Tennessee Volunteers. The game will be played on Thursday with the first pitch scheduled for 11 a.m. CST. Also, the game will be televised on ESPN.

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PHOTOS: Top images from Alabama’s win over Northwestern on Saturday night

Top images from Alabama’s win over Northwestern on Saturday night!

In a must-win scenario, Patrick Murphy and the Alabama softball came through against the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday night with a 2-1 victory from inside a rocking Rhoads Stadium.

The dynamic duo of Jaala Torrence and Montana Fouts from the mound helped keep the Crimson Tide in the contest. Torrence and Fouts combined for seven innings of work surrending just seven hits and one run against the Wildcats.

Senior Ashley Prange and freshmen Larissa Preuitt came through for the Tide in the top of the seventh to break the 1-1 tie with Prange driving Preuitt in with an RBI double.

Alabama and Northwestern will compete in the decisive game three on Sunday afternoon with the winner advancing to the Women’s College World Series.

Let’s take a look at some of the top images from Alabama’s win on Saturday night!

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!

How to watch Alabama softball vs. Northwestern on Saturday

Alabama softball is now in must-win mode on Saturday night in the NCAA Tournament Super Regionals against Northwestern!

Patrick Murphy and the Alabama softball team have entered must-win mode following Friday night’s 3-1 loss to the Northwestern Wildcats in Tuscaloosa.

Alabama turned to Montana Fouts on Friday night, but some early errors from both Fouts and the other infielders led to two of the Wildcats’ scores. Fouts threw 3.1 innings in her return from a knee injury and Jaala Torrence would replace her and deliver 3.2 scoreless innings of work from the mound.

Outside of Ashley Prange, the Alabama offense could not muster much success from the plate.

Alabama will need to win on Saturday night to force a game three on Sunday. Here is how you can catch Saturday night’s action from Tuscaloosa!