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Alabama drops Game 1 of Super Regional to Tennessee

The No. 14 Alabama softball team loses the first game of the Knoxville Super Regional to No. 3 Tennessee.

After leading 2-0 through the first two innings, the Alabama Crimson Tide softball team ranked No. 14 in the nation, lost the lead and dropped Game 1 of the Knoxville Super Regional to the No. 3 Tennessee Volunteers.

Alabama’s offense roughly picked up where it left off after scoring a plethora of runs against Southeast Louisiana in the Tuscaloosa Regional final, the bats were quickly quieted in the final five innings of play.

The series is best-of-three, which means the Crimson Tide is officially one loss away from having their 2024 season concluding. Two consecutive wins are required from Patrick Murphy’s team if they want to extend their run for a national title.

Kayla Beaver pitched into the fifth inning for Alabama, but was pulled with a final stat line of three runs, two hits, one walk and two strikeouts.

The two teams will meet again tomorrow afternoon as the Volunteers look to end the Crimson Tide’s season and move on.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Alabama softball as they look to stay alive in the Knoxville Super Regional.

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Top photos from Alabama Softball’s NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional win

Alabama softball advances to the NCAA Super Regionals. Relive the excitement from the Crimson Tide’s Regional win with this photo gallery.

Alabama Crimson Tide softball ranks No. 14 in the nation and is now preparing to take on the No. 3 Tennessee Lady Vols in the Knoxville Super Regional in the next round as the team looks to continue its postseason run for another national championship.

Though offense has been this team’s biggest struggle, the bats came alive early in the Tuscaloosa Regional finals matchup against Southeast Louisiana. The Crimson Tide managed to put up a whopping win runs in the first inning, as the team went on to win the contest in a five-inning run-rule that finished with a final score of 12-2.

Before looking ahead to Alabama’s matchup in Knoxville against SEC foe Tennessee, relive the excitement from the Tide’s win over Southeast Louisiana that sent the team through to the next round.

Twitter reacts to controversial call made by third base umpire in Game 1 of super regional

A controversial call made by the third base umpire led to plenty of fans voicing their frustration on Twitter.

Twitter users reacted to a hotly debated call in the fifth inning of Game 1 of the Alabama-Wake Forest super regional on Saturday.

Wake Forest’s Danny Corona had a two-strike count at the plate with two outs. Alabama starting pitcher Luke Holman threw a breaking ball in the dirt to induce what appeared to be a swinging third strike. However, the pitch was called a ball and, on appeal, the third base umpire ruled it was a check swing.

Corona launched a home run to right field one pitch later, raising the ire of the Alabama bench. Alabama hitting coach Matt Reida was ejected.

Needless to say, the call might have changed the outcome of the game had it been called in Alabama’s favor. Instead, the Demon Deacons came away with a 5-4 win.

Fans were quick to take to Twitter to voice their frustrations.

Alabama baseball falls in Game 1 of super regionals to Wake Forest

The No. 16 overall seed Alabama Crimson Tide fell in Game 1 of the Super Regionals to No. 1 overall seed Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons defeated the Crimson Tide 5-4.

The Alabama baseball team opened its super regional on Saturday with a loss against Wake Forest. The Tide fell to the Demon Deacons, 5-4.

The scoring started when leadoff hitter and center fielder Tommy Hawke delivered a solo shot to right-center field in the bottom of the first. In the home half of the second inning, the Demon Deacons produced two more runs.

After Wake Forest pitcher Rhett Lowder cruised through two innings, the Alabama bats woke up. The nine-hole hitter, Caden Rose hit a solo shot to left field in the top of the third inning to cut the Demon Deacons lead to 3-1.

In the fourth inning, designated hitter Dominic Tamez came through with a two-out walk. The next batter, Colby Shelton hit a two-run home run to tie the game at 3.

Alabama starting pitcher Luke Holman settled in after the second until two outs in the fifth. With two strikes in the count, Holman induced a check-swing on a pitch called a ball. On appeal, the third base umpire ruled the batter had not swung. One pitch later, designated hitter Danny Corona hit a solo shot to right field to give the Demon Deacons a one-run lead.

Shortly thereafter, Alabama hitting coach Matt Reida was ejection. Between innings, Alabama head coach Jason Jackson walked onto the field to argue his case for why the call on the field was incorrect.

Needless to say, that run came back to bite the Crimson Tide.

Wake Forest scored again in the sixth inning to take a 5-3 lead.

In the eighth inning, Rose delivered with his second home run of the game, but it was not enough. Holman fell to 7-4 while Lowder improved to 15-0.

A start time for Sunday’s Game 2 has not been determined. We will be sure to keep you updated!

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the Alabama baseball program.

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How to watch Texas baseball vs. No. 8 Stanford in super regionals

Texas is now just ONE win away from reaching the College World Series for the third year in a row.

After sweeping the Coral Gables regional last weekend, Texas will now face No. 8 Stanford in super regionals. Continue reading “How to watch Texas baseball vs. No. 8 Stanford in super regionals”

Alabama-Wake Forest NCAA super regional game delayed for medical event

An undisclosed “medical event” is taking place inside the stadium, which will delay the start time of the contest. More updates will be provided.

Update: As of 11:08 a.m. CST, fans are being allowed into the stadium, per a tweet from Wake Forest baseball.

Update: As of 11:11 p.m. CST, the game is scheduled to begin at 1:15 p.m. CST, per a tweet from Alabama baseball.

Alabama and Wake Forest are set to begin their best-of-three super regional in Winston Salem, North Carolina. However, the start time will be delayed as there was an unspecified non-game-related medical event in the stadium.

Fans are being told to wait outside the stadium and the time of first pitch has been pushed back.

The official Alabama baseball Twitter account shared the news just before 10 a.m. CST.

“Due to a non-game-related medical event, gates will not be open at this time,” the tweet stated. “The start of the game will be delayed as well. More info will be provided as it becomes available. Fans are welcome to await gate entry inside the DEACTOWN Fan Zone inside Gate 5 at Truist Field.”

The game was originally scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. CST.

No word has been given as to what is taking place inside the stadium. Neither has the severity of the medical event been disclosed.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to share updates as more become available regarding this matter.

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TCU fans graciously paid it forward, donating over $23,000 to Indiana’s Special Olympics

The Special Olympics helped move a Super Regional from Terre Haute to Fort Worth. TCU fans showed their gratitude with donations.

Indiana State was supposed to be hosting a Super Regional this weekend. Instead, the 16th-seeded Sycamores will travel to Fort Worth, Texas for a date with unseeded TCU instead.

The change in venue was necessitated thanks to preexisting plans in Terre Haute. The Indiana chapter of the Special Olympics had already reserved the date to hold its 51st annual Summer Games the same weekend. Without enough hotel rooms to meet the demand of local and traveling fans — as well as ESPN’s production crew — the decision was made to shift the best-of-three series south following the Horned Frogs’ upset of top-seeded Arkansas Monday.

It’s a difficult decision for Sycamores players who earned the right to play one more series at home, only to have it taken away for reasons outside their control. And it’s an unexpected blessing for a TCU team that suddenly gets the advantage of a partisan crowd. But the Horned Frog faithful are paying their good fortune forward with donations to Special Olympics Indiana.

The Lupton Drinking Club, a TCU sports-based podcast, put out a call to action June 5. In fewer than two days, it’s been retweeted more than 800 times. That’s resulted in more than $23,000 in new funding for the Special Olympics.

Special Olympics Indiana CEO Jeff Mohler saw the donations as a sigil of true sportsmanship.

“Sports at its truest,” Mohler told Indianapolis NBC affiliate WTHR. “The most fundamental part of our society is for the betterment of who we are as individuals and this is a testimony to that, what sports could and should be. It is more than competition, although we do like to keep score, obviously the scoreboard is on, but we can all be better for it, if we live it in the right spirit.”

In this case, TCU fans were able to turn a negative for Indiana State into a positive for residents across the Hoosier State. That may not be the outcome Sycamore fans wanted, but it’s a result with which they can find a silver lining.

Here’s the 2023 NCAA Baseball Super Regionals opening round schedule

Here’s what’s on tap this weekend for college baseball’s super regionals.

College baseball has now reached the super regionals after an exciting round of regional action last weekend that saw a few top-seeded teams advance to the next round, which is scheduled to be played this coming weekend from June 9-12 — depending on which day the school plays its opening game.

Among those who made the first cut en route to the College World Series are the Florida Gators, who are one of six Southeastern Conference programs to make it to the super regionals. Also joining the Orange and Blue are the LSU Tigers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Kentucky Wildcats and Alabama Crimson Tide.

Take a look below at the schedule of opening games for the super regionals held this coming weekend at their respective venues. Included are the day and time (in EDT) as well as which station will be broadcasting the action.

Oklahoma’s season ends in Charlottesville in 8-5 loss to ECU

Oklahoma was eliminated by the ECU Pirates 8-5 in the NCAA Tournament to end their season Sunday afternoon.

Oklahoma’s 2023 baseball season has come to an end. Oklahoma lost on Sunday in its second elimination game of the Charlottesville Regional to the East Carolina Pirates, 8-5.

Oklahoma entered the day with a tall task ahead of it to advance to the super regionals. It needed to beat ECU and then regional hosts UVA twice. The first step was beating the Pirates, but Oklahoma failed Sunday just as it did when the programs faced off Friday.

ECU cashed in both games with timely hitting with runners in scoring position, whereas Oklahoma failed to convert across both games against ECU. On Sunday, left-hander James Hitt took the mound for the Sooners. Hitt entered the game 6-1 with a 4.50 ERA.

Oklahoma started great, loading the bases and threatening to put up a crooked number. Yet, the Sooners scored only one run, on a sacrifice fly from Anthony McKenzie in the bottom of the first.

Hitt retired the first six batters he faced. The top of the third inning proved much more problematic. ECU plated three runs on RBI singles from Jacob Starlin and Cam Clonch and a fielder’s choice.

Oklahoma produced nothing in response. The Sooners put two runners on with one out in the bottom of the third, but ECU got out of trouble with an inning-ending double play.

After loading the bases with no outs in the bottom of the fourth, Oklahoma lined into a double play. A John Spikerman groundout ended the inning with Oklahoma still down 3-1.

The top of the fifth is when ECU took control. ECU ripped off five runs to build an 8-1 lead. Two of ECU’s best bats, Carter Cunningham and Josh Starling, highlighted the eruptions with an RBI double and an RBI single, respectively.

Oklahoma did its best to answer in the bottom of the fifth. Shortstop Dakota Harris brought in a run with an RBI single. The Sooners made it 8-3 on a balk by Pirates pitcher Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman.

Easton Carmichael had an RBI double in the seventh, and Bryce Madron homered in the bottom of the ninth to draw the Sooners closes, but it wasn’t enough.

Harris and Madron each finished 3-for-4 at the plate for the Sooners, while Carmichael had two hits.

Oklahoma’s lack of success with runners in scoring position kept it from making this game more competitive. The two missed opportunities with the bases loaded and the third-inning double play were absolutely crushing.

ECU (47-18) takes on Virginia in the regional final. It must win twice to move on to the super regionals.

For Oklahoma (32-28), its season ends in Charlottesville. It heads back to Norman as a team that should be proud of all it accomplished. After a magical run to the 2022 College World Series in Omaha, the team was decimated by the MLB draft and graduations.

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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!