2018 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

2018 Alabama Crimson Tide softball
2018 Alabama Crimson Tide softball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West
Record	36–20 (12–12 SEC)
Head coach	Patrick Murphy ;
Assistant coach	Alyson Habetz
Pitching coach	Stephanie VanBrakle
Home stadium	Rhoads Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

Last updated July 18, 2024

2018 Southeastern Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Florida ‍†‍‡‍^y	20	–	4	.833	47	–	8	.855
No. 8 Georgia ‍‍‍	16	–	8	.667	43	–	10	.811
No. 12 South Carolina ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	43	–	13	.768
No. 7 Tennessee ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	44	–	11	.800
No. 11 LSU ‍‍‍	13	–	10	.565	40	–	13	.755
No. 14 Texas A&M ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	40	–	15	.727
No. 18 Arkansas ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	37	–	14	.725
No. 13 Alabama ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	32	–	17	.653
No. 15 Auburn ‍‍‍	11	–	12	.478	40	–	14	.741
No. 19 Kentucky ‍‍‍	8	–	15	.348	31	–	18	.633
No. 25 Mississippi State ‍‍‍	7	–	17	.292	35	–	20	.636
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	7	–	17	.292	30	–	22	.577
Missouri ‍‍‍	6	–	17	.261	28	–	27	.509

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of Mar. 25, 2018^[1] Rankings from NFCA

The 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team is an American softball team, representing the University of Alabama for the 2018 NCAA softball season. The Crimson Tide play their home games at Rhoads Stadium. After losing in the 2017 NCAA Super Regionals, the 2018 team looks to make the postseason for the 20th straight year, and the Women's College World Series for twelfth time. This season represents the 22nd season of softball in the school's history.

Personnel

Roster

2018 Alabama Crimson Tide roster

Pitchers

21 Courtney Gettins – Junior
24 Madison Preston – Freshman
27 Alexis Osorio – Senior

Outfielders

1 Elissa Brown– Sophomore
4 Rachel Bobo – Senior
7 Merris Schroder – Junior
8 KB Sides – Freshman
12 Kaylee Tow – Freshman
15 Gabby Callaway – Sophomore

Catchers

20 Carrigan Fain – Senior
54 Reagan Dykes – Junior

Infielders

00 Maddie Morgan – Freshman
2 Demi Turner – Senior
3 Peyton Grantham – Senior
5 Kyra Lockhart – Freshman
6 Sydney Booker – Senior
33 Claire Jenkins – Sophomore

Utility

16 Bailey Hemphill – Sophomore
34 Caroline Hardy – Junior

2018 Alabama Crimson Tide Softball Roster

Coaching staff

2018 Alabama Crimson Tide softball coaching staff
Patrick Murphy – Head coach – 20th year Alyson Habetz – Associate head coach, hitting coach – 20th year Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro – Assistant coach, pitching coach – 7th year Brynne Dordel – Volunteer assistant coach – 1st year Kate Harris – Director of operations – 8th year

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher
February 8*	6:00 PM	South Alabama	#11	Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 1–0	1,152	A. Osorio	D. Brown
Sand Dollar Classic
February 9*	11:00 AM	Penn State	#11	Gulf Shores Sportplex • Gulf Shores, AL	W 10–0⁽⁵⁾	–	M. Preston	J. Cummings
February 9*	1:00 PM	Lamar	#11	Gulf Shores Sportplex • Gulf Shores, AL	W 13–0⁽⁵⁾	–	C. Getting	A. Cisneros
February 10*	12:00 PM	Virginia Tech	#11	Gulf Shores Sportplex • Gulf Shores, AL	Canceled	–	–	–
February 11*	3:00 PM	Florida A&M	#11	Gulf Shores Sportplex • Gulf Shores, AL	Canceled	–	–	–
Black and Gold Tournament
February 16*	1:00 PM	Southern Miss	#9	SM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS	W 11–1⁽⁶⁾	1,054	A. Osorio	J. Johnson
February 17*	1:00 PM	#24 McNeese State	#9	SM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS	W 11–1⁽⁵⁾	–	C. Gettins	A. Flores
February 17*	4:00 PM	Miss Valley St.	#9	SM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS	W 11–0⁽⁵⁾	–	M. Preston	A. Salazar
February 18*	1:00 PM	#11 Baylor	#9	SM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS	L 1–2	–	M. Rodoni	A. Osorio
Easton Bama Bash
February 23*	4:00 PM	Georgia St.	#10	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 5–1	–	M. Preston	M. Parson
February 23*	6:00 PM	#9 Florida St.	#10	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 3–0	2,971	A. Osorio	K. Hanson
February 24*	1:30 PM	Northern Iowa	#10	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 11–3⁽⁶⁾	–	C. Gettins	J. Spencer
February 24*	4:00 PM	#9 Florida St.	#10	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 1–3	2,907	M. King	M. Preston
February 25*	1:30 PM	Georgia St.	#10	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	Canceled	–	–	–

February 27*	6:00 PM	UAB	#11	Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL	W 4–0	821	C. Gettins	E. Katchel
Husky Classic
March 2*	1:15 PM	BYU	#11	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 7–6⁽⁸⁾	–	C. Gettins	A. Paulson
March 2*	5:45 PM	#1 Washington	#11	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–8⁽⁸⁾	–	G. Pain	A. Osorio
March 3*	4:45 PM	Portland St.	#11	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 3–0	–	M. Preston	E. Detamore
March 3*	7:00 PM	#1 Washington	#11	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 1–4	–	G. Pain	C. Gettins
March 4*	12:00 PM	Northwestern	#11	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–4	–	M. Newport	A. Osorio
Easton Crimson Classic
March 9*	4:00 PM	Boston College	#13	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 5–0	–	A. Osorio	A. Frei
March 9*	6:00 PM	Fordham	#13	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 4–3	2,501	C. Gettins	L. Quense
March 10*	1:30 PM	Boston College	#13	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 6–3	–	M. Preston	J. Dreswick
March 10*	4:00 PM	Fordham	#13	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 7–2	2,525	A. Osorio	M. Aughinbaugh
March 11*	1:30 PM	Samford	#13	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 1–0	2,445	C. Gettins	T. DeCelles

March 14*	5:00 PM	Georgia Tech	#12	Glenn Field • Atlanta, GA	W 3–1	1,200	M. Preston	E. Anderson
March 16	6:00 PM	#14 Auburn	#12	Moore Field • Auburn, AL	W 2–0	1,965	A. Osorio	K. Carlson
March 17*	7:00 PM	#14 Auburn	#12	Moore Field • Auburn, AL	L 1–3	2,128	M. Martin	M. Preston
March 18	5:00 PM	#14 Auburn	#12	Moore Field • Auburn, AL	L 1–2	2,031	K. Carlson	C. Gettins
March 20*	6:00 PM	UAB	#15	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 10–5	2,407	C. Gettins	E. Kachel
March 23	6:30 PM	Ole Miss	#15	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 13–1⁽⁵⁾	2,929	C. Gettins	A. Tillmann
March 24	2:00 PM	Ole Miss	#15	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 10–3	3,535	K. Lee	M. Preston
March 25	1:30 PM	Ole Miss	#15	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 3–2	3,104	C. Gettins	K. Lee
March 30	5:00 PM	#19 Kentucky	#16	Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 9–0	–	A. Osorio	A. Humes
March 31	4:00 PM	#19 Kentucky	#16	Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 6–11	2,425	G. Baalman	M. Preston
April 1	12:00 PM	#19 Kentucky	#16	Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 9–3	1,034	A. Osorio	A. Humes
April 7	12:00 PM	#4 Florida	#15	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L –	–	–	–
April 8	2:00 PM	#4 Florida	#15	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W –	–	–	–
April 9	6:00 PM	#4 Florida	#15	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L –	–	–	–
April 13	6:00 PM	Arkansas		Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR	W –	–	–	–
April 14	11:00 AM	Arkansas		Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR	L –	–	–	–
April 15	1:00 PM	Arkansas		Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR	L –	–	–	–
April 18*	6:00 PM	Southern Miss		Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W –	–	–	–
April 21	4:30 PM	Tennessee		Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L –	–	–	–
April 22	2:00 PM	Tennessee		Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L –	–	–	–
April 23	6:00 PM	Tennessee		Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W –	–	–	–
April 27	5:00 PM	Georgia		Turner Stadium • Athens, GA	L –	–	–	–
April 28	5:00 PM	Georgia		Turner Stadium • Athens, GA	L –	–	–	–
April 29	1:00 PM	Georgia		Turner Stadium • Athens, GA	W –	–	–	–
May 4*	7:00 PM	Texas A&M		Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W –	–	–	–
May 5	12:00 PM	Texas A&M		Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W –	–	–	–
May 6	1:30 PM	Texas A&M		Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W –	–	–	–
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from NFCA released prior to game.All times are in Central Time Zone.

Honors and awards

None

Ranking movement

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
NFCA^[2]	11	9	10	11	13	12	15	16	15
USA Softball^[3]	10	9	13	11	13	15	16	16	15

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References

↑ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
↑ NFCA Poll
↑ USA Softball Poll

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[1] "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[2] NFCA Poll

[3] USA Softball Poll

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v t e Alabama Crimson Tide softball
Head coaches	Kalum Haack (1997–1998) Patrick Murphy (1999–present)
Venues	Sokol Park (1997) Bowers Park (1998–1999) Rhoads Stadium (2000–present)
National championships	2012
WCWS appearances	2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2019 2021
NCAA tournament Appearances	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021
First-team All-Americans	Kelly Kretschman (2000) Ginger Jones (2000) Kelly Kretschman (2001) Ashley Courtney (2002) Lauren Parker (2007) Brittany Rogers (2008) Kelley Montalvo (2008) Charlotte Morgan (2008) Charlotte Morgan (2009) Kelsi Dunne (2009) Kelsi Dunne (2011) Kayla Braud (2011) Jaclyn Traina (2011) Jaclyn Traina (2012) Kayla Braud (2013) Haylie McCleney (2014) Haylie McCleney (2015) Haylie McCleney (2016) Alexis Osorio (2017) Montana Fouts (2021) Bailey Hemphill (2021)
Senior CLASS Award	Charlotte Morgan (2010) Kayla Braud (2013) Haylie McCleney (2016)
Seasons	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023