2018 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

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2018 Alabama Crimson Tide softball
Alabama Crimson Tide logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record36–20 (12–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coach Alyson Habetz
Pitching coachStephanie VanBrakle
Home stadium Rhoads Stadium
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Florida  ‍†‍‡‍y20–4 .83347–8 .855
No. 8 Georgia  ‍‍‍16–8 .66743–10 .811
No. 12 South Carolina  ‍‍‍15–9 .62543–13 .768
No. 7 Tennessee  ‍‍‍14–10 .58344–11 .800
No. 11 LSU  ‍‍‍13–10 .56540–13 .755
No. 14 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍13–11 .54240–15 .727
No. 18 Arkansas  ‍‍‍12–12 .50037–14 .725
No. 13 Alabama  ‍‍‍12–12 .50032–17 .653
No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍11–12 .47840–14 .741
No. 19 Kentucky  ‍‍‍8–15 .34831–18 .633
No. 25 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍7–17 .29235–20 .636
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍7–17 .29230–22 .577
Missouri  ‍‍‍6–17 .26128–27 .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 was an American softball team that represented the University of Alabama for the 2018 NCAA softball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games at Rhoads Stadium. After losing in the 2017 NCAA Super Regionals, the 2018 team looked to make the postseason for the 20th straight year, and the Women's College World Series for twelfth time. This season represented the 22nd season of softball in the school's history.

Contents

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

DateTimeOpponentRank#SiteResultAttendanceWinning PitcherLosing Pitcher
February 8*6:00 PM South Alabama #11 Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 1–01,152A. OsorioD. Brown
Sand Dollar Classic
February 9*11:00 AM Penn State #11Gulf Shores Sportplex • Gulf Shores, AL W 10–0(5)–M. PrestonJ. Cummings
February 9*1:00 PM Lamar #11Gulf Shores Sportplex • Gulf Shores, ALW 13–0(5)–C. GettingA. Cisneros
February 10*12:00 PM Virginia Tech #11Gulf Shores Sportplex • Gulf Shores, ALCanceled–––
February 11*3:00 PM Florida A&M #11Gulf Shores Sportplex • Gulf Shores, ALCanceled–––
Black and Gold Tournament
February 16*1:00 PM Southern Miss #9SM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS W 11–1(6)1,054A. OsorioJ. Johnson
February 17*1:00 PM#24  McNeese State #9SM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MSW 11–1(5)–C. GettinsA. Flores
February 17*4:00 PM Miss Valley St. #9SM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MSW 11–0(5)–M. PrestonA. Salazar
February 18*1:00 PM#11  Baylor #9SM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MSL 1–2–M. RodoniA. Osorio
Easton Bama Bash
February 23*4:00 PM Georgia St. #10 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 5–1–M. PrestonM. Parson
February 23*6:00 PM#9  Florida St. #10Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW 3–02,971A. OsorioK. Hanson
February 24*1:30 PM Northern Iowa #10Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW 11–3(6)–C. GettinsJ. Spencer
February 24*4:00 PM#9 Florida St.#10Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALL 1–32,907M. KingM. Preston
February 25*1:30 PMGeorgia St.#10Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALCanceled–––
February 27*6:00 PM UAB #11Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL W 4–0821C. GettinsE. Katchel
Husky Classic
March 2*1:15 PM BYU #11 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 7–6(8)–C. GettinsA. Paulson
March 2*5:45 PM#1  Washington #11Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WAL 0–8(8)–G. PainA. Osorio
March 3*4:45 PM Portland St. #11Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WAW 3–0–M. PrestonE. Detamore
March 3*7:00 PM#1 Washington#11Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WAL 1–4–G. PainC. Gettins
March 4*12:00 PM Northwestern #11Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WAL 0–4–M. NewportA. Osorio
Easton Crimson Classic
March 9*4:00 PM Boston College #13Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW 5–0–A. OsorioA. Frei
March 9*6:00 PM Fordham #13Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW 4–32,501C. GettinsL. Quense
March 10*1:30 PMBoston College#13Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW 6–3–M. PrestonJ. Dreswick
March 10*4:00 PMFordham#13Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW 7–22,525A. OsorioM. Aughinbaugh
March 11*1:30 PM Samford #13Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW 1–02,445C. GettinsT. DeCelles
March 14*5:00 PM Georgia Tech #12 Glenn Field • Atlanta, GA W 3–11,200M. PrestonE. Anderson
March 166:00 PM#14  Auburn #12Moore Field • Auburn, AL W 2–01,965A. OsorioK. Carlson
March 17*7:00 PM#14 Auburn#12Moore Field • Auburn, ALL 1–32,128M. MartinM. Preston
March 185:00 PM#14 Auburn#12Moore Field • Auburn, ALL 1–22,031K. CarlsonC. Gettins
March 20*6:00 PM UAB #15Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW 10–52,407C. GettinsE. Kachel
March 236:30 PM Ole Miss #15Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW 13–1(5)2,929C. GettinsA. Tillmann
March 242:00 PMOle Miss#15Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALL 10–33,535K. LeeM. Preston
March 251:30 PMOle Miss#15Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW 3–23,104C. GettinsK. Lee
March 305:00 PM#19  Kentucky #16Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY W 9–0–A. OsorioA. Humes
March 314:00 PM#19 Kentucky#16Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KYL 6–112,425G. BaalmanM. Preston
April 112:00 PM#19 Kentucky#16Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KYW 9–31,034A. OsorioA. Humes
April 712:00 PM#4  Florida #15Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALL ––––
April 82:00 PM#4 Florida#15Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW ––––
April 96:00 PM#4 Florida#15Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALL ––––
April 136:00 PM Arkansas Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR W ––––
April 1411:00 AMArkansasBogle Park • Fayetteville, ARL ––––
April 151:00 PMArkansasBogle Park • Fayetteville, ARL ––––
April 18*6:00 PM Southern Miss Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW ––––
April 214:30 PM Tennessee Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALL ––––
April 222:00 PMTennesseeRhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALL ––––
April 236:00 PMTennesseeRhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW ––––
April 275:00 PM Georgia Turner Stadium • Athens, GA L ––––
April 285:00 PMGeorgiaTurner Stadium • Athens, GAL ––––
April 291:00 PMGeorgiaTurner Stadium • Athens, GAW ––––
May 4*7:00 PM Texas A&M Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW ––––
May 512:00 PMTexas A&MRhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW ––––
May 61:30 PMTexas A&MRhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW ––––
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from NFCA released prior to game.All times are in Central Time Zone.

Honors and awards

Ranking movement

PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Final
NFCA [2] 11910111312151615
USA Softball [3] 10913111315161615

See also

References

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