2018 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

2018 Alabama Crimson Tide softball

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Division| 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 ->

2018 Southeastern Conference softball standings

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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[edit]

### Roster[edit]

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

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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[edit]

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[edit]

Date  | Time  | Opponent  | Rank# | Site  | Result  | Attendance  | Winning Pitcher  | Losing Pitcher

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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[edit]

* None

## Ranking movement[edit]

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

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NFCA[2] | 11  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 13  | 12  | 15  | 16  | 15  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
USA Softball[3] | 10  | 9  | 13  | 11  | 13  | 15  | 16  | 16  | 15  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## See also[edit]

* 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

## References[edit]

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

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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

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