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{{Infobox college softball team

| name = Alabama Crimson Tide

| CurrentSeason = 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

| logo = Alabama_Crimson_Tide_logo.svg

| logo_size = 150

| university = University of Alabama

| conference = Southeastern Conference

| conference_short = SEC

| division =

| city = Tuscaloosa

| stateabb = AL

| state = Alabama

| coach = Patrick Murphy

| tenure = 27th

| stadium = Rhoads Stadium

| capacity = 3,940

| nickname = Crimson Tide

| national_champion = 2012

| wcws_runnerup = 2014

| wcws = 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024

| super_regional = 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024

| ncaa_tourneys = 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

| conference_tournament = 1998, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2021

| conference_champion = 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019

|athletic_director=Greg Byrne|founded=1997 (28 years ago)}}

The Alabama Crimson Tide softball team represents the University of Alabama in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). It is currently led by head coach Patrick Murphy and assistant coaches Lance McMahon and Kayla Braud. The team plays its home games at the Rhoads Stadium located on the university's campus. The Alabama Crimson Tide softball team won its first national championship in 2012, after they defeated the Oklahoma Sooners in the championship series of the Women's College World Series.

History

On September 28, 1995, Alabama athletics director Glen Tuckett announced the school would sponsor a softball program to begin play in the 1997 season.{{cite news |title=Bama will sponsor women's softball program |page=C4 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9DsdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MaYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6907%2C9943691 |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=September 29, 1995 |access-date=June 26, 2012}} At the time of its addition, softball became both the 20th varsity sport overall and 11th women's sport sponsored at Alabama. On January 3, 1996, Kalum Haack was hired from Kansas to serve as the first head coach for the team.{{cite news |title=Haack to direct Bama softball |page=C3 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cj0dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QKYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6788%2C461161 |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=January 4, 1996 |access-date=June 26, 2012}} The next spring, Haack recruited his first class for the inaugural 1997 team. On February 15, 1997, Alabama defeated Tulsa 5–2 in their first all-time game at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.{{cite news |title=Tide softball team opens season with win |page=C8 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Vc0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RaYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6680%2C2960313 |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=February 16, 1997 |access-date=June 26, 2012}} Two weeks later, the Crimson Tide won their first all-time home game in their home opener at Sokol Park against Delta State 4–3.{{cite news |first=Tommy |last=Deas |title=Alabama softball team triumphs in home opener |page=C1 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yc0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RaYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3839%2C5573140 |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=February 28, 1997 |access-date=June 26, 2012}}

After he led the Crimson Tide in their inaugural season and to their first SEC championship in their second season, on June 30, 1998, Haack resigned as head coach.{{cite news |first=Tommy |last=Deas |title=Bama softball coach Kalum Haack resigns |page=C1 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Vz0dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RqYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3379%2C85143 |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=July 1, 1998 |access-date=June 26, 2012}} He cited personal reasons for his resignation. During his two-year stint as head coach, Haack compiled an overall record of 78 wins and 47 losses (78–47). A week later on July 9, Alabama assistant coach Patrick Murphy was promoted to the Crimson Tide's head coach position.{{cite news |first=Tommy |last=Deas |title=Murphy takes over Bama softball |page=C1 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Wz0dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RqYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2671%2C1671896 |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=July 10, 1998 |access-date=June 26, 2012}}

Since Murphy took over in 1999, the Crimson Tide has won 12 SEC championships (6 regular season and 6 tournaments), made 17 consecutive NCAA tournaments (every year since 1999) and have advanced to the Women's College World Series ten times.{{cite web| url=http://www.rolltide.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/060108aad.html| title=Tide softball season ends with loss to ASU, 3–1 | publisher=University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations - RollTide.com| date=June 1, 2008 | access-date=December 31, 2008}}{{cite web| url=http://www.rolltide.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/053109aah.html| title=Alabama softball falls to Florida 6–5, ending its Women's College World Series run | publisher=University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations - RollTide.com| date=May 31, 2008 | access-date=June 30, 2008}} In 2012, Alabama defeated the Oklahoma Sooners, 2 games to 1, in the championship series of the Women's College World Series, to win its first national championship in school history and the first softball national championship in the history of the SEC.{{cite news |first=Graham |last=Hays |title=Alabama's title a milestone for SEC |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/softball/story/_/id/8017675/2012-women-college-world-series-alabama-crimson-tide-title-milestone-sec-south-general |work=ESPN.com |date=June 7, 2012 |access-date=June 26, 2012}}

File:Alabama Crimson Tide softball.png

Head coaches

class="wikitable"

! Name

! Years

! Record

! %

Kalum Haack

| 1997–1998

| 78–47

| {{winpct|78|47}}

Patrick Murphy

| 1999–present

| 1,083–303

| {{winpct|1083|303}}

Year-by-year records

{{CBB Yearly Record Start |type=team |conference= |postseason= |poll=no }}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead| |name=Southeastern Conference|startyear=1997|conference=no |endyear=present}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1997| name = Kalum Haack | overall = 29–29 | conference = 16–14 | confstanding = 2nd (Western)| postseason = SEC tournament (0–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference tournament| season = 1998| name = Kalum Haack | overall = 49–18 | conference = 19–7 | confstanding = 2nd (Western)| postseason = SEC tournament (4–1)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1999| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 39–26 | conference = 19–11 | confstanding = 2nd (Western)| postseason = SEC tournament (1–2)
NCAA Regional (0–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2000| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 66–14 | conference = 25–5 | confstanding = 2nd (Western)| postseason = SEC tournament (2–2)
NCAA Regional (4–0)
College World Series (1–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2001| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 50–11 | conference = 24–6 | confstanding = 2nd (Western)| postseason = SEC tournament (1–2)
NCAA Regional (2–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2002| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 46–21 | conference = 22–8 | confstanding = 2nd (Western)| postseason = SEC tournament (2–2)
NCAA Regional (0–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference tournament| season = 2003| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 49–21 | conference = 22–8 | confstanding = 1st (Western)| postseason = SEC tournament (4–0)
NCAA Regional (4–0)
College World Series (0–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2004| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 45–20 | conference = 18–12 | confstanding = 3rd (Western)| postseason = SEC tournament (1–2)
NCAA Regional (3–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference tournament| season = 2005| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 63–15 | conference = 23–7 | confstanding = 1st (Western)| postseason = SEC tournament (4–1)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (2–0)
College World Series (1–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference| season = 2006| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 54–11 | conference = 25–4 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = SEC tournament (1–1)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (2–0)
College World Series (0–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2007| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 55–10 | conference = 21–6 | confstanding = 2nd (Western)| postseason = SEC tournament (1–1)
NCAA Regional (4–1)
NCAA Super Regional (0–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2008| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 58–8 | conference = 25–3 | confstanding = 1st (Western)| postseason = SEC tournament (2–1)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (2–0)
College World Series (2–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2009| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 54–11 | conference = 21–6 | confstanding = 1st (Western)| postseason = SEC tournament (2–1)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (2–0)
College World Series (2–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = confboth| season = 2010| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 52–11 | conference = 23–4 | confstanding = 1st| postseason = SEC tournament (3–0)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (1–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference| season = 2011| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 51–9 | conference = 19–6 | confstanding = 1st| postseason = SEC tournament (1–1)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (2–1)
College World Series (2–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = national| season = 2012| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 60–8 | conference = 23–5 | confstanding = 1st| postseason = SEC tournament (3–0)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (2–0)
College World Series (5–1)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2013| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 45–15 | conference = 13–11 | confstanding = 3rd (Western)| postseason = SEC tournament (1–1)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (0–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference| season = 2014| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 53–13 | conference = 19–5 | confstanding = 1st| postseason = SEC tournament (1–1)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (2–0)
College World Series (3–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2015| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 48–15 | conference = 17–7 | confstanding = 3rd| postseason = SEC tournament (1–1)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (2–1)
College World Series (1–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2016| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 51–12 | conference = 17–8 | confstanding = 5th| postseason = SEC tournament (1–1)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (2–0)
College World Series (0–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2017| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 46–18 | conference = 12–11 | confstanding = 5th| postseason = SEC tournament (2–1)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (1–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2018| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 36–20 | conference = 12–12 | confstanding = 8th| postseason = SEC tournament (1–1)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (0–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2019| name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 60–10 | conference = 18–6 | confstanding = 1st| postseason = SEC tournament (2–1)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (2–1)
College World Series (3–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2020 | name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 14–8 | conference = 2–1 | confstanding = | postseason = Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference tournament | season = 2021 | name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 52–9 | conference = 18–6 | confstanding = 3rd| postseason = SEC tournament (3–0)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (2–0)
College World Series (2–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2022 | name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 44–13 | conference = 16–8 | confstanding = 2nd| postseason = SEC Tournament (0–1)
NCAA Regional (3–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2023 | name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 45–22 | conference = 14–10| confstanding = 5th | postseason = SEC Tournament (2–1)
NCAA Regional (3–1)
NCAA Super Regional (2–1)
College World Series (0–2)}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2024 | name = Patrick Murphy | overall = 39–20 | conference = 10–14| confstanding = 9th | postseason = SEC Tournament (0–1)
NCAA Regional (3–0)
NCAA Super Regional (2–1)
College World Series (1–2)}}

{{CBB yearly record end | overall = 1,330–403 | conference = 481–195}}

=NCAA Tournament seeding history=

National seeding began in 2005. The Alabama Crimson Tide are one of only two teams to have a national seed every year, along with Tennessee.

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Awards and honors

=National awards=

;NFCA National Pitcher of the Year

;Softball America Pitcher of the Year

  • Montana Fouts (2023)

;D1Softball Pitcher of the Year

  • Montana Fouts (2021)

;Honda Sports Award

  • Montana Fouts (2023)

=Conference awards=

;SEC Player of the Year

;SEC Pitcher of the Year

  • Stephanie VanBrakle (2006)
  • Kelsi Dunne (2010, 2011)
  • Jackie Traina (2012, 2014)
  • Sarah Cornell (2019)
  • Montana Fouts (2021)

;SEC Freshman of the Year

  • Lacy Prejean (2000)
  • Jackie McClain (2001)
  • Stephanie VanBrakle (2003)
  • Brittany Rogers (2006)
  • Kelsi Dunne (2008)
  • Amanda Locke (2009)
  • Kayla Braud (2010)
  • Alexis Osorio (2015)
  • Montana Fouts (2019)

Alabama's Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Americans

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! Player

! Year(s)

Kelly Kretschman

| 1998, 1999, 2000†, 2001†

Carrie Moreman

| 1999

Ginger Jones

| 2000†

Shelley Laird

| 2000, 2001

Suzanne Olcott

| 2001

Ashley Courtney

| 2002†, 2005

Jackie McClain

| 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Stephanie VanBrakle

| 2005, 2006

Brittany Rogers

| 2006, 2007, 2008†, 2009

Lauren Parker

| 2007†

Chrissy Owens

| 2007

Kelley Montalvo

| 2008†

Charlotte Morgan

| 2008†, 2009†, 2010

Kelsi Dunne

| 2008, 2009†, 2010, 2011†

Kayla Braud

| 2010, 2011†, 2013†

Whitney Larsen

| 2011

Jackie Traina

| 2011†, 2012†, 2013, 2014†

Kaila Hunt

| 2012, 2013

Amanda Locke

| 2012

Jennifer Fenton

| 2012

Haylie McCleney

| 2013, 2014†, 2015†, 2016†

Alexis Osorio

| 2015, 2017†

Marisa Runyon

| 2015

Demi Turner

| 2015

Leona Lafaele

| 2016

Sydney Littlejohn

| 2016

Kaylee Tow

| 2018, 2019, 2021

Bailey Hemphill

| 2019, 2021†

Montana Fouts

| 2019, 2021†

colspan="2" style="font-size: 8pt" align="center"|Reference:2012 University of Alabama Softball Media Guide, p. 50

†Denotes 1st Team selection

See also

References

;General

{{Refbegin}}

  • {{cite book |title=2012 University of Alabama Softball Media Guide |year=2012 |page=71 |publisher=University of Alabama Athletics Communications Office |location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/alab/sports/w-softbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2012-softball-media-guide.pdf |access-date=June 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050902/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/alab/sports/w-softbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2012-softball-media-guide.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

{{Refend}}

;Specific

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External links

  • {{official website}}

{{Alabama Crimson Tide softball navbox}}

{{University of Alabama}}

{{Southeastern Conference softball navbox}}

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