SEC Softball: Tide Eyes 2027 Run
Despite an early WCWS exit, Alabama softball returns SEC Pitcher of the Year Jocelyn Briski and slugger Brooke Wells, keeping its pitching and offense largely intact for another shot at Oklahoma City.
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Mia Williams' go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning lifted the Texas Tech Red Raiders past the Alabama Crimson Tide 5-4 on Sunday at Devon Park. In a six-homer slugfest, ...
Despite an early WCWS exit, Alabama softball returns SEC Pitcher of the Year Jocelyn Briski and slugger Brooke Wells, keeping its pitching and offense largely intact for another shot at Oklahoma City.
Nate Oats reloaded Alabama's roster with transfer bigs Jamarion Davis-Fleming (Mississippi State), Drew Fielder (Boise State) and Brandon Garrison (Kentucky), and the Tide will face Miami in early December.
Alabama's 2026 fate hinges on a grueling stretch: hosting Georgia on Oct. 10, traveling to Tennessee for the Third Saturday in October, then welcoming Texas A&M to Bryant-Denny on Oct. 24.
Kalen DeBoer is leaning on development over the portal, with Ty Simpson-era backups Mack and Russell as Alabama's only options at quarterback despite a combined handful of career snaps heading into 2026.
Tyler Fay heads into Super Regional play with a 10-4 record and a team-best 112 strikeouts, fronting an Alabama staff that has posted 40 wins and a 4.22 ERA this season.
Justin LeBron leads Alabama with 16 home runs and 40 steals, while Brady Neal tops the lineup at a .332 average as the Tide carries a balanced attack into the Super Regional round.
Alabama (40-19), the seventh overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, hosts St. John's (36-24) in a best-of-three Super Regional in Tuscaloosa, with Game 1 set for Saturday at 8 p.m. CT.
Alabama opens its Tuscaloosa Super Regional against Big East champ St. John's, chasing the program's first College World Series berth since 1999. The Red Storm arrive hot at 35-14 since early March.
Former Alabama player Kai Spears has a court date in his defamation case against the New York Times over a report tying him to a fatal shooting scene; the paper later issued a correction.
Former Marshall kicker Lorcan Quinn, a first-team All-Sun Belt pick with a career-long 55-yarder, transferred to Alabama and appeared ahead of returning kicker Conor Talty during A-Day.
In his testimony, Saban traced Alabama's escalating roster spending from a $2.7M collective in his first year to a projected $24M for 2025, noting some programs now approach $40M.
Nick Saban backed the Protect College Sports Act before a Senate committee, supporting limits on transfers and eligibility while warning that ballooning roster costs threaten non-revenue and Olympic sports.
St. John's (36-24) enters on an eight-game winning streak after sweeping the Big East Tournament and beating host Florida State twice in the Tallahassee Regional as a No. 4 seed.
A series win over St. John's would send Alabama to the College World Series for the first time in nearly three decades. Game 1 is set for Saturday at 8 p.m. CT.
Alabama (40-19) welcomes St. John's to Sewell-Thomas Stadium for a best-of-three Super Regional, with a College World Series berth on the line. The Tide swept the Tuscaloosa Regional to earn their first home Super Regional since 2006.
Auburn
84 - 96
Alabama
Ole Miss
80 - 79
Alabama
Alabama
60 - 83
Texas
Alabama
88 - 98
Georgia
South Carolina
76 - 57
Alabama
Alabama
76 - 71
Florida
Alabama
60 - 85
Vanderbilt
Texas
72 - 65
Alabama
Alabama
63 - 103
LSU
Ole Miss
63 - 64
Alabama
Oklahoma
79 - 71
Alabama
Alabama
69 - 72
Texas A&M
Alabama
68 - 53
Georgia
Miss State
78 - 85
Alabama
Tennessee
79 - 73
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South Carolina @ Alabama
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