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USA Today
25-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Social media reacts to Alabama's season-ending loss at Oklahoma in Norman Super Regional
Social media reacts to Alabama's season-ending loss at Oklahoma in Norman Super Regional Oklahoma has now scored as many runs in this third inning as it did in the entire regular season series at Alabama. — Katie Windham (@katiewindham_) May 24, 2025 The 2025 college softball season for the Alabama Crimson Tide has now officially come to an end. After winning the Tuscaloosa Regional a week ago, Alabama traveled to face four-time defending national champion Oklahoma in the Norman Super Regional this past Friday and Saturday, dropping both games by final scores of 3-0 and 13-2, respectively. As a result, Alabama's ends the season with a 40-23 overall record, one that also included a 12-12 mark in SEC play during the regular season. The Crimson Tide also fall just short of a return trip to Oklahoma City for the Women's College World Series. Here are some reactions on social media to the Crimson Tide's sweep at Oklahoma in the Norman Super Regional. Alabama's season comes to an end as the Crimson Tide falls in game two of the Norman Super Regional to Oklahoma#Team29 #RollTide — Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) May 24, 2025 Alabama has allowed 8 consecutive runs without an out to Oklahoma in the third inning of Game 2 of the NCAA softball super regionals, and trails, 9-0. — Mike Rodak (@mikerodak) May 24, 2025 SEE YOU SOONERS IN OKC ☝️ (2) @OU_Softball defeats (15) Alabama, 13-2 (5 inn.), to advance to the #WCWS for the 18th time in program history!#RoadToWCWS — NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 24, 2025 I think Alabama had a pretty good season & I believe if they keep their core players & add a solid transfer pitcher along with their incoming freshmen class they are LEGIT OKC contenders next season!! — College Softball Fan (@NCAASBFan) May 25, 2025 Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion.
USA Today
19-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Social media reacts to Alabama's impressive regional sweep, super regional matchup
Social media reacts to Alabama's impressive regional sweep, super regional matchup For the third consecutive season, the Alabama Crimson Tide are back in the NCAA Super Regionals. Yes, following an impressive showing this past weekend in which the Crimson Tide won the Tuscaloosa Regional at Rhoads Stadium, Alabama's season is still alive. As a result, Alabama is now moving on to super regionals where the Crimson Tide will travel to Norman for a three-game series against one of the nation's premier programs, the four-time defending national champion Oklahoma Sooners. With a trip to the Women's College World Series on the line, this series in Norman will feature the nation's No. 2 overall seed hosting the No. 15 seeded team. Let's take a look back at some reactions Sunday to Alabama softball advancing to the 2025 NCAA Super Regionals. Alabama got sent arguably the best non-host and wins the Tuscaloosa Regional in 3 games. Elite pitching from the Tide this weekend. Bama will head to Norman to face OU in a highly anticipated rematch! 10/16 — College Softball Coverage (@collegesbzone) May 18, 2025 THE TIDE IS ROLLIN' TO SUPERS 🐘 (15) @AlabamaSB defeats Virginia Tech, 3-2, to advance to their 19th Super Regional!#RoadToWCWS — NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 18, 2025 Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion.
USA Today
19-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Alabama sweeps Tuscaloosa Regional, reserve spot vs. Oklahoma in super regionals
Alabama sweeps Tuscaloosa Regional, reserve spot vs. Oklahoma in super regionals For the third consecutive season, the Alabama Crimson Tide are headed back to the NCAA Super Regionals. Yes, after an impressive run through the 2025 Tuscaloosa Regional in which they hosted, Alabama is moving on in their march toward the Women's College World Series. Never losing over the three-day span, Alabama began play in Tuscaloosa on Friday with an 8-0 shutout victory over Jackson State in five innings. As a result, the Crimson Tide advance to the winner's bracket final Saturday, where Alabama came away with a 4-3 victory to book a spot in the regional finals Sunday. On Sunday, Alabama would face off against Virginia Tech once again as well, this time coming away with a 3-2 win over the Hokies. The result also means that the Crimson Tide now sit at 40-21 overall for the season. Looking ahead, Alabama now advances to the NCAA Super Regionals where the Crimson Tide will travel to Norman for a showdown with the Oklahoma Sooners later this week. The Sooners have won each of the last four national championships, and are one of college softball's top teams yet again this season. Alabama and Oklahoma previously met back from April 12-14 in Tuscaloosa, a series in which the Crimson Tide took two-of-three. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion.
USA Today
18-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Oklahoma Sooners advance to Super Regionals with 12-1 win over Cal
Oklahoma Sooners advance to Super Regionals with 12-1 win over Cal The Oklahoma Sooners advanced to the Super Regional round of the NCAA tournament for the 15th consecutive season following a 12-1 win over the California Golden Bears. It was a clean sweep for the Sooners, who won each of their three games in run-rule fashion, including twice over Cal. Sam Landry was again fantastic, allowing only an unearned run over three innings to move to 22-4 on the season and lower her ERA to 2.00. Isabella Smith and Peytn Monticelli threw the fourth and fifth innings to close out the win and send the Sooners to the Super Regionals. Oklahoma jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on Gabbie Garcia's 18th home run of the season in the top of the second. Three batters later, Ailana Agbayani hit a three-run home run to put Oklahoma ahead 4-0. Cal responded with a run in the bottom of the second after a throwing error, but Landry was able to limit the damage, stranding a runner at third base. The Sooners failed to capitalize with runners in scoring position and less than two outs in the top of the third. However, a baserunning mistake from Cal, allowed Oklahoma to get out of the bottom of the third on a fly ball which led to a double play. In the fourth, the Sooners ran away with the game with eight runs. Abigale Dayton drove in Agbayani from second and advance to second on the throw. With runners on second and third, Kasidi Pickering hit her 17th home run of the season and her third home run of the regional round to put Oklahoma up 8-1. Ella Parker followed that up with a solo shot for her 12th home run of the season to make it 9-1. Singles by freshmen Riley Zache and Corri Hicks gave Oklahoma an 11-1 lead and Hannah Coor capped off the scoring with a sacrifice fly to the wall to make it 12-1. Smith and Monticelli didn't give Cal much to work with and continued the strong postseason work by the Sooners bullpen. Over the three-game set, Oklahoma outscored their opponents 31-3. Now, they await the winner of the Tuscaloosa Regional. The final between Alabama and Virginia Tech was put in a weather delay. The Crimson Tide are looking to close out the weekend without a loss, while the Hokies will have to beat the Tide twice in order to earn an opportunity to play in Norman next weekend. Contact/Follow us @SoonersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow John on X @john9williams.
Hamilton Spectator
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Jordyn Bahl, NiJaree Canady among players to watch in NCAA softball tournament
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Here are five players to watch in the NCAA softball tournament, in alphabetical order: Jordyn Bahl, Nebraska Bahl was the Most Outstanding Player of the Women's College World Series in 2023 and led Oklahoma to a national title. She transferred to Nebraska before last season but was injured and missed most of 2024. This season, she has a 23-6 record with a 1.57 ERA and 254 strikeouts in 174 1/3 innings. She didn't bat at Oklahoma, but she leads the Huskers with a .458 batting average, 19 homers and 59 RBIs. Nebraska plays UConn on Friday in the Baton Rouge regional. NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech Canady, last year's USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year at Stanford, has continued to dominate at Texas Tech. She led the Red Raiders to the Big 12 regular-season and conference tournament championships. Canady has a 26-5 record with a nation-leading 0.81 ERA. She has 263 strikeouts in 181 innings. Like Bahl, she wasn't in the batting lineup at her last stop but is adjusting well to dual roles. Canady has a .309 average with eight homers and 30 RBIs. Texas Tech is the No. 12 overall seed and plays Brown on Friday in the Lubbock Regional. Bri Ellis, Arkansas Ellis is batting .475 with 26 homers and 72 RBIs. She leads the country in on-base percentage (.649) and slugging (1.189). She is second nationally in home runs and walks, fourth in batting average and seventh in RBIs. She has led Arkansas to the No. 4 seed in one of its best seasons ever. She has 58 walks and has only struck out 13 times. Ellis was the No. 2 overall pick in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) draft . The Razorbacks play Saint Louis on Friday in the Fayetteville Regional. Cori McMillan, Virginia Tech McMillan has a nation-leading 30 homers to go with 61 RBIs for a Virginia Tech team that is a threat to pull an upset in the Tuscaloosa Regional. She has a .452 batting average, has been walked 41 times and leads the team with 14 stolen bases. McMillan was the No. 4 pick in the AUSL draft. The Hokies play Belmont on Friday. Karlyn Pickens, Tennessee Pickens got the softball world's attention when one of her pitches was clocked in March at 78.2 mph — the fastest ever recorded for a college pitcher. She's accurate, too — she has a 20-8 record and a 0.92 ERA with 231 strikeouts in 174 1/3 innings. Her ERA ranks third nationally. The seventh-seeded Volunteers open with Miami (Ohio) on Friday in the Knoxville Regional.
