Tradition never graduates 53 11 nfca all-america awawawards World Series appearances 23 19 academic all-americans consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances introduction TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Location .........................................................Tuscaloosa, Ala. Credits .............................2 Enrollment ..............................................................38,563 Founded ..........................................................April 12, 1831 Media Information ....................2 Conference ..........................................Southeastern (Western Division) Quick Facts .........................3 Colors .................................................Crimson (PMS 201) & White Nickname ..........................................................Crimson Tide Home Stadium ................................................... Rhoads Stadium UNIVERSITY President ......................................................... Dr. Stuart Bell The University of Alabama ...........4-7 Athletics Director ..................................................... Greg Byrne University President Dr. Stuart Bell .......4 Associate Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator ..................Marie Robbins Executive Associate Athletics Director/Chief Financial Officer .................Finus Gaston Athletics Director Greg Byrne ...........6 Faculty Athletics Representative ...................................... Dr. James King THIS IS ALABAMA SOFTBALL ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS The Alabama Athletic Communications Office is located on the ground level of Coleman Coliseum Rhoads Stadium ...................8-9 in room 170. National Attendance Leader ..........10 Team USA .........................11 MEDIA SERVICES/CREDENTIALS All-Americans ...................12-17 Members of the media are supplied with up-to-date release packages that can be obtained on www.rolltide.com. The release contains updated statistics, season results and notes. Pregame Academic Achievements ...........18-19 notes and media guides are available before all home games at Rhoads Stadium. Coach Patrick UA Championships ...............20-21 Murphy and Alabama’s players are available for interviews following games. UA in the World Series ............22-33 INTERVIEWS All interviews must be arranged through Nathan Sheehan of the Communications Office. The THE TEAM softball team practices at Rhoads Stadium, located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Campus Head Coach Patrick Murphy ........34-35 Drive. Players and coaches are available prior to practice. Media availability for on-field interviews Coach Alyson Habetz ................36 generally occurs once per week with dates and times sent through our email distribution list. Coach Stephanie VanBrakle ...........37 INTERNET Kate Harris / Brynne Dordel ...........38 Information about University of Alabama Athletics can be found online at the official athletics Support Staff .......................39 department website, www.RollTide.com, where links to live stats, video and radio broadcasts of each game can be found. 2018 Softball Roster ..............40-41 Player Bios ......................42-60 RADIO Every pitch of the 2018 season can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network as Tom 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW Canterbury returns for his fourth season as the voice of Alabama softball. Fans can listen locally in Tuscaloosa on 93.3 FM with select games also available throughout the state on other CTSN Overview ..........................61 affiliates. 2017 Statistics ...................62-63 Alabama in the SEC ..............64-65 SEC NETWORK + Every Alabama home game and select SEC road games will be streamed online for free through the SEC Network’s online platform, available at WatchESPN.com or on mobile devices via the RECORDS WatchESPN app. Honors and Awards ...............66-67 Miscellaneous Records ...............68 Individual Game Records ..........69-70 Team Game Records .................71 Team Season Records .............72-74 Individual Season Records .........75-79 Individual Career Records ..........80-84 World Series History ..............84-85 SEC Tournament History ..............86 Postseason History ..................87 NCAA Tournament Records ...........88 All-Time Roster (Alphabetical) .........89 All-Time Roster (Jersey Number) .......90 CREDITS Series Records ......................91 All-Time Results vs. Opponents .....92-97 The 2018 University of Alabama Softball Media Guide was produced by the staff of the UA Athletics Communications Office. The publication was written and edited by Nathan Sheehan Year-By-Year Results .............98-104 with assistance from Roots Woodruff, Conner Mayheu and Brie Carter. Graphic design by Brent Hollingsworth. Photography by the UA Crimson Tide Athletics Photography. Copyright 2018 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama. “Roll Tide,” “Crimson Tide,” “Bama” and the primary and secondary logos are registered trademarks of The University of Alabama. 2 ALABAMA SOFTBALL introduction 2018 Alabama Softball | All-Time Record: 1,065-320 (.769) / 21 Years QUICK FACTS 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW Head Coach: Patrick Murphy Record ............................................................ 46-18 (.719) Year at Alabama: 22 (1997-2018) Year as Alabama Head Coach: 20 (1999-2018) SEC Record/Finish .................................................... 12-11 / 5th Alma Mater: Northern Iowa, 1988 Postseason ................................................. NCAA Super Regional Alabama Record (years): 987-273 (19) Overall Record (years): 1,015-293 (20) Final Ranking ................ No. 12 (USA Today/NFCA), No. 11 (ESPN.com/USA Softball) INTRODUCTION Office Phone: 205.348.4455 NFCA All-Americans (1) .............................................. Alexis Osorio NFCA All-South Region First Team (2) ........................ Alexis Osorio, Demi Turner Associate Head Coach: Alyson Habetz Alma Mater: Southwestern Louisiana, 1995 All-SEC Second Team (1) ............................................. Alexis Osorio Office Phone: 205.348.7992 Freshman All-SEC (2) .....................................Elissa Brown, Bailey Hemphill Year at Alabama: 20 (1999-2018) CoSIDA Academic All-America (2) ...................... Chandler Dare, Sydney Littlejohn Email Address: [email protected] CoSIDA Academic All-District (2) ....................... Chandler Dare, Sydney Littlejohn Assistant Coach: Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro Alma Mater: Alabama, 2007 2018 ROSTER SUMMARY Office Phone: 205.348.4400 Year at Alabama: 7 (2012-18) Position Starters Returning/Lost ............................................... 8/2 Email Address: [email protected] Pitchers Returning/Lost ...................................................... 1/2 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brynne Dordel Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................. 13/3 Alma Mater: Drake, 2011 Year at Alabama: 1 (2018) POSITION PLAYERS RETURNING (12) Email Address: [email protected] # Name Class B/T Height Position Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Elissa Brown* So. L/R 5-3 OF Electic, Ala. (Elmore County) Director of Operations: Kate Harris 2 Demi Turner* Sr. L/R 5-4 IF Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville) Alma Mater: Creighton, 2007 Office Phone: 205.348.3660 3 Peyton Grantham* Sr. R/R 5-5 IF Daphne, Ala. (Daphne) Softball Fax: 205.348.9945 4 Rachel Bobo Sr. L/R 5-3 OF Seabrook, Texas (Clear Falls) Year at Alabama: 8 (2011-18) 6 Sydney Booker* Sr. R/R 5-7 IF Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones/Southeastern Louisiana) Email Address: [email protected] 7 Merris Schroder* Jr. L/R 5-5 OF Houston, Texas (Cy-Fair) 15 Gabby Callaway So. L/R 5-8 OF San Diego, Calif. (Poway) Support Staff: 16 Bailey Hemphill* So. R/R 5-8 UTIL Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More) Athletic Trainer: Erin Weaver 20 Carrigan Fain Sr. R/R 5-8 C Mt. Olive, Ala. (Gardendale) Managers: Blake Gray, Morgan Lashley, 33 Claire Jenkins* So. R/R 5-9 IF Cullman, Ala. (Cullman) Cody Lee, Alison Thomas 34 Caroline Hardy Jr. R/R 5-8 UTIL Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) 54 Reagan Dykes* Jr. R/R 5-6 C Collins, Miss. (Presbyterian Christian School) Softball Media Contact: Nathan Sheehan Office Phone: 205.348.6734 * Denotes returning starter (20 or more starts in 2017) Cell Phone: 847.846.9894 Office Fax: 205.348.8841 Email Address: [email protected] RETURNING PITCHERS (1) # Name Class B/T Height Position Hometown (High School/Last School) Softball Mailing Address: 27 Alexis Osorio Sr. R/R 5-8 RHP Riverside, Calif. (King) Alabama Softball P.O. Box 870393 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0393 NEWCOMERS (6) # Name Class B/T Height Position Hometown (High School/Previous School) Softball Overnight Shipping Address: 00 Maddie Morgan Fr. L/R 5-5 IF Lynnwood, Wash. (Lynnwood) Alabama Softball 5 Kyra Lockhart Fr. R/R 5-8 IF Duluth, Ga. (Northview) Coleman Coliseum 8 KB Sides Fr. L/R 5-7 OF Dora, Ala. (Sumiton Christian) 1201 Coliseum Drive 12 Kaylee Tow Fr. L/R 6-0 OF Madisonville, Ky. (Madisonville North) Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 21 Courtney Gettins Jr. R/R 5-7 RHP Hastings, New Zealand (Iona College/FSW) 24 Madison Preston Fr. R/L 5-11 LHP Centralia, Mo (Centralia) SOCIAL MEDIA Join the Conversation #BAMASB @AlabamaSB #RollTide Alabama Softball BAMASB #Team22 ROLLTIDE.COM 3 On Your Campus... Alabama president dr. Stuart R. bell The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama System named Dr. Stuart R. Bell president of The University of Alabama on June 18, 2015. A nearly 30-year veteran of higher education, Bell was previously executive vice president and