2019 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

2019 Alabama Crimson Tide softball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Record	38–4 (8–4 SEC)
Head coach	Patrick Murphy
Assistant coach	Alyson Habetz
Pitching coach	Stephanie VanBrakle
Home stadium	Rhoads Stadium

2019 Southeastern Conference softball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Alabama ‍†‍‍y	18	–	6		.750			60	–	10		.857
No. 11 Tennessee ‍‍‍y	14	–	10		.583			43	–	17		.717
No. 10 LSU ‍‍‍y	14	–	10		.583			43	–	19		.694
No. 23 Kentucky ‍‍‍y	14	–	10		.583			36	–	24		.600
No. 17 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y	13	–	10		.565			41	–	20		.672
No. 8 Florida ‍‍‡‍y	12	–	12		.500			49	–	18		.731
No. 14 Georgia ‍‍‍y	12	–	12		.500			42	–	19		.689
No. 20 Arkansas ‍‍‍y	12	–	12		.500			38	–	20		.655
Missouri ‍‍‍y	12	–	12		.500			35	–	25		.583
No. 24 Auburn ‍‍‍y	10	–	14		.417			39	–	21		.650
No. 21 South Carolina ‍‍‍y	9	–	14		.391			38	–	19		.667
Mississippi State ‍‍‍y	9	–	15		.375			35	–	23		.603
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y	6	–	18		.250			28	–	27		.509
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2019 Rankings from NFCA

The 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team is an American softball team, representing the University of Alabama for the 2019 NCAA softball season. The Crimson Tide play their home games at Rhoads Stadium. After losing in the 2018 NCAA Super Regionals, the 2019 team looks to make the postseason for the 21st straight year, and the Women's College World Series for twelfth time. This season represents the 23rd season of softball in the school's history.

Personnel

Roster

2019 Alabama Crimson Tide roster
	Pitchers 14 Montana Fouts – Freshman 20 Sarah Cornell – Junior 21 Courtney Gettins – Senior 24 Madison Preston – Sophomore 42 Krystal Goodman – Junior Outfielders 1 Elissa Brown– Junior 6 Kloyee Anderson – Freshman 7 Merris Schroder – Senior 8 KB Sides – Sophomore 10 Kayla Davis – Freshman 12 Kaylee Tow – Sophomore		Catchers 54 Reagan Dykes – Senior Infielders 00 Maddie Morgan – Senior 2 Skylar Wallace – Freshman 5 Kyra Lockhart – Sophomore 9 Taylor Clark – Junior 33 Claire Jenkins – Junior Utility 16 Bailey Hemphill – Junior 34 Caroline Hardy – Senior

2019 Alabama Crimson Tide Softball Roster

Coaching staff

2019 Alabama Crimson Tide softball coaching staff

Patrick Murphy – Head Coach – 21st year Alyson Habetz – Associate Head Coach, Hitting Coach – 21st year Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro – Assistant Coach, Pitching Coach – 8th year Brynne Dordel – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 2nd year Kate Harris – Director of Operations- 9th year

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher
Trojan Classic
February 8*	12:30 PM	Murray State	#9	Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	W 12–0(5)	671	K. Goodman	H. James
February 8*	5:30 PM	Troy	#9	Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	W 7–1	1,837	M. Fouts	A. Willis
February 9*	10:00 AM	Maryland	#9	Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	W 10–0(5)	432	S. Cornell	S. Golden
February 9*	12:30 PM	Murray State	#9	Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	W 16–10	663	K. Goodman	M. Van Duyse
February 10*	12:30 PM	Troy	#9	Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	W 8–0(6)	1,852	M. Fouts	L. Johnson
Hillenbrand Invitational
February 15*	12:15 PM	South Florida	#7	Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 2–0	–	M. Fouts	N. Doyle
February 15*	2:30 PM	New Mexico	#7	Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	–	S. Cornell	A. Spencer
February 16*	2:30 PM	Cal St. Fullerton	#7	Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–2	–	S. Cornell	S. Frost
February 16*	4:45 PM	#9 Arizona	#7	Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–1	2,968	M. Fouts	A. McQuillin
February 17*	12:15 PM	UIC	#7	Hillenbrand Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 13–4(6)	–	C. Gettins	A. Trudeau
Easton Bama Bash
February 22*	3:30 PM	Missouri St.	#6	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 11–1(5)	–	S. Cornell	S. Dickerson
February 22*	6:00 PM	#24 Minnesota	#6	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 1–0	2,248	M. Fouts	A. Fiser
February 24*	4:00 PM	Missouri St.	#6	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 7–5	–	K. Goodman	E. Griesbauer
February 23*	3:00 PM	#24 Minnesota	#6	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 7–2(5)	2,448	M. Fouts	A. Fiser
February 24*	2:00 PM	Louisiana–Monroe	#6	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 5–1	2,506	C. Gettins	K. Taranto
February 27*	6:00 PM	UAB	#6	Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL	W 8–0(6)	824	S. Cornell	C. Blount
Easton Crimson Classic
March 1*	4:00 PM	Michigan St.	#6	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 2–1	–	M. Fouts	J. Watson
March 1*	6:00 PM	Southern Miss	#6	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 3–2	2,484	S. Cornell	K. Ladner
March 2*	1:30 PM	Saint Francis	#6	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 3–1	–	S. Cornell	M. Bower
March 2*	4:00 PM	Southern Miss	#6	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 3–1	–	M. Fouts	A. Trahan
March 3*	1:30 PM	Michigan St.	#6	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	Canceled
March 5*	5:00 PM	South Alabama	#5	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 5–2	2,167	S. Cornell	A. Reid
March 6*	6:00 PM	Mississippi Valley	#5	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 7–0	1,989	K. Goodman	A. Montes
March 8	4:30 PM	Missouri	#5	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 3–1	–	M. Fouts	M. Norman
March 8	6:00 PM	Missouri	#5	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 14–6	2,583	S. Cornell	B. Koester
March 10	2:00 PM	Missouri	#5	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 11–5	2,575	M. Fouts	M. Norman
Rainbow Wahine Classic
March 13*	6:00 PM	SIUE	#4	Rainbow Wahine Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 6–4	–	S. Cornell	C. Rivas
March 14*	6:00 PM	Niagara	#4	Rainbow Wahine Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 9–3	–	K. Goodman	K. Cotton
March 14*	8:30 PM	SIUE	#4	Rainbow Wahine Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 8–3	–	C. Gettins	E. Ingles
March 15*	8:30 PM	Niagara	#4	Rainbow Wahine Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 12–2(5)	–	C. Gettins	S. Bertrand
March 15*	11:00 PM	Hawaii	#4	Rainbow Wahine Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 9–0(5)	945	M. Fouts	I. Dino
March 16*	7:00 PM	Hawaii	#4	Rainbow Wahine Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 6–2	760	S. Cornell	B. Hitchcock
March 22	6:00 PM	Texas A&M	#4	Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	W 13–3(6)	1,513	M. Fouts	K. Poynter
March 23	2:00 PM	Texas A&M	#4	Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	W 11–1(5)	2,178	S. Cornell	K. Potts
March 24	1:00 PM	Texas A&M	#4	Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	L 3–4	1,558	K. Potts	M. Fouts
March 27*	6:30 PM	Georgia Tech	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 4–3	2,792	S. Cornell	M. Bruce
March 29	6:30 PM	Mississippi St.	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 3–2(8)	3,594	S. Cornell	E. Williams
March 30	2:00 PM	Mississippi St.	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 8–2	3,940	C. Gettins	K. Boseman
March 31	1:30 PM	Mississippi St.	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 9–12(10)	3,624	E. Williams	C. Gettins
April 3*	6:00 PM	UAB	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 17–1(8)	2,382	K. Goodman	C. Blount
April 5	5:00 PM	#17 South Carolina	#4	Beckham Field • Columbia, SC	W 9–1	1,729	S. Cornell	C. Drotar
April 6	5:00 PM	#17 South Carolina	#4	Beckham Field • Columbia, SC	L 1–5	2,156	D. Raley	C. Gettins
April 7	12:00 PM	#17 South Carolina	#4	Beckham Field • Columbia, SC	L 0–2	1,884	D. Raley	S. Cornell
April 10*	6:00 PM	Georgia St.		Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
April 13	11:00 AM	Georgia		Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
April 14	6:00 PM	Georgia		Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
April 15	6:00 PM	Georgia		Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from NFCA released prior to game.All times are in Central Time Zone.

Honors and awards

• Bailey Hemphill and Kaylee Tow were selected to the Preseason All-SEC Team.
• Kaylee Tow was named the SEC Player of the Week, February 11.
• Montana Fouts was named the SEC Freshman of the Week, February 18.
• Montana Fouts was named the SEC Freshman of the Week, February 25.

Ranking movement

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
NFCA	9	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4
USA Softball	11	8	6	5	5	4	3	4	4

See also

• 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team