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No. 5 Seed Alabama Opens Regional Play in Tuscaloosa Friday - University of Alabama Athletics
For the 18th-straight season, Alabama will host NCAA Regionals at Rhoads Stadium. The Crimson Tide are the No. 5 seed in this year's tournament, welcoming C...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – For the 18th-straight season, Alabama will host NCAA Regionals at Rhoads Stadium. The Crimson Tide are the No. 5 seed in this year's tournament, welcoming Central Arkansas, Middle Tennessee and LIU to Tuscaloosa this weekend.
This Week: NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional
- Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Rhoads Stadium
- Radio: The Crimson Tide Sports Network at 97.5 FM in Tuscaloosa | nick975.com | Varsity App
- Video: ESPN+ (streaming) Saturday/Sunday channel designations TBD
NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Schedule (All Times Central)
- Friday, May 19
- 3:30 p.m. – Central Arkansas vs. Middle Tennessee – ESPN+
- 6 p.m. – Alabama vs. LIU – ESPN+
- Saturday, May 20
- 12 p.m. – Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner
- 2:30 p.m. – Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser
- 5 p.m. – Game 4 Winner vs. Game 3 Loser
- Sunday, May 21
- 1 p.m. – Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner
- (if necessary) 3:30 p.m. – Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser
Scouting Alabama
- Alabama is the No. 5 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, hosting the Tuscaloosa Regional this weekend welcoming Central Arkansas, Middle Tennessee State and LIU.
- The winner of the Tuscaloosa Regional will advance to Super Regionals next weekend and face the winner of the Evanston Regional featuring No. 12 Northwestern, Kentucky, Miami (OH) and Eastern Illinois
- Alabama is coming off a semifinal appearance at last weekend's SEC Tournament, earning wins over Missouri and tournament host Arkansas before falling to Tennessee
- Ashley Prange and Jenna Johnson were named to the SEC All-Tournament team, with Johnson going 4-for-11 (.364) while Prange was 4-for-7 (.571) with five runs scored, five walks, five RBIs and three home runs
- The Tide placed four on the All-SEC teams announced last Thursday, with Montana Fouts and Prange earning First Team accolades and Johnson and Larissa Preuitt on the Second Team
- Kenleigh Cahalan leads the team with 53 hits, with Ally Shipman close behind with 52 as the pair also owns a combined 30 doubles
- Ashley Prange (50) and Bailey Dowling (49) are next on the team in hits, with the pair leading the team in RBIs (45,43) and home runs (16,8)
- The Alabama pitching staff has a 2.00 ERA with 394.2 innings pitched, led by Montana Fouts at 23-9 with a 1.44 ERA and NCAA-leading 311 strikeouts in 213.1 innings pitched
- Murphy is in his 25th season as head coach at Alabama with a 1,231-350 (.779) record
- Alabama returns 11 players from last year's team, including All-SEC honorees Montana Fouts, Ashley Prange, Ally Shipman and Bailey Dowling, while also welcoming five freshmen and three transfers
Inside the Series vs. the Opponents
- Overall vs. Central Arkansas: 0-0 First Meeting
- Overall vs. Middle Tennessee: 10-0
- In Tuscaloosa: 6-0 | In Murfreesboro: 0-0 | At Neutral Sites: 4-0 | at NCAA Tournament: 1-0
- Current Streak: Alabama +10
- Last Meeting: Feb. 20, 2021 - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - W, 9-1 (6)
- Last Meeting at NCAA Tournament: May. 18, 2018 - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - W, 8-0 (6)
- Overall vs. LIU: 3-0
- In Tuscaloosa: 2-0 | In Brookville: 0-0 | At Neutral Sites: 1-0
- Current Streak: Alabama +3
- Last Meeting: Feb. 17, 2006 - Boca Raton, Fla. - W, 5-1
- Last Meeting in Tuscaloosa: March. 11, 2000 - W, 4-0
Alabama at NCAA Regionals
- Alabama has played in every NCAA Tournament since 1999, Patrick Murphy's first year as head coach
- This year marks the 20th time the Crimson Tide has hosted the NCAA Regional round, including an active streak of 18 straight started in 2005 (no tournament in 2020)
- In those 18 consecutive years as a Regional host seed, Alabama has been a top-eight seed 13 times, including each of the last four tournaments
- The Tide owns a 65-11 (.855) record in NCAA Regional play
- Since the introduction of the current postseason format in 2005, the Tide has advanced to Super Regionals in 16 of its previous 17 opportunities
