2026 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

2026 Alabama Crimson Tide softball
2026 Alabama Crimson Tide softball
Tuscaloosa Regional champion; Tuscaloosa Super Regional champion
Women’s College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	56-9 (19–5 SEC)
Head coach	Patrick Murphy;
Home stadium	Rhoads Stadium
	Seasons ← 2025 2027 →

The 2026 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Alabama during the 2026 NCAA Division I softball season. The Crimson Tide were led by Patrick Murphy in his twenty-eighth season, and played their home games at Rhoads Stadium. They competed in the Southeastern Conference, where they finished the season with a 56–9 record and an 19-5 conference record.

2026 Southeastern Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍^y	20	–	4	.833	52	–	10	.839
No. 3 Alabama ‍‍‍^y	19	–	5	.792	56	–	9	.862
No. 9 Florida ‍‍‍^y	17	–	7	.708	52	–	12	.813
No. 1 Texas ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	8	.667	53	–	12	.815
No. 4 Tennessee ‍‍‍^y	16	–	8	.667	49	–	12	.803
No. 20 Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	16	–	8	.667	38	–	19	.667
No. 7 Arkansas ‍‍‍^y	15	–	9	.625	47	–	13	.783
No. 18 LSU ‍‍‍^y	13	–	11	.542	40	–	19	.678
No. 15 Georgia ‍‍‍^y	12	–	12	.500	41	–	20	.672
No. 10 Mississippi State ‍‍‍^y	9	–	15	.375	43	–	21	.672
Missouri ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	28	–	29	.491
South Carolina ‍‍‍^y	7	–	17	.292	32	–	28	.533
Ole Miss ‍‍‍^y	6	–	18	.250	36	–	26	.581
Auburn ‍‍‍	4	–	20	.167	27	–	28	.491
Kentucky ‍‍‍	1	–	23	.042	26	–	29	.473

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 4, 2026^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today^[2]

The Crimson Tide were the runner-up 2026 SEC Tournament and qualified for the 2026 NCAA Division I softball tournament as the top overall seed. They swept the Tuscaloosa Regional and Super Regional to advance to their 16th Women's College World Series, where they were eventually defeated by Texas Tech in the semifinals.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Personnel

Roster

2026 Alabama Crimson Tide roster^[6]

Pitchers

00 - Vic Moten - Freshman
18 - Kaitlyn Pallozzi - Freshman
23 - Jocelyn Briski - Junior
24 - Braya Hodges - Sophomore
55 - Alea Johnson - Senior

Catchers

7 - Holly Beth Brooks - Freshman
34 - Marlie Giles - Senior

Outfielders

3 - Kristen White - Senior
6 - Kinley Pate - Senior
11 - Larissa Preuitt - Senior
12 - Audrey Vandagriff - Sophomore
21 - Ana Roman - Freshman
88 - Lauren Johnson - Junior

Infielders

2 - Gerritt Griggs - Freshman
4 - Jena Young - Junior
10 - Abby Duchscherer - Senior
15 - Brooke Wells - Sophomore
36 - Ambrey Taylor - Freshman
47 - Salen Hawkins - Junior
81 - Mari Hubbard - Sophomore

Utility

31 - Alexis Pupillo - Senior

Coaching staff

2026 Alabama Crimson Tide coaching staff^[6]
Patrick Murphy - Head coach - 28th season Lance McMahon - Assistant coach - 4th season Kayla Braud - Assistant coach - 3rd season Adam Arbour - Assistant coach - 3rd season

Schedule

Legend
	Alabama win
	Alabama loss
*	Non-Conference game

2026 Alabama Crimson Tide softball game log^[7]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
Feb 5	vs Villanova*	No. 15	Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA (Buzz Classic)	W 17–0 ⁵	1–0
Feb 6	vs East Carolina*	No. 15	Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA (Buzz Classic)	W 9–1 ⁽⁵⁾	2–0
Feb 6	at Georgia Tech*	No. 15	Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA (Buzz Classic)	W 9–0	3–0
Feb 7	vs Villanova*	No. 15	Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA (Buzz Classic)	W 9–3	4–0
Feb 7	at Georgia Tech*	No. 15	Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA (Buzz Classic)	W 7–2	5–0
Feb 13	Purdue*	No. 10	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (2026 Easton Bama Bash)	W 10–0 ⁵	6–0
Feb 13	Liberty*	No. 10	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (2026 Easton Bama Bash)	W 6–3	7–0
Feb 14	Liberty*	No. 10	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (2026 Easton Bama Bash)	W 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	8–0
Feb 14	Purdue*	No. 10	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (2026 Easton Bama Bash)	W 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	9–0
Feb 20	vs Elon*	No. 8	JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL Dugout Club Classic)	W 7–0	10–0
Feb 20	at No. 6 Florida State*	No. 8	JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL Dugout Club Classic)	W 8–0	11–0
Feb 21	at No. 6 Florida State*	No. 8	JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL Dugout Club Classic)	W 5–1	12–0
Feb 22	vs Dartmouth*	No. 8	JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL Dugout Club Classic)	W 3–2	13–0
Feb 24	UAB*	No. 5	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	14–0
Feb 27	St. Thomas*	No. 5	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (2026 T-Mobile Crimson Classic)	W 2–0	15–0
Feb 27	South Florida*	No. 5	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (2026 T-Mobile Crimson Classic)	W 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	16–0
Feb 28	Kent State*	No. 5	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (2026 T-Mobile Crimson Classic)	W 8–1	17–0
Feb 28	South Florida*	No. 5	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (2026 T-Mobile Crimson Classic)	W 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	18–0

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
Mar 1	St. Thomas*	No. 5	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (2026 T-Mobile Crimson Classic)	W 7–0	19–0
Mar 1	Oakland*	No. 5	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (2026 T-Mobile Crimson Classic)	W 8–1	20–0
Mar 6	at Ole Miss	No. 4	Alisa and Mark Bourne Stadium • Oxford, MS	W 5–3	21–0	1–0
Mar 6	at Ole Miss	No. 4	Alisa and Mark Bourne Stadium • Oxford, MS	W 13–2 ⁽⁶⁾	22–0	2–0
Mar 8	at Ole Miss	No. 4	Alisa and Mark Bourne Stadium • Oxford, MS	W 2–1	23–0	3–0
Mar 10	Samford*	No. 4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 8–1	24–0
Mar 13	No. 8 Arkansas	No. 4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 4–1	25–0	4–0
Mar 14	No. 8 Arkansas	No. 4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 9–14	25–1	4–1
Mar 15	No. 8 Arkansas	No. 4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 4–1	26–1	5–1
Mar 17	Louisiana–Monroe*	No. 4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 4–1	27–1
Mar 20	at Missouri	No. 4	Mizzou Softball Stadium • Columbia, MO	W 2–1	28–1	6–1
Mar 21	at Missouri	No. 4	Mizzou Softball Stadium • Columbia, MO	L 2–5	28–2	6–2
Mar 22	at Missouri	No. 4	Mizzou Softball Stadium • Columbia, MO	W 4–3	29–2	7–2
Mar 25	Jacksonville State*	No. 6	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 10–3	30–2
Mar 25	North Alabama*	No. 6	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 12–0 ⁽⁵⁾	31–3
Mar 27	North Dakota State*	No. 6	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 8–1	32–3
Mar 28	North Dakota State*	No. 6	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 13–0 ⁽⁵⁾	33–3

April/May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
Apr 2	No. 1 Texas	No. 4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 1–9	33–4	7–3
Apr 3	No. 1 Texas	No. 4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 11–4	34–4	8–3
Apr 4	No. 1 Texas	No. 4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 7–4	35–4	9–3
Apr 7	South Alabama*	No. 3	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	36–4
Apr 10	at Auburn	No. 3	Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL	W 1–0	37–4	10–3
Apr 11	at Auburn	No. 3	Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL	W 4–0	38–4	11–3
Apr 12	at Auburn	No. 3	Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL	W 9–1 ⁽⁶⁾	39–4	12–3
Apr 14	at Samford*	No. 3	Bulldog Softball Field • Homewood, AL	L 2–3	39–5
Apr 17	Kentucky	No. 3	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 9–0 ⁽⁶⁾	40–5	13–3
Apr 18	Kentucky	No. 3	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 5–4	41–5	14–3
Apr 19	Kentucky	No. 3	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 4–0	42–5	15–3
Apr 21	at UAB*	No. 3	Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL W 6–0	43–5
Apr 25	at No. 8 Tennessee	No. 3	Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 12–0 ⁽⁵⁾	44–5	16–3
Apr 26	at No. 8 Tennessee	No. 3	Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 0–2	44–6	16–4
Apr 27	at No. 8 Tennessee	No. 3	Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 1–4	44–7	16–5
Apr 30	South Carolina	No. 4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 3–2	45–7	17–5
May 1	South Carolina	No. 4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 1–0	46–7	18–5
May 2	South Carolina	No. 4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 4–3	47–7	19–5

Postseason

SEC Tournament
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SECT record
May 7	No. 9 (7) Arkansas	No. 4 (2)	John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 7–1	48–7	1–0
May 8	No. 7 (3) Florida	No. 4 (2)	John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 9–1 ⁽⁵⁾	49–7	2–0
May 9	No. 10 (4) Texas	No. 4 (2)	John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 1–7	49–8	2–1

NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Reg. record
May 15	USC Upstate	No. 3 (1)	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	50–8	1–0
May 16	Belmont	No. 3 (1)	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 3–0	51–8	2–0
May 17	USC Upstate	No. 3 (1)	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 9–0	52–8	3–0

NCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SR record
May 22	No. 18 (16) LSU	No. 3 (1)	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 7–0	53–8	1–0
May 23	No. 18 (16) LSU	No. 3 (1)	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 4–1	54–8	2–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SECT record
May 28	No. 5 (8) UCLA	No. 3 (1)	Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK	W 6–3	55–8	1–0
May 30	No. 1 (4) Nebraska	No. 3 (1)	Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–1	56–8	2–0
June 1	No. 4 (11) Texas Tech	No. 3 (1)	Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK	L 4–5	56–9	2–1
June 1	No. 4 (11) Texas Tech	No. 3 (1)	Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–2	56–10	2–2

Rankings from NFCA/USA Today prior to the game, tournament seeds in parentheses.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
NFCA/USA Today	15	10	8	5	4	4	4	6	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25	16	13	9	7	6	6	6	7	5	3	2	2	3	3	2	3
D1Softball	14	10	9	8	5	5	4	6	4	3	2	2	4	3	3*	3
Softball America	13	8	6	4	4	4	4	6	4	1	2	3	3	4	4*	3

References

↑ "Softball Standings". SEC. June 4, 2026. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
↑ "2026 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll (Week 15)". NFCA. June 4, 2026. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
↑ Katie Windham (June 1, 2026). "Alabama Softball's Keys to Advancing to WCWS Finals". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
↑ Nick Kelly (June 1, 2026). "Alabama softball falls to Texas Tech twice, eliminating Tide from WCWS". AL.com. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
↑ Amelia Hurley (June 1, 2026). "Alabama softball eliminated in crushing WCWS defeat to Texas Tech". Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
1 2 "2026 Softball Roster". Alabama Crimson Tide. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
↑ "2026 Softball Schedule". Alabama Crimson Tide. Retrieved June 11, 2026.

[1] "Softball Standings". SEC. June 4, 2026. Retrieved June 4, 2026.

[NFCA-2] "2026 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll (Week 15)". NFCA. June 4, 2026. Retrieved June 11, 2026.

[3] Katie Windham (June 1, 2026). "Alabama Softball's Keys to Advancing to WCWS Finals". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 9, 2026.

[4] Nick Kelly (June 1, 2026). "Alabama softball falls to Texas Tech twice, eliminating Tide from WCWS". AL.com. Retrieved June 9, 2026.

[5] Amelia Hurley (June 1, 2026). "Alabama softball eliminated in crushing WCWS defeat to Texas Tech". Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Retrieved June 9, 2026.

[roster-6] 1 2 "2026 Softball Roster". Alabama Crimson Tide. Retrieved June 9, 2026.

[7] "2026 Softball Schedule". Alabama Crimson Tide. Retrieved June 11, 2026.

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2026 Alabama Crimson Tide softball

Tuscaloosa Regional champion Tuscaloosa Super Regional champion
Women’s College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	56-9 (19–5 SEC)
Head coach	Patrick Murphy
Home stadium	Rhoads Stadium
Seasons ← 2025 2027 →