Alabama softball team powers past Jacksonville State, into regional title game
oakdale primary garden 05-16-08-Tuscaloosa, Ala- Alabama's Brittany Rogers (batting helmet)
TUSCALOOSA | Jacksonville State University brought a knife to a gunfight Friday when it tried to engage the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide softball team in a home-run derby.
Bad idea.
The Crimson Tide hit four home runs, including an inside-
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Defense early, then offense sink UTC
The third-ranked University of Alabama softball team played the opening round of the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional and ignited its postseason run with an 8-0 mercy-rule victory over Tennessee-Chattanooga...
Tide players honored
TUSCALOOSA | Five University of Alabama softball players have been named to the 2008 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-South Region team, with Kelsi Dunne, Brittany Rogers and Charlotte Morgan...
Jax State gets first postseason win
TUSCALOOSA | Freshmen pitcher Ashley Eliasson got herself and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks into a jam, allowing three runs in the first inning of the opening game in the NCAA Tuscaloosa...
Blessed with speed
Brittany Rogers, the Crimson Tide’s slap-hitting leadoff batter with a .433 average, just might be the fastest player in college softball.
THE CALL: A look at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional
A breakdown of the 2008 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional softball tournament. Which team has the edge in hitting, pitching, defense, and more? Tommy Deas breaks it down.
Broken foot hasn't slowed down Tide star
Sophomore first baseman/pitcher Charlotte Morgan has been walking tall despite playing for almost the last two months with a broken foot.
Lesson Learned
The Crimson Tide lost 4-2 to Tennessee Tech on its home field at the Alabama Softball Complex, then had to win twice a day for two days in a row to battle its way out of the loser's bracket and win...
Just Enough
BATON ROUGE, La. | The Alabama softball team got it done when it counted Thursday evening with a walk-off single from Brittany Rogers in the seventh inning to beat Mississippi State 1-0 in the...
Rogers staying focused as Tide opens SEC Tournament
The third ranked University of Alabama softball team prepared to leave for the Southeastern Conference Tournament the way it has prepared for every game this season — as a business trip.
Seven in softball selected All-SEC
BATON ROUGE, La. | The University of Alabama softball team garnered seven All-SEC selections as well as the SEC Freshman of the Year and the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the annual SEC Softball...
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4.37pm, 5/16/08
FSU president: College football playoff inevitable
Here's a ray of hope for college football fans bummed by the recent rejection of the plus-one model to determine a national champion.The president of Florida State not only believes a playoff is coming, he thinks it'll start with four teams, then grow to eight and eventually 16.
4.28pm, 5/16/08
FAU considers Jarvis to lead basketball program
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -Former St. John's basketball coach Mike Jarvis is a candidate to take over Florida Atlantic's program but has not been offered a contract, school spokeswoman Katrina McCormick said Friday.
3.34pm, 5/16/08
Paterno says he feels good after hospital visit
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Penn State coach Joe Paterno shrugged off a medical scare and said Friday that he feels fine after going to the hospital this week to be treated for dehydration.He even suggested he'd like to keep coaching longer.``Realistically, at my age, if I go three, four, five (more) years, that would be great,'' Paterno said.
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