2011 Alabama Crimson Tide softball season
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The 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team is an American softball
team, representing the University of Alabama
for the 2011 NCAA softball season. The Crimson Tide
plays its home games at Rhoads Stadium. The 2011 made the postseason for the 13th straight year, and the Women's College World Series
for seventh time after failing to make it in 2010
. This season represents the 15th season of softball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide won the SEC Regular Season by defeating the Ole Miss Rebels 10-1.
along with 2010 senior leaders Alex Blewitt and Jessica Smith, Alabama returns nine starters from a team that won the Southeastern Conference
regular season and tournament championships en route to claiming the number one overall seed in the NCAA Division I tournament
. The Crimson Tide softball team only has two seniors this season, Kelsi Dunne and Whitney Larsen. In the annual Southeastern Conference coaches preseason poll, the Crimson Tide was picked to win the 2011 SEC Softball title. The Crimson Tide also landed three players on the Preseason All-SEC team; Kelsi Dunne, Whitney Larsen, and Kayla Braud.
2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Softball Roster
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All-Alabama Softball Classic
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Tampa
North Tournament
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SEC
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!colspan=9| NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional
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!colspan=9| Women's College World Series
Softball
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team, representing the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
for the 2011 NCAA softball season. The Crimson Tide
Alabama Crimson Tide softball
The Alabama Crimson Tide softball team represents the University of Alabama in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. It is currently led by head coach Patrick Murphy and assistant coaches Alyson Habetz and Stephanie VanBrakle...
plays its home games at Rhoads Stadium. The 2011 made the postseason for the 13th straight year, and the Women's College World Series
Women's College World Series
The Women's College World Series is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States. The tournament format consists of two four-team double-elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket then compete in a best-of-three title game series...
for seventh time after failing to make it in 2010
2010 Alabama Crimson Tide softball season
The 2010 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team was an American softball team, representing the University of Alabama for the 2010 NCAA softball season. The Crimson Tide played its home games at the Alabama Softball Complex. The 2010 club made the postseason for the 12th straight year.-Previous...
. This season represents the 15th season of softball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide won the SEC Regular Season by defeating the Ole Miss Rebels 10-1.
Season
While the Tide loses two-time SEC Player of the Year Charlotte MorganCharlotte Morgan (softball player)
Charlotte Lee Morgan is a professional softball player signed with the USSSA Pride based out of Kissimmee, Florida. She is an alumnus of the Alabama Crimson Tide and was the first pick in the 2010 National Pro Fastpitch Senior Draft, beginning her career with The USSSA Florida Pride, which is part...
along with 2010 senior leaders Alex Blewitt and Jessica Smith, Alabama returns nine starters from a team that won the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
regular season and tournament championships en route to claiming the number one overall seed in the NCAA Division I tournament
2010 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 2010 NCAA Division 1 Softball Tournament was held from May 20 through June 8, 2010 and is part of the 2010 NCAA Division 1 softball season. The 64 NCAA Division 1 college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 16, 2010...
. The Crimson Tide softball team only has two seniors this season, Kelsi Dunne and Whitney Larsen. In the annual Southeastern Conference coaches preseason poll, the Crimson Tide was picked to win the 2011 SEC Softball title. The Crimson Tide also landed three players on the Preseason All-SEC team; Kelsi Dunne, Whitney Larsen, and Kayla Braud.
2011 Roster
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Catcher Catcher Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to... s
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2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Softball Roster
Schedule
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Easton (company)
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All-Alabama Softball Classic
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Fairfield Inn by Marriott
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Tampa
Tâmpa
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North Tournament
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Easton (company)
Easton-Bell Sports makes sports equipment and clothing under the brands Bell Sports, Blackburn, Easton, Giro, and Riddell. Its parent company is Fenway Partners.-Easton:...
SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
/ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
Challenge
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2011 SEC Softball Tournament
The 2011 SEC Softball Tournament was held at the Ole Miss Softball Complex on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi on May 12 through May 14, 2011. The winner of the tournament received the conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament...
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2011 Women's College World Series
The 2011 Women's College World Series was from June 2 through June 7, 2011 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams who advanced through a 64-team bracket played in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event was the University of...
- † In light of the tornado that caused massive damage in the TuscaloosaTuscaloosa, AlabamaTuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama . Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with a population of 90,468 in 2010...
area on April 27, the Alabama softball team's weekend series with KentuckyKentucky WildcatsThe Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky , a founding member of the Southeastern Conference...
, scheduled to be played at Rhoads Stadium on April 29-May 1 was canceled and not be made up.
Scoring by inning
| Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | EX | TOTAL |
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| Opponents | 27 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 126 |
| Alabama | 88 | 77 | 64 | 86 | 47 | 48 | 26 | 2 | 438 |
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 |
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| NFCA | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| USA Softball | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
Awards and honors
- Kelsi Dunne
- SEC Pitcher of the Year
- Finalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
- First Team All-SEC
- SEC All-Defensive team
- Whitney Larsen
- First Team All-SEC
- SEC All-Defensive team
- SEC All-Tournament Team
- Kayla Braud
- Finalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
- First Team All-SEC
- Capital One Academic All-America
- Amanda Locke
- Second Team All-SEC
- Kaila Hunt
- Freshman All-SEC team
- Kendall Dawson
- SEC All-Defensive team
- Jazlyn Lunceford
- SEC All-Defensive team
- Jennifer Fenton
- SEC All-Tournament Team