# 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

The 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team was an American softball team that represented the University of Alabama for the 2017 NCAA softball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games at Rhoads Stadium. After losing in the 2016 Women's College World Series, the 2017 team looked to make the postseason for the 19th straight year, and the Women's College World Series for twelfth time. This season represented the 21st season of softball in the school's history.

## Personnel
### Roster

2017 Alabama Crimson Tide Softball Roster

### Coaching staff
## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank$^#$ | Site | Result | Attendance | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher |
| Kickin' Chicken Classic |||||||||
| February* | 11:30 AM | Towson | #7 | CCU Softball Stadium • Conway, SC | W 17–0$^{(5)}$ | 201 | S. Littlejohn | M. Dejter |
| February 10* | 2:00 PM | Coastal Carolina | #7 | CCU Softball Stadium • Conway, SC | W 6–0 | 893 | A. Osorio | A. Guillette |
| February 11* | 9:00 AM | Towson | #7 | CCU Softball Stadium • Conway, SC | W 4–2 | 302 | A. Osorio | J. Smith |
| February 11* | 11:30 AM | Youngstown St. | #7 | CCU Softball Stadium • Conway, SC | W 7–0 | 392 | S. Littlejohn | P. Geanangel |
| February 12* | 11:00 AM | Coastal Carolina | #7 | CCU Softball Stadium • Conway, SC | W 9–3 | 973 | M. Moore | T. Rahach |
| February 15* | 5:00 PM | South Alabama | #5 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 3–1 | 2,518 | A. Osorio | D. Brown |
| February 18* | 1:00 PM | #18 Louisiana–Lafayette | #5 | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 3–0 | – | A. Osorio | M. Smith |
| February 18* | 3:30 PM | #18 Louisiana–Lafayette | #5 | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 2–11$^{(6)}$ | 2,210 | A. Stewart | M. Moore |
| February 19* | 1:00 PM | #18 Louisiana–Lafayette | #5 | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 0–7 | 2,079 | A. Denham | A. Osorio |
| February 22* | 6:00 PM | North Florida | #10 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 2–0 | 2,364 | S. Littlejohn | L. Green |
| Easton Bama Bash |||||||||
| February 24* | 4:00 PM | UCF | #10 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 4–0 | – | S. Littlejohn | A. White |
| February 24* | 6:00 PM | Texas Tech | #10 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 7–2 | 2,628 | A. Osorio | K. Scott |
| February 25* | 1:30 PM | Gardner–Webb | #10 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 9–0$^{(5)}$ | – | M. Moore | M. Thompson |
| February 25* | 4:00 PM | Texas Tech | #10 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 8–0$^{(6)}$ | 2,922 | S. Littlejohn | M. Maisel |
| February 26* | 1:30 PM | UCF | #10 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 3–2 | 2,446 | A. Osorio | M. Calixto |
| February 28* | 6:00 PM | UAB | #11 | Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL | W 5–4$^{(8)}$ | 807 | A. Osorio | C. Blount |
| Easton Crimson Classic |||||||||
| March 3* | 4:00 PM | Jacksonville | #11 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 10–0$^{(5)}$ | – | A. Osorio | A. Bilodeau |
| March 3* | 6:00 PM | Drake | #11 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 6–1 | 2,264 | S. Littlejohn | K. Smith |
| March 4* | 1:30 PM | Stanford | #11 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 4–0 | – | A. Osorio | C. Lee |
| March 4* | 4:00 PM | Drake | #11 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 10–0$^{(5)}$ | 2,741 | M. Moore | A. Knoche |
| March 5* | 1:30 PM | Jacksonville | #11 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 7–0 | 2,446 | S. Littlejohn | A. Bilodeau |
| March 7* | 6:00 PM | Loyola-Chicago | #11 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5–0 | 2,201 | A. Osorio | K. Jones |
| March 8* | 6:00 PM | Valparaiso | #11 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 1–0 | 2,224 | S. Littlejohn | A. Montgomery |
| March 10 | 6:30 PM | Arkansas | #11 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 9–0$^{(5)}$ | 2,454 | A. Osorio | G. Moll |
| March 12 | 11:30 AM | Arkansas | #11 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 4–3$^{(9)}$ | – | A. Osorio | A. Storms |
| March 12 | 1:30 PM | Arkansas | #11 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5–0$^{(6)}$ | 3,026 | A. Osorio | C. Hedgcock |
| March 15* | 3:30 PM | Winthrop | #11 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 1–0 | – | S. Littlejohn | K. Romine |
| March 15* | 6:00 PM | Georgia Southern | #11 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 9–0$^{(5)}$ | 2,426 | A. Osorio | D. Raley |
| March 17 | 6:00 PM | Mississippi St. | #11 | Nusz Park • Starkville, MS | W 11–3$^{(5)}$ | 959 | A. Osorio | R. Green |
| March 18 | 6:00 PM | Mississippi St. | #11 | Nusz Park • Starkville, MS | L 0–1 | 1,056 | H. Ward | S. Littlejohn |
| March 19 | 2:00 PM | Mississippi St. | #11 | Nusz Park • Starkville, MS | W 3–0 | 931 | A. Osorio | H. Ward |
| March 24 | 6:30 PM | South Carolina | #9 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 7–3 | 2,815 | S. Littlejohn | J. Elliott |
| March 26 | 12:00 PM | South Carolina | #9 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 0–14 | – | N. Blue | A. Osorio |
| March 26 | 1:30 PM | South Carolina | #9 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5–2 | 3,140 | S. Littlejohn | J. Elliott |
| March 28* | 6:00 PM | Kent St. | #9 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5–3 | 2,526 | S. Littlejohn | R. Ladines |
| March 31 | 6:30 PM | Missouri | #9 | University Field • Columbia, MO | L 0–2 | 896 | C. Baxter | A. Osorio |
| April 1 | 5:00 PM | Missouri | #9 | University Field • Columbia, MO | W 9–3 | 2,069 | S. Littlejohn | M. Norman |
| April 2 | 12:00 PM | Missouri | #9 | University Field • Columbia, MO | L 3–4$^{(9)}$ | 1,178 | C. Baxter | A. Osorio |
| April 5* | 6:00 PM | Lipscomb | #12 | Florence Sportsplex • Florence, AL | W 5–0 | – | S. Littlejohn | M. Jordan |
| April 7 | 6:30 PM | #8 LSU | #12 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 3–0 | 2,345 | A. Osorio | A. Walljasper |
| April 8 | 8:00 PM | #8 LSU | #12 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 0–1 | 3,376 | S. Smith | S. Littlejohn |
| April 9 | 2:00 PM | #8 LSU | #12 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 4–2 | 3,940 | A. Osorio | S. Smith |
| April 11* | 6:00 PM | UAB | #9 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 8–0$^{(5)}$ | 2,316 | M. Moore | C. Goodwin |
| April 15 | 5:00 PM | #16 Tennessee | #9 | Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 2–3 | 1,935 | C. Arnold | A. Osorio |
| April 16 | 6:00 PM | #16 Tennessee | #9 | Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 0–2 | 1,783 | M. Moss | S. Littlejohn |
| April 17 | 6:00 PM | #16 Tennessee | #9 | Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN | Canceled | – | – | – |
| April 19* | 6:00 PM | Southern Miss | #12 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 2–0 | 2,347 | M. Moore | K. Crowson |
| April 21* | 6:00 PM | #9 Washington | #12 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 2–3 | 3,093 | T. Alvelo | A. Osorio |
| April 22* | 2:00 PM | #9 Washington | #12 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 0–3 | 3,332 | T. Alvelo | S. Littlejohn |
| April 25* | 6:00 PM | Samford | #13 | Bulldog Field • Birmingham, AL | W 8–1 | 544 | M. Moore | R. Leonard |
| April 29 | 2:00 PM | #20 Ole Miss | #13 | OM Softball Complex • Oxford, MS | W 2–0 | – | A. Osorio | K. Lee |
| April 30 | 5:00 PM | #20 Ole Miss | #13 | OM Softball Complex • Oxford, MS | L 0–2 | 1,188 | B. Finney | S. Littlejohn |
| May 1 | 6:00 PM | #20 Ole Miss | #13 | OM Softball Complex • Oxford, MS | L 4–5 | 478 | K. Lee | A. Osorio |
| May 5 | 7:00 PM | #9 Auburn | #14 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 0–3$^{(9)}$ | 4,015 | K. Carlson | S. Littlejohn |
| May 6 | 6:00 PM | #9 Auburn | #14 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 1–4 | 4,015 | M. Martin | S. Littlejohn |
| May 7 | 12:00 PM | #9 Auburn | #14 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 3–2 | 4,015 | A. Osorio | A. Swindle |
| SEC softball tournament |||||||||
| May 10 | 11:00 AM | Arkansas | #15 | Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 4–1 | – | S. Littlejohn | A. Storms |
| May 11 | 11:00 AM | #11 Texas A&M | #15 | Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 2–1$^{(10)}$ | – | A. Osorio | M. McBride |
| May 12 | 2:00 PM | #18 Ole Miss | #15 | Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 1–4 | – | K. Lee | S. Littlejohn |
| NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional |||||||||
| May 19 | 4:00 PM | Albany | #15 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5–1 | 1,812 | S. Littlejohn | D. Durando |
| May 20 | 11:30 AM | #1 Minnesota | #15 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 1–0$^{(9)}$ | 1,517 | A. Osorio | S. Groenewegen |
| May 21 | 4:00 PM | #1 Minnesota | #15 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 1–0 | 1,926 | S. Littlejohn | S. Groenewegen |
| NCAA Gainesville Super Regional |||||||||
| May 25 | 6:00 PM | #2 Florida | #15 | Pressly Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 3–0 | 1,800 | A. Osorio | K. Barnhill |
| May 26 | 6:00 PM | #2 Florida | #15 | Pressly Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 0–2 | 2,283 | D. Gourley | S. Littlejohn |
| May 27 | 4:00 PM | #2 Florida | #15 | Pressly Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 1–2 | 2,216 | K. Barnhill | A. Osorio |
| *Non-Conference Game. $^#$Rankings from NFCA released prior to game.All times are in Central Time Zone. |||||||||

## Honors and awards

* Alexis Osorio was selected to the Preseason All-SEC Team.
* Alexis Osorio was selected as the SEC Pitcher of the Week, February 13.
* Bailey Hemphill was selected as the SEC Freshman of the Week, February 13.
* Alexis Osorio was selected as the SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week, March 6.

## 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 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | | |
| USA Softball | 7 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | | |