# 2021 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

The 2021 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Alabama during the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Crimson Tide were led by Patrick Murphy in his twenty-second season, and played their home games at Rhoads Stadium. They competed in the Southeastern Conference, where they finished the season with a 52–9 record and an 18-6 conference record.
The Crimson Tide won the 2021 SEC Tournament, and qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament. They advanced to their 13th 2021 Women's College World Series, where they were eventually defeated by Florida State in the semifinals.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank$^#$ | Site | Result | Attendance | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher |
| Stinger Classic |||||||||
| February 12* | 5:00 PM | Alabama State | #8 | Barbara Williams Softball Complex • Montgomery, AL | W 10–0$^{(5)}$ | 186 | Fouts | Bradford |
| February 13* | 4:30 PM | Notre Dame | #8 | Barbara Williams Softball Complex • Montgomery, AL | W 10–0$^{(5)}$ | 147 | Kilfoyl | Tidd |
| February 14* | 12 PM | Louisville | #8 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5–0 | - | Fouts | Roby |
| February 14* | 2 PM | Louisville | #8 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 4-0 | - | Kilfoyl | Leonhardt |
| Easton Bama Bash |||||||||
| February 19* | 3 PM | Liberty | #5 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 6-3 | 1121 | Kilfoyl | Johnson |
| February 19* | 1:30 PM | Liberty | #5 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 8-1 | 1121 | Fouts | Kirby |
| February 20* | 4 PM | LSU | #5 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5-2 | 1121 | Kilfoyl | Sunseri |
| February 21* | 4 PM | LSU | #5 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 13-5$^{(5)}$ | 1121 | Fouts | Wickersham |
| February 24* | 6 PM | UAB | #4 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 7-1$^{(6)}$ | 1121 | Cornell | Woodham |
| Easton Crimson Classic |||||||||
| February 26* | 4:00 PM | Memphis | #4 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 8-3 | 1121 | Fouts | Ellett |
| February 26* | 6:00 PM | Memphis | #4 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5-1 | 1121 | Goodman | Nichols |
| February 27* | 11:00 AM | UNC | #4 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 2-0 | 1121 | Kilfoyl | George |
| February 27* | 1:00 PM | UNC | #4 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 2-0 | 1121 | Fouts | Pickett |
| February 28* | 1:00 PM | Troy | #4 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 2-0 | 1121 | Kilfoyl | Johnson |
| March 3* | 6:00 PM | Mississippi State | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 4-0 | 1121 | Fouts | Wesley |
| Easton T-Town Showdown |||||||||
| March 5* | 4:00 PM | Kent State | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 9-1$^6$ | 1121 | Kilfoyl | Lebeau |
| March 5* | 6:00 PM | Kent State | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 11-3$^6$ | 1121 | Goodman | Sherman |
| March 6* | 11:00 AM | UNI | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5-3 | 1121 | Cornell, Torrence (S) | Oler |
| March 6* | 1:00 PM | UNI | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 8-0$^5$ | 1121 | Torrence | Packard |
| March 7* | 4:00 PM | South Alabama | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 0-1 | 1121 | Lackie | Fouts |
| March 12 | 5:00 PM | Auburn | #4 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 6-0 | 370 | Kilfoyl | Penta |
| March 13 | 4:00 PM | Auburn | #4 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 4-1 | 370 | Fouts | Lowe |
| March 14 | 2:00 PM | Auburn | #4 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 4-2 | 370 | Kilfoyl | Penta |
| March 19 | 6:00 PM | Tennessee | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 3-4 | 1121 | Rogers | Fouts |
| March 20 | 2:00 PM | Tennessee | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 7-1 | 1121 | Kilfoyl | Turner |
| March 21 | 1:00 PM | Tennessee | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 3-0 | 1121 | Fouts | Rogers |
| March 24* | 6:00 PM | North Alabama | #4 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5-0 | 1121 | Torrence | Garst |
| March 27 | 1:00 PM | Kentucky | #4 | John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY | W 11-6 | 623 | Fouts | Sprangler |
| March 28 | 2:30 PM | Kentucky | #4 | John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY | L 2-4 | 658 | Humes | Kilfoyl |
| March 29 | 6:00 PM | Kentucky | #4 | John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY | L 4-5$^8$ | 488 | Humes | Kilfoyl |
| April 1 | 5:00 PM | Texas A&M | #4 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 11-3$^5$ | 1121 | Kilfoyl | Herzog |
| April 2 | 5:00 PM | Texas A&M | #4 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 8-6 | 1121 | Fouts, Kilfoyl (S) | Uribe |
| April 3 | 11:00 AM | Texas A&M | #4 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 14-6$^6$ | 1121 | Goodman | Uribe |
| April 9 | 5:00 PM | Arkansas | #4 | Bogle Park • Fayeteville, AK | W 5-3 | 1100 | Fouts | Haff |
| April 10 | 11:00 AM | Arkansas | #4 | Bogle Park • Fayeteville, AK | L 0-4 | 1221 | Storms | Kilfoyl |
| April 11 | 1:00 PM | Arkansas | #4 | Bogle Park • Fayeteville, AK | W 2-0 | 1236 | Fouts | Storms |
| April 14* | 6:00 PM | Alabama State | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 11-3$^{(5)}$ | 1121 | Goodman | Bradford |
| April 16 | 6:00 PM | Florida | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 0-2 | 1529 | Hightower | Fouts |
| April 17 | 1:00 PM | Florida | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 2-9 | 1631 | Lugo, Chronister (S) | Goodman |
| April 16 | 1:00 PM | Florida | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 4-2 | 1631 | Fouts | Hightower |
| April 21* | 6:00 PM | Southern Mississippi | #5 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 6-3 | 1631 | Goodman, Fouts (S) | Pierce |
| April 24* | 1:30 PM | Louisiana | #5 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5-3 | 1413 | Fouts | Ellyson |
| April 25* | 1:30 PM | Louisiana | #5 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5-1 | 1596 | Goodman, Fouts (S) | Lamb |
| April 30 | 5:00 PM | Georgia | #4 | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | W 4-1 | 400 | Fouts | Avant |
| May 1 | 12:00 PM | Georgia | #4 | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | W 13-3 | 400 | Goodman | Avant |
| May 2 | 2:00 PM | Georgia | #4 | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | W 6-3 | 400 | Fouts | Britton |
| May 6 | 6:00 PM | Ole Miss | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 8-0$^5$ | 1419 | Fouts | Tillmann |
| May 7 | 6:00 PM | Ole Miss | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 11-7 | 1631 | Goodman | Borgen |
| May 8 | 11:00 AM | Ole Miss | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 6-1 | 1631 | Fouts | Borgen |
| 2021 SEC softball tournament |||||||||
| May 13 | 7:00 PM | Kentucky | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5-1 | 1582 | Fouts | Humes |
| May 14 | 6:30 PM | Tennessee | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 6-5 | 1660 | Fouts | Bender |
| May 15 | 5:00 PM | Florida | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 4-0 | 1924 | Fouts | Hightower |
| NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional |||||||||
| May 21* | 5:00 PM | Alabama State | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 9-0$^{(6)}$ | 2912 | Kilfoyl | Sullivan |
| May 22* | 11:00 AM | Clemson | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 6-0 | - | Fouts | Cagle |
| May 23* | 1:00 PM | Clemson | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 5-0 | 3044 | Fouts | Cagle |
| NCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional |||||||||
| May 28 | 12:00 PM | Kentucky | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 4-3 | 3633 | Fouts | Humes |
| May 29 | 1:00 PM | Kentucky | #3 | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 4-1 | 3633 | Kilfoyl | Baalman |
| Women's College World Series |||||||||
| June 3* | 6:00 PM | Arizona | #3 | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 5-1 | - | Fouts | Bowen |
| June 4* | 8:30 PM | UCLA | #3 | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 6-0 | 12337 | Fouts | Garcia |
| June 6 | 2:30 PM | Florida | #3 | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | L 0-2 | 12370 | Sandercock | Kilfoyl |
| June 7 | 6:00 PM | Florida | #3 | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | L 5-8 | 9916 | Watson | Fouts |
| *Non-Conference Game. $^#$Rankings from NFCA released prior to game.All times are in Central Time Zone. |||||||||

## Record vs. conference opponents

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2021 SEC softball recordsvte
Source: 2021 SEC softball game results, 2021 SEC softball schedule :
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | Team | SR | SW |
| ALA | 18–6 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | . | . | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | ALA | 6–2 | 4–0 |
| ARK | 19–5 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | . | ARK | 6–2 | 5–0 |
| AUB | 7–17 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | . | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | AUB | 2–6 | 0–3 |
| FLA | 19–5 | 2–1 | . | . | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | FLA | 8–0 | 3–0 |
| UGA | 7–17 | 0–3 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | . | UGA | 2–6 | 0–3 |
| KEN | 13–11 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | . | . | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | KEN | 3–5 | 2–0 |
| LSU | 13–11 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | LSU | 6–2 | 0–1 |
| MSU | 8–15 | . | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 3–0 | . | . | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | MSU | 3–5 | 1–4 |
| MIZZ | 15–9 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | MIZZ | 5–3 | 2–0 |
| MISS | 12–12 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | MISS | 5–3 | 1–2 |
| SCAR | 4–20 | . | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | SCAR | 0–8 | 0–4 |
| TENN | 12–11 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | | . | TENN | 4–4 | 1–0 |
| TAMU | 8–16 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | | TAMU | 2–6 | 1–3 |
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | Team | SR | SW |
Updated for entire regular season.Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK ALA common. LSU>KEN hd–hd. UGA>AUB MIZZ common.

## Rankings

| 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 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| USA Softball | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

## Awards and honors

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Montana Fouts | SEC Pitcher of the Week | February 15, 2021 |
| Kaylee Tow | SEC Player of the Week | February 22, 2021 |
| Kaylee Tow | NFCA National Player of the Week | February 23, 2021 |
| Kaylee Tow | D1Softball Player of the Week | February 23, 2021 |
| Bailey Hemphill | SEC Player of the Week | March 16, 2021 |
| Lexi Kilfoyl | SEC Newcomer of the Week | March 16, 2021 |
| Bailey Hemphill | SEC Player of the Week | April 6, 2021 |
| Lexi Kilfoyl | SEC Newcomer of the Week | April 6, 2021 |
| Montana Fouts | SEC Pitcher of the Week | April 13, 2021 |
| Montana Fouts | D1Softball Pitcher of the Week | April 13, 2021 |
| Montana Fouts | SEC Pitcher of the Week | April 27, 2021 |
| Savannah Woodard | SEC Newcomer of the Week | May 4, 2021 |
| Montana Fouts | SEC Pitcher of the Week | May 10, 2021 |
Individual Awards :
| Player | Award | Ref. |
| Montana Fouts | SEC Co-Pitcher of the Year NFCA National Pitcher of the Year | |
| Bailey Hemphill | SEC Player of the Year | |
All-SEC :
| Player | Selection |
| Elissa Brown | First Team |
| Alexis Mack | First Team |
| Montana Fouts | First Team |
| Bailey Hemphill | First Team |
| Kaylee Tow | Second Team |
| Lexi Kilfoyl | Newcomer Team |
| Savannah Woodard | Newcomer Team |
| KB Sides | Defensive Team |
All-American :
| Player | Selection |
| Montana Fouts | First Team |
| Bailey Hemphill | First Team |
| Kaylee Tow | Third Team |