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Friday, June 8, 2012

Tide fans tune in to softball in record numbers in 2012 | al.com

The Alabama softball team has enjoyed strong crowds at home games for years thanks to the sustained success of Patrick Murphy's program. But this season during the Crimson Tide's run to an eventual national championship, Alabama softball began drawing a whole new audience through television.

The Crimson Tide played 20 games on national or regional television during the 2012 season, an all-time high for the program, and the Tide's rise through the ranks of college softball has coincided with a national rise in interest in the sport in general.

The three games of the Women's College World Series finals, all of which aired on ESPN2, averaged 1.2 million viewers nationally in 2012. Games 1 and 2 of the series saw a 13% increase in viewers over last year's WCWS. Read more: Tide fans tune in to softball in record numbers in 2012 | al.com
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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Alabama softball team wins its first national championship | al.com

 Just when it looked as if it was going to rain on the Alabama softball team's parade, the Crimson Tide rallied and won its first national championship.
Alabama spotted Oklahoma a 3-0 lead, then scored four runs in a fourth inning that was delayed briefly by rain. The Crimson Tide went on to win Game 3 of the Women's College World Series' best-of-three championship series 5-4 Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.
The national championship is Alabama's fourth during the 2011-12 academic year, tying a Southeastern Conference record set by Arkansas in 1994 and tied by Georgia in 1999. Alabama never previously had won more than one national championship before the gymnastics team and women's golf team won titles to go with the crown the football team won in January.
Alabama is the first SEC team to win the national championship in softball.
The start of the game was delayed nearly three hours by rain... Read more: Alabama softball team wins its first national championship | al.com
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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Alabama advances to 1st-ever Women's College World Series finals with win over California | al.com

For the first time in its eight Women's College World Series appearances, Alabama is in the finals.

The Crimson Tide eliminated the eight-team tournament's top seed to get there, as it downed California, 5-2, on Sunday at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

No. 2 Alabama will face No. 4 Oklahoma... Read more: Alabama advances to 1st-ever Women's College World Series finals with win over California | al.com
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Alabama Downs Arizona State, 2-1

Alabama Downs Arizona State, 2-1Softballhttp://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/235161/alabama-downs-arizona-state-2-1.aspx

 

The number two seeded Alabama softball team used a sixth inning solo home run by senior Amanda Locke and an 11-strikeout performance from sophomore Jackie Traina to down Arizona State, 2-1, Friday night at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium.

Alabama Downs Arizona State, 2-1
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Sat, 02 Jun 2012 03:00:00 GMT