No. 1 overall seed Alabama opens NCAA Tournament with run-rule victory

Alabama softball shuts out USC Upstate 8-0 in NCAA tournament opener

No. 1 seed Alabama opened up the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional against No. 4 seed USC Upstate on Friday, securing an 8-0 shutout run rule victory. This is only the Spartans’ second time suffering a shutout loss this season. The first came against Presbyterian earlier in May during the regular season, where USC Upstate lost 3-0, making this its biggest shutout loss of the season.  Alabama has made shutouts a season staple this year, shutting out 23 te…

No. 1 overall seed Alabama opens NCAA Tournament with run-rule victory

No. 1 overall seed Alabama played Friday afternoon’s NCAA Tournament regional opener like the heavy favorite it is to go far in pursuit of a national championship this spring. That one and only NCAA title came in 2012 for Alabama softball, but 14 years later the Crimson Tide have a great chance to duplicate that feat and they quickly showed why in an 8-0 run-rule victory over South Carolina Upstate. The Tide improved to 50-7 during a so-far magi…

Alabama Opens Regional Play with 8-0 Run Rule Shutout over USC Upstate - Alabama Athletics

No. 1 national seed Alabama softball opened the Tuscaloosa Regional with an 8-0 run rule win in five innings over USC Upstate Friday afternoon at Rhoads Stadium