2021 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

2021 Alabama Crimson Tide softball
SEC Tournament Champions
Tuscaloosa Regional Champions
Tuscaloosa Super Regional Champions
Women's College World Series Appearance
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record52-9 (18–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachAlyson Habetz
Pitching coachStephanie VanBrakle
Home stadiumRhoads Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Florida  ‍‍‍y 19 5   .792 45 11   .804
No. 11 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 19 5   .792 43 11   .796
No. 3 Alabama  ‍‍y 18 6   .750 52 9   .852
No. 13 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 15 9   .625 42 17   .712
No. 16 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 13 11   .542 43 16   .729
No. 15 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 11   .542 35 22   .614
No. 22 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 12 11   .522 42 15   .737
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 12 12   .500 36 22   .621
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 8 15   .348 35 25   .583
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 8 16   .333 32 23   .582
No. 8 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 7 17   .292 34 23   .596
Auburn  ‍‍‍y 7 17   .292 27 24   .529
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4 20   .167 26 26   .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[2]

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.[3]

  1. ^ "Weekly Release" (PDF). ESPN. June 15, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "National champs Oklahoma unanimous No. 1 in final USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll". NFCA.org. June 15, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "No. 3 Bama rally falls short in loss to FSU in WCWS".