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.
Roster 2021 Alabama Crimson Tide roster Pitchers 14 – Montana Fouts – Junior 20 – Sarah Cornell – Redshirt Senior 21 – Jaala Torrence – Freshman 27 – Krytal Goodman – Senior 44 – Lexi Kilfoyl – Sophomore
Catchers 4 – Abby Doerr – Sophomore
Outfielders 1 – Elissa Brown – Redshirt Senior 8 – KB Sides – Senior 10 – Kayla Davis – Junior 11 – Alexis Mack – Redshirt Senior 18 – Jenna Johnson – Sophomore 32 – Kat Grill – Freshman Infielders 00 – Maddie Morgan – Senior 5 – Kyra Lockhart – Junior 7 – Bailey Dowling – Freshman 9 – Taylor Clark – Redshirt Senior 12 – Kaylee Tow – Senior 23 – Savannah Woodard – Sophomore 33 – Claire Jenkins – Redshirt Senior
Utility 16 – Bailey Hemphill – Redshirt Senior 24 – KJ Haney – Freshman Reference:
Schedule
!colspan=9| Stinger Classic
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!colspan=9| Easton Bama Bash
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!colspan=9| Easton Crimson Classic
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!colspan=9| Easton T-Town Showdown
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!colspan=9| 2021 SEC softball tournament
!colspan=9|NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional
!colspan=9|NCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional
!colspan=9|Women's College World Series
Record vs. conference opponents
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 NFCANFCA Poll 8543424443543333 USA SoftballUSA Softball Poll8632433433543333
Awards and honors
Weekly AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. 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 AwardsPlayerAwardRef. Montana Fouts SEC Co-Pitcher of the YearNFCA National Pitcher of the Year Bailey Hemphill SEC Player of the Year
All-SECPlayerSelectionRef. 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-AmericanPlayerSelectionRef. Montana Fouts First Team Bailey Hemphill First Team Kaylee Tow Third Team
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