Crimson Tide Roll Call: February 20, 2022

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• No. 2 Alabama Softball Records Shutouts Against No. 8 Virginia Tech and Middle Tennessee State

• Alabama Baseball Holds Off Late Surge by Xavier, 5-4

• Alabama Basketball Can't Maintain Hot Shooting in 90-81 Loss at No. 4 Kentucky

• Freshman Bediako Growing into Physicality of College Game

Today's Crimson Tide Schedule

• Men's Golf: Alabama at Watersound Invitational, Panama City, Fla., All Day

• Women's Golf: Alabama at Moon Golf Invitational, Melbourne, Fla., All Day

• Women's Tennis: Alabama vs Minnesota, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 11 a.m. CT, Live Video, Live Stats

• Baseball: Alabama vs Xavier, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1 p.m. CT, SEC Network+, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats

• Softball: Alabama vs Middle Tennessee (Easton Bama Bash), 1:30 p.m. CT, Live Video, Live Stats

• Women's Basketball: Alabama at Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, 5 p.m. CT, SEC Network, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats

Crimson Tide Results

• Men's Basketball: No. 4 Kentucky 90, No. 25 Alabama 81

• Softball: No. 2 Alabama 2, No. 8 Virginia Tech 0; Alabama 8, Middle Tennessee 0 (DH)

• Baseball: Alabama 5, Xavier 4

Did you notice?

• Alabama signee Brandon Miller was highlighted by SportsCenter NEXT:

Brandon Miller is a walking highlight tape 📺 @brandmillerr @AlabamaMBB @PaulBiancardi pic.twitter.com/eaFkI0A76D

— SportsCenter NEXT (@SCNext) February 20, 2022

• Alabama hockey took care of business in overtime against Middle Tennessee:

WHAT’S BETTER THAN ONE OT WINNER? TWO! Matt Dumond with the OT winner against MTSU, THE TIDE. IS. ON. TOP. #RollTide #Bama #HockeySchool #EverythingSchool pic.twitter.com/yUuvpqTaPz

— Alabama Hockey D2 (@AlabamaHockeyD2) February 20, 2022

• And the Alabama men's and women's swimming and diving teams performed well at the 2022 SEC Championships:

The Tide men take 2nd (best finish since 1987) & the women take 3rd (best finish since 1994) at the 2022 SEC Championships!#SECSD22 | #BamaSpeed | #RipTide | #RollTide pic.twitter.com/GxHi7nbgnW

— Alabama Swim & Dive (@AlabamaSwimDive) February 20, 2022

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Countdown to the Crimson Tide's Season Opener:

195 days

On This Date in Crimson Tide History

February 20, 1942: Arthur "Tarzan" White, an All-American for the Crimson Tide from 1934-36 who went to play in the NFL for the New York Giants, used a sleeper hold to defeat villain Mike Chacoma (no, he was not from Auburn) during White's first local pro wrestling appearance. Chacoma, known as the "Oklahoma Meanie," wanted a rematch with White, who, for the record, earned his Ph.D. from Columbia and earned Phi Beta Kappa honors at Alabama.

February 20, 1996: Lester Cotton Sr. was born in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day

"I was determined to block that field goal. There was no way I was going to let Alabama lose." — Safety Stacy Harrison after blocking a field goal in the Tide's 9-6 win over Tennessee in 1990.

We'll leave you with this...

All-Star Weekend back in The Land 💫 pic.twitter.com/PdzwAF1lwU

— Collin 'Young Bull' Sexton (@CollinSexton02) February 20, 2022