Crimson Tide Roll Call: March 13, 2022

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BamaCentral Headlines

• Where Alabama Stands on the OL Heading into Spring Camp

• Alabama Baseball's Bats Heat Up to Blow Out Binghamton

• Alabama Softball Drops First Game of Season in 13-6 Loss to LSU

• Bats Go Cold in Alabama Softball's 5-1 Loss to LSU

• Amari Cooper Traded to Cleveland Browns

• Alabama’s Men Post Top-15 Finish at 2022 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships

Today’s Crimson Tide Schedule

• Women's Golf: Alabama at Valspar Augusta Invitational, Augusta, Ga., All Day

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

• Men's Tennis: Alabama at No. 25 Auburn, Auburn, Ala., 1 p.m. CT, Live Video, Live Stats

• Softball: No. 2 Alabama at No. 21 LSU, Baton Rouge, La., 2 p.m. CT, 97.5 FM, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats

Crimson Tide Results

• Softball: LSU 13, Alabama 6; LSU 5, Alabama 1 (DH)

• Baseball: Alabama 14, Binghamton 2

• Women's Tennis: Auburn 5, Alabama 2

• Track & Field: Alabama’s men tallied 17 points to take 13th place at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, which was held at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Ala., over the weekend, while the Crimson Tide women finished 28th, with six points.

• Women's Golf: The University of Alabama women’s golf team competed through unfavorable wind speeds in the first round at the Valspar Augusta Invitational, posting a 20-over-par 308 through its first 18 holes at Forest Hills Golf Club (par 72, 6,244 yards) in Augusta, Ga., Saturday.

Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2022 opener

173 days

Did You Notice?

• Former Alabama quarterback Blake Sims recorded a touchdown pass in the Frisco Fighters' 30-27 season-opening loss to the Massachusetts Pirates:

Blake Sims finds LaQuvionte Gonzalez in the end zone for a TOUCHDOWN!!! pic.twitter.com/XPnu9hANPu

— Frisco Fighters (@FriscoFighters) March 13, 2022

• Justin Thomas was on point at the Players Championship:

JT has every shot. pic.twitter.com/cLj4nFNob0

— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) March 12, 2022

• And Ryan Kelly was elected to serve on the executive council of the NFLPA:

We're excited to introduce you to the 2022 Executive Committee of the NFLPA. 🔗: https://t.co/QRi97U6qXa@ReevesMaybin Ryan Kelly @AustinEkeler @alexmack51 @Michael31Thomas @JCTretter @CalaisCampbell @McCourtyTwins @thekidmcmanus @RSherman_25 @thomasmorstead @demauricesmith pic.twitter.com/VFCOAkArc0

— NFLPA (@NFLPA) March 12, 2022

Did You See?

On This Date in Crimson Tide History:

March 13, 1958: A special 15-minute radio program titled Bear's Facts was set to begin airing on Thursdays when spring training began. The show featuring Paul W. “Bear” Bryant would be carried by 20 stations in the state and one in Georgia. Local listeners could hear it at 6:30 p.m. or 10:30 p.m. each Thursday.

March 13, 1990: Marcell Dareus was born in Birmingham.

March 13, 1991: D.J. Fluker was born in New Orleans. 

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“Get your mind right!” – D.J. Fluker

We’ll leave you with this … 

Good as 𝙂𝙊𝙇𝘿 🏆#RollTide | @AlabamaTrack pic.twitter.com/06gMBrsoVR

— Alabama Athletics (@UA_Athletics) March 13, 2022