Crimson Tide Roll Call: May 2, 2021

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama athletics, including full TV listings

Today is … National Lemonade Day

Today’s Crimson Tide schedule

• Baseball: Alabama vs Missouri, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 11 a.m. CT, SEC Network, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats

• Softball: No. 4 Alabama at No. 21 Georgia, Athen, Ga., 2 p.m. CT, SEC Network, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats

Crimson Tide results

• Softball: No. 4 Alabama 13, No. 21 Georgia 3 (5 inn.)

• Baseball: Alabama 5, Missouri 2

Bama Central Headlines …

• 2021 NFL Draft Recap: Historic Draft for Alabama Football Sees 10 Players Selected

• Alabama OL Deonte Brown Selected in 2021 NFL Draft

• Alabama LS Thomas Fletcher Selected in 2021 NFL Draft

• Alabama LB Dylan Moses, TE Miller Forristall Sign as Undrafted Free Agents

• Alabama Softball Dominates Georgia 13-3

• Dylan Smith Dominates Missouri, Alabama Baseball Clinches Series with 5-2 Victory

• In case you missed it: What They Were Saying After Day 2 of Alabama's Record-Setting 2021 NFL Draft

Did you notice?

• Christian Barmore and Mac Jones are ready to go to work for their new team, the New England Patriots:

Let’s Go Brother 💪🏾❤️ https://t.co/tQB1N167l9

— Christian Barmore (@chris_barmore) May 1, 2021

• Alabama softball coach Patrick Murphy bragged on his new graduates:

This is what it’s all about! Congrats to all of our grads. 🎓 https://t.co/3WC5nUixfC

— Patrick Murphy (@UACoachMurphy) May 2, 2021

• Looks like Jaylen Waddle made the right choice in choosing to come play for Alabama over schools in Texas:

14 out of the top 15 recruits in the 2018 recruiting class from the state of Texas signed with Texas or Texas A&M.

The one who didn't is the only one drafted in the first round: Jaylen Waddle. pic.twitter.com/DxxrR16PUI

— RJ Young (@RJ_Young) May 1, 2021

• Alabama baseball also sent out its congratulations to its graduates:

Congrats to our 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ graduates 🎓

▪️ Brock Guffey
▪️ Chase Lee
▪️ Sam Praytor
▪️ Jackson Tate

••••••••••

▪️ Casey Hughston
▪️ Justin Kamplain
▪️ Deacon Medders#RollTide | #BuiltByBama pic.twitter.com/K4efaxjbEE

— Alabama Baseball (@AlabamaBSB) May 1, 2021

• And DeVonta Smith joined Jalen Hurts for a Philadelphia 76ers game in his new home city:

Goodnight, Sixers Twitter.

Goodnight, @Eagles. pic.twitter.com/JSv7Xf9nlK

— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) May 1, 2021

Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2021 opener:

125 days

On this date in Crimson Tide history:

May 2, 1985: ABC officials announced that their plans to move the Alabama-Penn State game to Monday night, Sept. 2 had been nixed because Maryland refused to move its game with the Nittany Lions on Sept. 7 to a later date. Alabama coach Ray Perkins and Penn State coach Joe Paterno had both agreed to move the game from late October to Labor Day night to accommodate the national network. — Bryant Museum

May 2, 1991: Don Whitmire, an All-American tackle at both Alabama and Navy, died at the age of 68. The College Football Hall of Fame inductee is one of just four players to be named an All-American at two different schools. He went on to reach the rank of rear admiral and while serving with the Seventh Fleet commanded Task Force 76, which supported the evacuation of Saigon in April 1975.

Crimson Tide quote of the day:

“We never thought about losing” – Pooley Hubert after Alabama’s first Rose Bowl victory.

We’ll leave you with this …