Crimson Tide Roll Call: May 7, 2022

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• Alabama Basketball’s Roster: What’s Next for the Crimson Tide?

• Where Alabama's NBA Draft Prospects are Ranked

• Five-Star WR Micah Hudson Talks Recent Offer from Alabama

• Alabama Softball Drops Extra-Inning Opener to Missouri

• Alabama Baseball Falls in Narrow 6-5 Loss to No. 19 LSU

Today's Crimson Tide Schedule

• Softball: No. 8 Alabama vs No. 23 Missouri, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 12:30 p.m. CT, SEC Network+, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats

• Baseball: Alabama vs No. 19 LSU, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 7:30 p.m. CT, SEC Network, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats

Crimson Tide Results

• Softball: No. 23 Missouri 3, No. 8 Alabama 2 (8 inn.)

• Baseball: No. 19 LSU 6, Alabama 5

• Women's Tennis: The Alabama women’s tennis team (15-12) concluded its season Friday, falling to No. 21 UCF (16-7) in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament at Miami’s Neil Schiff Tennis Center. Alabama battled UCF in doubles play as Ola Pitak and Kasia Pitak cliched the first victory of the day with a win on court three. Although UCF would go on to win courts one and two, UA traded points with the Knights on both courts and forced a tiebreaker on court two. In singles, four courts went into a third set with Loudmilla Bencheikh and Petra Sedlackova putting up a contested battle on courts one and two, respectively. Anne Marie Hiser came back to take the second set and force a third set on court five as Ola Pitak’s second set-tiebreaker on court three also earned her a third set.

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Missouri Softball 3, Alabama 2 (8 inn.)

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Countdown to the Crimson Tide's Season Opener:

119 days

On This Date in Crimson Tide History

May 7, 1948: Officials from the University of Alabama and Auburn University announced the renewal of their football series which had ended in 1907 after a dispute broke out between the two schools after battling to a 6-6 tie. Alabama president Dr. John M. Gallalee and acting Auburn president Ralph Draughon made the announcement from Montgomery. — Bryant Museum

May 7, 1994: Robert Foster was born in Monaca, Penn.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day

"I know one thing, I'd rather die now than to have died this morning and missed this game." – Paul W. “Bear” Bryant after Alabama's win over unbeaten Auburn in 1971.

We'll leave you with this ...

"@marlon_humphrey was always very supportive on the @AlabamaFTBL sidelines." @JayArmourDavis pic.twitter.com/QZntkkpiRk

— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) May 6, 2022