Crimson Tide Roll Call: Saturday, April 1, 2023

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule

• Track & Field, Cross Country: Alabama at Texas Relays, Austin, Texas, All Day

• Rowing: Alabama at Tennessee/Oklahoma, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 9 a.m. CT

• Baseball: Alabama at Arkansas, 2 p.m. CT, Fayetteville, Ark., SEC Network+, Live Video, Live Audio

• Softball: Alabama at Missouri; 6 p.m. CT, Columbia, Mo., SEC Network, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats

• Gymnastics: Alabama at NCAA Regional Championships Finals, Norman, Okla., 5 p.m. CT, ESPN+

Crimson Tide Results:

• Women's Tennis: Vanderbilt 4, Alabama 0

• Men's Tennis: Vanderbilt 6, Alabama 1

• Baseball: Alabama 12, No. 6 Arkansas 1

• Softball: Alabama 4, Missouri 0

Countdown to Crimson Tide's Season Opener:

155 days.

Did you Notice?

• Colby Shelton continued to put in work for the Crimson Tide in its 12-1 win at No. 6 Arkansas:

T4 | 💣⏰ 🪨! Colby with his team-leading 12th homer of the season, this one a solo shot to put the Tide in front once again!

2-1 Alabama#RollTide || 📺 https://t.co/iWMtl5MhBg pic.twitter.com/9TKT5CgHst

— Alabama Baseball (@AlabamaBSB) April 1, 2023

• Larissa Preuitt smacked her first career home run, a grand slam:

Larissa's first career HR puts the Tide on top!@larissa_preuitt

📺SECN+ | https://t.co/ermHrx1IUS#Team27 #RollTide pic.twitter.com/ViuqFFUKI2

— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) April 1, 2023

• And Alabama basketball extended an offer to former Michigan center Hunter Dickinson, who entered the NCAA transfer portal on Friday:

Extremely grateful and excited to receive an offer from the University of Alabama #RollTide 🐘 pic.twitter.com/9HP0PgMZTX

— Hunter Dickinson (@H_Dickinson24) April 11, 2019

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

April 1, 1967: Dock Rhone, Jr., a 5-8, 185-pound guard from Carver High in Montgomery was the first black player to try out for the Crimson Tide football team. He was joined in spring practice by Andrew Pernell, Arthur Dunning, Melvin Leverette and Jerome Tucker. Rone and Pernell played in the spring game and both had a spot on the team for the fall, but Rone had to drop out of school. Pernell stayed on the team, but didn’t dress for a game.

April 1, 2006: No one knew it at the time, but the last A-Day Game with Mike Shula as head coach was played at Bryant-Denny Stadium. D.J. Hall caught seven passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns to be named game MVP as the White defeated the Crimson 17-3 before approximately 40,000 fans.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

"I'd do it again in a minute. If you’re a football player, you dream of playing for Coach Bryant.” —John Mitchell, on being the first black player to play football at Alabama.

We'll leave you with this...

Painting houses building dreams 🏠@NicksKidsFdn #RollTide pic.twitter.com/TQ5lj3cTrn

— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) April 1, 2023