Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:
- Softball: Alabama vs Liberty, Huntington, W.Va., 12 p.m. CT, Live Audio, Live Stats
- Softball: Alabama vsMarshall, Huntington, W.Va., 2:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats
- Baseball: Alabama at UAB, Birmingham, Ala., 6 p.m. CT, C-USA Network, Live Video, Live Audio
Crimson Tide Results:
No games played on Monday.
Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2023 Season Opener:
137 Days.
Did you Notice?
- Alabama catcher Ally Shipman was selected No. 7 in the Women's Professional Fastpitch softball draft:
- Montana Fouts was selected 23rd overall:
- Alabama basketball added a preferred walk-on to its 2023-24 roster in 6'7" center Ward Harrell:
- And Easton received a behind-the-scenes tour of Alabama baseball's locker room:
On This Day in Crimson Tide History:
April 18, 1970: Bill Battle, the new head coach at Tennessee and former Crimson Tide standout end, attended the Alabama spring game along with five of his assistants. In addition to scouting, Battle was there to receive his plaque as a member of the All-Decade Team of the 1960s. Six scouts from Florida and five from Ole Miss were also in attendance as the White Team defeated the Red Team 40-39. "Not much defense out there is it?” Paul W. “Bear” Bryant commented.
April 18, 1997: Ronnie Harrison was born in Tallahassee.
Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:
"I had a ball, finally getting a chance to show them what I've got." – Ronnie Harrison after Alabama defeated his hometown team Florida State, which didn’t offer him a scholarship, 24-7 in 2017
