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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama Athletics, and how to watch the Crimson Tide.
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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, June 13, 2023

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Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2023 Season Opener:

81 days

Did You Notice?

• Shelby Baron, the assistant coach for the wheelchair tennis team, has accepted a position at the USTA National Campus. 

• Look closely and you'll see Mack Wilson and Jaylen Waddle, in addition to DeVonta Smith and Jalen Hurts. 

• Alabama closer Alton Davis II and infielder Colby Shelton were both named Freshman Second-Team All-Americans by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).

• Alabama volleyball announced its 2023 schedule. The Crimson Tide will host North Alabama in a preseason exhibition on Aug. 19, before kicking off the season with the Crimson Tide Invitational Aug. 25-26. The Crimson Tide will face Mississippi Valley State and Saint Louis on the opening day of the tournament before concluding against Mercer. The 18-match SEC slate features home contests against Kentucky (Oct. 1), Tennessee (Oct. 4), Missouri (Oct. 11), LSU (Oct. 22), Mississippi State (Oct. 27), Auburn (Oct. 29), Arkansas (Nov. 10), Florida (Nov. 12) and Texas A&M (Nov. 25).

• Something to keep an eye on, Kendall Rogers of D1 Baseball reported that Maryland baseball player Ian Petrutz entered the transfer portal after the news broke that Alabama was hiring Rob Vaughn as head coach. The outfielder hit 14 home runs and 56 RBIs last season, to go with 44 walks and 31 strikeouts. 

• Yes, the attached photo is of Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans shooting a basketball. It's fitting today because the NBA season is over, and of the following quote from one of his players:

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

June 13, 1986: Ray Perkins announced Bryant-Denny Stadium will be expanded by 12,000 seats by the 1988 season. Work on the arena would begin in November after the conclusion of the Temple game. Because of the construction, Alabama was likely to play all of its 1987 home games in Birmingham.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day

"Let's face it. Alabama just likes to hit you. They are the hardest hitting team I've ever played against." — Illinois quarterback after Alabama beat the Illini 21-15 in Paul Bryant's final game.

We'll leave you with this...

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CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of Alabama Crimson Tide On SI, which first published as BamaCentral in 2018, and is also the publisher of the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt sites . He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004 and is the author of 27 books including “100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die” and “Nick Saban vs. College Football.” He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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