How to Watch No. 1 Texas at No. 5 Alabama Softball

The eyes of the softball world will be on Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa this weekend as No. 5 Alabama hosts No. 1 Texas for a three-game SEC series with first-place in the conference potentially on the line.

Because of Easter on Sunday, this series will begin on Thursday. Game 1 will be streaming only on SEC Network+ while Friday's matchup will be on SEC Network, and the third game will be on ESPN. Beth Mowins and Michele Smith will be on the call for the two broadcast games.

This is the first meeting between the Crimson Tide and Longhorns since Texas joined the SEC. Texas is coming off its first national title in program history in 2025, and the Longhorns have only lost one SEC game so far.

"It's a huge weekend for us, and I think our girls know it," Alabama head coach Patrick Murphy said before Wednesday's practice. "I'm confident that Texas knows it, too."

Here's what you need to know for this weekend's top-five matchup:

How to watch: Alabama vs. Texas

Who: No. 1 Texas (31-2, 8-1 SEC) at No. 5 Alabama (33-2, 7-2 SEC)

When: Thursday, April 2 – 6 p.m. CT
Friday, April 3 – 7:30 p.m. CT – SEC Network
Saturday, April 4 – 5 p.m. CT - ESPN

Where: Rhoads Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

TV: SEC Network+ (Thursday with Gray Robertson and Kaylee Tow on the call), SEC Network (Friday), ESPN (Saturday with Beth Mowins and Michele Smith on the call)

Radio: The Crimson Tide Sports Network on Catfish 100.1 FM in Tuscaloosa (or online) with Tom Canterbury

Series history: Alabama leads, 8-4
In Tuscaloosa: 6-1 | In Austin: 2-2 | At Neutral Sites: 0-1

Last meeting: Alabama beat Texas, 4-3, in Austin in 11 innings on March 11, 2023. Montana Fouts pitched all 11 innings to earn the win.

Alabama statistical leaders:

Batting average: Brooke Wells- .467

RBIs: Alexis Pupillo- 39

Home runs: Brooke Wells- 15

ERA: Jocelyn Briski- 1.28

Wins: Vic Moten, Jocelyn Briski- 13

Strikeouts: Jocelyn Briski- 113

Texas statistical leaders:

Batting average: Katie Stewart- .471

RBIs: Reese Atwood, Katie Stewart- 44

Home runs: Katie Stewart 17

ERA: Hannah Wells- 2.04

Wins: Teagan Kavan- 13

Strikeouts: Teagan Kavan- 113

SEC Softball standings

Team	SEC record	Overall record
Texas	8-1	31-2
Oklahoma	8-1	34-3
Alabama	7-2	33-2
Florida	9-3	33-4
Georgia	6-3	27-8
Texas A&M	6-3	24-11
Tennessee	7-5	30-5
Arkansas	5-4	30-5
Missouri	4-5	19-18
Mississippi State	4-5	32-7
LSU	4-8	23-12
South Carolina	2-7	22-15
Auburn	2-7	23-13
Ole Miss	2-10	23-15
Kentucky	1-11	21-16

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