2013 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

2013 Alabama Crimson Tide softball

Conference

SEC West

Ranking

ESPN.com/USA Softball

USA Today/NFCA

2013 record

35–6 (10–5 SEC)

Head coach

Patrick Murphy

Assistant coach(es)

Alyson Habetz

Trainer(s)

Nick Seiler

Pitching coach

Stephanie VanBrakle

Home stadium

Rhoads Stadium

Seasons

« 2012

2014 »

The 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team is an American softball team, representing the University of Alabama for the 2013 NCAA softball season. The Crimson Tide played its home games at Rhoads Stadium. After winning the 2012 National Championship, the 2013 team looks to make the postseason for the 15th straight year, and the Women's College World Series for ninth time. This season represents the 17th season of softball in the school's history.

2013 Roster

2013 Alabama Crimson Tide roster

Pitchers

11 Lauren Sewell - Redshirt Junior
23 Leslie Jury - Sophomore
33 Jackie Traina - Junior

Outfielders

1 Kayla Braud - Senior
3 Keima Davis - Senior
8 Haylie McCleney - Freshman
18 Andrea Hawkins - Freshman

Utility

12 Kallie Case - Freshman
17 Jadyn Spencer - Sophomore
24 Leona Lafaele - Freshman

Catchers

6 Jordan Patterson - Junior
21 Chaunsey Bell - Sophomore
22 Molly Fichtner - Junior

Infielders

4 Jackey Branham - Senior
9 Courtney Conley - Senior
10 Kaila Hunt - Junior
15 Danae Hays - Sophomore
19 Danielle Richard - Sophomore
32 Ryan Iamurri - Junior

2013 Alabama Crimson Tide Softball Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher
UNI-Dome Tournament
February 8*	3:00 PM	Illinois Fighting Illini	#1	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	W 7–2	525	L. Jury	P. Gay
February 8*	7:00 PM	Northern Iowa Panthers	#1	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	W 8–1	5,084	J. Traina	J. Fisher
February 9*	3:00 PM	Drake Bulldogs	#1	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	W 8–2	550	L. Sewell	L. Schmidt
February 9*	7:00 PM	Green Bay Phoenix	#1	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	W 10–7	268	J. Traina	L. Goecks
February 10*	10:00 AM	North Dakota State Bison	#1	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	W 10–0⁵	268	J. Traina	L. Johnson

February 12*	3:00 PM	South Alabama Jaguars	#1	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	Canceled	–	–	–
La Quinta Inn at the Airport Tournament
February 15*	3:00 PM	Appalachian State Mountaineers	#1	FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL	W 9-3	316	L. Sewell	S. Landeros
February 15*	9:00 PM	FGCU Eagles	#1	FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL	W 2-1	1,109	J. Traina	S. Morgan
February 16*	10:15 AM	Wichita State Shockers	#1	FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL	W 2–0	327	L. Jury	K. Armaost
February 16*	2:45 PM	Georgia Southern Eagles	#1	FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL	W 2–1⁹	456	J. Traina	S. Purvis
February 17*	8:00 AM	Southern Illinois Salukis	#1	FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL	W 10–1⁵	160	L. Jury	B. Lang

February 19*	6:00 PM	UAB Blazers	#1	UAB Softball Field • Birmingham, AL	W 8–4	1,204	J. Traina	L. Streetman
Easton Bama Bash Presented by DRASH
February 22*	4:00 PM	Western Illinois Leathernecks	#1	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 21–0⁵	–	L. Jury	K. Hart
February 22*	6:30 PM	Iowa Hawkeyes	#1	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 5–0	2,652	J. Traina	K. Massey
February 23*	1:30 PM	Iowa Hawkeyes	#1	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 4–1	–	J. Traina	K. Massey
February 23*	4:00 PM	Western Illinois Leathernecks	#1	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 6–0	3,225	L. Jury	K. Michelini
February 24*	1:30 PM	Winthrop Eagles	#1	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 6–1	2,701	L. Sewell	S. Watson

February 27*	6:00 PM	Samford Bulldogs	#1	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 11–0⁵	2,602	L. Jury	M. Hanson
February 28*	6:00 PM	South Alabama Jaguars	#1	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 4–0	2,531	J. Traina	H. Campbell
Easton Classic
March 1*	2:45 PM	Iowa State Cyclones	#1	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 13–4⁶	–	L. Jury	R. Fisher
March 1*	6:30 PM	St. John's Red Storm	#1	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 9–1⁵	2,669	L. Sewell	A. Beza
March 2*	1:30 PM	St. John's Red Storm	#1	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 12–4⁶	–	L. Sewell	T. Free
March 2*	4:00 PM	Iowa State Cyclones	#1	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 6–0	2,692	J. Traina	L. Smith

March 6*	6:00 PM	#4 Florida Gators	#1	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 4–8	2,860	H. Rogers	J. Traina
March 8	5:30 PM	#8 Tennessee Volunteers	#1	Sherri Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 3–4	1,689	I. Renfroe	J. Traina
March 9	1:30 PM	#8 Tennessee Volunteers	#1	Sherri Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 1–2	1,723	I. Renfroe	L. Jury
March 10	12:30 PM	#8 Tennessee Volunteers	#1	Sherri Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 7–1	1,741	J. Traina	E. Gabriel
March 15	6:00 PM	South Carolina Gamecocks	#4	Beckham Field • Columbia, SC	W 6–4	830	L. Jury	K. Marks
March 16	11:00 AM	South Carolina Gamecocks	#4	Beckham Field • Columbia, SC	W 5–3	830	L. Jury	K. Marks
March 17	12:00 PM	South Carolina Gamecocks	#4	Beckham Field • Columbia, SC	W 7–6	830	J. Traina	A. Broyels
March 20*	6:00 PM	Georgia State Panthers	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 9–1⁵	2,577	L. Sewell	K. Worley
March 22	6:30 PM	Auburn Tigers	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 8–0⁶	2,664	J. Traina	L. Davis
March 23	2:00 PM	Auburn Tigers	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 4–7	3,925	M. Harper	L. Jury
March 24	1:00 PM	Auburn Tigers	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 13–1⁵	3,940	J. Traina	L. Davis
March 27*	6:00 PM	Houston Cougars	#4	Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX	W 6–3	1,793	L. Jury	L. Watts
March 29	7:00 PM	#9 Texas A&M Aggies	#4	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	L 3–2	1,927	M. Dumezich	J. Traina
March 30	4:00 PM	#9 Texas A&M Aggies	#4	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 6–2	1,947	L. Jury	M. Dumezich
March 31	12:00 PM	#9 Texas A&M Aggies	#4	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 4–1	1,530	J. Traina	M. Dumezich
April 2*	6:00 PM	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 11–3⁵	2,594	L. Sewell	T. Harbin
April 5	8:00 PM	#7 Missouri Tigers	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 4–1	3,032	J. Traina	C. Thomas
April 6	2:00 PM	#7 Missouri Tigers	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 4–9	3,486	C. Thomas	L. Jury
April 7	11:30 AM	#7 Missouri Tigers	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 14–6⁶	2,973	J. Traina	C. Thomas
April 9*	6:00 PM	MVST Delta Devils	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 8–5	2,441	L. Jury	A. Lorenz
April 10*	6:00 PM	UAB Blazers	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 11–0⁶	2,873	L. Jury	L. Webster
April 16*	6:00 PM	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 11–0⁵	2,493	L. Sewell	B. Dietrich
April 19	6:30 PM	Mississippi State Bulldogs	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 2–3	3,518	S. Becker	J. Traina
April 20	4:30 PM	Mississippi State Bulldogs	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 11–3⁵	4,002	L. Jury	A. Owen
April 21	1:07 PM	Mississippi State Bulldogs	#4	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 9–8	3,814	L. Jury	A. Owen
April 25	7:05 PM	#12 LSU Lady Tigers	#4	Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA	L 2–3⁸	1,917	R. Fico	J. Traina
April 26	6:07 PM	#12 LSU Lady Tigers	#4	Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA	L 1–2	2,651	A. Czechner	L. Jury
April 27	1:09 PM	#12 LSU Lady Tigers	#4	Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA	L 3–4	3,231	R. Fico	J. Traina
May 4	12:03 PM	#20 Kentucky Wildcats	#7	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–5	3,067	K. Nunley	L. Jury
May 4	2:30 PM	#20 Kentucky Wildcats	#7	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 14–0⁵	3,605	J. Traina	L. Cumbess
May 5	1:33 PM	#20 Kentucky Wildcats	#7	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 5–9⁸	3,402	K. Nunley	L. Jury
SEC Tournament
May 8	7:20 PM	#14 Texas A&M Aggies	#9	John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 10–9	1,871	L. Jury	M. Dumezich
May 9	11:05 AM	#2 Florida Gators	#9	John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 4–8	–	L. Haeger	L. Jury
NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional
May 17*	8:00 PM	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	#9	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 5–0	1,917	L. Jury	T. Harbin
May 18*	1:00 PM	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	#9	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 7–6	1,976	L. Jury	E. Rousseau
May 19*	1:00 PM	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	#9	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 13–1⁵	1,863	J. Traina	M. Sulaski
NCAA Knoxville Super Regional
May 24*	7:00 PM	#4 Tennessee Volunteers	#9	Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 3–2	1,650	E. Renfroe	J. Traina
May 25*	5:00 PM	#4 Tennessee Volunteers	#9	Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 5–3	1,650	I. Renfroe	J. Traina
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from NFCA released prior to game.All times are in Central Time Zone.

Ranking movement

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Final
NFCA^[1]	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	9
USA Softball^[2]	1	2	2	2	6	6	7	7	5	6	6	8	10	10

Awards and honors

Kayla Braud

SEC Preseason Team

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watch List

Senior CLASS Award Candidate

Molly Fichtner

SEC Player of the Week; April 8

Kaila Hunt

SEC Preseason Team

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watch List

Haylie McCleney

SEC Freshman of the Week; February 11, February 25

Jackie Traina

SEC Preseason Team

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watch List

References

Alabama Crimson Tide softball

Playing fields	Sokol Park (1997) Bowers Park (1998–1999) Rhoads Stadium (2000–present)

Head coaches	Kalum Haack (1997–1998) Patrick Murphy (1999–present)

Seasons	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Former players	Ashley Holcombe Kelly Kretschman Charlotte Morgan Brittany Rogers

Conference affiliations	Southeastern Conference (SEC)

The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama

Academics

People

Campus

Athletics

Programs	Football Men's basketball Baseball Golf Gymnastics Softball Volleyball Women's basketball Cross country Rowing Soccer Swimming & diving Tennis Track & field

Current coaches	Kristy Curry (Women's basketball) Dana Duckworth (Gymnastics) Mitch Gaspard (Baseball) Avery Johnson (Men's basketball) Patrick Murphy (Softball) Nick Saban (Football)

Facilities	Alabama Soccer Stadium Bryant–Denny Stadium Coleman Coliseum Foster Auditorium Rhoads Stadium Sewell–Thomas Stadium

History

Media

Other

Endowment: $515.2 million
Students: 30,252
Faculty: 1,622

2013 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

2013 Roster

Schedule

Ranking movement

Awards and honors

See also

References