2021 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team explained

Year:	2021
Firstyear:	1997
Team:	Alabama Crimson Tide
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Division:	West
Shortconference:	SEC
Record:	52-9
Confrecord:	18–6
Headcoach:	Patrick Murphy
Assistantcoach:	Alyson Habetz
Pitchcoach:	Stephanie VanBrakle
Stadiumarena:	Rhoads Stadium
Confchamp:	SEC Tournament Champions Tuscaloosa Regional Champions Tuscaloosa Super Regional Champions Women's College World Series Appearance

The 2021 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Alabama during the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Crimson Tide were led by Patrick Murphy in his twenty-second season, and played their home games at Rhoads Stadium. They competed in the Southeastern Conference, where they finished the season with a 52–9 record and an 18-6 conference record.

The Crimson Tide won the 2021 SEC Tournament, and qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament. They advanced to their 13th 2021 Women's College World Series, where they were eventually defeated by Florida State in the semifinals.^[1]

Roster

2021 Alabama Crimson Tide roster
	Pitchers 14 – Montana Fouts – Junior 20 – Sarah Cornell – Redshirt Senior 21 – Jaala Torrence – Freshman 27 – Krytal Goodman – Senior 44 – Lexi Kilfoyl – Sophomore Catchers 4 – Abby Doerr – Sophomore Outfielders 1 – Elissa Brown – Redshirt Senior 8 – KB Sides – Senior 10 – Kayla Davis – Junior 11 – Alexis Mack – Redshirt Senior 18 – Jenna Johnson – Sophomore 32 – Kat Grill – Freshman		Infielders 00 – Maddie Morgan – Senior 5 – Kyra Lockhart – Junior 7 – Bailey Dowling – Freshman 9 – Taylor Clark – Redshirt Senior 12 – Kaylee Tow – Senior 23 – Savannah Woodard – Sophomore 33 – Claire Jenkins – Redshirt Senior Utility 16 – Bailey Hemphill – Redshirt Senior 24 – KJ Haney – Freshman
Reference:^[2]

Schedule

|-!colspan=9| Stinger Classic|-!colspan=9| |-|-!colspan=9| Easton Bama Bash|-!colspan=9| |-!colspan=9| Easton Crimson Classic|-!colspan=9| |-|-!colspan=9| Easton T-Town Showdown|-|-!colspan=9| |-|-!colspan=9| 2021 SEC softball tournament|-|-!colspan=9|NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional|-|-!colspan=9|NCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional|-|-!colspan=9|Women's College World Series|-

Rankings

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	Wk 14	Final
NFCA^[3]	8	5	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	3	5	4	3	3	3	3
USA Softball^[4]	8	6	3	2	4	3	3	4	3	3	5	4	3	3	3	3
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Awards and honors

Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Montana Fouts	SEC Pitcher of the Week	February 15, 2021	^[5]
Kaylee Tow	SEC Player of the Week	February 22, 2021
Kaylee Tow	NFCA National Player of the Week	February 23, 2021
Kaylee Tow	D1Softball Player of the Week	February 23, 2021
Bailey Hemphill	SEC Player of the Week	March 16, 2021
Lexi Kilfoyl	SEC Newcomer of the Week	March 16, 2021
Bailey Hemphill	SEC Player of the Week	April 6, 2021
Lexi Kilfoyl	SEC Newcomer of the Week	April 6, 2021
Montana Fouts	SEC Pitcher of the Week	April 13, 2021
Montana Fouts	D1Softball Pitcher of the Week	April 13, 2021
Montana Fouts	SEC Pitcher of the Week	April 27, 2021
Savannah Woodard	SEC Newcomer of the Week	May 4, 2021
Montana Fouts	SEC Pitcher of the Week	May 10, 2021

Individual Awards

Player	Award	Ref.
Montana Fouts	SEC Co-Pitcher of the Year NFCA National Pitcher of the Year
Bailey Hemphill	SEC Player of the Year

All-SEC

Player	Selection	Ref.
Elissa Brown	First Team	^[6]
Alexis Mack	First Team
Montana Fouts	First Team
Bailey Hemphill	First Team
Kaylee Tow	Second Team
Lexi Kilfoyl	Newcomer Team
Savannah Woodard	Newcomer Team
KB Sides	Defensive Team

All-American

Player	Selection	Ref.
Montana Fouts	First Team	^[7]
Bailey Hemphill	First Team
Kaylee Tow	Third Team

Notes and References

1. Web site: No. 3 Bama rally falls short in loss to FSU in WCWS.
2. Web site: 2021 Softball Roster.
3. https://nfca.org/index.php?option=com_nfca&top25=1&list=1&year=2019&pdiv=div1 NFCA Poll
4. https://www.espn.com/college-sports/rankings/_/pollId/2/sportId/15530000 USA Softball Poll
5. Web site: Final Report 2021. ESPNCDN. 20 March 2023.
6. Web site: 2021 SEC Softball Awards Announced.
7. Web site: NFCA | National Fastpitch Coaches Association.