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2011 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

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Division
  
West

Head coach
  
Patrick Murphy

Pitching coach
  
Vann Stuedeman

2011 record
  
53–11 (19–6 SEC)

Assistant coach
  
Alyson Habetz


Conference
  
Southeastern Conference

The 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team is an American softball team, representing the University of Alabama for the 2011 NCAA softball season. The Crimson Tide plays its home games at Rhoads Stadium. The 2011 made the postseason for the 13th straight year, and the Women's College World Series for seventh time after failing to make it in 2010. This season represents the 15th season of softball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide won the SEC Regular Season by defeating the Ole Miss Rebels 10-1.

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Season

While the Tide loses two-time SEC Player of the Year Charlotte Morgan along with 2010 senior leaders Alex Blewitt and Jessica Smith, Alabama returns nine starters from a team that won the Southeastern Conference regular season and tournament championships en route to claiming the number one overall seed in the NCAA Division I tournament. The Crimson Tide softball team only has two seniors this season, Kelsi Dunne and Whitney Larsen. In the annual Southeastern Conference coaches preseason poll, the Crimson Tide was picked to win the 2011 SEC Softball title. The Crimson Tide also landed three players on the Preseason All-SEC team; Kelsi Dunne, Whitney Larsen, and Kayla Braud.

2011 Roster

2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Softball Roster

Schedule

  • †   In light of the tornado that caused massive damage in the Tuscaloosa area on April 27, the Alabama softball team's weekend series with Kentucky, scheduled to be played at Rhoads Stadium on April 29-May 1 was canceled and not be made up.

    • Awards and honors

  • Kelsi Dunne
    • SEC Pitcher of the Year Finalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year First Team All-SEC SEC All-Defensive team
  • Whitney Larsen
    • First Team All-SEC SEC All-Defensive team SEC All-Tournament Team
  • Kayla Braud
    • Finalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year First Team All-SEC Capital One Academic All-America
  • Amanda Locke
    • Second Team All-SEC
  • Kaila Hunt
    • Freshman All-SEC team
  • Kendall Dawson
    • SEC All-Defensive team
  • Jazlyn Lunceford
    • SEC All-Defensive team
  • Jennifer Fenton
    • SEC All-Tournament Team

    References

    2011 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team Wikipedia
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