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2012 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

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Division
  
West

Head coach
  
Patrick Murphy

Pitching coach
  
Stephanie VanBrakle

2012 record
  
60–8 (23–5 SEC)

Assistant coach
  
Alyson Habetz


Conference
  
Southeastern Conference

The 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team was an American softball team, representing the University of Alabama for the 2012 NCAA softball season. The Crimson Tide played its home games at Rhoads Stadium. The 2012 team made the postseason for the 14th straight year, and the Women's College World Series for eighth time. This season represented the 16th season of softball in the school's history. Alabama won its first softball National Championship, defeating Oklahoma in three games. They became the first team in the Southeastern Conference to win the Women's College World Series.

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2012 Roster

2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Softball Roster

Awards and honors

  • Patrick Murphy
    • SEC Coach of the Year NFCA South Region Coaching Staff of the Year (Along with Alyson Habetz, Stephanie VanBrakle, Adam Arbor, Kate Harris & Whitney Larsen) NFCA Division I National Coaching Staff of the Year (Along with Alyson Habetz, Stephanie VanBrakle, Adam Arbor, Kate Harris & Whitney Larsen))
  • Cassie Reilly-Boccia
    • Preseason All-SEC team Second Team All-SEC SEC All-Defensive Team Lowe's Senior CLASS Award; Finalist
  • Kayla Braud
    • Preseason All-SEC team USA Softball Player of the Year; Top 25 Finalist Second Team All-SEC WCWS All Tournament Team
  • Kendall Dawson
    • Second Team All-SEC SEC All-Defensive Team
  • Jennifer Fenton
    • SEC Player of the Week; March 19 First Team All-SEC SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year NFCA Third Team All-American Easton NCAA Division I Second Team All-American WCWS All Tournament Team
  • Kaila Hunt
    • SEC Softball Player of the Week; April 2 First Team All-SEC NFCA Second Team All American Easton NCAA Division I First Team All-American
  • Amanda Locke
    • Preseason All-SEC team SEC Softball Player of the Week; February 13 & April 23 Second Team All-SEC NFCA Second Team All-American Easton NCAA Division I First Team All-American WCWS All Tournament Team
  • Jazlyn Lunceford
    • Second Team All-SEC SEC All-Defensive Team
  • Jackie Traina
    • Preseason All-SEC team USA Softball Player of the Year; Top 10 Finalist SEC Pitcher of the Week; March 19, April 2 & April 9 First Team All-SEC SEC Pitcher of the Year NFCA First Team All-American Easton NCAA Division I First Team All-American WCWS Most Valuable Player

    References

    2012 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team Wikipedia
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