Alabama
No. 10-Ranked Alabama Softball Travels to Jacksonville State Wednesday, Hosts T-Mobile Crimson Classic this Weekend – University of Alabama Athletics
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Tenth-ranked ranked Alabama (16-0) will play six games over four days this week, starting with a Wednesday road trip to Jacksonville State before returning to Rhoads Stadium to host the T-Mobile Crimson Classic starting Thursday night against Northern Iowa and continuing Friday and Saturday against South Alabama and No. 19 Arizona.
This Week
- Wednesday, Feb. 28 at Jacksonville State – Jacksonville, Ala. – 5 p.m. CT
- Thursday, Feb. 29 vs. Northern Iowa – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 6 p.m. CT
- Friday, March 1 vs. South Alabama – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 4 p.m. CT
- Friday, March 1 vs. No. 19/21 Arizona – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 6:30 p.m. CT
- Saturday, March 2 vs. South Alabama – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 1 p.m. CT
- Saturday, March 2 vs. No. 19/21 Arizona – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – 3:30 p.m. CT
- Streaming: ESPN+ (Wednesday), SEC Nework+ (Thursday-Saturday)
- Radio: The Crimson Tide Sports Network at 97.5 FM in Tuscaloosa | nick975.com
Scouting Alabama
- Alabama hits the road for a Wednesday night road game at Jacksonville State before returning home to host the T-Mobile Crimson Classic as the Crimson Tide welcomes Northern Iowa, South Alabama and No. 19/21 Arizona to Rhoads Stadium
- The Crimson Tide is 16-0 heading into its fourth week of play, coming off a 5-0 slate at last weekend’s Green & Gold Classic in Birmingham
- For her performance last week, fifth-year senior outfielder Jenna Johnson was named the SEC Softball Co-Player of the Week
- Alabama has scored first in 14 of its 16 wins, doing so nine times in the first inning
- The Tide is ranked as high as No. 10 in this week’s national polls
- Alabama returns 15 letterwinners from last year’s Women’s College World Series squad, including 2023 All-SEC honoree Larissa Preuitt, 2023 NFCA All-Region Kenleigh Cahalan, 2023 All-SEC and SEC All-Tournament Team Jenna Johnson and 2022 All-SEC and All-Region Bailey Dowling
- Seven newcomers are on the Tide roster in 2024, including freshmen Lauren Johnson (Franklin, Tenn.) and Jocelyn Briski (Phoenix, Ariz.) and transfers Kayla Beaver (Central Arkansas), Kendal Clark (DMACC), Alea Johnson (LSU), Kinley Pate (Samford) and Riley Valentine (Texas A&M)
All-Time vs. the Opponents
- Overall vs. Jacksonville State: 17-0
- In Tuscaloosa: 11-0 | In Jacksonville: 2-0 | At Neutral Sites: 4-0
- Current Streak: Alabama +17
- Last Meeting: March 2, 2016 – W, 10-3 – Jacksonville, Ala.
- Overall vs. Northern Iowa: 6-0
- In Tuscaloosa: 3-0 | In Cedar Falls: 1-0 | At Neutral Sites: 2-0
- Current Streak: Alabama +6
- Last Meeting: March 6, 2021 – W, 8-0 (5) – Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- Overall vs. South Alabama: 15-1
- In Tuscaloosa: 9-1 | In Mobile: 3-0 | At Neutral Sites: 3-0
- Current Streak: South Alabama +1
- Last Meeting: March 7, 2021 – L, 0-1 – Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- Overall vs. Arizona: 8-14
- In Tuscaloosa: 2-3 | In Tucson: 2-5 | At Neutral Sites: 4-6
- Current Streak: Alabama +2
- Last Meeting: Feb. 12, 2022 – W, 11-0 (5) – Tucson, Ariz.
- Last Meeting in Tuscaloosa: Feb. 29, 2020 – L, 5-6
Last Time Out: Green & Gold Classic
- Alabama went 5-0 at last weekend’s Green & Gold Classic in Birmingham, including two run-rule wins over tournament host UAB along with victories over Western Carolina, Bradley and North Alabama
- The Crimson Tide outscored its opponents 45-5 and out-hit its competition 52-16
- Alabama pitchers allowed just five runs, four earned, over 31.0 innings pitched with 42 strikeouts
- Jenna Johnson led the offense, hitting 8-for-11 (.727) with eight runs scored and six RBIs
- Marlie Giles led the team with three home runs, including two in the weekend finale against the Blazers, as part of a 7-for-10 weekend at the plate
- Abby Duchscherer drove in a team-leading eight RBIs and was second on the team with seven hits
- The Tide defense turned three double plays in Friday’s win over UAB, its most in a game since setting Alabama’s single-game record with five against Texas on May 17, 2009
Jenna Johnson Named SEC Co-Player of the Week
- Jenna Johnson led the Crimson Tide with eight hits and nine runs scored over its six games last week, batting 8-for-13 (.615) with six RBIs
- She scored at least one run in the five games in which she made a plate appearance and reached base safely in those five, extending her current team-leading reached base streak to 12 games
- She had a career-high four hits in Saturday’s win over North Alabama, scoring twice and driving in two runs, and crossed the plate three times in Sunday’s finale over UAB, which is a new career high
- The award is the first of Johnson’s career and the second for Alabama this season, with her younger sister Lauren Johnson earning Co-Freshman of the Week honors on Feb. 12
- Overall, Alabama has taken home 52 SEC Player of the Week awards in program history, with Bailey Hemphill as the last to do so on April 6, 2021
Alabama in the SEC Rankings (Top 5)
Team
- Batters Struck Out – 1st – 128
- Opposing Batting Avg. – 2nd – .155
- Hits – 2nd – 133
- Hits Allowed – 2nd – 54
- ERA – 2nd – 0.61
- Runs Allowed – 2nd – 16
- Earned Runs Allowed – 2nd – 9
- Runs Batted In – 3rd – 104
- Walks – 3rd – 61
- Runs Scored – T3rd – 108
- Home Runs – 4th – 17
- On Base Pct. – 4th – .440
- Stolen Bases – 4th – 24
- Slugging Pct. – 5th – .528
Individual
Sweet Home Alabama
- Alabama sports a 716-135 (.841) all-time record at home, including a 680-119 (.851) mark under Head Coach Patrick Murphy (1999-pres.) and a 661-115 (.852) record at Rhoads Stadium, the Tide’s home field since 2000
- Since Rhoads Stadium opened in 2000, Alabama has won at least 25 home games in 20 of its 24 previous years there
Alabama Softball Scheduled for 16 TV Games
- The Crimson Tide is slated to appear 16 times on the ESPN family of networks throughout the 2024 regular season
- Over half of the Crimson Tide’s league slate will be nationally televised, including the entirety of the Texas A&M (April 13-15) and Auburn (May 2-4) series
- A non-conference matchup on the road at Florida State on Wednesday, March 13 will also be aired on the ACC Network
- All home games and every SEC road game will also be streamed online through the SEC Network Plus digital platform, available at WatchESPN.com or on the ESPN app
- Additionally, the entirety of the 2024 SEC Softball Tournament will also be aired live on the ESPN family of networks
Alabama 2024 TV Schedule
- Sunday, March 10 vs. Florida – SEC Network
- Monday, March 11 vs. Florida – SEC Network
- Wednesday, March 13 at Florida State – ACC Network
- Saturday, March 16 at Georgia – SEC Network
- Sunday, March 17 at Georgia – SEC Network
- Saturday, April 6 vs. Ole Miss – SEC Network
- Saturday, April 13 vs. Texas A&M – ESPN2
- Sunday, April 14 vs. Texas A&M – ESPN2
- Monday, April 15 vs. Texas A&M – SEC Network
- Saturday, April 20 at Arkansas – SEC Network
- Sunday, April 21 at Arkansas – ESPNU
- Saturday, April 27 vs. Tennessee – ESPNU
- Sunday, April 28 vs. Tennessee – ESPNU
- Thursday, May 2 at Auburn – ESPNU
- Friday, May 3 at Auburn – SEC Network
- Saturday, May 4 at Auburn – SEC Network
Up Next: vs. #13/15 Florida (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Saturday, March 9 – 2 p.m. CT
- Sunday, March 10 – 5 p.m. CT – SEC Network
- Monday, March 11 – 6 p.m. CT – SEC Network
Adrian Klemm, meet the challenge of a career.
Alabama football’s first-year offensive line coach is one of three new faces at Kalen DeBoer’s conference table. And, next year, history says there might be three more. At the major college level, heavy turnover among assistant coaches is business as usual. But make no mistake; Klemm was DeBoer’s most important hire of the offseason. He might well be the most important hire DeBoer has made in his 26 months on the job.
That’s the magnitude of the mess that Alabama’s 2025 offensive line left behind.
The Crimson Tide’s 2025 rushing attack was an insult to the word attack. It was more like a rushing surrender; ranked 123rd out of 134 FBS teams, and 15th of 16 SEC teams, at 104.1 yards per game. Rock bottom came in the SEC Championship Game, when Georgia sent it backward for minus-3 yards. It’s frankly remarkable that quarterback Ty Simpson assembled a 28-5 TD-INT ratio, as a first-year starter no less, with virtually zero help from a ground game. And while we’re on the subject of the passing game, Simpson wasn’t very well-protected, either. At 2.13 sacks allowed per game, UA ranked 90th in the country.
If Klemm even bothered to watch film of last year’s offensive line, he had to do it with one eye closed.
UA tried all sorts of combinations up front, looking for a solution to what was plainly its biggest problem. In 45 years paying attention to college football, I never saw so many substitutions on an offensive line as Alabama made in 2025. Backups got every chance that could have asked for. On one hand, it was understandable that now-fired offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic refused to stay with a failing five all season.
But it also smacked of desperation.
In the end, it was clear that no combination was effective; the first-team unit Kapilovic finally settled on late in the season was the one that got manhandled by Georgia in Atlanta.
It was a shock to the system for Alabama fans, who know what a dominant run game looks like whether they’re young or old. Jam Miller led Alabama with 504 rushing yards on the season; former UA star Derrick Henry once ran for 557 in a three-game stretch against Tennessee, LSU and Mississippi State.
Miller, of course, is no Henry. But the gap between those two is no bigger than the gap between Henry’s 2015 offensive line and the disastrous line that took the field a decade later.
Klemm is tasked with turning that mess around in a single offseason, with only one returning part-time starter in sophomore Michael Carroll, a promising cornerstone to be sure. But an offensive line is only as strong as its weakest link, and Klemm must find four links to line up beside Carroll. A collection of returning backups, transfers and incoming freshmen have a lot of improvements to make, along with a strong impression on a new position coach.
With spring practice underway, that process has begun in earnest.
And Klemm faces a taller task than any assistant on the practice field.
Tuscaloosa News columnist Chase Goodbread is also the weekly co-host of Crimson Cover TV on WVUA-23. Reach him at cgoodbread@gannett.com. Follow on X.com @chasegoodbread.
The mother of an Enterprise toddler, reported missing Feb. 16, has been charged with capital murder, said Police Chief Michael Moore.
Adrienne Reid, mother of Genesis Nova Reid, reported her daughter as missing to authorities and said the two-year-old was not in the home and the door was open. On March 9, she was charged with capital murder of a child under the age of 14 and abuse of a corpse, Moore said. March 9 would have been Genesis’ birthday, he said. Adrienne Reid had previously been charged with filing a false report about her daughter’s disappearance.
She is being held without bond, Moore said. Adrienne Reid could not be reached for comment and court records do not show if she has an attorney.
The case shocked Enterprise and southeast Alabama. Hundreds of volunteers searched for her, and people were asked to wear pink to honor her.
Early on in the investigation neighbors told law enforcement that they hadn’t seen the child for several weeks.
Moore said evidence points to the capital murder charge even though Genesis’ body has not been found. The last time she was seen was Christmas night while visiting family in Dothan, Moore said. Video footage at the apartment complex where they lived showed Adrienne Reid about 11:30 p.m. Christmas night pulling a rolling duffle bag to a dumpster at the complex, and throwing the duffle bag inside, he said.
Coffee County Sheriff Scott Byrd said his office began the process of planning to search the landfill early in the investigation. The landfill covers 100 acres. He said the area where the contents of the dumpster that allegedly contained Genesis’ body was likely dumped has been narrowed down to an area covering a few hundred feet.
Active searches will begin soon, he said. District Attorney James Tarbox said the state will be seeking the death penalty.
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BREWTON, Ala. — A 46-year-old woman is charged with the murder of a 27-year-old woman in Brewton, Alabama.
Deputies arrested Renotta Seltzer on Friday. She was booked into the Escambia County Jail in Alabama around 4:15 p.m. She’s being held without bond.
The shooting happened Friday on McGougin Road.
The victim is 27-year-old Anna Brown.
Sheriff Heath Jackson tells WEAR News that the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
The sheriff’s office is expected to release more details on Monday.
Stick with WEAR News on-air and online for more updates on this story.
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