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From a record standpoint, there is no denying that the start to the 2025 college softball season has not been what the Alabama Crimson Tide might have envisioned. Across 10 games played, the Crimson Tide currently sit at 5-5 overall for the 2025 season,

Alabama softball competed with some of the best teams in the country down in Florida over the weekend at the Clearwater Invitational and held a lead in all five games it played, but the Crimson Tide exited the tournament with a 1-4 record including late losses to then No.