Women's RoundUp

SOFTBALL

The 2nd ranked Alabama softball continues to steamroll their competition as they swept Ole Miss last weekend and defeated a quality team in the Troy Trojans 5-0 last night to improve their win streak to 18 straight games.

Although the Tide got the win, head coach Patrick Murphy did admit he was a little on edge last night. "When you are scoring eight to 12 runs a game, and look up and its 2-0 in the sixth, I get nervous. I have been spoiled by this team so far. There wasn't that sense of urgency with the hitters or the defense, but we got a win." Murphy said after the game.

Alabama improved to 47-4 with the win Tuesday night and is 18-4 in SEC play, Troy fell to 36-15. The Crimson Tide returns to the diamond this weekend as they host the Kentucky Wildcats in their final home stand of the season. Five Crimson Tide seniors will be honored.

GYMNASTICS

Another season, another appearance at the national championships for the Alabama gymnastics team in 2007. The 3rd ranked Crimson Tide travels to Salt Lake City, Utah tomorrow for the NCAA Championships. Twelve teams qualify for nationals and the SEC is well represented in the '07 field. The field is as follows: Alabama, Stanford, Georgia, Oregon State, Florida, Michigan, LSU, UCLA, Utah, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Denver.

For Alabama to win the national title they will need an all around good team performance and a great performance from two time Olympic silver medalist, Terin Humphrey. Humphrey is hurting however, as her surgically repaired elbows are causing her problems, and she will probably require another surgery after the season. While the last surgery has relieved some pain, it has not corrected the problem.

The Tide must also topple a few familiar SEC foes if they want to win the title, as Florida and Georgia are # 1 and # 2 in the country respectively. The Championships begin tomorrow and a full recap will be available on Inside the Tide following the event.