Crimson Tide Roll Call: Friday, February 17, 2023

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule

• Baseball: Richmond at Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Ala.; 3 p.m. CT; Watch / Listen / Live Stats 

• Gymnastics: Alabama at Georgia; Athens, GA; 6 p.m. CT

• Softball: No. 12 Alabama vs. No. 2 UCLA; TaxAct Clearwater Invitational; Clearwater, Fla.; 3 p.m. CT; Watch / Listen / Live Stats

• Swimming & Diving: SEC Championships; College Station, Texas

Crimson Tide Results:

Softball: No. 12 Alabama 5, No. 16 Duke 4

Women's Basketball: Alabama 88, Vanderbilt 70

The Alabama women's basketball reached 20 regular season wins for the first time in 25 years when they defeated Vanderbilt on Thursday night. Aaliyah Nye led the way with 17 points for the Crimson Tide.

Countdown to Crimson Tide's Season Opener:

198 Days

Did you Notice?

• Charlie Hawke won the 200 meter freestyle at the SEC Swimming and Diving Championships with a time of 1:31.20, breaking his own school record.

Your 2023 SEC Champion in the 200 free‼️#RollTide | #BamaSpeed pic.twitter.com/rwEyMr5e77

— Alabama Swim & Dive (@AlabamaSwimDive) February 17, 2023

• Former Alabama pitcher Spencer Turnbull was officially cleared to pitch again after having Tommy John surgery.

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

February 17, 1966: Ken Meyer was promoted to offensive coordinator, replacing Howard Schnellenberger, who joined George Allen's Los Angeles Rams' staff. Meyer came to Tuscaloosa from Florida State in 1963.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“He was a hard-nosed coach and demanded a lot from us. If you can do it and you can do it well, why not do it perfect? That was his whole philosophy pretty much.” – Former Alabama defensive lineman Marcell Dareus (2008-10) on Nick Saban

We'll leave you with this...

Dad jokes!

94 Feet with @adamcottrell30 of @AlabamaMBB... pic.twitter.com/w85KWUATgz

— Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) February 16, 2023

See Also:

Alabama Women's Basketball Reaches 20 Victories With a Win Against Vanderbilt

Alabama Viewer's Guide to First Full Weekend of Spring Sports

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