Crimson Tide Roll Call: May 16, 2021

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama athletics, including full TV listings

Today is … National Pack Rat Day

Today’s Crimson Tide schedule

Baseball: Alabama at LSU, Baton Rouge, La., 2 p.m. CT, SEC Network+, Live Video, Live Audio

Crimson Tide results

• Softball: Alabama 4, Florida 0 (SEC Tournament Championship)

• Baseball: Alabama 6, LSU 5

• Rowing: For the second-straight season, Alabama rowing placed second at the Big 12 Championships, medaling in all four races Saturday morning on Decker Lake. The Crimson Tide earned 141 points for a second-place finish, only trailing Texas’ 167 as the Longhorns earned the league’s automatic qualifying bid for the NCAA Championships. Tennessee (3rd – 133) was the only other team to finish above the 100-point mark. Alabama medaled in all four races, placing second in the First Varsity 8+, First Varsity 4+ and Second Varsity 4+ and third in the Second Varsity 8+. The Tide’s Brittany Hill, Claudia Mecchia, Rebekah Stewart, Darcy Jennings and Izzie Gonzales earned All-Big 12 accolades.

• Track and Field: The Alabama track and field men took second and the women were third at the 2021 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships this weekend. The Crimson Tide men tallied 109 points, while the women totaled 116 points. It was the Alabama men’s best SEC outdoor finish since also finishing second in 1985 and the highest for the women since winning the title in 1994.

Bama Central Headlines …

• It's All Alabama as Crimson Tide Tops Florida in SEC Tournament Final, 4-0

• Alabama Baseball's Bats Come Alive, Even Series at LSU with 6-5 Win

• Alabama Rowing Places Second at Big 12 Championships

• Troy Punter Jack Martin Announces Commitment to Alabama

• In case you missed it: Alabama Track and Field Men Place Second, Women Third at SEC Outdoor Championships

Did you notice?

• The Philadelphia Eagles once again displayed their proud new players in DeVonta Smith and Landon Dickerson:

• Rudy Tomjanovich knows who he thinks should be in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame next to him — former Alabama forward and seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry:

Facts 💯 @RKHorry #RollTide | #WhereLegendsAreMade https://t.co/DbUmF4h1wa

— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) May 16, 2021

• And Najee Harris and Jaylen Waddle continued their preparations for their upcoming rookie season in the NFL:

Ja’Marr Chase, Najee Harris and Jaylen Waddle prepare to take on the LEAGUE 🔥

New episode of Draft House is LIVE: https://t.co/QikQ9CUXsu@RocketMortgage @ohthatsNajee22 @D1__JW @Real10jayy__ pic.twitter.com/I8ZoFI9uBz

— Overtime (@overtime) May 15, 2021

Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2021 opener:

111 days

On this date in Crimson Tide history:

May 16, 1964: A pair of football players earned All-SEC Western Division status in baseball. Outfielder Mickey Andrews, who led the team in hitting with his .324 average, was chosen along with catcher Buddy French. Both were expected to be key members of the football team in the fall. — Bryant Museum

Crimson Tide quote of the day:

“Dixie Howell, the human Howitzer from Hartford, Alabama blasted the Rose Bowl dreams of Stanford today with one of the greatest exhibitions football has every known.” — Grantland Rice at the 1935 Rose Bowl.

We’ll leave you with this …

#RollTide #ChampionshipSchool pic.twitter.com/WN19MDKPJW

— Alabama Athletics (@UA_Athletics) May 16, 2021