Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, April 18, 2023

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:

• Softball: Alabama vs Liberty, Huntington, W.Va., 12 p.m. CT, Live Audio, Live Stats

• Softball: Alabama vsMarshall, Huntington, W.Va., 2:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats

• Baseball: Alabama at UAB, Birmingham, Ala., 6 p.m. CT, C-USA Network, Live Video, Live Audio

Crimson Tide Results:

No games played on Monday.

Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2023 Season Opener:

137 Days.

Did you  Notice?

• Alabama catcher Ally Shipman was selected No. 7 in the Women's Professional Fastpitch softball draft:

With the 7th pick in the 2023 WPF Draft, Smash It Sports Vipers select Ally Shipman from the University of Alabama! #Draft23 #WPFDraft23 #Smashitsportsvipers #UniversityofAlabama pic.twitter.com/Qnz4bgKt1j

— Women's Professional Fastpitch (@wprofastpitch) April 17, 2023

• Montana Fouts was selected 23rd overall:

With the 23rd pick in the 2023 WPF Draft, Smash It Sports Vipers select Montana Fouts, from the University of Alabama! #Draft23 pic.twitter.com/sJI2mrKKb3

— Women's Professional Fastpitch (@wprofastpitch) April 18, 2023

• Alabama basketball added a preferred walk-on to its 2023-24 roster in 6'7" center Ward Harrell:

I’m excited to announce that I will be playing basketball next year at the University of Alabama as a preferred walk-on. @AlabamaMBB #RollTide pic.twitter.com/RoXdlNkF1x

— Ward Harrell (@WardHarrell5) April 18, 2023

• And Easton received a behind-the-scenes tour of Alabama baseball's locker room:

Insane baseball facility @AlabamaBSB pic.twitter.com/tcncTNPR5z

— Easton Baseball (@EastonBaseball) April 17, 2023

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

April 18, 1970: Bill Battle, the new head coach at Tennessee and former Crimson Tide standout end, attended the Alabama spring game along with five of his assistants. In addition to scouting, Battle was there to receive his plaque as a member of the All-Decade Team of the 1960s. Six scouts from Florida and five from Ole Miss were also in attendance as the White Team defeated the Red Team 40-39. "Not much defense out there is it?” Paul W. “Bear” Bryant commented.

April 18, 1997: Ronnie Harrison was born in Tallahassee.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

"I had a ball, finally getting a chance to show them what I've got." – Ronnie Harrison after Alabama defeated his hometown team Florida State, which didn’t offer him a scholarship, 24-7 in 2017

We'll Leave You With This:

Alabama QB Bryce Young has canceled his remaining pre-draft visits, per sources — another sign to back up belief within the league that the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner will be the #Panthers’ pick at No. 1 overall.

Young also visited the #Texans, who draft No. 2. pic.twitter.com/3Pg53t15ce

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 17, 2023