Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama Athletics, and how to watch the Crimson Tide.

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Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2023 Season Opener:

53 days.

Did you Notice?

• Alabama had four players selected during Day 2 of the MLB draft: Andrew Pinckney (102nd overall, Washington Nationals) and Grayson Hitt (112th, Arizona Diamondbacks) each went in the fourth round, Hunter Furtado (167th overall. Pittsburgh Pirates) followed in the sixth round, while Caden Rose (208th, Boston Red Sox) went in the seventh. Signee A.J. Ewing (4th round, competitive balance, 134th overall. New York Mets) was also selected.

BamaCentral will have a full wrap-up after the three-day, 20-round draft concludes. 

• Women's golf announced the addition of Illinois transfer Mattie Frick, who will have three years of eligibility remaining. Her parents both played sports for Alabama. Matt played baseball under Jim Wells an Karla (Contryman) played softball for Patrick Murphy.

• The Alabama women's program placed six student-athletes on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Scholar-Athlete Team. Anne Marie Hiser and Sydney Orefice both landed their third honors, while Ansley Cheshire, Kasia Pitak and Ola Pitak received the academic award for the second straight year, and freshman Klara Milicevic was named to the list for the first time. On the men's side, sophomores Zach Foster and German Samofalov both earned the honor for the second time, while freshmen Roan Jones, Matias Ponce De Leon and Yair Sarouk picked up their first. 

• Alabama women’s basketball head coach Kristy Curry announced the addition of Sydney-Anne Cottrell as the director of video and creative content. She had previously worked at Elon and Texas A&M. 

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

July 11, 1953: While making just his second major-league start, former Crimson Tide pitcher Al Worthington shut out Brooklyn, 6-0. It was a record-book performance in two ways: It was also his second shutout, tying the mark held by Boo Ferriss of the Boston Red Sox in 1945, plus he snapped the Dodgers’ major-league record streak of 39 consecutive games with a home run.

July 11, 1956: Former Crimson Tide cheerleader Sela Ward was born in Meridian, Miss.

Alabama homecoming queen Sela Ward and her escort Greg Wren stand beside Alabama Governor George Wallace at the 1975 homecoming game at Bryant Denny Stadium on the UA campus in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Nov. 15, 1975 :: Montgomery Advertiser / USA Today Network

July 11, 1986: Athletic director and head coach Ray Perkins told reporters that Alabama football was set to officially open its new office building. The public would be invited to tour the building July 14. Originally, the football staff was supposed to move into the 66,000 square foot building in February, but delays in construction postponed the move

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

 “For Alabama to win another BCS championship." — Sela Ward’s character on "CSI: New York” when asked what she wishes for after seeing a shooting star.

We'll Leave You With This:

It's all about the dancing ...

You asked. AJ answered.

🚨 Q&A WITH QB1 🚨 https://t.co/WzMoAUc6nh pic.twitter.com/o7Tsx76LxE

— St. Louis Battlehawks (@XFLBattlehawks) July 11, 2023