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Get out your sombreros because it is almost softball season.
The Crimson Tide softball team will be holding Alabama Softball Appreciation Day on Saturday, January 25 at 11 am CT.
Fans will have an opportunity to meet the Alabama softball team and coaching staff, get autographs, and tour the facilities. Posters and schedule cards will be available for fans while supplies last. There will be contests, prizes and other fun events. Head Coach Patrick Murphy will address the crowd previewing the 2014 season followed by a Crimson and White scrimmage.
Tickets cost $5 for Diamond Backers Booster members, $8 for non-members (children ages five and under are free) or $30 for families.
Alabama softball is ranked sixth in the first USA Today/NFCA Poll of the 2014 season, released on Tuesday.
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Below is the 2014 schedule. I expect all you Bama fans in Arizona to be out in force for the Hillenbrand Invitational in Tucson.
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Troy Subway Invitational | |||
| 02/07/14 | vs. Kennesaw State | Troy, AL | 2:30 p.m. CT |
| vs. North Florida | Troy, AL | 7:30 p.m. CT | |
| 02/08/14 | vs. Northwestern State | Troy, AL | 2:30 p.m. CT |
| vs. Middle Tennessee State | Troy, AL | 7:30 p.m. CT | |
| 02/09/14 | at Troy | Troy, AL | 2:30 p.m. CT |
| Hillenbrand Invitational | |||
| 02/14/14 | vs. Grand Canyon | Tucson, Ariz. | 2:00 p.m. CT |
| vs. Tennessee State | Tucson, Ariz. | 9:00 p.m. CT | |
| 02/15/14 | at Arizona | Tucson, Ariz. | 7:00 p.m. CT |
| vs. Georgia Tech | Tucson, Ariz. | 9:00 p.m. CT | |
| 02/16/14 | vs. New Mexico | Tucson, Ariz. | 12:00 p.m. CT |
| Easton Bama Bash | |||
| 02/21/14 | vs. Virginia Tech | Tuscaloosa, AL | 4:00 p.m. CT |
| vs. UCF | Tuscaloosa, AL | 6:00 p.m. CT | |
| 02/22/14 | vs. Virginia Tech | Tuscaloosa, AL | 1:30 p.m. CT |
| vs. UCF | Tuscaloosa, AL | 4:00 p.m. CT | |
| 02/23/14 | vs. Mcneese State | Tuscaloosa, AL | 1:30 p.m. CT |
| 02/25/14 | at UAB | Birmingham, AL | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| Easton Crimson Classic | |||
| 02/28/14 | vs. Purdue | Tuscaloosa, AL | 4:00 p.m. CT |
| vs. Houston | Tuscaloosa, AL | 6:00 p.m. CT | |
| 03/01/14 | vs. Florida State | Tuscaloosa, AL | 1:30 p.m. CT |
| vs. Houston | Tuscaloosa, AL | 4:00 p.m. CT | |
| 03/02/14 | vs. Florida State | Tuscaloosa, AL | 1:30 p.m. CT |
| 03/04/14 | at Samford | Birmingham, AL | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| 03/07/14 | vs. South Carolina * | Tuscaloosa, AL | 6:30 p.m. CT |
| 03/08/14 | vs. South Carolina * | Tuscaloosa, AL | 2:00 p.m. CT |
| 03/09/14 | vs. South Carolina * | Tuscaloosa, AL | 1:30 p.m. CT |
| 03/11/14 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | Tuscaloosa, AL | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| 03/14/14 | at Ole Miss * | Oxford, Miss. | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| 03/15/14 | at Ole Miss * | Oxford, Miss. | 2:00 p.m. CT |
| 03/16/14 | at Ole Miss * | Oxford, Miss. | 1:00 p.m. CT |
| 03/19/14 | vs. Georgia State | Tuscaloosa, AL | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| 03/21/14 | at Florida * | Gainesville, Fla. | 5:05 p.m. CT |
| 03/22/14 | at Florida * | Gainesville, Fla. | 12:05 p.m. CT |
| 03/23/14 | at Florida * | Gainesville, Fla. | 12:05 p.m. CT |
| 03/25/14 | at Jacksonville University | Jacksonville, Fla. | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| 03/28/14 | vs. LSU * | Tuscaloosa, AL | 6:30 p.m. CT |
| 03/29/14 | vs. LSU * | Tuscaloosa, AL | 2:00 p.m. CT |
| 03/30/14 | vs. LSU * | Tuscaloosa, AL | 1:30 p.m. CT |
| 04/02/14 | vs. South Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| 04/04/14 | vs. Arkansas * | Tuscaloosa, AL | 6:30 p.m. CT |
| 04/05/14 | vs. Arkansas * | Tuscaloosa, AL | 2:00 p.m. CT |
| 04/06/14 | vs. Arkansas * | Tuscaloosa, AL | 1:30 p.m. CT |
| 04/09/14 | vs. UAB | Tuscaloosa, AL | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| 04/11/14 | at Mississippi State * | Starkville, Miss. | 5:00 p.m. CT |
| 04/12/14 | at Mississippi State * | Starkville, Miss. | 12:00 p.m. CT |
| 04/13/14 | at Mississippi State * | Starkville, Miss. | 12:00 p.m. CT |
| 04/16/14 | vs. Auburn | Montgomery, AL | 6:30 p.m. CT |
| 04/18/14 | vs. Georgia Southern | Chapel Hill, N.C. | 2:30 p.m. CT |
| at North Carolina | Chapel Hill, N.C. | 5:00 p.m. CT | |
| 04/19/14 | at North Carolina | Chapel Hill, N.C. | 11:00 a.m. CT |
| 04/22/14 | at Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, MS | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| 04/24/14 | vs. Georgia * | Tuscaloosa, AL | TBA |
| 04/25/14 | vs. Georgia * | Tuscaloosa, AL | TBA |
| 04/26/14 | vs. Georgia * | Tuscaloosa, AL | TBA |
| 05/01/14 | at Missouri * | Columbia, Mo. | TBA |
| 05/02/14 | at Missouri * | Columbia, Mo. | TBA |
| 05/03/14 | at Missouri * | Columbia, Mo. | TBA |