2015 05 27 The Crimson White

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015 VOLUME 122 | ISSUE 1

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SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SINCE 1894

NCAA champion

7 Study abroad

7 Tuscaloosa pets

Junior Emma Talley won the NCAA Women’s Golf Individual title Monday, May 25. She is the fifth player in history to win an individual title and U.S. Amateur. Talley also succeeded in golfing her lowest score in her NCAA career.

In each issue this summer, The Crimson White will publish a column written by a student who is studying abroad in order to share their experiences in a foreign country.

While some pets are abandoned after their college owners go home for the summer, others enjoy their new homes as shelters adopt them out to those looking to care for their furry friends.

OKC YOU SOON Softball to compete for title against Oklahoma

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By Kelly Ward | Managing Editor

INSIDE briefs 2 news 3 opinions 4 culture 7 sports 10

After some of the hubbub died down following No. 6 Alabama softball’s 5-3 come from behind win over Oklahoma to secure a spot in the Women’s College World Series, softball coach Patrick Murphy took his seat for the postgame press conference. “Did that just happen?” Murphy asked, laughing. Yes, it did. Alabama did win two games in one afternoon to stave off elimination. Alabama did just win on a sixth-inning grand slam from its power hitter who hadn’t had a hit all weekend. In a sport where nothing is decided until the final out, and there isn’t such a thing as running out the clock, Alabama made every last out count. Down to four outs, Alabama

only needed one. Marisa Runyon, who struck out with the bases loaded Friday night for the last out in Alabama’s 5-2 loss and who hadn’t been able to solve the lefty-lefty matchup, needed one pitch to figure out Oklahoma freshman Paige Parker when it mattered most. “The ball or the game is going to find the kid that seems to be struggling whether defense or offense,” Murphy said. “It’s going to happen. Every time I put a new kid in to play defense, we always say the new girl’s going to get the ball. Same thing with the kid that’s struggling. You have two errors in the game? You’re probably going to get the next ground ball right at you so you just better be ready.” Runyon was ready. Alabama would not have been in a game three situation without its freshman right-hander Alexis Osorio who went from good to SEE SOFTBALL PAGE 9

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