"Alabama Softball Struggles in Super Regional Opener Against Northwestern"
No. 12 seed Northwestern defeated No. 5 seed Alabama 3-1 in the opening game of the Tuscaloosa Super Regional. Alabama will need to win Saturday's game two to force a winner-take-all game three on Sunday, while one more win would send Northwestern to the Women's College World Series. Angela Zedak hit a solo home run for Northwestern, while Jordan Stephens scored for Alabama on some heads-up baserunning.