Defending national champion Alabama was tabbed the No. 1 team in the country in the USA Today/NFCA preseason poll released on Tuesday. The Crimson Tide received 25 first-place votes.

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Longtime softball ambassador Margie Wright has retired, but not without leaving her mark. Wright, the game's all-time winningest DI coach, spent tireless efforts supporting the game she loves.

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The star power will be bright as the top pitchers in the country -- including national champion Alabama's Jackie Traina and Oklahoma's Keilani Ricketts -- should be making headlines again in 2013.

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The 2012 Women’s College World Series wrapped up with Alabama lifting its first national championship. Take a look back at the five key points from the WCWS.

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