David Glovach

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (January 30, 2025) – The Atlantic Sun Conference announced its preseason coaches poll and preseason all-conference team for softball on Thursday, as North Alabama infielders Hailey Jones and

The North Alabama softball team landed in a familiar spot in the ASUN coaches preseason poll Thursday.

FLORENCE — Katie Criswell was in a hurry to get out of the gym. North Alabama coach Candi Whitaker was in just as much of a rush to get the sophomore guard out the door, too.

FLORENCE — Candi Whitaker believes Katie Criswell has come to an important realization.

MUSCLE SHOALS — Gary Lamm took a seat next to Ron Polk and wondered where the former Mississippi State baseball coach found the time.

FLORENCE — Emma Kate Tittle was in a rather good mood. There certainly wasn’t too much to complain about.

FLORENCE — Five minutes left in the second half. The free throw that succeeded the stoppage. Both were enough to make Will Soucie step away and soak everything in.

Two-time National League MVP Dale Murphy will be the featured speaker at the North Alabama Lions Athletic Club’s 2025 Lions Pride Dinner and Auction, it was announced Monday.

FLORENCE — Jacari Lane and Will Soucie did the majority of the talking. But they had no plans of letting Kevin de Kovachich sit between them quietly.

FLORENCE — Will Soucie can’t seem to ever really escape the old-man jokes. Some of the self-deprecating variety. Others from teammates.