The mere fact the University of Alabama softball team is playing tonight in the first round of the SEC Tournament is incentive for the Crimson Tide.
What: SEC Tournament
Where: Nusz Park in Starkville, Miss.
When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
Records: Alabama 45-11, Mississippi State 26-30
TV: SEC Network
Radio: 95.3 FM
Alabama is ranked No. 4 in the country and third in the official NCAA RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) rankings, but fell to the fifth seed in the SEC Tournament when it lost to Georgia in its final game of the regular season last weekend.