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12 full athletic scholarships for D1 softball. Total roster at Bama of 18. Then there's the caveat of "Assistance to academically gifted student athletes can generally be exempted from counting as athletically based assistance only if the student athlete meets certain grade and/or test score criteria established by the various associations."

I doubt any of those 18 gals on Bama's roster are paying anything.

At 46 years old, with no practice I probably wouldn't fair to well. But put a trained male on the field with them and he would dominate. I still wouldn't want to watch though because it's softball. Whiffle ball? Now that's a sport ! You ever try to hit one of those things?

Besides college football,college softball is my next favorite sport to watch,we went to the Bama Bash tournament at the first of the season and had blastI can't hardly make myself watch a baseball game

How many get a full scholarship vs a half scholarship?

Varies from team to team. Softball is not a "head count" sport, so the schollies can be split up at the head coach's discretion.

I know it varies from team to team. I was talking about at Alabama? You seemed knowledgeable about UA softball, I figured you would know.

Just not naive on how it works not just at Bama, but everywhere. Figure out which ones are smart enough to qualify for academic scholarships, then give full rides to the rest. It's not rocket science.

Can't do it that way in head count sports, but it is allowed in equivalency sports.

What's there to be naive about?

Not sure...you're the one asking all the questions.

Hey Bill, google major leaguer's trying to hit fast pitch softball and see for yourself. Reaction time is faster for those boys plus the angle that the ball approaches the batter is different. It presents a challenge for them.

This all comes down to your experiences. If you do not have a daughter that has played, it is not the same. I, like others have posted would now rather watch the college game than MLB regular season. Much faster pace. Shorter bases make routine ground balls exciting.

I miss setting at the softball field all summer long .. My daughter played travel ball and high school ball but got burnt out and turn down collage offers .. She pitched and played over a hundred games a year.. this girls tough !

43ft at 70 mph is equivalent to around 96 at the MLB distance of 60'6. Triana has a whole lot of spin and movement on her softball at that speed also, pitches around 120 pitches per game. Say what you want, but that girl has skills. I enjoy college softball and it takes amazing quickeness and skill to cleanly field and throw a runner out on 60' bases. Watch them in person and you will get a whole new perspective on the game. Aside from all of the "things" being said about womens softball, they are some freaking good athletes out there and it is much more fast paced than any other team sport at the collegiate level. I have heard there are 18 roster spots, 8 full athletic scholarships and the rest are on academic scolarships. It takes a lot of willpower to practice, travel and play as much as they do and maintain their scholarships. It is up to the recruiters to get the best players with the best academics out there, baseball is even much tougher in that aspect. So I have great admiration for the kids being able to better themselves academically with athletics as a bonus.

I enjoy watching college softball much more than college baseball and especially MLB baseball. The ladies game moves at a much better pace and just isn't as boring as baseball. Plus, it helps when there are two players on the team that are alumni of the same high school I graduated from. Danae Hays(kinfolk) and Haley McClenney are Mortimer Jordan graduates. Danae's granddad, Dan Hays, was my 17/18 yr old summer ball baseball coach back in 1980 and 1981. Great times.

Actually, I asked you one direct question about UA softball scholarships. You didn't know the answer and that's fine. All you had to say was you didn't know. You mentioned the UA softball's scholarship structure, as if you knew the breakdown of it. That's why I asked you that question.

Apples and oranges. Put the girls in the box against a major league pitcher and they won't get the ball out of the infield if they hit it at all, no matter how much practice you give them. On the flip side you take an male, average juco hitter and give him a few days practicing against the college girls pitchers and he'd be killing them. I didn't say they weren't good, for girls, but no female athlete can perform at the level a male can. It's not a knock on them it's just strength, speed and agility is very different between men and women.

As an example, I knew a juco all american female point guard. I had a friend that was a good player but not college level material but he was a good highschool player. She got to talking trash one day and they played one on one. He beat her 24-0. She was a great women's player, just no match for a decent male player.

I said that EVERY d-1 school (not just UA) gets 12 full scholarships for softball (fact), and they can be split up as each individual school deems fit (fact). I also stated an OPINION that I doubt any of those girls on the team at Alabama are paying their own way. Equivalency sports allow academic schollies to fill in the gaps (fact). Not real sure where your confusion comes in at, unless you're just trying to find something to argue about. If that's the case, have at it.

Not trying to argue with you, nor am I confused. I just asked you a question about UA. You turned it into something that it's not. I'll look for the answer somewhere else.

You should probably call Patrick Murphy then...he's probably one of the few that would have the specific information that you are looking for. I doubt he'd give you an answer though. Schools have to release that information to the NCAA and possibly their conference office, but it's not public knowledge in general.

If you don't love it don't watch it. I have a passion for it myself. Daughter plays high school softball and you don't have to wait 5 min. between every pitch and its fast play ball. I tried hitting from our starting pitcher only ONCE. 65 mph at 43 ft. Yes males are stronger and faster than females because that's the way God made them. But that doesn't make them better athletes. IMO