NCAA Women's College World Series
Secret Behind
Alabama's Title

This post condensed from a much larger article by John Kelly at Softball Smarts. Please click here for the full story.

“Winning a National Championship is never an easy feat and it certainly wasn't so for the Alabama Crimson Tide softball team this week in Oklahoma City. After going down in game one fairly convincingly against the hottest pitcher and team in the tournament, Oklahoma, Monday night Alabama was just seven innings away from another disappointment...

“But something magically happened overnight to the Bama team and they came out in game two a different team.

National champions

“Alabama won it all with another comeback in game three winning, arguably, the most exciting softball championship series ever.

“So what is to be learned from both Alabama and Oklahoma?

“1. They got to the championship series because of their talent and their character. Champions simply never stop competing.

“2. Alabama made critical adjustments...

“3. Alabama got incredibly noisy on the bench. Their energy became contagious and absolutely spilled out onto the field and got into the Oklahoma players' heads.

“4. I guarantee you that inside each of the Bama players' heads were nothing but positive, "can do" thoughts. Their internal conversation was all about "finishing it" and the expectancy for success...

“5. There was an absolute absence of doubt on the Alabama team, starting with their coaching staff...

"In the end Alabama refused to lose. They willed themselves to victory against a tremendous opponent. They chose victory...

"In the bigger picture each of the players on Bama won something much greater than a National Championship...they learned a life lesson they will never forget: If you work hard enough, keep believing long enough and never give up dreams can and will come true!"