Alabama softball adds transfer portal pick-up from SEC rival – WVUA 2…

By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Juliet Brown

After three staple players for Alabama softball graduated, including its catcher, head coach Patrick Murphy turned to the NCAA Transfer Portal to find players to fill the voids they left behind. It appears he found his next catcher after Texas A&M transfer Riley Valentine announced her intentions to join the Crimson Tide next season.

“Words cannot express how incredibly grateful I am for this opportunity,” Valentine said. “To take the field with ‘Bama’ across my chest with my Crimson Tide teammates is something most girls can only dream about. I’m so excited to be part of the Alabama family! Every path leads you to exactly where you’re supposed to be. Sometimes the path will be long but it will be worth it! Proverbs 3:5-6”

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— (@rvalentine_27) July 7, 2023

Valentine started 20 of the 40 games she appeared in last season as a freshman. She drove in 20 RBIs on the year. While her…