Five LSU softball players, including two of its biggest names, have announced their intention to enter the transfer portal, which opens next Monday. Left-handed pitcher Jayden Heavener and first baseman Tori Edwards plan to leave after their sophomore seasons in which they helped lead the Tigers to the super regionals.

Alabama softball earned a Women's College World Series berth after sweeping LSU in the NCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional.

No. 1 overall seed Alabama softball hosts No. 16 seed LSU in the NCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional, where the winner advances to the Women's College World Series.

No. 1 overall seed Alabama softball hosts No. 16 seed LSU in the NCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional for a Women's College World Series berth.

Patrick Murphy had to laugh on Thursday when asked what the Alabama-LSU softball rivalry meant to him. “Goes back a long ways,” Murphy said, ahead of the renewal of hostilities between the Crimson Tide and Tigers in the NCAA tournament’s Tuscaloosa Super Regional.

LSU softball is two wins away from a trip to the Women's College World Series. Here's the schedule for the super regional vs. Alabama.

Alabama softball didn’t need another run against LSU. But in the fifth inning, the Crimson Tide still celebrated like it secured its first.

The Tigers are strengthening their roster in the offseason with pitcher Cece Cellura and shortstop Kylee Edwards.