Patrick Murphy goes in-depth on what Montana Fouts has meant to Alabama, sport of softball

Alabama‘s season may be over after a 2-0 loss to Stanford, but Crimson Tide skipper Patrick Murphy is choosing to celebrate star pitcher Montana Fouts.

Fouts’ collegiate career came to an end with Alabama’s loss, and the reverberations of her moving on from this era in her life will be felt throughout the nation. Following the Crimson Tide’s loss, Murphy went in-depth on just how much Fouts has meant to Alabama.

“She has just been, number one, like she said, she just loves the game. She does. She absolutely loves all of it,” stated Murphy. “I’ve read this thing about giving all the feelings, give me anger, upset, happy, sad, all the feelings. That’s what she wants in softball. Give her the heartache. Give her the triumph. She’s been like that from day one.

“She has the most competitive spirit I’ve seen in a pitcher that wears the ‘A.’ I mean, she’s come through time and time again. You guys know this who cover us, but she can talk to an 80-year-old as easily as an eight-year-old. Not many kids can do that. Not many teenagers, not many college kids, not many adults can do that. She can. She makes everybody feel special. She takes her time with everybody.”

Continuing, Murphy recognizes that Fouts’ reach will stretch much farther than Tuscaloosa moving forward. The Crimson Tide skipper believes she’ll be one of the sport’s biggest names moving forward, and the entire country will become enthralled with her over the coming years.

“She’s just an icon in the sport,” added the Alabama skipper. “I hope to God that she gets to wear the USA uniform in 2028 in L.A. because I think that’s the next time it will be in the Olympics. But she will be on the cover of every newspaper, every magazine, you name it, on the way up to the Olympics in ’28, guarantee you.

“Because she’s not done with the sport by any means. You’re going to see her for a long, long time.”

Alas, there aren’t enough words to write about how special of a player Montana Fouts is, and the impact she’s had on college softball as a whole. While she’ll always be revered for her time at Alabama, the now former Crimson Tide star has much more to do with her career, and her time in the limelight is far from over.