🌱 Bama At SEC Tourney + House District 61 + Brookwood Baseball Coach

Hello again, friends! I'm back with your new copy of the Tuscaloosa Daily, fresh off the presses.

In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...

• Bama at SEC Baseball Tournament
• New baseball coach at Brookwood.
• Road rage leads to arrest after Tuscaloosa shooting.

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First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and delightful. High: 84 | Low: 60 ☀️

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Saturday morning goes to Stillman College sophomore outfielder Kelvin Reese, who will soon play in his second straight HBCU All-Star Game. During last year's contest, he went 1-for-2 with a double and was named the game's Offensive MVP. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Hear what Tuscaloosa-area school resources officers have to say in the wake of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas earlier this week that left 19 students and two teachers dead. (Chelsea Barton, WVUA 23)
2. Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne introduced Ashley Priess-Johnston as the third head coach in the history of the Alabama Gymnastics program during a ceremony on Friday. (Robert Cortez, Crimson White)
3. Data analyst and IT professional Damon Pruet has officially qualified to appear on the Nov. 8 General Election ballot in the race for the soon-to-be open Alabama House of Representatives seat in District 61, which covers parts of Pickens and Tuscaloosa counties. Check out our Q&A with the candidate here! (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Brookwood High School on Friday officially announced that assistant baseball coach Jacob Hamner has been promoted to head baseball coach ahead of the next school year. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. A former Walker County preacher was included among a list of more than 700 pastors published Thursday by The Southern Baptist Convention who are "credibly accused" or have been convicted of sexual abuse. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Pottery firing @ Moundville Archaeological Park (More)
• 3-D Dance Spring Recital @ Bama Theatre (More)
• "The Mamalogues" by Theatre Tuscaloosa (More)
• Flashback Funkfest - Tuscaloosa Amphitheater (More)

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✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️

Alabama baseball came well short in a loss to No. 3 Texas A&M, 12-8, Friday evening at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the SEC Tournament. The Tide will now face Florida in an elimination game on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. (More)

The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit says a woman has been charged with menacing following a report of shots fired in the area of Old Greensboro Road and Mimosa Park Road off of Highway 69 South. The incident, police believe, stemmed from road rage. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

In an unrelated case, VCU investigators charged a woman with attempted murder after she attempted to run over her boyfriend in a vehicle early Friday morning. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

A Tuscaloosa drug bust saw investigators recover a menagerie of drugs, including large quantities of marijuana, in addition to cash, stolen guns and other illegal items. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

A Carbon Hill woman has been charged with two counts of felony murder, attempted murder and robbery after police allege that she was involved in an attempted home invasion that saw two of her supposed accomplished killed, while the occupant of the residence was injured. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. 'I'm a business:' Alabama recruits entering NIL landscape face 'education gap' (Nick Alvarez, AL.com)
2. Congrats! 88-year-old man gets honorary diploma from Hamilton High School (WBRC Fox 6 News)
3. The Nick Saban, Jimbo Fisher Relationship has Always Been Complicated (Christopher Walsh, Bama Central)
4. New edge target Kolaj Cobbins reacts to Alabama offer (Hank South, BamaOnline)
5. Alabama Senate candidates react to Uvalde shooting (Jacob Holmes, Alabama Political Reporter)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right. I'll see you soon!

— RP

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Daily? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com