The Alabama softball team will be one of 16 teams to compete in the 2023 TaxAct Clearwater Invitational in Clearwater, Fla., next year.

This will be the first time the Crimson Tide will play in the invitational since 2020. Alabama went 3-2 in that tournament, winning the first three games and losing the last two.

The tournament features a number of big programs including the current No. 2 team Virginia Tech, No. 3 Florida State, No. 6 UCLA, No. 7 Oklahoma State, and No. 9 Duke, just to name a few.

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Other SEC teams in the event are: No. 4 Arkansas, Mississippi State, and Texas A&M.

Alabama softball is 20-9 against teams competing in the invitational since the last time the team was there, including the perfect game against Arizona in the 2021 Women's College World Series.

The 2023 TaxAct Clearwater Invitational will take place from February 16-19, 2023, in Clearwater, Fla. To find more information on the event, click here.

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