On Thursday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide opened play at the 2026 Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City against the No. 8 overall seeded UCLA Bruins.
A game that was among the most anticipated of Thursday’s slate, Alabama-UCLA certainly delivered on the hype it received going in, with the Crimson Tide eventually winning following a late comeback, 6-3.
In the win, Alabama originally claimed an early lead following a Marlie Giles RBI single in the first, but saw UCLA take a lead in the third following back-to-back home runs. The Bruins would remain in control of the lead through the fifth inning until Alexis Pupillo tied the game for Alabama, doing so with a two-run home run.
Alabama later eventually claimed the lead once more in the sixth inning via a three-run home run from Brooke Wells, a decisive swing which secured the win for the Crimson Tide.
In addition to Wells and Pupillo, both of Jena Young and Audrey Vandagriff impressed offensively by combining for five hits, while Jocelyn Briski went the distance in the circle. Briski recorded nine strikeouts, and made essentially only two mistakes via the home runs.
Here is a look at how social media reacted Thursday night following the Crimson Tide’s comeback win vs. UCLA.
Alabama opens play in OKC with a three-run win over UCLA!
The Crimson Tide will play the winner of tonight’s Arkansas vs. Nebraska game Saturday at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN#Team30#RollTide#WCWSpic.twitter.com/7bWOa2DvUw
— Alabama Softball (@AlabamaSB) May 29, 2026
THE TIDE KEEP ROLLIN’ 🐘
(1) @AlabamaSB gets the 6-3 win over (2) UCLA!#WCWSpic.twitter.com/0C8tdxTakh
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 29, 2026
BROOKE WELLS IS ALIVE AND WELL‼️
Her 3-run HR gives @AlabamaSB the lead 🔥 pic.twitter.com/brqvHLN3hU
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) May 29, 2026
FINAL SCORE: Alabama 6, UCLA 3@AlabamaSB wins Game 3 of the #WCWS. pic.twitter.com/Lpn9NsQzJd
— D1Softball (@D1Softball) May 29, 2026
ALEXIS PUPILLO TWO-RUN HR 🔥
The Tide tie it in the fifth 😤 pic.twitter.com/uiSmncpE40
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) May 29, 2026
BAMA GETS THE DUB AGAINST UCLA IN OKC‼️ @AlabamaSBpic.twitter.com/iqpLb9vp5J
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) May 29, 2026
Made for the Moment!#RollTide | @AlabamaSBpic.twitter.com/mBO4pkw3tC
— Alabama Athletics (@UA_Athletics) May 29, 2026
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This article originally appeared on Roll Tide Wire: Alabama softball reactions to UCLA win in Women’s College World Series