Tuscaloosa County High Standout Holly Beth Brooks Signs With Alabama

NORTHPORT, AL — Tuscaloosa County High softball standout Holly Beth Brooks has chosen to stay in her hometown and continue her softball career for coach Patrick Murphy at the University of Alabama.

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Brooks, who has been the starting catcher for the Wildcats since her freshman year, has been committed to Alabama since 2023.

“We absolutely love everything HBB brings to the table," Murphy said Wednesday. "She is an athletic catcher and a local product out of Tuscaloosa County High School. She has a great arm and pop from the right side.”

She has also played club softball for Fury Platinum X.

"I am so excited to be able to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Alabama," Brooks said Wednesday on National Signing Day. "It has been a dream of mine to be able to play for the crimson tide my entire life. I could not have done this without my lord and savior Jesus Christ, my family, coaches, friends and all of those who have been a part of my journey. I can't thank Coach Murphy and his staff enough for giving me the opportunity to live out my dream."

Brooks joins fellow Northport native and former Northside High School standout Kinley Pate as the only two Tuscaloosa County residents on the Crimson Tide roster.

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