The team plays its home games at the Rhoads Stadium located on the university's campus.

On September 28, 1995, Alabama athletics director Glen Tuckett announced the school would sponsor a softball program to begin play in the 1997 season.

[2] On January 3, 1996, Kalum Haack was hired from Kansas to serve as the first head coach for the team.

[3] On February 15, 1997, Alabama defeated Tulsa 5–2 in their first all-time game at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

[6] During his two-year stint as head coach, Haack compiled an overall record of 78 wins and 47 losses (78–47).