TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— No. 1 Alabama and Belmont both won their opening games of the NCAA tournament to set up one of the best pitching matchups in the country for Saturday's winner's bracket game. The Crimson Tide (50-7) and Bruins (41-11) meet at Rhoads Stadium with a spot in the regional finals on the line. The game will be streaming only on ESPN+, but Ba,aCentral will be providing updates throughout. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. CTBE SURE TO REFRESH YOUR BROWSER FOR THE LATEST UPDATESLive updates(latest updates at the top)PregameEven though Alabama is the host team and higher seed, the Crimson Tide will be the designated visiting team today and will bat first. It is another beautiful day for softball in Tuscaloosa with sunny skies and temperatures in the low to mid 80s. It is slightly warmer than yesterday.Alabama is wearing its all crimson uniform today. Belmont beat Southeastern Louisiana 2-0 with Maya Johnson pitching a complete game for the Bruins. The offense did just enough, scoring a run in the first and sixth innings. Alabama beat USC Upstate 8-0 in five innings on Friday. Both Marlie Giles and Audrey Vandagriff homered for the Crimson Tide, and freshman Kaitlyn Pallozzi pitched the complete game. Series history vs. Belmont:Alabama leads, 4-0In Tuscaloosa: 0-0 | In Nashville: 0-0 | At Neutral Sites: 4-0Last meeting: April 23, 2019 - Cullman, Ala. - W, 6-4Sign up to our free newsletter and follow us on Twitter/X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Threads and Blue Sky for the latest news.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow