The Alabama softball team is officially off to the best start in program history.

A pair of wins Thursday lifted the Crimson Tide to 28-0. It beat Niagara 9-3 before taking down SIU Edwardsville, 8-3 in the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Hawaii. The 27-0 start in 2001 was the previous mark for this Alabama program.

Alabama is also the last remaining undefeated team in the nation. It was ranked No. 4 in the latest polls released Tuesday.

Courtney Gettins got the win and Montana Fouts the save in the record-breaker. The Tide broke things open with a four-run seventh that included a Reagan Dykes two-run homer. Alabama went 3-for-6 with runners in scoring position while holding SIUE 0-for-9 in that same situation.

Merris Schroder and Dykes went 2-for-4 for the Tide.

Alabama plays Niagara again at 8:30 p.m. CT Friday followed by an 11 p.m. game with Hawaii. It faces the host again at 7 p.m. CT Saturday before heading home. A three-game series at Texas A&M resumes conference play next weekend.