Category: Alabama Baseball

Alabama Baseball postpones game vs. Troy due to inclement weather

After the Alabama baseball team swept Northeastern in their season-opening series, with a 3-0 start, the team will have to wait a little longer to play their second opponent as their game against Troy has been postponed due to inclement weather. Due …

After the Alabama baseball team swept Northeastern in their season-opening series, with a 3-0 start, the team will have to wait a little longer to play their second opponent as their game against Troy has been postponed due to inclement weather.

The one-game series vs. Troy has been moved to May 12, towards the end of their season.

The Crimson Tide will look to extend their undefeated streak on Feb. 19 vs. Alabama State at home at 2:00 pm CT.

Roll Tide Wire will keep you updated on all things Alabama baseball throughout the season.

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Alabama baseball’s Owen Diodati named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week

On Monday, Alabama baseball’s Owen Diodati was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week. 

On Monday, Alabama baseball’s Owen Diodati was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week. This is Alabama’s first SEC Freshman of the Week honor since 2016.

This past weekend against Northeasters, Diodati recorded six hits, five of which went for extra-bases, including a double, one triple and three home runs. He also had a team high 8 RBI.

As if that wasn’t impressive enough, he also slugged 2.000 and had a .769 on-base percentage for all three games in the series,

Alabama will host Troy on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 3PM CT, and then on Wednesday, the Crimson Tide will host the Alabama State Hornets at 2PM CT. Both games can be seen live on SEC Network+.[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

Alabama baseball sweeps Northeastern opening weekend of 2020 season

After a win on Friday and Saturday for the Crimson Tide, Alabama defeated Northeastern 6-3 on Sunday to sweep the series on opening weekend.

After an impressive win on Friday and Saturday for the Crimson Tide, Alabama defeated Northeastern 6-3 on Sunday to sweep the series on opening weekend.

Although Northeastern put three runs on the board early in the 1st inning, Alabama was able to bounce back.  Alabama was able to score 2 runs in the first inning, 1 run in the second inning, 2 more in the 3rd, and one last run in the 5th to steal the series sweep.

Offensively, Alabama did well as they had their 3rd straight 12 hit game. The Crimson Tide was led by freshman Owen Diodati who went 3-3 while recording a team-high three RBI and matched the team-best mark for runs scored with two.

Alabama head baseball coach Brad Bohannon had this to say after the game:

“It was a really good day for us today, especially once we settled down after Antoine (Jean) lost his mind there the first couple batters of the game. The pitching was awesome once Antoine got past the first couple batters and settled in, then he was great. (Jacob) McNairy was outstanding out of the pen and Chase Lee just looked unhittable, so those guys were all really, really good and they commanded their fastball while throwing multiple pitches for a strike. We also had a lot of hard contact today. Northeastern didn’t help us as much today as they have the last two days, so we didn’t quite score as many runs, but we probably had a higher quality at-bat percentage than the past couple days. Overall, this was another really good day for us and a great opening weekend.”

Alabama will host Troy on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 3PM CT, and then on Wednesday, the Crimson Tide will host the Alabama State Hornets at 2PM CT. Both games can be seen live on SEC Network+.

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Alabama baseball sweeps Northeastern opening weekend of 2020 season

After a win on opening day for the Crimson Tide, Alabama defeated Northeastern 8-0 on Saturday to sweep the series on opening weekend. 

After an impressive win on opening day for the Crimson Tide, Alabama defeated Northeastern 8-0 on Saturday to sweep the series on opening weekend.

Alabama’s offense rallied for 8 runs on 12 hits. Both Tyler Gentry and Sam Praytor led the team offensively by both recording 3 hits. Gentry, a junior, finished 3-for-4 with a team-high tying two RBI.

Sophomore pitcher Connor Shamblin got the win while pitching 5 innings and only allowing 3 hits while striking out 5 and walking one.

Alabama head baseball coach Brad Bohannon had this to say after the game:

“There was really good effort today. Connor (Shamblin) had a great outing, got us off to a great start. I’m really proud of the way he managed the first inning and settled in. He did a great job of throwing all of his pitches for a strike. Then, Casey Cobb, Garret Rukes and Brock Guffey all came in after him and were just outstanding. It was also another day where we had some production through the lineup. We were a little inefficient offensively, made a couple of mistakes on the bases, but overall, for game two, I’m really pleased.”

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Connor Prielipp ranked No. 9 out of 150 freshmen in college baseball

Connor Prielipp was ranked number nine in the top 150 freshmen baseball players in college baseball. 

Not only did Alabama baseball freshman pitcher Connor Prielipp strike out seven batters in four innings and earn his first collegiate start, he was also ranked number nine in the top 150 freshmen baseball players in college baseball according to D1 Baseball.

Prielipp, a freshman from Wisconsin, was ranked as the top-rated left-handed pitcher and No. 2 overall player in the state of Wisconsin by Perfect Game USA, as well as the No. 1 left-hander and top-ranked overall player in Wisconsin by Prep Baseball Report just to name a few of his many awards in high school. He was also the 2019 Gatorade State High School Player of the Year.

There’s no doubt that this kid will be fun to watch at Alabama.

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Alabama baseball opens 2020 season with 10-0 win over Northeastern

On Friday, the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team opened up the 2020 season with a big 10-0 win over Northeastern in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

On Friday, the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team opened up the 2020 season with a big 10-0 win over Northeastern in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Although Alabama is very young team led by many freshman, that didn’t stop the team from showing off their talent and determination.

Alabama’s offense rallied for 10 runs on 12 hits and nine walks. Freshman Owen Diodate started his career off with an impressive showing with two home runs to go with a team-high three RBI and four runs scored.

Freshman pitcher Connor Priellip got the win while pitching 4 innings and only allowing 1 hit while striking out 7. He is also the first freshman to win a season-opener in Crimson Tide history.

Alabama head baseball coach Brad Bohannon had this to say after the game:

“”The first thing that I would like to say is what an awesome crowd, especially out in right field. I thought the student turnout was outstanding. It was awesome for (Owen) Diodati hitting a couple of souvenirs out there. This was a really good first day for us. We certainly weren’t perfect, but a lot of guys contributed. Connor (Prielipp) did a great job with getting us a start on the mound, and we had a lot of hard contact throughout the lineup. I’m just really pleased to get off to the good start.”

On Saturday, Alabama will face Northeastern for game two of the series which starts at 12 PM CT.

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BAMA BEAT: Interview with Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon (Ep. 302)

Brett Hudson and Hunter Johnson sit down with Alabama head baseball coach Brad Bohannon to discuss the Crimson Tide’s upcoming season!

Cecil Hurt and Clint Lamb, through TideSports.com and The Tuscaloosa News, produce a podcast called “The ‘Bama Beat”, which features all the latest news and analysis surrounding the Alabama Crimson Tide.

In this episode, TideSports.com beat writer Brett Hudson and Hunter Johnson sit down with Alabama head baseball coach Brad Bohannon to discuss the Crimson Tide’s upcoming season!

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BAMA BEAT: Alabama baseball hitters preview (Ep. 299)

Cecil Hurt and Clint Lamb, through TideSports.com and The Tuscaloosa News, produce a podcast called “The ‘Bama Beat”, which features all the latest news and analysis surrounding the Alabama Crimson Tide. In this episode, Lamb and Brett Hudson take a …

Cecil Hurt and Clint Lamb, through TideSports.com and The Tuscaloosa News, produce a podcast called “The ‘Bama Beat”, which features all the latest news and analysis surrounding the Alabama Crimson Tide.

In this episode, Lamb and Brett Hudson take a look at the Alabama baseball hitters as they preview the upcoming season.

Included in the discussion is why the Crimson Tide could be better than people anticipate, and a few key returning players who will go a long way in determining that one way or the other.

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