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Alabama Baseball ranks No. 21 in latest USA Today Coaches poll

Alabama Baseball, ranked No. 25 in the country, dropped it’s first game of the season against Lipscomb in a 3-2 loss at home. They redeemed the loss with a 14-2 win to close out the series win. The Crimson Tide continue to roll on and their efforts …

Alabama Baseball, ranked No. 25 in the country, dropped it’s first game of the season against Lipscomb in a 3-2 loss at home.

They redeemed the loss with a 14-2 win to close out the series win.

The Crimson Tide continue to roll on and their efforts have not gone unrecognized. USA TODAY’s coaches poll has Alabama currently ranked No. 21, an improvement of four spots.

The 15-1 Alabama team is one of 11 SEC team in the top-25 ranking.

Conference play ill open up for Brad Bohannon and the Crimson Tide on Mar. 13 at home as they take on the current 9-5 Missouri Tigers.

Please stay tuned as Roll Tide Wire will keep you updated on all things Alabama Baseball!

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WATCH: Alabama baseball’s incredible play vs. Harvard goes viral

One play in Alabama’s sweep against Harvard has gone viral, and it’s easy to understand why.

The Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team has started the season by making some big statements. Not only have they started the season 13-0, they’ve also worked their way into the Top 25, which is the second best start in the program’s history.

But that’s not all. One play in Alabama’s sweep against Harvard last weekend has gone viral, and it’s easy to understand why. You have to watch this video for yourself:

Have you ever seen such an insane play?

Alabama’s Kolby Robinson sent a ground ball to third, but a throwing error by Harvard allowed him to reach at first. But that was just the beginning.

The wild sequence ensued as Harvard committed two more errors on the play and allowed three runs to score, including Robinson himself.

The Crimson Tide will host Lipscomb in a weekend series starting Friday at 6PM CT. The series will be on the SEC Network and SEC Network+.

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Alabama baseball makes appearance on USA TODAY top-25

After sweeping the Harvard Crimson in this past weekend’s series, Alabama baseball improves to 12-0 on the season, the second best start in the programs history. The team’s best start was in 1997 when the Crimson Tide opened up the season with a …

After sweeping the Harvard Crimson in this past weekend’s series, Alabama baseball improves to 12-0 on the season, the second best start in the programs  history.

The team’s best start was in 1997 when the Crimson Tide opened up the season with a 15-0 start. That year ended with them being crowned the SEC Tournament champions and a second place finish at the College World Series.

With this impressive beginning to the season, USA TODAY’s coaches poll ranks them at No. 25.

There are 11 total SEC teams in the top-25, five of which occupying spots in the top-ten.

Overall, head coach Brad Bohannon’s Alabama team has outscored opponents by a total of 25 runs.

Junior outfielder Tyler Gentry is having an amazing season thus far. Through 40 plate appearances Gentry has a batting average of .450, 13 RBIs off of 18 hits and two home runs.

A powerful offense is what sets this 2020 Crimson Tide team apart from years prior. Freshman outfielder Owen Diodati and redshirt-sophomore catcher Sam Praytor are responsible for eight of the teams 16 total homeruns – each with four a piece.

The pitching staff, which is one of the older units on the squad, has been a nice complement to the teams heavy dose of offense with an overall ERA of 2.58.

There’s a lot of baseball left to play in 2020, but Bohannon seems to have finally gotten his team together in year No. 3. Roll Tide Wire will keep you updated on all things Alabama baseball throughout the season.

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BAMA BEAT: Breaking down Alabama baseball’s undefeated start (Ep. 316)

Brett Hudson and Hunter Johnson discuss Alabama baseball after the sweep of Harvard makes the Crimson Tide 12-0 for the first time since 1997. The depth of the bullpen, plus breakout performances by T.J. Reeves and Peyton Wilson are discussed, plus …

Brett Hudson and Hunter Johnson discuss Alabama baseball after the sweep of Harvard makes the Crimson Tide 12-0 for the first time since 1997.

The depth of the bullpen, plus breakout performances by T.J. Reeves and Peyton Wilson are discussed, plus the highlights from the week that was in the SEC.

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Alabama baseball sweeps Harvard in weekend series in Tuscaloosa

On Sunday, the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team improved to 12-0 after sweeping Harvard. 

On Sunday, the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team improved to 12-0 after sweeping Harvard. This is the second-best start to a season in program history.

On Friday, Alabama won 15-3, followed by a 10-5 win on Saturday. With Sunday’s 6-3 win, Alabama has once again completed a sweep. Last week Alabama swept UNLV in Las Vegas.

On Sunday, Alabama was led by TJ Reeves. Reeves finished with two as part of his 1-for-4 afternoon that included the home run, a walk and one run scored.

Head Coach Brad Bohannon had this to say after the game:

“This was just another really good win for us today. When the wind’s blowing in, you’re going to be in tight games and that was a good experience for us to be in, a tight game like that. Antoine (Jean) pitched well today, worked around some bad luck, some soft contact, and, obviously, I feel like I keep saying this but the bullpen was just awesome. (Jacob) McNairy and (Brock) Guffey were outstanding. We had a couple of games the last week and a half where we have gotten behind, and one of the big keys to winning those games is the bullpen coming in, giving our offense time to work and multiple guys have just been really, really good in that role. I’m glad to get the win, glad to get the sweep, and I’m excited to continue to move forward with league play around the corner.”

Alabama will host South Alabama on Wednesday in Tuscaloosa on March 3rd. On Thursday, Alabama will also host North Alabama, Both games are scheduled for 3 PM CT and will be on SEC Network+.

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BAMA BEAT: Alabama baseball sweeps UNLV in road series (Ep. 313)

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, Brett Hudson and Hunter …

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, Brett Hudson and Hunter Johnson discuss Alabama baseball after the team swept a road series against UNLV.

Topics include pitching usage, Sam Praytor’s return, hitting depth and the week ahead for the Crimson Tide, plus events around the SEC and with UA’s future opponents.

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Alabama baseball sweeps UNLV to start season 7-0

The Crimson Tide baseball team traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada to take on UNLV in a 3 game series in which Alabama won every single game. 

Over the weekend, the Crimson Tide baseball team traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada to take on UNLV in a 3 game series in which Alabama won every single game.

On Friday, Alabama won both games by scores of 8-0 and 5-4. And then on Sunday, the Tide completed the series with a 5-1 victory over UNLV.

Game 1 for the Tide was led by Connor Prielipp who struck out a season-high eight and walled one while retiring 14 straight. Offensively for Alabama, recorded nine hits, including three solo home runs. Eedshirt sophomore Sam Praytor had 2 of the 3 solo home runs.

Game 2 was more of a struggle, but the Tide came out on top as they executed an impressive comeback. A ninth inning game ending home run by junior Jackson Tate is what sealed the game for Alabama. On the mound, three different pitchers rotated. The tide started with Casey Cobb who pitched 2 innings and had 4 strikeouts. Next up was Brock Guffey who recorded his first win while only needing 10 pitches to get out of the inning. Lastly, Chase Lee had one strikeout and 2 grand-outs to end the game for Alabama.

Game 3 was all Alabama on Sunday. The Tide was led by Junior Tyler Gentry who recorded 2 home runs while finishing 2-for-4 with a career-high tying four RBI and two runs score. On the mound in game 3 was Antoine Jean who in 4 innings only allowed one run. Jacob McNairy and redshirt freshman Landon Green combined had 5 scoreless frames while allowing only 2 hits, 1 walk, and had 3 strikeouts.

Next up for Alabama (7-0) is UT-Martin on Tuesday, Feb. 25 followed by Middle Tennessee on Wednesday. Both will start at 3PM CT and will be on SEC Network+.

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BAMA BEAT: Looking at Alabama baseball’s start to 2020

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, Brett Hudson and Hunter …

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, Brett Hudson and Hunter Johnson dive into Alabama’s start to the 2020 baseball season, which included a three-game sweep against Northeastern. How good can this group be, and how far can they go?

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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,

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