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Alabama Baseball players, signees officially sign first MLB contracts of professional career

The 2023 MLB Draft took place during All-Star weekend several weeks ago. A handful of Alabama baseball players and signees were selected and each have now signed their first MLB contract.

The Alabama baseball program was well-represented during the 2023 MLB draft. The Tide had seven players and three signees agree to contract terms with major league organizations.

The team was able to reach Super Regionals in 2023 despite an ongoing NCAA investigation regarding former head coach Brad Bohanon. Interim head coach Jason Jackson helped the players and program create value in a short amount of time.

There were a number of upperclassmen that helped pave the way for the team and it showed in this year’s draft. Most of them were allowed to continue their baseball careers at the professional level.

Roll Tide Wire breaks down each player that signed MLB contracts and the salary each will receive.

Alabama OF Andrew Pinckney drafted in fourth round by Washington Nationals

Alabama outfielder Andrew Pinckney became the first Alabama player chosen in the 2023 MLB Draft. Pinckney was drafted No. 102 overall by the Washington Nationals on Monday.

Alabama outfielder Andrew Pinckney was drafted in the fourth round, No. 102 overall by the Washington Nationals on Day 2 of the 2023 MLB Draft.

Coming out of high school, Pinckney had very few offers and chose to stay in his hometown, Tuscaloosa. He elected to walk on for the Crimson Tide as opposed to playing for a smaller division-one program.

Pinckney was a staple in Alabama’s outfield over the last three seasons. He finished his Alabama career with a .308 batting average to go along with 26 home runs and 101 runs batted in.

Pinckney was a second-team All-SEC selection and was also a member of the All-SEC Tournament team during his redshirt-junior season.

Pinckney was one of the more consistent hitters in Alabama’s lineup over the years. One aspect of Pinckney’s game that gets overlooked is his production defensively. He accounted for 13 assists which ties for seventh in program history. Six of those assists came in 2023 which was a team-high for the Crimson Tide.

While Pinckney has not officially announced whether or not he will return to Alabama, all signs point toward Pinckney beginning his professional career with the Nationals organization.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the Alabama baseball program.

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Trio of Alabama baseball players enter their names into the 2023 MLB Draft Combine

Alabama baseball players Andrew Pinckney, Grayson Hitt, and Hunter Furtado have entered their names into the 2023 MLB Draft Combine, according to BamaCentral’s Austin Hannon.

According to BamaCentral’s Austin Hannon, three Alabama baseball players have entered their names into the 2023 MLB Draft Combine. Those three players are outfielder Andrew Pinckney, relief pitcher Hunter Furtado, and starting pitcher Grayson Hitt.

This year’s combine will be held from June 20-25 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

Pinckney has been a player that MLB scouts have kept an eye on during his college career. He has a very strong arm, can play multiple positions in the outfield, and is very productive at the plate. As a redshirt-junior, Pinckney had a career-high .341 batting average while hitting 17 home runs and driving in 56 runs.

Hitt figured to be the Game 1 starter for the Crimson Tide in 2023. However, he suffered a season-ending elbow injury that caused him to miss the majority of the season. Before his injury, Hitt had a 3-1 record with a 4.19 ERA (earned run average). Opponents were hitting .206 against the left-hander.

As for Furtado, he was an interesting addition to this list. The Wake Forest transfer pitched 33.1 innings while going 1-1 with a 4.59 ERA. His velocity is impressive as his fastballs sit anywhere from 93-97 mph. However, he struggles to control his off-speed arsenal.

These three can elect to return to Tuscaloosa for next season or could choose to sign a minor-league contract with an MLB organization.

‘Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the Alabama baseball program.

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PHOTOS: Top images as Alabama baseball wins Tuscaloosa Regional

Celebrate Alabama baseball’s Tuscaloosa Regional win with some of the top images from the exciting weekend!

For the first time since the 2010 season, the Alabama baseball team is headed to the Super Regionals of the NCAA Tournament.

The Crimson Tide secured its advancement in the postseason with three wins in three days from the confines of Sewell-Thomas Stadium in the Tuscaloosa Regional.

In game one, Alabama would defeat Nicholls on Friday night with a walk-off RBI single by Jim Jarvis. Thanks to some errors from Troy, the Crimson Tide defeated the Troy Trojans on Saturday night to win its second game of the weekend. On Sunday night, Alabama dismantled Boston College 8-0 to continue its run in the postseason.

Let’s take a look at some of the top images from Alabama’s exciting weekend in Tuscaloosa!

Alabama baseball shuts out Kentucky 4-0 in opening round of 2023 SEC Tournament

Alabama baseball stays hot with 4-0 victory over Kentucky to open the 2023 SEC Tournament!

The Alabama baseball team continued its hot streak on Tuesday night with a 4-0 win over the Kentucky Wildcats in the opening round of the 2023 SEC Tournament.

It was a balanced victory for the Tide as pitcher Hunter Furtado delivered his most impressive performance of the season with five scoreless innings tossed. Kade Woods and Alton Davis each had two scoreless innings themselves to give Alabama a solid showing on the mound.

Offensively, Alabama was led by junior Andrew Pinckney who got things started for the Tide with a two-run home run in the top of the fourth. Pickeny would add an RBI double in the eighth.

With the win, Alabama has won six straight and is 9-2 over its last 11 contests. Up next for the Tide is a date with the No. 1 seed Florida Gators on Wednesday afternoon. The first pitch is anticipated at 4:30 p.m. CT from the Hoover Met.

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SERIES RECAP: Alabama sweeps Ole Miss to end regular season on a strong note

Alabama baseball sweeps Ole Miss to finish 2023 regular season in emphatic fashion!

Amidst the turmoil of the Brad Bohannon gambling drama, the Alabama baseball team has somehow managed to begin to play some of its best ball of the 2023 season. The Crimson Tide wrapped up a series sweep of the Ole Miss Rebels on Friday night to finish the 2023 regular season with back-to-back SEC series wins.

In fact, since the firing of coach Bohannon, the Alabama baseball team is 8-2 and currently owns a five-game winning streak. Over the course of said winning streak, the Crimson Tide has outscored its opponents 44-5.

Let’s quickly recap Alabama’s series sweep of the Rebels as the Tide now prepares for the SEC tournament!

Alabama’s Andrew Pinckney named SEC Player of the Week

Alabama’s Andrew Pinckney earns SEC Player of the Week!

After a phenomenal week on the diamond, it was announced on Monday that Alabama baseball’s star outfielder Andrew Pinckney was named Southeastern Conference Player of the Week!

The redshirt junior was an absolute terror at the plate this past week where he batted .474 with three home runs and nine runs batted in.

Pinckney helped lead the Tide to a 3-1 record on the week including a series win on the road over the Texas A&M Aggies.

On the season, the redshirt junior from Georiga is batting an astounding .353 with 14 home runs and 45 RBIs.

Alabama will take on Ole Miss for a three-game series to close out the 2023 regular season this weekend in Tuscaloosa!

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SERIES RECAP: Alabama’s bats come alive to take series at Texas A&M

Recapping Alabama baseball’s series win over Texas A&M!

Amidst the turmoil of the Brad Bohannon gambling drama, the Alabama baseball team has somehow managed to begin to play some of its best ball of the 2023 season.

The Crimson Tide made the trip to College Station this weekend for an SEC series against Texas A&M and thanks to their hot bats, were able to take two out of the three games against the Aggies.

With the series win, Alabama is now 5-2 since the firing of coach Bohannon and has improved to 35-17 overall this season and 13-14 in SEC play with just one week to go in the regular season, Alabama has a chance to finish strong ahead of the SEC tournament.

Let’s take a few minutes to recap the three-game series from College Station!

SERIES RECAP: Alabama baseball earns series sweep over Missouri

Recapping Alabama baseball’s sweep of the Missouri Tigers!

After a much-needed series win last weekend over arch-rival Auburn in Tuscaloosa, coach Brad Bohannon and the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team got another SEC series win with a road sweep of the Missouri Tigers.

Thanks to winning consecutive conference series, Alabama now sits with a 9-9 record in SEC play before back-to-back series against the SEC’s top schools, the LSU Tigers and the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Before we shift our focus to the midweek matchup against Samford and then the Bayou Bengals in Baton Rouge, let’s take a quick look and recap this weekend’s series win in Columbia over the Missouri Tigers.

Alabama baseball drops first midweek game of season with 4-3 loss to UAB

Errors lead to Alabama’s first midweek loss of the season!

Alabama baseball’s midweek winning streak in the 2023 season has officially come to an end. After an error-filled out on Tuesday night, the Crimson Tide dropped an extra inning matchup to the UAB Blazer, 4-3.

Alabama took an early 2-0 lead thanks to a two-run home run by Andrew Pinckney in the top of the second. The Tide would hold that lead until an error in the fifth allowed the Blazers to score two unearned runs to tie things up.

The Tide and Blazers would battle it out for 11 innings until a grounder to first was missed, allowing the winning run to score.

Alabama drops to 26-12 on the season and has a crucial SEC series on the road at Missouri this weekend.

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