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Alabama baseball takes down No. 1 Tennessee 6-3 in game one of the series

Alabama baseball continues its hot streak with a 6-3 win over No. 1 Tennessee.

Brad Bohannon and the Alabama baseball team have made the trip to Knoxville for a weekend series with the No.1 ranked Tennessee Volunteers and Tide took down the Vols in game one of the series 6-3 on Friday night.

With the win, Alabama has now won eight straight, four of those wins coming against ranked opponents.

Alabama was led by Owen Diodati’s two home runs. Senior Drew Williamson also drove in two runs, while junior Jim Jarvis drove in a run of his own.

Junior ace Garrett McMillan took the mound for the Tide and got the win after throwing 5.1 innings giving up 7 hits, 3 earned runs, and 5 strikeouts.

Alabama is now 23-12 on the season with an 8-5 record in SEC play. The Tide and Vols will square off in game two of the series on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. CT.

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Alabama baseball sweeps Xavier in season-opening series

Alabama baseball earned its fourth season-opening sweep in five years under head coach Brad Bohannon.

The Crimson Tide, under head coach Brad Bohannon, was able to complete its fourth sweep in a season-opening series in five years.

On Friday, Alabama’s baseball team was able to defeat the Musketeers with a walk-off home run by outfielder Owen Diodati by a score of 5-4.

On Saturday, the Tide won with an identical score thanks to a four-run second inning to increase their series lead to 2-0.

Sunday afternoon, the Tide completed the three-game sweep in a big 9-4 win propelled by a four-run third inning.

Pitchers Brock Guffey, Hunter Furtado and Grayson Hitt each earned wins in their series debuts, while Guffey also recorded a save in the second game of the series.

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Alabama Baseball: Game Ball Winners from McNeese State Series

Alabama got off to a hot start last weekend by sweeping the visiting McNeese State to open the 2021 season. Here are the game-ball winners.

The Alabama Crimson Tide got off to a hot start last weekend by sweeping the visiting McNeese State Cowboys to open the 2021 season.

When the first pitch was thrown by Connor Prielipp last Friday, it closed out a 345-day drought where baseball was not played in Tuscaloosa. The Tide capitalized on a 16-1 shortened regular season by taking all three games from McNeese State during opening weekend.

Game Ball Winners-

Connor Prielipp (5.0 innings, 4 hits, 8 strikeouts)

Prielipp and the Crimson Tide defense complemented each other during the season-opener on Friday. The All-America candidate struck out eight batters over five innings, leaving the game with a 5-0 lead.

Zane Denton (7 hits, 5 RBI, 2 HR)

Denton was a bright spot for the Alabama offense in the series, providing a key bat in clutch moments.

In a game that took a while for any offense to get going, it was Denton’s stick that came through for the series-clinching win. Down 3-0 heading to the 7th inning, Denton delivered a single that scored William Hamiter to put Alabama on the board. Tied 3-3 in the bottom of the 9th inning, Denton delivered again with a solo walk-off home run to give Alabama the 4-3 win.

Denton finished the day with three hits and two RBI. Denton also nailed a home run and collected two more RBI in the Sunday clincher.

Owen Diodati (3 hits, 6 RBI, 2 HR)

Diodati did not collect many hits over the weekend… but the ones he did made noise. Diodati hit two home runs in Saturday and Sunday’s games respectively and collected four RBI in Sunday’s 9-5 win.

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Alabama OF Tyler Gentry drafted in Rd. 3 of MLB draft by Kansas City Royals

Alabama’s junior outfielder Tyler Gentry was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the third round of the 2020 MLB draft.

Alabama’s junio outfielder Tyler Gentry entered the 2020 MLB draft as the No. 81 ranked ESPN prospect, the only Crimson Tide member within the top-200.

Despite nine SEC baseball players being selected in round No.1 of the draft, Alabama came up empty handed. The wait didn’t last much longer as Gentry was drafted with the No. 76 overall pick by the Kansas City Royals.

Gentry appeared in 73 games where he had a batting average of .335, 17 homers, 63 RBI’s, OBP of .420 and only 61 strikeouts through two seasons with Alabama.

We wish Gentry the best of luck and will keep you updated on the future of his baseball career!

Alabama empty handed in Rd. 1 of the 2020 MLB Draft, will any be drafted?

No Alabama players were selected in the first round of the 2020 MLB draft. Will there be a chance for a Crimson Tide product to be drafted?

Night No. 1 of the 2020 MLB draft left the Alabama Crimson Tide empty handed. Overall, nine players from SEC programs were selected.

Tomorrow will conclude the draft as rounds No. 2-5 will be conducted. This year’s draft is drastically different than previous years since they have cut down from 40 rounds to now only having five.

One Alabama player who is expected to have his name called is junior outfielder Tyler Gentry.

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In two seasons at the NCAA level with Alabama – one of which being an abbreviated season – Gentry appeared in 73 games where he had a batting average of .335, 17 homers, 63 RBI’s, OBP of .420 and only 61 strikeouts.

These stats landed the 6 feet, two inches 210 pound outfielder a ranking of No. 81 on ESPN’s top-200 MLB prospects.

Roll Tide Wire will keep you updated on Tyler Gentry’s experience throughout the 2020 MLB Draft!

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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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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