(Games from May 10-May 16)
Overall Record: 29-19 (19-10 at home | 10-9 on the road)
SEC Record: 12-14
Record Last Week: 1-2 (1-2 on the road)
Streak: Lost 1
Last Week’s Results (1-2):
Friday, May 14 – Lost at LSU, 1-2
Saturday, May 15 – Won at LSU, 6-5
Sunday, May 16 – Lost at LSU, 5-13
This Week’s Schedule (All Times Central)
Thursday, May 20 – vs. #6 Mississippi State (36-13/17-10 SEC), Sewell-Thomas Stadium, 6 p.m.
Friday, May 21 – vs. #6 Mississippi State (36-13/17-10 SEC), Sewell-Thomas Stadium, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 22 – vs. #6 Mississippi State (36-13/17-10 SEC), Sewell-Thomas Stadium, 1 p.m.
Team Notes
Alabama finished the weekend in LSU at 1-2. The Crimson Tide first fell in a one-run affair on Friday before evening the series up on Saturday. The Tigers then claimed the series in the rubber match on Sunday.
The Crimson Tide suffered a 2-1 loss at LSU on Friday evening at Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers took the early lead with that one run in the first and widened the gap with another run in the bottom of the seventh. Alabama was able to get on the board in the eighth but would get no closer for the eventual 2-1 final. The Crimson Tide offense was unable to break through for additional runs despite posting 13 hits on the night and reaching a baserunner in all nine frames, moving a man into scoring position in seven of the nine innings. Davis Heller led the offensive effort with a 4-for-4 evening while Jim Jarvis followed close behind, finishing a perfect 3-for-3 with an RBI-triple. Alabama received a standout effort from Tyler Ras, who was handed the hard-luck loss. The Tide starter tossed 6.2 innings and allowed two runs on four hits and three walks with a career-high eight strikeouts. Ras allowed one run on three hits in the first frame before settling down to limit LSU to just one hit and two walks the rest of the way.
Alabama used six early runs and a solid bullpen effort to post a 6-5 win over LSU on Saturday afternoon. The Crimson Tide fell behind to start as LSU got on the board with two runs in the first. UA answered with one in the top of the second, but the Tigers came right back with one of their own. That run would be the last for LSU until the ninth, as UA went on to score five straight runs from the third through the fifth to build a sizeable advantage. The Tigers used a two-run home run in the ninth to pull within one, but a flyout ended things at 6-5 in favor of Alabama. Dylan Smith contributed 4.0 innings in his start, allowing three runs on six hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Smith gave up two in the first and one in the second but blanked the Tigers for the next 2.0 frames before handing it over to the bullpen. The relief duo of Connor Shamblin and Chase Lee proceeded to post zeroes across the next 4.0 innings as the offense widened the gap for Alabama. Shamblin contributed 4.2 relief frames, allowing two runs on three hits and a pair of walks with three strikeouts. He was replaced by Lee, with the Tide closer inducing a fly ball for the game’s final out to lock down his seventh save in as many chances. The Tide bats posted 13 hits for a second straight day and capitalized on run-scoring opportunities, finishing 4-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Sam Praytor highlighted Alabama’s offensive effort, finishing 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and one run scored. Also homering was Zane Denton with the Tide first baseman going 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run to pair with his roundtripper.
The Crimson Tide suffered a 13-5 loss to LSU on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers got out front early with five runs across the first two frames. The Tide got on the board with two in the third, but LSU came right back with three in the home half. Alabama added one in the fourth and was matched with an LSU tally in the fifth, with the Tide battling for one more in the sixth before the Tigers put the game out of reach with a three-spot in the seventh. Each team added a single tally in the eighth to end the game at 13-5.
