| BSB/SB ⚾ Baseball Falls to No. 9 Florida, 13-6

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama will begin Southeastern Conference play this weekend at Sewell-Thomas Stadium as the Crimson Tide hosts No. 9 Florida for a three-game series. Things get underway on Friday at 6 p.m. CT with Saturday's start also set for 6 p.m. The series finale on Sunday is scheduled for a 1 p.m. first pitch with all three games airing live on SEC Network+.

The Joe will have promotions for fans of all ages this weekend as the Crimson Tide hosts Florida. Saturday will be Alabama's 'Alumni Game' as the program recognizes the 25-year anniversary of the 1996 and 1997 teams that reached the College World Series. Former players on both rosters will be honored with a pregame ceremony. Additionally, all former Alabama baseball players and staff will be welcomed back for an alumni celebration at The Joe. The Saturday matchup will feature a commemorative hat giveaway to the first 250 fans through the gates. The hat will feature a retro logo recognizing the '96 and '97 College World Series.

The series finale on Sunday will continue the Tide's "Kids' Day at The Joe" promotion. All kids 18-and-under can purchase a $5 general admission ticket. Children will then have the chance to run the bases postgame. Sunday's series finale will also begin the Tide's baseball card giveaway as part of a season-long promotion highlighting the 2022 roster. Kids can get their first pack of baseball cards and stay after the game to get autographs from the group of players featured on this Sunday's set of cards.

Follow the Tide​

Fans can follow this weekend's games via the below outlets:
Watch: SEC Network+
Listen: 100.9 FM / CTSN / The Varsity App
Twitter: @AlabamaBSB
Live Stats: RollTide.com

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[UA Press Release]

Comeback Effort Falls Short in Baseball’s 6-4 Loss to No. 9 Florida - University of Alabama Athletics

Alabama baseball's comeback effort fell short in a 6-4 loss to ninth-ranked Florida on Friday evening at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama baseball's comeback effort fell short in a 6-4 loss to ninth-ranked Florida on Friday evening at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The Crimson Tide is now 12-7 overall and 0-1 in Southeastern Conference play.

Alabama began the ninth trailing by five but would not go quietly. A leadoff single and a hit-by-pitch put two on. After Florida got the first out of the inning, the Tide loaded them up on a single from pinch-hitter Will Hodo. With the bases full, Owen Diodati delivered an RBI-single to second with the Gator defender making an error on the play. The miscue allowed everyone to move up 90 feet, including one more run that cut the lead down to three. A hit-by-pitch loaded them up again for Bryce Eblin with a fielder's choice crossing one more. The Tide rally was halted in the next at-bat as a double play ended the game at 6-4.

Florida put the Tide in an early hole with a four-run second. The Gators added one more in the third and seventh to make it a 6-0 ballgame. A solo home run from Andrew Pinckney got the Tide on the board in the eighth before the late rally from UA. Alabama's offense was limited for 8.0 innings by Hunter Barco (4-1). The sophomore allowed one run on four hits and struck out 10 in the winning effort. Blake Purnell picked up the save, recording the final two outs of the game, while Tide starter Garrett McMillan (2-1) suffered the loss.

From Head Coach Brad Bohannon​

"Obviously, this was a tough loss tonight. I am proud of the fight that we showed late. I thought that their starter (Hunter Barco) was outstanding. He is going to be a high draft pick and one of the best guys that we are going to see this year. We tell the kids all the time that you can lose the game in the first inning or the fifth just as easily as you can in the ninth, and when you are playing a team like Florida you can't give up those crooked numbers, especially as early as we did."

How It Happened​

• T2 | The Gators started the frame with back-to-back singles before a sacrifice bunt moved both runners into scoring position. A two-run single in the next at-bat got UF on the board. Then, with two down, Jud Fabian tacked on a pair with a home run. (4-0, Florida)
• T3 | A leadoff home run by BT Riopelle added to the Gator lead. (5-0, Florida)
• T7 | Florida widened the gap with one more run. A leadoff walk would eventually come around to score on a fielding error later in the frame. (6-0, Florida)
• B8 | Andrew Pinckney homered to straightaway center to get the Crimson Tide on the board. (6-1, Florida)
• B9 | The Crimson Tide loaded the bases with one down. An infield single from Owen Diodati brought in one with a Florida error on the play allowing another run to cross. A hit-by-pitch for Pinckney loaded them up again before a fielder's choice from Bryce Eblin brought in the inning's third run. (6-4, Florida)

Postgame Notes​

• Garrett McMillan struck out seven in tonight's start to tie the Alabama single-game high and his own season-high mark. The Tide has had five seven-strikeout performances this season, most recently from Grayson Hitt on March 13 against Binghamton.
• Zane Denton's 1-for-4 effort extended his hitting streak to six games. Over that stretch, the junior is batting .500 (11-22) with a double, four home runs, nine RBI, eight runs scored and six walks.
• With his 1-for-5 evening, Jim Jarvis has recorded a hit in 10 straight games. Over the streak, the junior is batting .357 (15-42) with a double, two triples, one home run, an RBI, nine runs scored, three walks, one hit-by-pitch and three stolen bases.
• Jarvis has also reached base safely in 11 straight SEC games dating back to May 2 of last season against Missouri.
• Dominic Tamez' hit streak ended at seven games. Over that stretch, the junior batted .423 (11-26) with a double, four RBI, two runs scored and three walks.
• ATTEDANCE: 2,774

Alabama and Florida will meet for game two of the series on Saturday evening at The Joe. The Crimson Tide calls on junior left-hander Antoine Jean while the Gators counter with sophomore righty Brandon Sproat. Game two is set for a 6 p.m. CT start with the contest airing live on the SEC Network+.

 

[UA Press Release]

Baseball Falls to No. 9 Florida, 13-6 - University of Alabama Athletics

Alabama baseball suffered a 13-6 loss to ninth-ranked Florida on Saturday evening at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama baseball suffered a 13-6 loss to ninth-ranked Florida on Saturday evening at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The Gators secured series with the win while the Crimson Tide moved to 12-8 overall and 0-2 in Southeastern Conference play.

The two teams traded runs early with Florida pulling away for good in the sixth. The Gators got out to an early lead with Alabama battling back to even things up at five apiece after four. Florida added two in the fifth and put up a four-spot in the sixth to put the game out of reach. The Tide tallied one in seventh with UF adding two in the eighth to make it a 13-6 ballgame, the eventual final. Florida reliever Ryan Slater (2-0) picked up the win, while Alabama reliever Hunter Furtado (2-2) suffered the loss.

Dominic Tamez led the offense for UA with a 3-for-5 effort that included a double and an RBI. Also contributing a multi-hit game were Owen Diodati and Eric Foggo. Diodati went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run while adding a walk, one RBI and two runs scored. Foggo finished 2-for-4 with one run to his name.

From Head Coach Brad Bohannon​

"I'm going to give credit to Florida. They're a really good offensive club, and their top-five hitters are as good as anybody's top-five in the country. We just didn't execute enough pitches tonight, and we gave up seven two-out RBIs. For the first half of the game, it was an awesome college baseball game just back-and-forth. Their starter, Brandon Sproat, has a great arm and threw multiple balls at 99 in the first inning, but we were able to get him out of the game early. It was impressive, and I really liked the way that we were competing at the plate. We just didn't execute enough pitches tonight."

How It Happened​

• T1 | The Gators struck for a pair of runs, both coming with two down. A two-run home run by Wyatt Langford was followed by a solo homer from BT Riopelle. (3-0, Florida)
• B2 | Jim Jarvis drew a bases-loaded walk to push a run across for the Tide. (3-1, Florida)
• T3 | The inning started with a walk before a single moved the leadoff man to second. After a groundout advanced both runners into scoring position a 6-3 grounder allowed the man from third to score. (4-1, Florida)
• B3 | Zane Denton led off with a walk before Tommy Seidl was hit by a pitch to put two on for Drew Williamson. The Tide first baseman delivered with an RBI-single up the middle to score Denton and move Seidl to third. A double play in the next at-bat killed two but brought in Seidl to make it a one-run ballgame. (4-3, Florida)
• T4 | The Gators came back with a run of their own thanks to three consecutive singles in the inning. (5-3, Florida)
• B4 | A two-run fourth for UA evened things up at five apiece. Three straight singles loaded them up before a fielder's choice from Dominic Tamez scored one. Denton followed with a sacrifice fly to bring in the tying run. (5-5)
• T5 | Langford recorded his second home run of the night with a solo shot to start the fifth. The Gators then added one more thanks to a bases-loaded, two-out walk. (7-5, Florida)
• T6 | Florida added four runs on four hits, including a pair of home runs. (11-5, Florida)
• B7 | Owen Diodati recorded a solo homer. (11-6, Florida)
• T8 | Back-to-back two-out doubles scored one for UF. A single in the next at-bat added one more to widen the gap. (13-6, Florida)

 

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