Competition steps up tonight vs. Indiana... this weekend will be a nice test for Bama to sort of see where they are at as conference play inches closer.
| BSB/SB ⚾ The Frisco Classic - Bama falls to Dallas Baptist in Extra Innings, 7-5: 3-1 on the weekend.
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Bama jumped on IU early... lead 5-0, mid 1st.
Still 5-0, top 4th. Hess has faced the minimum through 3 with 6 K's.
We have a really aggressive approach to the plate.
12-0 Bama!
Folks I'm starting to believe
UA's advanced scouting under Vaughn on opponents is night & day better than it was under Bohannon... and that along with his philosophy/approach at the plate = some poor pitchers getting ambushed along the way. Especially on the teams who don't do their own homework very well...
Might be just a little early. Lets see how they handle a slump or two and injuries and more importantly SEC play.
It is going to be tough rowing in SEC play... but I like the direction of the program. A lot.
Indeed they appear to be going in the right direction but it is going to take time.
Wow... what a way to end it... Tide keeps rolling...
Roll Tide!!!
Bats have been SCORCHING so far this year. If the pitching remains consistent.... we could be on Omaha this year.
Back-and-Forth Contest Favors Tide as Baseball Earns 7-6 Win over Arizona on Saturday - University of Alabama Athletics
Alabama baseball traded blows with Arizona all afternoon on Saturday, with the Tide getting the upper hand for a 7-6 win at Riders Field.
The game featured numerous lead changes with the Crimson Tide holding on in the end
FRISCO, Texas – Alabama baseball traded blows with Arizona all afternoon on Saturday, with the Tide getting the upper hand for a 7-6 win at Riders Field. The 15th-ranked Tide is now 11-0 on the year and 2-0 in the Frisco Classic.
Arizona was first on the board on Saturday, putting up a four-spot in the fourth thanks to a pair of two-run homers. The Tide answered immediately with a three-run fifth and tied things up in the sixth thanks to a solo homer from Will Hodo. Alabama then took the lead for the first time with a run in the seventh, but the Wildcats came right back with a two-spot following the seventh inning stretch. The Tide, once again, rallied to retake the lead with a two-run eighth before holding off a late push from Arizona for the 7-6 victory.
The hits for Alabama were spread across the order on Saturday afternoon with seven of the nine starters contributing at least one knock. Hodo and Bryce Eblin each homered with Eblin's accounting for two runs, the team-high mark for RBI. The Tide second baseman also contributed two runs scored and was matched by Evan Sleight for the team lead in that category.
Reliever Alton Davis II (1-0) picked up the win with 2.0 scoreless innings of work that included one hit, a walk and three strikeouts. He was followed by Matthew Heiberger, with the freshman earning his first career save thanks to a scoreless ninth that included one hit and one strikeout.
From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"What a crazy game that was. It was back and forth, but our guys didn't panic. I talk about it a lot with the team that I want them to expect to have success. We put a lot of emphasis on having shutdown innings and trying to make sure that when we score, they don't – and vice versa, when we give up runs, we answer. Whether that's 1, 4, 6 runs, always answering, that's just what winning baseball looks like. Our guys played a really professional ballgame tonight."
First reaction: What the hell? What kind of call was that? From whom?
Second reaction: Click on Twitter thread.
My first thought was it was the player... Arizona's coach (Chip Hale) was the D'Backs manager for a short spell... sending a guy in that situation would have been way out of his usual approach. Most anyone's really, but especially him.
Third thought: Is this AI generated?
