TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama baseball will open a 10-game homestand with a midweek matchup against UT-Martin on Tuesday. The Crimson Tide will then host in-state foe Troy on Wednesday. Both games are scheduled for a 3 p.m. CT first pitch at Sewell-Thomas Stadium and can be seen live on SEC Network+.
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WEDNESDAY: UA – Jacob McNairy (Sr., RHP) vs. TROY – Grayson Stewart (R-Fr., RHP)
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Probable Starting Pitching Matchups
TUESDAY: UA – Hagan Banks (Fr., RHP) vs. UTM – Noah Walters (Fr., RHP)WEDNESDAY: UA – Jacob McNairy (Sr., RHP) vs. TROY – Grayson Stewart (R-Fr., RHP)
Leading Off
- Alabama and UT-Martin will meet for the third time in series history when the two teams square off on Tuesday afternoon at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The Crimson Tide and Skyhawks are split at one win apiece in the series.
- The two teams last met on Feb. 24 of last season with UT-Martin claiming a 9-4 win in Tuscaloosa. The first pairing between the two schools came on Feb. 25, 2020, with UA earning a 10-5 victory in the initial meeting.
- Alabama and Troy will meet for the first of two games this season and the 38th time in series history when the in-state foes meet on Wednesday afternoon at The Joe. The Crimson Tide holds a 25-12 all-time advantage, including a 20-5 mark in Tuscaloosa.
- The Tide and Trojans were scheduled for a home-and-home series in 2021 but rain canceled the matchup in Troy. The Tuscaloosa meeting finished in favor of Alabama, 9-1, on March 3.
- Alabama will call on freshman right-hander Hagan Banks in Tuesday's contest with UT-Martin. The Crimson Tide will then look to senior righty Jacob McNairy on Wednesday against Troy.
- UT-Martin is set to match Banks with a freshman right-hander of their own on Tuesday, calling on Noah Walters.
- Troy is scheduled to send redshirt freshman Grayson Stewart to the hill on Wednesday. The right-hander is making his fourth appearance overall and first start of the season.
Midweeks with UT-Martin, Troy Begin 10-Game Homestand for Baseball - University of Alabama Athletics
Alabama baseball will open a 10-game homestand with a midweek matchup against UT-Martin on Tuesday. The Crimson Tide will then host in-state foe Troy on Wednesday.
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