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SEC Series Matches Baseball with South Carolina from Thursday through Saturday - University of Alabama Athletics
Alabama-South Carolina to Play Doubleheader on Friday - University of Alabama Athletics
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Thursday matchup between Alabama and South Carolina has been postponed to Friday as part of a doubleheader at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The teams were forced to make the change due to the threat of severe weather on Thursday evening.
The Friday schedule will begin at 1:30 p.m. CT with game two of the afternoon set to start at 6 p.m. Saturday's 1 p.m. first pitch for the series finale will remain as scheduled.
All promotions for "Game of Thrones" Night originally scheduled on Thursday will now be moved to Friday at 4 p.m. Friday's originally scheduled Greek/Crimson Chaos Night along with Kids' Night at The Joe will remain for game two of the day.
Tickets for Thursday and Friday will be honored for both games. Game two of the day will recognize Friday's ticket as originally scheduled. Fans who cannot attend the doubleheader at The Joe can catch all the action live on SEC Network.
ABOUT ALABAMA
• Alabama has hit a tough stretch as of late, going 1-4 across the last five games. UA wrapped up last week with one win against a top-25 opponent, defeating 12th-ranked Auburn in Montgomery on Tuesday evening. The Crimson Tide then traveled to Gainesville to take on No. 15 Florida, falling in all three games, before suffering a midweek loss to Troy on Tuesday.
• Drew Williamson put together a big week with a hot five-game stretch. The freshman batted .389 (7-18) with a double, his first career home run, one RBI, four runs scored, a walk and a stolen base. Williamson's five-game run made up part of his current 15-game reached base streak. The streak is currently the longest by any member of the Crimson Tide.
• A three-run eighth helped Alabama secure a 6-3 win over 12th-ranked Auburn in the annual MAX Capital City Classic on Tuesday evening in Montgomery. The victory was UA's first in the neutral site matchup since 2014.
• The Crimson Tide scored one in the second but was matched by Auburn in the top of the fourth. Alabama rallied in the bottom half of the fourth for a pair with AU countering once again with a run. The Tigers posted one more run in the seventh to tie things up for a short period of time before the Tide recorded three runs in the bottom of the eighth to secure the win.
• Leading the UA offense was Williamson who was named the game's Most Valuable Player. The freshman finished a perfect 4-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Senior Joe Breaux also contributed a multi-hit effort, finishing 2-for-3 with a double plus a team a team-high three RBI and two walks. The Crimson Tide utilized a season-high eight arms on the mound with Jeremy Randolph earning his first win of the season. The graduate tossed the final 2.1 scoreless innings, striking out two including the game's final out.
• A tight game between Alabama and Florida saw the 15th-ranked Gators come away with a 3-1 win on Friday evening at McKethan Stadium. Sam Finnerty suffered the loss, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks with a pair of strikeouts across his 4.0-plus innings of work. Finnerty saw his night end in the fifth when he ran into trouble, but redshirt freshman Chase Lee and junior Casey Cobb entered in relief, combining for the final 4.0 innings and keeping the UF offense at bay.
• Alabama suffered a 12-3 loss to Florida on Saturday. Home runs were the story of the game as the Gators tallied five with three solo shots and a pair of two-run homers to secure the series-clinching win.
• A solo home run by both teams made it a 1-1 game after two innings. The Gators tallied a solo shot in the first, followed by Williamson recording his first home run of the season in the next half inning to even things up. Florida then used three home runs in the third to make it a 5-1 contest. Two of the three roundtrippers were solo shots with the third going for two runs.
• The Crimson Tide scored two runs late but was unable to complete the comeback in a 6-3 loss in Gainesville on Sunday afternoon. Alabama jumped out front early with one in the second but was countered in the home half by a pair of Florida runs. The Gators added two more in both the fourth and the eighth to take a 6-1 lead.
• A two-out walk for junior Brett Auerbach in the ninth put one on for pinch-hitter T.J. Reeves. The freshman homered to straightaway center to narrow the gap to 6-3 and give the Tide life, but a groundout ended things in favor of Florida.
• The Tide's late rally came up short in an 8-4 loss to Troy on Tuesday evening. UA trailed 8-2 entering the bottom of the ninth. A hit-by-pitch followed by a two-run home run from junior John Trousdale moved the Tide to within four, but a pair of groundouts ended things in favor of the Trojans.
ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA
• Mark Kingston is in his second season leading the Gamecocks and finished his first year in Columbia with a 37-26 overall record on the way to an NCAA Super Regional appearance. Kingston is joined by assistant coaches Mike Current, Stuart Lake and Skylar Meade.
• South Carolina returns 16 letterwinners, including three positional starters and 10 pitchers, from the 2018 team that went 37-26 overall and 17-13 in SEC action to finish third in the East. The Gamecocks advanced through the NCAA Greenville Regional before falling to College World Series runner-up Arkansas in the Fayetteville Super Regional. The 2019 roster is without 18 lettermen from a season ago, a number that includes six positional starters and six pitchers.
• The Gamecocks were selected to finish fourth in the East and eighth overall in the SEC in the league's preseason poll, as voted on by the conference's head coaches.
ON DECK
Alabama will take the road once again, this time for a five-game stretch. The roadtrip begins on Tuesday, April 9, when the Crimson Tide travels to Birmingham to take on the Samford Bulldogs. The two in-state foes are scheduled for a 6 p.m. CT first pitch at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
Alabama-South Carolina to Play Doubleheader on Friday - University of Alabama Athletics
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Thursday matchup between Alabama and South Carolina has been postponed to Friday as part of a doubleheader at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The teams were forced to make the change due to the threat of severe weather on Thursday evening.
The Friday schedule will begin at 1:30 p.m. CT with game two of the afternoon set to start at 6 p.m. Saturday's 1 p.m. first pitch for the series finale will remain as scheduled.
All promotions for "Game of Thrones" Night originally scheduled on Thursday will now be moved to Friday at 4 p.m. Friday's originally scheduled Greek/Crimson Chaos Night along with Kids' Night at The Joe will remain for game two of the day.
Tickets for Thursday and Friday will be honored for both games. Game two of the day will recognize Friday's ticket as originally scheduled. Fans who cannot attend the doubleheader at The Joe can catch all the action live on SEC Network.
ABOUT ALABAMA
• Alabama has hit a tough stretch as of late, going 1-4 across the last five games. UA wrapped up last week with one win against a top-25 opponent, defeating 12th-ranked Auburn in Montgomery on Tuesday evening. The Crimson Tide then traveled to Gainesville to take on No. 15 Florida, falling in all three games, before suffering a midweek loss to Troy on Tuesday.
• Drew Williamson put together a big week with a hot five-game stretch. The freshman batted .389 (7-18) with a double, his first career home run, one RBI, four runs scored, a walk and a stolen base. Williamson's five-game run made up part of his current 15-game reached base streak. The streak is currently the longest by any member of the Crimson Tide.
• A three-run eighth helped Alabama secure a 6-3 win over 12th-ranked Auburn in the annual MAX Capital City Classic on Tuesday evening in Montgomery. The victory was UA's first in the neutral site matchup since 2014.
• The Crimson Tide scored one in the second but was matched by Auburn in the top of the fourth. Alabama rallied in the bottom half of the fourth for a pair with AU countering once again with a run. The Tigers posted one more run in the seventh to tie things up for a short period of time before the Tide recorded three runs in the bottom of the eighth to secure the win.
• Leading the UA offense was Williamson who was named the game's Most Valuable Player. The freshman finished a perfect 4-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Senior Joe Breaux also contributed a multi-hit effort, finishing 2-for-3 with a double plus a team a team-high three RBI and two walks. The Crimson Tide utilized a season-high eight arms on the mound with Jeremy Randolph earning his first win of the season. The graduate tossed the final 2.1 scoreless innings, striking out two including the game's final out.
• A tight game between Alabama and Florida saw the 15th-ranked Gators come away with a 3-1 win on Friday evening at McKethan Stadium. Sam Finnerty suffered the loss, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks with a pair of strikeouts across his 4.0-plus innings of work. Finnerty saw his night end in the fifth when he ran into trouble, but redshirt freshman Chase Lee and junior Casey Cobb entered in relief, combining for the final 4.0 innings and keeping the UF offense at bay.
• Alabama suffered a 12-3 loss to Florida on Saturday. Home runs were the story of the game as the Gators tallied five with three solo shots and a pair of two-run homers to secure the series-clinching win.
• A solo home run by both teams made it a 1-1 game after two innings. The Gators tallied a solo shot in the first, followed by Williamson recording his first home run of the season in the next half inning to even things up. Florida then used three home runs in the third to make it a 5-1 contest. Two of the three roundtrippers were solo shots with the third going for two runs.
• The Crimson Tide scored two runs late but was unable to complete the comeback in a 6-3 loss in Gainesville on Sunday afternoon. Alabama jumped out front early with one in the second but was countered in the home half by a pair of Florida runs. The Gators added two more in both the fourth and the eighth to take a 6-1 lead.
• A two-out walk for junior Brett Auerbach in the ninth put one on for pinch-hitter T.J. Reeves. The freshman homered to straightaway center to narrow the gap to 6-3 and give the Tide life, but a groundout ended things in favor of Florida.
• The Tide's late rally came up short in an 8-4 loss to Troy on Tuesday evening. UA trailed 8-2 entering the bottom of the ninth. A hit-by-pitch followed by a two-run home run from junior John Trousdale moved the Tide to within four, but a pair of groundouts ended things in favor of the Trojans.
ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA
• Mark Kingston is in his second season leading the Gamecocks and finished his first year in Columbia with a 37-26 overall record on the way to an NCAA Super Regional appearance. Kingston is joined by assistant coaches Mike Current, Stuart Lake and Skylar Meade.
• South Carolina returns 16 letterwinners, including three positional starters and 10 pitchers, from the 2018 team that went 37-26 overall and 17-13 in SEC action to finish third in the East. The Gamecocks advanced through the NCAA Greenville Regional before falling to College World Series runner-up Arkansas in the Fayetteville Super Regional. The 2019 roster is without 18 lettermen from a season ago, a number that includes six positional starters and six pitchers.
• The Gamecocks were selected to finish fourth in the East and eighth overall in the SEC in the league's preseason poll, as voted on by the conference's head coaches.
ON DECK
Alabama will take the road once again, this time for a five-game stretch. The roadtrip begins on Tuesday, April 9, when the Crimson Tide travels to Birmingham to take on the Samford Bulldogs. The two in-state foes are scheduled for a 6 p.m. CT first pitch at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
