The University of Alabama Football and Crimson Tide Sports Source
April 24, 2014
Alabama Baseball
The Crimson Tide's most recent meeting against Southern Miss was a 2-1 defeat in Hattiesburg, Miss., in February during a time in which, Gaspard said, his team was not hitting well . . . Crimson White
Alabama closer Thomas Burrows was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week . . . University of Alabama
The Crimson Tide (28-12, 12-6 SEC) held steady at No. 8 in both Baseball America's and Collegiate Baseball's respective top 25's . . . Mobile Press-Register
Alabama missed out on the series sweep against Tennessee, but the Crimson Tide of Coach Mitch Gaspard continues to lead the SEC Western Division and have the best league record regardless of division after taking two games from the Vols last weekend . . . Bama Magazine
Despite the loss, Alabama (28-12, 12-6) remains 1 1/2 games ahead of LSU for first place in the SEC West . . . Birmingham News
"We got going in the seventh inning, obviously a huge grand slam by Ben Moore," said coach Mitch Gaspard. "We are normally always pretty good after the fifth or sixth in the back of the game, but we need to have more quality at-bats in the front part of the game . . . Crimson White
Alabama scored three in the sixth and pulled away for a 5-2 win over UAB at Regions Field on Tuesday . . . Birmingham News
Jackson State is coming off three straight losses to Alabama A&M and is 23-15 overall, 6-9 in SWAC competition . . . Bama Magazine
Alabama first baseman Austen Smith...received some good news Tuesday, as X-rays revealed that he only suffered a bone bruise on his left wrist . . . Huntsville Times
In is ninth start of the season, Kamplain turned in the longest outing of the week by an Alabama pitcher, going a career-high 8 2/3 innings against the Tigers, allowing a run on three hits with five strikeouts, three walks, and three hit batters . . . Bama Magazine
The SEC-leading Crimson Tide moved up to No. 8 in the nation in both Baseball America's and Collegiate Baseball's weekly editions . . . Mobile Press-Register
With the score tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Hughston hit a two-out double off the right field wall to score freshman pinch runner Colton Freeman from second for the game-winning run . . . Crimson White
At approximately the halfway mark of Southeastern Conference baseball...Alabama has the best record of the 14 conference teams . . . Bama Magazine
With the loss Auburn falls to 21-16 overall and 6-9 in SEC play while Alabama improves to 24-11, 9-6 in league action . . . Inside the Auburn Tigers
"He's been really good his last three or four times out," Alabama coach Mitch Gaspard said. "The difference was that I thought his command was a little better tonight . . . Crimson White
With two outs in the ninth inning, Casey Hughston blasted a first-pitch RBI double to deep right to lift the ninth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide to a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Auburn Tigers . . . University of Alabama
Alabama had its 10th-largest crowd ever on a warm spring night with a chance to extend its lead in the Southeastern Conference against its rival, Auburn . . . Crimson White
"It starts on the mound and Justin Kamplain was just outstanding," Alabama head coach Mitch Gaspard said . . . University of Alabama
The junior lefthander came one out short of the first complete game of his career, but what he accomplished in the previous 8 2/3 innings was exactly what the struggling Crimson Tide offense needed in its 4-1 victory over Auburn . . . Huntsville Times
We'd go ahead and call this Game 2 between Auburn and Alabama pivotal, but aren't they all (Live Updates) . . . Huntsville Times
Auburn head coach Sunny Golloway turned to Thompson, the freshman right-hander and Saturday's scheduled starter, to finish the job . . . Opelika-Auburn News
Nick Saban stepped to the mound and threw his annual first pitch Friday evening (Video) . . . Birmingham News
The Auburn freshman's surprise showing out of the bullpen made the difference Friday, as he helped the Tigers escape a jam in the eighth en route to a 2-1 victory over Alabama . . . Huntsville Times
Alabama senior first baseman Austen Smith is one of 50 players named to the USA Baseball midseason Golden Spikes Award watch list . . . University of Alabama
Ebert and his fellow Tigers looking to shock the 10th-ranked Crimson Tide when they enter Tuscaloosa this weekend for a pivotal Southeastern Conference series . . . Opelika-Auburn News
"This is something we've worked hard for the last few years, putting this team together," Alabama coach Mitch Gaspard said . . . Mobile Press-Register
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