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Alabama baseball lands transfer portal commitment from veteran left-handed pitcher
Alabama baseball lands transfer portal commitment from veteran left-handed pitcher
The Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program has added yet another potential key piece of their 2026 pitching staff, landing a commitment Sunday night from left-handed pitcher Evan Steckmesser.
Steckmesser, a graduate student, is a face that Alabama has seen previously across his last two seasons while with the Samford Bulldogs. Between the 2024-25 seasons, the left-hander made three relief appearances against the Crimson Tide, allowing a combined three earned runs.
This past season, Steckmesser had a stellar year at Samford in which the senior owned a 1-3 record with a 2.78 ERA and 50:6 K:BB ratio across 45.1 innings pitched. In those 22 relief appearances for the Bulldogs, Steckmesser also held opponents to a combined .243 AVG against, with his numbers across the board an improvement from 2024 in which the left-hander owned a 6.08 ERA across 23.2 innings pitched.
Prior to Samford, Steckmesser attended Snead State Community College during the 2022-23 seasons. The left-hander is also a native of Alabama who attended Grissom High School, and will be entering his final season of college baseball in 2026.
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