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USA Today
17-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Alabama falls in Game 3, drops SEC regular season finale at Florida
Alabama falls in Game 3, drops SEC regular season finale at Florida In what was the final weekend of the regular season, the Alabama Crimson Tide traveled to Gainesville, Florida this past week for one final conference series before the SEC Tournament. Starting on Thursday night, Alabama squared off with the Florida Gators in a ranked SEC baseball series where big stakes were attached for both programs, in particular when it comes to potentially hosting a regional in the NCAA Tournament. However, it would be Florida who ended with the final word in Game 1 on Thursday night, eventually coming away with a 7-6 victory. In the loss, Alabama originally jumped out to an early lead behind a solid start from right-hander Tyler Fay, holding a 5-0 advantage after the third inning following home runs from Richie Bonomolo Jr. and Justin Lebron. However, the Crimson Tide still held a lead late, but saw the Gators claim a 7-6 advantage in the seventh which they would never give up. Friday, Alabama however bounced back in a big way during Game 2, coming away with an impressive 9-6 victory. Led by a solid start from Riley Quick in which he allowed only two runs with seven strikeouts over five innings, the story for Alabama was likely the offense however, headlined by a five-run fifth inning. Included in this inning was a big three RBI double from Brady Neal, which built a sizable lead for the Crimson Tide. With both teams splitting the two games, it set up a decisive rubber-match Game 3 on Saturday, one in which the Gators eventually came away with a 9-3 victory to take the series. In the loss, Alabama fell behind early, and never were able to erase that deficit, in part due to a five-run fifth inning. With these results, Alabama concludes the regular season with a 40-15 overall record, as well as a 16-14 mark in SEC play. The Crimson Tide's next game will come in the 2025 SEC Tournament this week in Hoover. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion.
USA Today
12-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Alabama sweeps Sunday doubleheader, picks up massive series win vs. Georgia
Alabama sweeps Sunday doubleheader, picks up massive series win vs. Georgia This past weekend, the Alabama Crimson Tide played one of their more important series' of the 2025 season so far, hosting the Georgia Bulldogs in Tuscaloosa for a three-game SEC set. A multi-day span in which weather certainly played a role, it was Alabama who came out of the weekend victorious as well, taking two-of-three from the Bulldogs to pickup a needed series win. The series originally started Friday night in Tuscaloosa for Game 1, which would produce one of Alabama's ugliest losses yet this season via a 19-3 defeat in seven innings. Alabama was out-hit a combined 15-4 in the contest, and aside from a Kade Snell three-RBI performance, there weren't many positives from Game 1. In Game 2 however, the start of the contest was moved to Friday as a result of weather, but the game would not end until Sunday due to rain. The Crimson Tide would win the game as well by a final score of 9-3, led by a multi-RBI performance from each of Richie Bonomolo Jr., Bryce Fowler, and Justin Lebron, while closer Carson Ozmer had two shutout innings to close it out. Shortly after, Alabama and Georgia met Sunday afternoon for the rubber match series finale, a game in which the Crimson Tide came away with a 5-4 victory. Alabama jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the contest after a RBI each from Will Hodo, Jason Torres, and Snell, the latter two of which were home runs. Alongside that group, Lebron also had a big day offensively going 3-for-4 with a RBI, while Zane Adams struck out eight batters over four innings. Ozmer also collected a save, which was No. 16 on the year. As a result, Alabama's record now sits at 39-13 overall for the season, while also now 15-12 in SEC play. Alabama's final week of the regular season will include a road series at Florida, starting Thursday night in Gainesville. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion.
