Bama Baseball Splits Sunday Doubleheader
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Alabama baseball head coach Greg Goff said, "It doesn't matter where we're at in the lineup, I feel like we have a chance to score. I'm glad our guys responded (after the game-one loss). That's what I walked away with tonight – that our guys responded after we didn't play well (in the first game). Arkansas-Pine Bluff just beat us. They hit two bombs, and (starting pitcher Nathan Sawrie) competed, mixed his pitches and got us out. I don't want to take it away from them that they got us game one, but overall I'm pleased with the way we competed this weekend."
The Crimson Tide's Cody Henry led the Bama boys in the Sunday doubleheader, finishing the day three-for-six with a double, a home run, one RBI and two runs scored. Right behind Henry was Tanner DeVinny closing out his two games at two-for-four with a home run, a team-high four RBIs and one run scored.
Next, Alabama will play two during the week. The first game is against Eastern Illinois on Tuesday, March 14th, followed by in-state foe Samford on Wednesday. Both games are scheduled for a 6 p.m. CT start at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
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Sunday Baseball Post-Doubleheader Press Conference
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Alabama Softball Extends Win Streak To 17
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Alabama Softball Extends Win Streak To 17
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Because of the cancellation of the Saturday softball game being cancelled, the Alabama Crimson Tide (24-2, 3-0 SEC) and Arkansas Razorbacks (19-4, 0-3 SEC) were forced to face off in a Sunday doubleheader to decide the weekend
series. Bama was able to complete the sweep over the Hogs with an
extra-inning walk-off in game two and a 5-0 shutout in game three. The Tide winning streak has now been extended to 17 games.
UA's Merris Schroder was 5-8 (.625) at the plate with three RBIs, extending her current
hitting streak to 18 games, the sixth-longest in Alabama softball history. Chandler Dare
wasn't far back, hitting 4-7 (.571) and was only a double shy of hitting for
the cycle in game two of the series. Alabama ace pitcher Alexis Osorio
(13-1) earned all three wins this weekend, throwing 12.2 shutout
innings with 21 strikeouts and allowing only two hits. This extends her
scoreless innings streak to 35 now.
The Crimson Tide will close its 12-game home stand with a doubleheader this Wednesday, March 15th at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa. Bama will play Winthrop at
3:30 p.m. CT before going up against Georgia Southern at 6 p.m. CT.
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Crimson Tide Women's Tennis Falls To Volunteers
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RESULTS
Doubles
1. No. 74 Lindl/Repic (UT) vs. No. 25 Routliffe/Pothoff (UA) 4-4, unf.
2. Hammond/Schuck (UT) defeated Spielmann/Hinton (UA) 6-4
3. Riley/Silva (UT) defeated Valero/Daniell (UA) 6-1
Singles
1. No. 59 Erin Routliffe (UA) defeated No. 51 Brittany Lindl (UT) 7-5, 6-3
2. No. 124 Andie Daniell (UA) defeated Sadie Hammond (UT) 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
3. Danielle Spielmann (UA) defeated Eve Repic (UT) 6-4, 6-4
4. Ariadna Riley (UT) defeated Smith Hinton (UA) 7-6(4), 7-5
5. Johanna Silva (UT) defeated Maddie Pothoff (UA) 7-6(6), 6-1
6. Gabby Schuck (UT) defeated Juliana Valero (UA) 6-0, 6-4
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Alabama Men's Basketball No. 3 Seed
In 2017 National Invitational Tournament
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UA men's head basketball coach Avery Johnson, "We are excited about participating in the NIT for a second year in a row. We felt we had a fantastic finish at the SEC Tournament overall in terms of winning games over Mississippi State and South Carolina. We came up a little short of beating a Kentucky team that was a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. We think we had a nice end to the year. We played with energy and improved in a lot of areas offensively. We are excited for our seniors to continue playing and happy that our younger guys will get more games in postseason play."
The Bama men earned one of the 22 at-large spots available in the 32-team field due to its 19-14 record during the regular season, including an appearance in the 2017 SEC Tournament semifinals.
The Crimson Tide will be facing the Richmond Spiders in the NIT first-round, a team that finished the 2016-17 season with a 20-12 overall record and a 13-5 slate in Atlantic 10 Conference play. The Spiders have won seven of their last 10 games entering the NIT.
The two teams have met three times previously, with the last meeting coming nearly 30 years ago on November 26, 1988, a game which Alabama won 54-49. The Crimson Tide defeated the Spider in all three previous matchups between the two teams.
Alabama, which will make its third consecutive appearance in the NIT and fifth appearance in the last seven years, will be playing in its 15th National Invitational Tournament in school history, which leads all Southeastern Conference schools. The Tennessee Volunteers, which made its last NIT appearance in 2013, is second with 13 appearances. Alabama is 24-17 (.585) all-time in the event. These 24 wins gives the Tide the most NIT wins among SEC schools.
The Crimson Tide is one of eight Southeastern Conference teams to earn a berth in either the NCAA Tournament or NIT. Joining Alabama in the NIT are the Georgia Bulldogs and Ole Miss Rebels, while while Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina and Vanderbilt each have earned slots in the NCAA Tournament.
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NIT Tickets Now On Sale
For Alabama Men's Basketball
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All tickets to Bama's Tuesday contest will be delivered via Print at Home (email) to avoid Will Call lines on game day.
UA has announced that all seats for the NIT are general admission, except courtside (front court and back court) and baseline seating areas.
Ticket prices are as follows: $12 for courtside seats (front court and back court) and baseline reserved seats (those tickets are available only to regular season courtside and baseline ticket holders); $10 for adult general admission seats; $4 for general admission tickets for youths age 18 and under; and $4 for UA Students who present a valid I.D.
To reserve their floor seats, courtside and baseline regular-season ticket holders must order tickets by TBD.
Courtside and baseline season-ticket holders should have received an email Sunday evening to reserve their floor seats online. Courtside and Baseline Season Ticket holders can also call the Ticket/TIDE PRIDE Office beginning this morning at 8 a.m. C.T.
Any remaining available courtside (front court and back court) and baseline reserved seats will go on sale to the general public Tuesday, March 14 (tomorrow) at 8 a.m. C.T.
Ticket sales by phone begins this morning at 8 a.m. C.T.by calling 205.348.2262. Fans can also purchase tickets at the Coleman Coliseum Ticket Office beginning this morning at 9 a.m. CT
Incidentally, UA has announced that the Coleman Coliseum Club Room will not be open for NIT games.
All regular basketball game parking lots will be open and available, except for parking spaces reserved for handicapped/disabled patrons. Parking passes that were issued for the regular-season games will not be valid or in effect for any NIT games.
