Bama Football Completes 5th Practice; Alabama Men's Tennis Falls To Florida; Bama Baseball To Host Arkansas This Weekend; Tide Track & Field Looking Good At Florida Relays

Alabama Football Closes Out Practice No. 5

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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Thursday was a wet day providing wet conditions for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team, but the Bama boys persevered during drizzle in the early part of the two-hour practice session in full pads on Thursday afternoon on the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields. This two-hour practice session was the fifth of 15 scheduled spring practices for the Crimson Tide.

Injured Tide players continue in black, non-contact jerseys but are showing improvement. Damien Harris, recovering from that foot injury, was back, although Bo Scarbrough was first in the running back line.

Doing conditioning work off to the side were linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton (recovering from a knee injury) and defensive back Jared Mayden (recovering from offseason hip surgery).

Bama is gearing up for the 2017 A-Day Spring Football Game scheduled for Saturday, April 22nd, at 2 p.m. CT at Bryant-Denny Stadium in beautiful Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The A-Day Game will be broadcast live on ESPN for the second consecutive year, and will once again be free to the public. It will be Joe Tessitore, Joey Galloway and Kirk Herbstreit teaming up to call the action, along with Laura Rutledge providing sideline reports.

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Crimson Tide Men's Tennis

Falls To Florida

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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – The Alabama Crimson Tide men's tennis team falls to 8-13, 1-7 SEC after a 4-0 defeat to the 12th-ranked Florida Gators on Thursday night at the Alabama Tennis Stadium. With the victory, Florida improves to 13-6 and 6-1 in Southeastern Conference action.


SINGLES
1. No. 35 Mazen Osama (Alabama) vs. No. 7 Alfredo Perez (Florida) 6-1, 5-7, DNF
2. No. 105 Thibault Cancel (Alabama) vs. No. 106 Elliot Orkin (Florida) 6-7, 3-5, DNF
3. Chase Perez-Blanco (Florida) defeated Edson Ortiz (Alabama) 6-2, 6-0
4. Johannes Ingildsen (Florida) defeated Alexey Nesterov (Alabama) 6-3, 6-0
5. Maxx Lipman (Florida) defeated Spencer Richey (Alabama) 6-3, 7-6(5)
6. Zhe Zhou (Alabama) vs. Joseph Guillin (Florida) 3-6, 5-6, DNF

DOUBLES
1. No. 40 Mazen Osama/Spencer Richey (Alabama) vs. No. 6 Alfredo Perez/Johannes Ingildsen (Florida) 6-6(4-2) DNF
2. Maxx Lipman/Elliot Orkin (Florida) defeated Thibault Cancel/Alexey Nesterov (Alabama) 7-5
3. Joseph Guillin/McClain Kessler (Florida) defeated Zhe Zhou/Edson Ortiz (Alabama) 6-1

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Alabama Baseball To Host Arkansas This Weekend

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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Alabama baseball comes back home to Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa for the first time in over a week to host the 21st-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks in a Southeastern Conference matchup for a three-game weekend series. The Crimson Tide and Razorbacks will do battle in the first contest tonight beginning at 6 p.m. CT, followed by a 7 p.m. CT start time on Saturday. The Sunday finale is set for a 3 p.m. CT first pitch.

Tonight's game will be the 83rd meeting between the two schools, with Bama holding a 46-36 edge in the overall series. The Tide is 23-12 versus the Hogs in Tuscaloosa. 

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Alabama Track & Field

Looking Good At Florida Relays

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GAINESVILLE, Florida – The first day of competition of the Florida Relays is in the books, and the University of Alabama Track & Field team was in full throttle. Crimson Tide senior McLean Lipschutz came on strong in the javelin throw, posting two throws that rank in Alabama's top-10 on Thursday at the Pearcy Beard Track in Gainesville, Florida.

Making the sixth-best throw in Alabama track & field history, Lipschutz finished fifth on Thursday in the men's javelin with a toss of 222-2 (67.72m) in his first outing of the season. Lipschutz also had a later throw of 217-5 (66.27m) that comes in No. 9 on Bama's all-time list.  Sophomore Will Edwards finished 15th with his season-best mark of 198-0 (60.36m).

UA freshman Jacob Beene finished third in the men's college hammer throw with a personal-best of 196-6 (59.89m) on his final attempt of the competition. Juniors Andrew Bull (14:45.49) finished 12th and Garrett Bull (14:51.41) finished 22nd in the men's 5,000 meters, with both times personal-bests for the two men.

It was Tide senior Brianna Sims (24.50) and junior Nicole Sassaman (25.29) in the women's open 200 meters in the only women's competition for the Crimson Tide on Thursday. Both ladies finished fifth in their respective heats of the competition.

Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Dan Waters commented after the meet, "I liked the way we competed tonight. We had a personal-best in the hammer throw by Jacob Beene and McLean Lipschutz and Will Edwards both had very good nights in the javelin as well. McLean finishing with two top10 marks in the javelin was especially good to see in his first time out this season."

Bama will begin Day 2 of the Florida Relays at 11 a.m. CT today. on Friday. The Crimson Tide will also have five athletes at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, California this evening.


Men's Event Summaries – Florida Relays- Day 1

Finals
5,000-Meters – Juniors Andrew Bull (14:45.49) and Garrett Bull (14:51.41) finished 12th and 22nd, respectively, in the men's 5,000 meters. Times are personal-bests for both men.
College Hammer Throw – Freshman Jacob Beene finished No. 3 in the men's college hammer throw with a personal-best effort of 196-6 (59.89m) on his final attempt of the competition.

Alabama Series
Beene – Foul; Foul; 183-7 (55.97m); 191-7 (58.41m); 195-3 (59.52m); 196-6 (59.89m)

Javelin – Senior McLean Lipschutz finished fifth in the men's javelin with a mark of 222-2 (67.72m), the sixth-best throw in school history, in his first outing of the season. Lipschutz also had a later mark of 217-5 (66.27m) that ranks ninth on the UA all-time list. Sophomore Will Edwards finished 15th with a season-best mark of 198-0 (60.36m).

Alabama Series
Lipschutz – 208-11 (63.69m); Foul; Foul; 222-2 (67.72m); 217-5 (66.27m); Foul
Edwards – 195-2 (59.49); 198-0 (60.36m); 181-6 (55.34m);


Women's Event Summaries – Florida Relays- Day 1

Finals
200 Meters – Senior Brianna Sims finished 29th in the open 200 meters in 24.50. Junior Nicole Sassaman closed out in 54th in 25.49.


Florida Relays
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Alabama Results

Men
Finals
5,000 Meters – 12. Andrew Bull, 14:45.49 (PB); 22. Garrett Bull, 14:51.41 (PB)
College Hammer Throw – 3. Jacob Beene, 196-6 (59.89m) (PB)
Javelin – 5. McLean Lipschutz, 222-2 (67.72m) (SB); 15. Will Edwards, 198-0 (60.36m) (SB)


Women
Finals
200 Meters – 29. Brianna Sims, 24.50; 54. Nicole Sassaman, 25.49


Alabama Superlatives
School Top-10 Performances
Men
Javelin- 6. McLean Lipschutz, 222-2 (67.72m)
Javelin- 9. McLean Lipschutz, 217-5 (66.27m)


Personal Best
Men
Hammer Throw- Jacob Beene, 196-6 (59.89m)


Season Bests
Men
Hammer Throw- Jacob Beene, 196-6 (59.89m)
Javelin- Will Edwards, 198-0 (60.36m)

Javelin- McLean Lipschutz, 222-2 (67.72m)

*All statistical information from RollTide.com