Alabama Baseball Loses Both Games
To Mississippi State On Friday
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
GAME ONE
Game one on Friday finished in favor of the Bulldogs, as Mississippi State eased on by the Crimson Tide 4-3. Alabama built an early 3-0 lead heading to the bottom of the third inning, but M.S. would collect one in the third, two in the fourth and another one in the fifth to take the win as well as the series victory.
UA starting pitcher Nick Eicholtz (1-1) put in 4.1 innings, allowing four earned runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out two. Sam Finnerty then took over, pitching 3.2 innings of scoreless baseball and striking out a career-high seven batters.
Leading the Bama offense was Chandler Taylor on a three-for-three, one walk and one run game. Cody Henry was two-for-four with two doubles and two RBIs.
GAME TWO
The Crimson Tide fell in a 13-1, 13 inning marathon that extended into Saturday morning. The game totaled just 17 minutes shy of six hours, the longest game in Alabama baseball history.
The two teams maintained large lead swings, with Bama going up by five heading into the bottom of the sixth before the Bulldogs knocked in nine runs in that inning. Alabama then picked up two runs apiece in the seventh and eighth innings to even things up and send the game into extra innings. In the 11th inning, both teams scored three runs before State secured the win in the bottom of the 13th inning.
Bama's Kyle Kaufman was two-for-four with three runs, Cobie Vance went two-for-six with two runs and one RBI, Chandler Taylor went two-for-seven with one run, and finally, Sam Finnerty hit on two-for-five with two runs and four RBIs.
Next up for the Tide will be Jacksonville State for a midweek matchup on Tuesday, April 25th. Game time is set for 6 p.m. CT at Sewell-Thomas Stadium with the game airing live on SEC Network+. This will be the second matchup of the season between the two schools, with the Gamecocks claiming the first contest this season 2-1 in a 10-inning game back on February 28th.
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Crimson Tide Swimming & Diving
Holds Annual Awards Banquet
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| Dennis PursleyHead Coach Alabama Swimming & Diving Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - The Crimson Tide swimming and
diving teams celebrated the 2016-17 season with its annual year-end
awards banquet Friday evening. It was a great evening of fun, memories and honors being handed out.
Here are the individual awards handed out during Friday's banquet:
- Coaches Award: Will Freeman & Mia Nonnenberg
- Most Outstanding Swimmer: Anton McKee, Connor Oslin & Bailey Scott
- Most Outstanding Diver: Brent Sagert & Kara Fredlock
- Most Valuable: Robert Howard & Alexis Preski
- Most Dedicated: Daniel Kober & Nicole Raicik
- Best Competitor: Laurent Bams & Hannah Musser
- Leadership Award: Carlo Rezzonico & Mia Nonnenberg
- Most Spirited: Jack Hadjiconstantinou
The Crimson Tide had 10 members to combine for 22 All-America honors in 2017. Alabama also broke a dozen UA records, including eight individual and four relays marks.
Equally impressive has been UA's academic success. Both the Bama men and women totalled better than a 3.5 team grade point average in the fall, well over the 3.31 average of the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Teams, which requires a 3.0 team GPA.
Alabama ranked first among SEC teams, fifth among all
Division I men's teams and was one of just two teams finish in the
top-10 at the 2017 NCAA Championships and among the top 10 by team GPA this fall.
On the women's side, Alabama was 20th among all
Division I programs with a 3.55 GPA, which also ranked the Tide second
among SEC schools and fifth among schools that scored at the 2017 NCAA
Championships.
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| Will Freeman Coaches Award - Men Alabama Swimming & Diving Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
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| Mia Nonnenberg Coaches Award - Women Alabama Swimming & Diving Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
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Alabama Track & Field Looking Good
At War Eagle Invitational
War Eagle Invitational (Auburn University)
Friday, April 21, 2017
Alabama Results
Men
Finals
1,500 Meters- 7. Oliver Rigg, 3:53.66 (PB); 8. J.P. Brinyark, 3:59.55 (PB); 10. Connor Ferrentino, 4:10.05 (SB)
5,000 Meters- 2. Alfred Chelanga, 13:53.07 (PB); 3. Antibahs Kosgei, 14:17.72; 4. Robbie Farnham-Rose, 14:26.25 (PB); 6. Andrew Bull, 14:48.85; 7. Garrett Bull, 14:50.54 (PB); 15. Evan Prizy, 15:28.51; DNF. Josh Short
Women
Finals
1,500 Meters- 10. Caroline Brooks, 4:49.59 (PB); 11. Gabby Prizio, 4:50.28
5,000 Meters- 6. Kaitlin York, 17:21.06 (PB); 7. Alison Ringle, 18:07.06; 8. Brianna Koshy, 18:26.74
Alabama Superlatives
School Top-10 Performances
Men
5,000 Meters- 6. Alfred Chelanga, 13:53.07
Personal Bests
Men
1,500 Meters- Oliver Rigg, 3:53.66
1,500 Meters- J.P. Brinyark, 3:59.55
5,000 Meters- Alfred Chelanga, 13:53.07
5,000 Meters- Robbie Farnham-Rose, 14:26.25
5,000 Meters- Garrett Bull, 14:50.54
Women
1,500 Meters- Caroline Brooks, 4:49.59
5,000 Meters- Kaitlin York, 17:21.06
Season Bests
Men
1,500 Meters- Connor Ferrentino, 4:10.05
PB- Personal best
SB- Season best
SR- School record
NB- National best
NM- No mark
NH- No height
DNF- Did not finish
DNS- Did not start
Q- Qualified for final with heat win
q- Qualified for final on time
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Alabama Softball Falls To Washington 3-2
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – The Alabama Crimson Tide softball team fell short by one run as the Washington Huskies defeated UA 3-2 on Friday evening at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa. Though the Tide faced a two-run deficit in the
seventh inning, Bama managed to score one run and put the potential
go-ahead run to the plate, but the comeback unfortunately fell short.
UA head coach Patrick Murphy said, "In a game like this, Washington just got the key hit. I think if we would have had one more person on base in the last inning, we could have won. Alexis [Osorio] threw a good game, but Washington is a good team."
Alabama (37-10) and Washington (33-10) were nearly statistically even, each with six hits, and Bama drawing two walks to the Huskies' one. A late two-run home run by Washington's Kirstyn Thomas ultimately made the difference, though an RBI single by Claire Jenkins in the bottom of the seventh did bring the Tide within one and put the potential tying run on base. Jenkins was one of six Alabama batters to earn a hit in the game, with fellow freshman Gabby Callaway plating UA's other RBI. Alexis Osorio (18-6) suffered the loss while Taran Alvelo (20-6) captured the win for Washington. Both pitchers went the distance.
The two teams face meet again this afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT at Rhoads Stadium.
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
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| Jalen Hurd tossing the first pitch Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
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Celebrity Birthdays
Saturday, April 22, 2017
John Cena, Wrestler, 39
Shirley Temple Black, Actress/Ambassador (1928-2014)
Matthew Underwood, Actor, 26
Taio Cruz, Singer, 31
Joanna Krupa, Model, 37
Valerie Bertinelli, Actress, 56
Dev Patel, Actor, 26
Jaime King, Model, 37
Angel Locsin, Actress, 31
Charlie Rowe, Actor, 20
John Oliver, Comedian, 39
Jesse Soffer, Actor, 32
Travis Burns, Actor, 25
Roy Orbison, Singer (1936-1988)
Kal Penn, Actor, 39
Anastasia Baranova, Actress, 27
Joyce DeWitt, Actress, 67
