Live Updates: Alabama Baseball Opens Series with Binghamton

Follow along here as the Crimson Tide plays game one of the three game series at 2 p.m. CT.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama baseball (9-5) has had a bit of an inconsistent start to the 2022 season. Despite sweeping its two home series thus far, Alabama dropped three games at No. 1 Texas and two midweek games in the last two weeks. 

Nonetheless, Alabama will look to turn the page as it begins a series with Binghamton (3-6) with just a week before SEC play begins. Friday's game was moved up from a 6 p.m. CT start time to 2 p.m., and it is a beautiful day at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. 

As a team, Alabama is batting .299 with a .360 on base percentage. Four players carry averages above the .300 mark, with outfielder Tommy Seidl leading the way at an incredible .426. On the mound, the Crimson Tide holds a 3.29 team ERA. Garrett McMillan is slated to start Friday's game for the fourth straight series, and he has a 2.00 ERA on the year. 

Follow along here for live updates throughout the Friday afternoon matchup between Alabama and Binghamton: 

Live Updates

(Most recent update at the top)

Top 9 

• Alabama wins, 9-3. 

• Sacrifice fly scores one for the Bearcats. 9-3 Alabama. 
• Brayden Gainey is in to pitch for Alabama, and he yields a leadoff double. 

Bottom 8 

END 8: Alabama 9, Binghamton 2

• Heller is struck out to end the eighth. 
• Denton earns a walk, and the bases are loaded again. Davis Heller is in to pinch hit. 
• Seidl hits a sacrifice fly to center, bringing Diodati home. 9-2 Alabama. 
• Jarvis is walked, and Alabama has the bases loaded. 
• Pinckney singles to right off the right fielder's glove. Two on, one out. 
• Eblin follows it up with a single to left. It's good to see Bryce back on the field for Alabama. He is pinch run for by Will Portera. 
• Foggo sends the first pitch he sees high over the wall in left. 8-2 as Alabama adds an insurance run. 

Top 8

MID 8: Alabama 7, Binghamton 2 

• Masterfully, Hoopes allows no more damage from Binghamton. 
• Hunter Hoopes takes over for Holman on the mound. 
• Evans singles just past the glove of Rose at second, and the Bearcats get on the board for the first time since the second inning. 7-2 Alabama with runners at the corners and no outs. 
• Di Vietro earns a seven pitch walk, and the Bearcats have two on with no outs. 
• Tully hits a leadoff single up the middle. 
• Luke Holman is the new pitcher for Alabama. 

Bottom 7 

END 7: Alabama 7, Binghamton 1

• Tamez is struck out to end the eventful seventh. 
• Denton sends a double to left center that hits the base of the wall, scoring Seidl. 7-1 Alabama extends the lead with still one out. 
• Babalis' day is finally done on the mound. He threw 98 pitches, and RHP Alex Henderson is on in relief. 
• Seidl once again comes through, doubling off the wall in right field. Pinckney comes around to score, giving Alabama a 6-1 advantage. 
• Pinckney doubles to the left field corner to give Alabama a leadoff baserunner. 

Top 7

• That's the third straight inning retiring the side in order for G-Mac. This time he did it on just 10 pitches. 
• McMillan has tied his season high for strikeouts today with seven. 

Bottom 6

END 6: Alabama 5, Binghamton 1

• Diodati grounds out to end it, but Alabama adds one more. 
• Rose executes a sacrifice bunt to score Williamson from third. 5-1 Alabama leads. 
• Williamson sends a line drive into the left center field gap to leadoff the inning, and Tamez sneaks a slow ground ball through the left side for a single. Runners at the corners with no outs for Alabama. 

Top 6

McMillan: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 6 K on 75 pitches

• McMillan gets three more quick outs, keeping the Bearcats off the board in the sixth. 

Bottom 5

END 5: Alabama 4, Binghamton 1

• Denton grounds out to end the inning, but Alabama gets some offense going again in the fifth. 
• Seidl connects with a pitch and sends it down the line in left for a double, scoring Pinckney. 4-1 Alabama on Seidl's second RBI of the game. 
• Pinckney is hit by a pitch, and he steals second on the first pitch of Jarvis' at-bat. 

Top 5

McMillan: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 5 K on 68 pitches

• 1-2-3 inning by McMillan, and he's had some of his best stuff today. 

Bottom 4 

• For the third straight inning, Binghamton puts the Crimson Tide away in order. 

Top 4

McMillan: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 K on 57 pitches

• Despite the hit, the Bearcats are not able to mount any runs in the fourth. 
• Connor Aoki drops a one-out single into left center field. 

Bottom 3

• Nothing doing for Alabama in the third. 

Top 3

McMillan: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 K on 37 pitches

• McMillan gets the Bearcats to go down in order, and he has been incredibly efficient today. 
• Seidl gets a great jump on a sinking line drive, and he makes the diving play for the first out. 

Bottom 2

• Alabama is retired on two flyouts and a groundout. Babalis works quickly in the second after an eventful first. 

Top 2 

McMillan: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 K on 22 pitches

• McMillan bounces back after the two-out homer, getting a groundout to Denton. 
• Cavan Tully takes McMillan deep on an 0-2 count, hitting it into the right field seats. 3-1 Alabama still leads. 

Bottom 1

END 1: Alabama 3, Binghamton 0 

• Rose pops out behind the plate to end the inning, but Alabama strikes first with a three run first inning. 
• Following two flyouts, Foggo singles up the middle on the first pitch he sees. 
• Denton squares up a 1-0 fastball, hitting it into the Alabama bullpen in left center. 3-0 Crimson Tide. 
• Tommy Seidl stays hot, singling through the right side to score Jarvis. Alabama takes a 1-0 lead just two hitters into the lineup. 
• Jarvis steals second on the first pitch of Seidl's at-bat. 
• Jarvis legs out an infield single to the second baseman to leadoff. 
• LHP Thomas Babalis is on the mound for Binghamton. 

Top 1

• McMillan sits Binghamton down in order, featuring a strikeout of Tommy Reifler. 
• Garrett McMillan toes the rubber and we are set to begin at The Joe. 

Alabama Starting Lineup

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1. SS Jim Jarvis

Season: .353 AVG, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 14 runs

2. RF Tommy Seidl

Season: .426 AVG, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 6 runs

Alabama Athletics

3. 3B Zane Denton 

Season: .250 AVG, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 8 runs

Alabama Athletics

4. 1B Drew Williamson

Season: .321 AVG, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 8 runs

Alabama Athletics

5. C Dominic Tamez 

Season: .306 AVG, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 4 runs

6. DH Eric Foggo

Season: .375 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI 

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7. 2B Caden Rose

Season: .289 AVG, 3 RBI, 5 runs

Alabama Athletics

8. LF Owen Diodati

Season: .288 AVG, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 6 runs

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9. CF Andrew Pinckney

Season: .268 AVG, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 9 runs

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Starting pitcher: Garrett McMillan

Season: 1-0, 2.00 ERA, 18.0 IP, 15 K