Live Updates: Alabama Baseball vs Alabama State

The Crimson Tide looks to improve to 5-0 on the season as it takes on the Hornets at The Joe.

Author:
Joey Blackwell
Publish date:
Feb 23, 2022 3:33 PM EST

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — While Tuesday's game was moved up three hours due to inclement weather that covered the state of Alabama in rain over the last 12 hours, Alabama baseball's Wednesday game against Alabama State experienced no such time change.

The Crimson Tide has started the season 4-0 and will look to gain experience with another win on Wednesday afternoon in Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Alabama coach Brad Bohannon has stressed on multiple occasions how important both Tuesday's win against Jacksonville State and today's game against ASU are heading into the coming weekend.

With No. 1 Texas now on the horizon for this weekend, a fifth win for Alabama will go a long way to improve the team's confidence level heading into Austin.

Follow along below for live stats, updates and analysis as the Crimson Tide take on the Hornets.

Live Updates

(most recent update at the top)

Bottom 8

END 8: Alabama 9, ASU 2

Nothing doing for the Crimson Tide in the eighth. The Hornets are now down to their final three outs.

Top 8

MID 8: Alabama 9, ASU 2

ASU adds a run with an RBI single by Jamison, his second of the day. 9-2 Alabama.

Bottom 7

END 7: Alabama 9, ASU 1

Hayslip grounded out to first base. Inning over.

Denton lined out to third base. Two out, bases loaded.

Heller pops up to shallow right field, where it falls for a hit. All runners advance one base. Jarvis scored. 9-1 Alabama.

Heller to pinch hit for Williamson.

Final line for Matos: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 30 TP.

Luis Rodriguez replaces Matos on the mound.

Portera walked. Bases loaded, one out.

Crawford flied out to center field. One out.

Crawford to pinch hit for Rose.

Foggo doubled down the left-field line, Jarvis advanced to third. No out, runners on second and third.

Foggo to pinch hit for Hodo.

Jarvis singles to left. Runner on first, no out.

A passed ball advances Pinckney across the plate from third. 8-1 Alabama, still nobody out.

Pinckney tripled to right-center field. Nobody out.

Top 7

MID 7: Alabama 7, ASU 1

Sloan flied out to right. Side retired.

Lopez flied out to center field. King is forced to retreat back to first.

King singled to right field. One out, runner on first.

Lewis flied out to short. One out.

Final line for Gainey: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 33 TP.

Connor Ball is now pitching for Alabama.

Bottom 6

END 6: Alabama 7, ASU 1

Diodati flied out to left field. Inning over.

Hayslip grounded out to second. Two down.

Camden Hayslip is now pinch-hitting for Hamiter.

Denton got caught looking. One out.

Williamson hits a two-run home run into the Right Field Ragers. 7-1 Alabama. Bases clear, nobody out.

Final line for Melendez: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 60 TP.

Pitching change for ASU as Kevin Matos comes in for Melendez.

Portera doubled off of the left-field wall. Runner on second, nobody out.

Top 6

MID 5: Alabama 5, ASU 1

Matos flied out to the warning track in right field, with Hamiter making the catch with his back against the wall. Two runners are left stranded.

May popped up to the first baseman in foul territory for the out. Two out, runners on first and second.

DeGuzman singled to right, Jamison advanced to second. Runners on first and second, one out.

Jamison singled up the middle, Williams scored. Runner on first, one out.

Williams doubled to center field. Runner on second, one out.

Sloan hits a ground ball off of the leg of Gainey, who fields the ball and throws it to first for the out.

Bottom 5

END 5: Alabama 5, ASU 0

Rose grounded out into a double play. Inning over.

Hodo drew a walk. Runner on first, one out.

Jarvis struck out swinging. One out.

Top 5

MID 5: Alabama 5, ASU 0

Lopez flied out to center field. Side retired.

King struck out swinging. Two away.

Lewis popped up to the shortstop. One out.

Final line for Ruth: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 26 TP.

Brayden Gainey in to replace Ruth on the mound.

Bottom 4

END 4: Alabama 5, ASU 0

Pinckney grounded out to third base. One Diodati was left stranded.

Diodati doubled to the gap in left-center. Hamiter advanced all the way home. 5-0 Alabama. Diodati on second, two out for Pinckney.

Hamiter singled up the middle, almost taking out Melendez in the process. Runner on first, two out.

Denton flied out to right-center field. Two out.

Williamson flied out to the warning track in right field. One out.

Top 4

MID 4: Alabama 4, ASU 0

Matos grounded out into a double play. One runner left stranded.

Ruth plunks May in the back, advancing him to first. Runners on first and second for the Hornets, one out.

DeGuzman singled up the middle. One out, runner on first.

Jamison struck out swinging. Ruth now has three strikeouts out of four batters faced.

Bottom 3

END 3: Alabama 4, ASU 0

Portera flied out to the warning track in the deepest part of the ballpark, left-center field. Three out, Hodo left stranded.

Rose flied out to right field. Two out, Hodo still on first.

Hodo singled to first base after beating the pitcher to the bag.

Jarvis hit a two-run home runt into the first terrace of the Right Field Ragers. 4-0 Alabama.

Pinckney goes down swinging. One out.

Diodati singled to right. Runner on first, nobody out for Pinckney.

Top 3

MID 3: Alabama 2, ASU 0

Williams struck out swinging. Side retired.

Sloan struck out swinging. Two down.

Lopez grounded out to first. One out.

Final line for Banks: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 35 TP.

Hunter Ruth in to replace Banks on the mound.

Bottom 2

END 2: Alabama 2, ASU 0

Hamiter leaves two runners stranded as he was struck out swinging.

Denton goes down swinging. Two out.

Final line for Palmer: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 0 K, 38 TP.

ASU is delving into its bullpen early. Omar Melendez will take over pitching duties for the Hornets.

Williamson walked. Portera advanced to second. One out.

Portera reached on a fielder's choice. Rose out at second. One out.

Rose singled through the left side, Hodo advanced home. 2-0 Alabama with nobody out.

A wild pitch advanced Hodo to third, Jarvis across the plate. Alabama 1, ASU 0.

Hodo doubles off of the wall in right-center field. Jarvis advances to third. Runners on second and third, nobody out for Rose.

Jarvis is hit by the pitch. Runner on first, nobody out.

Top 2

MID 2: Alabama 0, ASU 0

King flied out to deep center field. Three out, one runner left on base.

Lewis draws a two-out walk.

Matos struck out looking. Two down.

May popped up to shallow left field, caught by Jarvis. One out.

Bottom 1

END 1: Alabama 0, ASU 0

Pinckney grounded out into a fielder's choice, Diodati out at second. Two runners left stranded.

Diodati drew a four-pitch walk. Runners at the corners, two out for Pinckney.

The call is confirmed. Runner on third with two out. Diodati will step into the batter's box.

The previous play is under review. Hamiter hit a ground ball to the first baseman, who tossed it to the pitcher. Hamiter was called out at the bag, but it was a bang-bang play. If the play stands, Hamiter is out. If it is reversed, Hamiter will be out. Regardless, Denton advanced to third on the play.

Denton splits the gap in right-center for a one-out double.

Williamson flied out to the warning track in left field. One out.

Nate Palmer gets the start on the mound for the Hornets.

Top 1

MID 1: Alabama 0, ASU 0

Three up, three down for the Hornets in the top of the first.

DeGuzman struck out swinging. Two down.

Williams lined out to Jarvis at short for the first out of the game.

Starting on the mound for Alabama, No. 36 Hagan Banks (RHP).

Pregame Notes:

Today's game is slated for a 3 p.m. CT first pitch. While it is currently very cloudy at Sewell-Thomas Stadium, the rain has stopped for now and there is no delay to the game expected barring changing weather circumstances.

Starting lineups for both teams as well as today's umpires will be posted here as they are announced.

Today's lineup for the Hornets:

Today's game against the Hornets will feature a first look of Caden Rose at second base as well as Will Portera at catcher. Dominic Tamez, who started at catcher for the Crimson Tide's first four games, is not expected to play on Tuesday due to taking a much-needed rest day.