Live Updates: Binghamton at Alabama Baseball

The Crimson Tide goes for the weekend sweep at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama will close out the weekend series, and is going for the sweep against Binghamton. The Crimson Tide won the opener 9-3, and clinched the series on Saturday, 14-2. 

Alabama is 11-5, Binghamton is 3-8.  

Ninth Inning 

Looks like Ray's getting a chance for the save, stays in game with 5-3 lead. 

... and he gets it. Final score: Alabama wins 5-3.

Eighth Inning

Ray stays in the game on the mound. 

• Bearcats draw a walk, but that's it. 

• Crimson Tide matches the stranded runner. 

Seventh Inning

Mustard is the wiener today in the race. Get it? I'll be here all week, folks. 

• The Bearcats rally. Jake Evans leads off with single, goes to second in a Tommy Reifler walk, and scores on a Evin Sullivan double. When McNairy falls behind to Kevin Reilly he's pulled for freshman right-hander Dylan Ray, who comes in with a 2-1 count and two outs. ... Ray throws two pitches for the strikeout. Alabama 5, Binghamton 3

• Alabama threatens with two on, including a two-out Tamez double, but both runners are left stranded.

Sixth Inning 

I never did mention the weather today: Sunny and 55 degrees. 

• Another 1-2-3 inning for McNairy.

• Alabama finally builds on its lead with Tamez drawing a walk and scoring on a double off the right-field wall by Owen Diodati. He also scored on an infield single by Will Portera. Alabama 5, Binghamton 2

Fifth Inning 

Senior right-hander Jacob McNairy takes over on the hill. Will Portera pinch-ran in the fourth, stays in the game at second, with Jarvis to short and Denton to third.  

• McNairy quickly retires the 2-3-4 batters in the lineup.

• With one on and one out, Binghamton brings in sophomore right-hander Gabe Driscoll. He gets Drew Williamson to hit a long fly ball that the center fielder is able to get and doubles up the runner, who was going on the play. We're still at 3-2 after five innings. 

Fourth Inning 

Both runs off Hitt are unearned.

• Binghamton manages another walk, but the runner was left stranded 

• Hodo gets a base hit to avoid the bottom of the lineup from going three-up, three-down again, but the pinch-runner was stranded. 

Third Inning 

Hitt already has five Ks after two innings. He also has two walks. 

• ... and just like that he walks Tommy Reifler to start the inning and it costs him. Sullivan grounded to third, and it was a tough play, but then Will Hodo misfired to first for the error. Reifler scored on a sacrifice fly to center. Alabama 3, Binghamton 2

• A controversial play keyed the bottom third when Dominic Tamez singled to right-center. With two on and one out, Bearcats center fielder Garrett Matheny appeared to make a diving catch, but replay showed otherwise. In the meantime, Tamez ended up at second with the two baserunners coming around to score, only the umpires took the runs off the board for bases loaded and two outs. With a full count Eric Faggo struck out. 

Second Inning

Binghamton's pitcher is right-hander Ryan Bryggman, a junior who is 1-0 with a 3.68 ERA. Opposing batters are hitting .262.

• Binghamton plates one with a leadoff single by Andrew Tan, passed ball and two-out RBI-single by Jake Evans. Alabama 3, Binghamton 1

• Three up, three down for the Crimson Tide.

First Inning

Grayson Hitt is 1-0, with 1.74 ERA. The left-hander has 11 strikeouts compared to three walks, and opponents are batting .268 against him.

• Hitt fans the first two batters, gives up a week single just out of the reach of the shortstop and gets a ground out. Threw 13 pitches, all strikes. 

• The Crimson Tide plates runs before recording an out. Jim Jarvis walked and stole second (he was called out, but it was overturned after replay). Tommy Seidl drilled one that the third baseman couldn't handle, it's ruled a double with Jarvis scoring. Zane Denton hit a home run run to center, his team-leading fifth of the season. Alabama 3, Binghamton 0

The Details

What: Binghamton at Alabama baseball

Where: Sewell-Thomas Stadium

When: 1 p.m. start

TV: SEC Network+. Play-By-Play: Josh Caray, Color: Lance Cormier

Radio: Crimson Tide Radio Network.

Play-By-Play: Chris Stewart, Color: Lee Tracey

Crimson Tide Starters

Lineup for Binghampton

SP: Ryan Bryggman (1-0, 3.68 ERA)

C: Kevin Reilly 

Infield: 1B Andrew Tan, 2B Nick Rosselli, 22 Jake Evans, Isaiah Corry 

OF: LF Tomy Reifler, CF Garrett Matheny, RF Colin Mason 

DH: Evin Sullivan 

Crimson Tide Battery

Alabama Athletics

SP Grayson Hitt

C Dominic Tamez

Alabama Infield

Alabama Athletics

1B: Drew Williamson 

2B: Jim Jarvis

SS: Zane Denton 

3B: Will Hodo

Alabama Outfield and DH

Alabama Athletics

LF Owen Diodati 

CF Andrew Pinckney

RF Tommy Seidl

DH Eric Foggo

Batting Orders

Binghamton

1. CF Garrett Matheny .171
2. LF Tommy Reifler .182
3. DH Evin Sullivan .323
4. C Kevin Reilly .111
5. 1B Andrew Tan .350
6. 2B Nick Roselli .333
7. RF Colin Mason .364
8. SS Jake Evans .222
9. 3B Isaiah Corry .455

Alabama

1. SS Jim Jarvis .339
2. RF Tommy Seidl .464
3. 3B Zane Denton .281
4. 1B Drew Williamson .328
5. Dominic Tamez .304
6. DH Erick Foggo .400
7. LF Owen Diodati .254
8. LF Andrew Pinckney .286
9. 3B Will Hodo .143

Umpires

HP Lance Weems
1B Eddie Loggins
2B Skip Power
3B Morris Hodges

Of Note:

• Alabama and Binghamton met for the first time in history. 

• The Crimson Tide had squared off with only two of the current eight member teams that make up the America East Conference. Alabama holds a 1-1 record against Maine and a 4-0 mark against Stony Brook. The Tide’s most recent meeting with an AEC opponent came on March 19, 2019, with UA posting a dominant 16-0 win over Maine at The Joe. 

• Tim Sinicki began his 30th season as a collegiate head coach in 2022, all of which have come at Binghamton. Sinicki owns the ninth-longest tenure at one school among any current NCAA Division I head baseball coaches and entered the new campaign with a career record of 628-637-9. A 1988 graduate of Western Carolina, Sinicki is assisted by Mike Folli and Ryan Hurba along with volunteer assistant coach Ed Folli. 

• Binghamton finished the 2021 season with a 16-20 overall mark against an all-AEC schedule.

• Alabama will visit Southern Miss on Tuesday night, and then open SEC play at home against Florida next weekend. 

This story will be regularly updated throughout the game.