Luke Holman Leads Alabama Baseball in Shutout win at South Alabama

A home run from Will Hodo and solid pitching propelled the Crimson Tide to the road win.

Alabama Athletics

The Alabama baseball team got back to its winning ways with a 4-0 road win over in-state opponent South Alabama on Tuesday night.

It was a solid offensive performance from the Crimson Tide as the team put together four runs on 10 hits. Three of those runs came from Will Hodo, who hit a two-run home run in the third inning and followed up with an RBI-single in the fifth inning. The fourth run came from Dom Tamez, who drove in Drew Williamson with an RBI-single in the fourth inning.

However, Luke Holman (4-0) was the star of the game. He pitched seven shutout innings and gave up only three hits with no walks and nine strikeouts. 

Alton Davis II followed with 2.0 frames that included one punchout to secure the 4-0 victory.

“Obviously, the story of the game for us was Luke Holman," head coach Brad Bohannon said in a statement. "He was outstanding. Any time you go seven shutout innings with three hits, no walks and nine punchouts, you give your team a chance to win. 

"(Will) Hodo hit the two-run home run and then got the big two-out single and that was the story offensively for us. Overall, this was a great win and will give us some momentum headed to Gainesville.”

Holman's final inning was, in a way, maybe his most impressive: an error and a wild pitch allowed two runners to get into scoring position with two outs. He responded by striking out the last batter before allowing a run to cross.

The No. 22 will head into Southeastern Conference play with a 16-2 record. 

Alabama will visit Florida this weekend. The opening game will be at 6 p.m. CT on Friday. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network. 

**Keep refreshing the page for live updates, stats and analysis of Alabama's matchup against South Alabama.

FINAL - Alabama 4, South Alabama 0

Alabama Box Score

South Alabama Box Score

Bottom 9

• Sullivan pops out to end the game

• Bell advances to second on a wild pitch

• After getting the first two batters out, Bell reached on an error by Williamson.

• Turner will lead off for South Alabama

Top 9

• Wood retired the side in order to end the inning

• Grant Wood is in to pitch for South Alabama

Bottom 8

• Davis retires the side in order to end the inning

• Alton Davis II comes in to pitch for Alabama

• Will Portera is in for Shelton at third base

Top 8

• Jarvis pops out to end the inning

• After Williamson and Tamez strike out, Ed Johnson hits a single to left field.

• Williamson flies out to center field

• Colson Lawrence will pitch for Alabama

• Drew Williamson will lead off for Alabama

Bottom 7

• Borges strikes out looking to end the inning

• Morgan strikes out, but a wild pitch allows both runners to advance. Borges will swing with two runners in scoring position and two outs

• Sullivan hits a single to left field. Two runners are on with Micah Morgan walking to the plate

• Ketzner reached on an error by Jim Jarvis

Top 7

• Pinckney strikes out to end the inning

• Hodo strikes out swinging. Andrew Pinckney is to bat

• Zach Willingham comes in to pitch

• Shelton strikes out.

• Rose hits a single to center field. Seidl moves to second with no outs and Shelton is due up

• Seidl is walked

• Sam Knowlton will pitch for South Alabama

Bottom 6

• Holman retires the batters in order

• Lawrence will lead off for South Alabama

Top 6

• Jarvis flies out to end the inning

• Johnson is caught stealing

• Ed Johnson hits a single to left field

• Tamez pops out in the foul territory 

•  Dom Tamez leads off for Alabama

• Matthew DeLano is now pitching for South Alabama

Bottom 5

• Holman retires the next three batters to end the inning

•  Sullivan steals second as Borges strikes out

• Joseph Sullivan is hit by a pitch to start the inning

Top 5

• Williamson pops out to end the inning

• Pinckney hits a single to left field. Two runners are on for Drew Williamson

• Hodo hits against the shift to drive home a run. The score is 4-0 Alabama with Andrew Pinckney at the plate

• Shelton strikes out swinging

• Rose stole second and reached third on an error by the catcher

• Seidl is thrown out on the fielder's choice. Rose reaches first with Colby Shelton to bat

• Seidl hits a double left-field left-field line. Caden Rose will bat 

• Tommy Seidl will lead off for Alabama

• Seth Carter will pitch for South Alabama

Bottom 4

• Holman strikes out Bell to end the inning

• Ketzner grounded out

• Will Turner grounds out to start the inning

Top 4

• Jarvis strikes out swinging to end the inning

• Johnson strikes out swinging

• Tamez is caught stealing 

• Tamez hits an RBI single, driving in Williamson. The score is 3-0 Alabama with Ed Johnson to bat

• Williamson steals second base

• Williamson is walked. Dom Tamez to the plate

• Drew Williamson will lead off for Alabama

• Logan Wash to pitch for South Alabama

Bottom 3

•  Another 1-2-3 inning for Luke Holman

Top 3

• Pinckney flies out to end the inning

• Hodo hits a two-run home right to right field. Alabama takes an early lead, 2-0

• Shelton reaches on a single. Will Hodo will take his second at-bat

• Rose grounds out. Shelton is up to bat

• Seidl is caught stealing

• Seidl hits a single through the left side. Caden Rose will bat

• Tommy Seidl will lead off for Alabama

• Danny Diaz will pitch for South Alabama

Bottom 2

• Borges pops out to end the inning

• Micah Morgan hits a single to right field. Two runners are on for South Alabama's Tyler Borges

• After Ketzner struck out, JG Bell reaches base on an infield single

• Cole Ketzner will lead off for South Alabama

Top 2

• Jarvis flies out to end the inning

• Johnson strikes out swinging. Jim Jarvis will bat

• Tamez grounds out. Ed Johnson will bat

• Dom Tamez leads off

• Tyler Smith comes in relief for Heer. Heer had pitched several innings yesterday as a reliever.

Bottom 1 (South Alabama Hitting)

• A 1-2-3 inning for Holman to start the game

• Luke Holman gets the first pitch across the plate for the Tide

Top 1 (Alabama Hitting)

• Williamson struck out swinging to end the inning

• Pinckney steals second base

• Pinckey is walked. Drew Williamson will take his first at-bat

• Hodo strikes out looking. Andrew Pinckney will bat

• Shelton strikes out swinging. Will Hodo will take his first at-bat

• Colby Shelton will lead off for Alabama

Pregame

The first pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT

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— Alabama Baseball (@AlabamaBSB) March 14, 2023