Torres and Snell both connected on home runs to break the tie in the final inning
3/11/2025
BIRMINGHAM, AL – In a 3-3 game entering the ninth, Jason Torres broke the tie with a go-ahead solo home run before Kade Snellfollowed his lead with a two-run blast later in the inning, guiding No. 17 Alabama baseball to a thrilling 6-3 win over UAB at Regions Field. The win improves the Crimson Tide to 17-1 in 2025.
Snell and Torres both finished 2-for-5 on the evening, closing as two of the four men in the Tide lineup to manage multiple hits. Bryce Fowler contributed a 3-for-5 line, slugging a solo home run to go with an RBI base-hit. Will Plattner was 3-for-5 as well with a run scored, while Coleman Mizell's lone hit resulted in an RBI single.
JT Blackwood made his fourth start of the spring, as the right-hander offered a solid showing in the midweek effort. The junior allowed just one hit and one walk over his 3.2 innings, picking up three strikeouts. After UAB leveled the score in the sixth, Aeden Finateri entered the game and did well to keep the Blazers at bay. Finateri pitched 2.0 scoreless frames, scattering two hits to go with two strikeouts. Beau Bryans (1-0) recorded the final out of the eighth and picked up the win after the Tide scored three runs in the next half inning. Carson Ozmer secured his fifth save of the spring in a scoreless ninth, adding a strikeout.
From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"What a great game for the state of Alabama. Two really good teams competing on a great night in Birmingham. I was really proud of the grit and toughness we showed tonight. We were great offensively and just couldn't cash in with guys in scoring position, but we got it done late. JT Blackwood gave us a great start and the 'pen did an outstanding job. I'm proud of our guys and the toughness they showed tonight. I'm excited to head to Aggieland to start SEC play."
How It Happened
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3/11/2025
BIRMINGHAM, AL – In a 3-3 game entering the ninth, Jason Torres broke the tie with a go-ahead solo home run before Kade Snellfollowed his lead with a two-run blast later in the inning, guiding No. 17 Alabama baseball to a thrilling 6-3 win over UAB at Regions Field. The win improves the Crimson Tide to 17-1 in 2025.
Snell and Torres both finished 2-for-5 on the evening, closing as two of the four men in the Tide lineup to manage multiple hits. Bryce Fowler contributed a 3-for-5 line, slugging a solo home run to go with an RBI base-hit. Will Plattner was 3-for-5 as well with a run scored, while Coleman Mizell's lone hit resulted in an RBI single.
JT Blackwood made his fourth start of the spring, as the right-hander offered a solid showing in the midweek effort. The junior allowed just one hit and one walk over his 3.2 innings, picking up three strikeouts. After UAB leveled the score in the sixth, Aeden Finateri entered the game and did well to keep the Blazers at bay. Finateri pitched 2.0 scoreless frames, scattering two hits to go with two strikeouts. Beau Bryans (1-0) recorded the final out of the eighth and picked up the win after the Tide scored three runs in the next half inning. Carson Ozmer secured his fifth save of the spring in a scoreless ninth, adding a strikeout.
From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"What a great game for the state of Alabama. Two really good teams competing on a great night in Birmingham. I was really proud of the grit and toughness we showed tonight. We were great offensively and just couldn't cash in with guys in scoring position, but we got it done late. JT Blackwood gave us a great start and the 'pen did an outstanding job. I'm proud of our guys and the toughness they showed tonight. I'm excited to head to Aggieland to start SEC play."
How It Happened
- T3 | Bryce Fowler launched a one-out, solo home run to right to open the scoring. (1-0, Alabama)
- T5 I Will Plattner led off the inning with a base-hit, moving to second on a sacrifice bunt. Fowler followed the bunt with a single into right, scoring Plattner. After Justin Lebron singled, Coleman Mizell grounded another base-hit up the middle to plate Fowler. (3-0, Alabama)
- B5 I A leadoff walk, a wild pitch and an RBI double plated UAB's first run of the night. The double would later come around to score following two additional wild pitches. (3-2, Alabama)
- B6 I The Blazers worked a leadoff walk, as the runner would eventually cross the plate after a two-out RBI single. (3-3)
- T9 I With one out, Jason Torres launched a solo home run to straightaway center to regain the lead for the Tide. Brennen Nortonfollowed Torres with a walk, leading to Kade Snell's two-run homer to right. (6-3, Alabama)
- All nine starters in the Alabama lineup recorded at least one hit in the win.
- Justin Lebron extended his hitting streak to eight consecutive games, going 13-for-32 (.406) with one double, one triple, five home runs, 22 RBI, eight runs scored and six walks in that stretch.
- Kade Snell furthered his hitting streak to seven consecutive games on Tuesday. Snell is 12-for-24 (.500) with two doubles, one home run, four RBI, three walks, two hit-by-pitch and eight runs scored in that span
- Snell also lengthened his on-base streak to 15 games
- Snell now has 11 multi-hit games so far this spring, leading all Tide players.
- Richie Bonomolo Jr., Will Hodo and Jason Torres all extended their on-base streaks to 18 games
- Coleman Mizell improved his on-base streak to 17 consecutive contests
- ATTENDANCE : 2,528
- Alabama will begin conference play when the Crimson Tide travels to College Station on Friday, March 14 to open a three-game series at No. 19 Texas A&M.
- The contest is scheduled for a 6 p.m. CT start, with the game airing on SEC Network+.
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