The Crimson Tide bullpen supplied 4.2 scoreless innings in the loss
4/18/2025
BATON ROUGE, LA – No. 15 Alabama baseball brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth, though the comeback attempt fell just short as the Crimson Tide was defeated 4-3 by No. 9 LSU at Alex Box Stadium on Friday. The loss moves Alabama to 30-10 overall and 8-9 in Southeastern Conference play.
Kade Snell continued his weekend success, going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored. Bryce Fowler produced a 2-for-4 line as well, including a double, a walk and two runs. Richie Bonomolo Jr. was 1-for-3 with two walks and an RBI, while Justin Lebroncollected a double in his five at-bats.
Riley Quick (5-2) made his ninth start of the spring and was responsible for four earned runs on eight hits to go with one walk and three strikeouts across his 3.1 innings. Braylon Myers was superb out of the Tide bullpen, covering 3.2 scoreless innings while notching six strikeouts. Coulson Buchanan picked up a strikeout in a scoreless eighth, stranding the bases loaded.
From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"To beat a top ten team in the country at their place, you have to come out and play good baseball. We did some great things tonight. Riley (Quick) battled his tail off, Braylon (Myers) was outstanding for us and (Coulson) Buchanan gave us a chance at the end. We let an elite arm off the hook early then he settled in and was tough. We simply weren't clean in the third (inning). We took great at-bats off (Zac) Cowan and gave ourselves a chance at the end but couldn't quite get it done. I love the fight and I love the toughness. We just need to come out and play a clean game of baseball tomorrow. I told these guys coming in that 'fortune favors the bold'. We need to live that tomorrow, myself included. We will come out ready to send it tomorrow afternoon."
How It Happened
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RTR,
Diamond Tide
4/18/2025
BATON ROUGE, LA – No. 15 Alabama baseball brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth, though the comeback attempt fell just short as the Crimson Tide was defeated 4-3 by No. 9 LSU at Alex Box Stadium on Friday. The loss moves Alabama to 30-10 overall and 8-9 in Southeastern Conference play.
Kade Snell continued his weekend success, going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored. Bryce Fowler produced a 2-for-4 line as well, including a double, a walk and two runs. Richie Bonomolo Jr. was 1-for-3 with two walks and an RBI, while Justin Lebroncollected a double in his five at-bats.
Riley Quick (5-2) made his ninth start of the spring and was responsible for four earned runs on eight hits to go with one walk and three strikeouts across his 3.1 innings. Braylon Myers was superb out of the Tide bullpen, covering 3.2 scoreless innings while notching six strikeouts. Coulson Buchanan picked up a strikeout in a scoreless eighth, stranding the bases loaded.
From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"To beat a top ten team in the country at their place, you have to come out and play good baseball. We did some great things tonight. Riley (Quick) battled his tail off, Braylon (Myers) was outstanding for us and (Coulson) Buchanan gave us a chance at the end. We let an elite arm off the hook early then he settled in and was tough. We simply weren't clean in the third (inning). We took great at-bats off (Zac) Cowan and gave ourselves a chance at the end but couldn't quite get it done. I love the fight and I love the toughness. We just need to come out and play a clean game of baseball tomorrow. I told these guys coming in that 'fortune favors the bold'. We need to live that tomorrow, myself included. We will come out ready to send it tomorrow afternoon."
How It Happened
- T1 | Bryce Fowler led off the game with a single to right before Justin Lebron doubled to left, placing two men in scoring position. Kade Snell followed Lebron with an RBI groundout to second. (1-0, Alabama)
- B3 I A leadoff single and a throwing error pushed the baserunner to third, leading to an RBI single two batters later. After a failed pickoff attempt advanced the runner to third, the Tigers produced an RBI double to right-center to take the lead. (2-1, LSU)
- B4 I The Tigers opened the fourth with a double, while a one-out single and an advancement on the throw to third put two men in scoring position. The hosts cashed in, managing a two-run single. (4-1, LSU)
- T7 I With two outs, Snell doubled into the right field corner before Richie Bonomolo Jr. singled up the middle to drive in Snell. (4-2, LSU)
- T9 I Fowler started the final frame with a double to right, reaching third on a wild pitch. With one out, Snell lifted a sacrifice fly to left, allowing Bonomolo Jr. to score. (4-3, LSU)
- Braylon Myers managed six strikeouts on Friday, matching his career-high set on April 5 at Auburn in game two of a doubleheader
- The Alabama pitching staff recorded 10 strikeouts on Friday, marking the 18th game this season the Tide has produced at least 10 strikeouts
- In two games against LSU this weekend, Kade Snell is 4-for-8 (.500) with a double, two home runs, six RBI, one walk and three runs scored
- Brady Neal improved his hitting streak to five consecutive games on Friday, going 5-for-14 (.357) with one home run, one RBI, one walk and one hit-by-pitch in that span
- Neal also stretched his on-base streak to 11 games
- ATTENDANCE : 12,278
- Alabama will attempt to salvage the series finale on Saturday, April 19, when the Crimson Tide and Tigers close the weekend set at Alex Box Stadium
- First pitch for game three is set for 5 p.m. CT, airing on SEC Network
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RTR,
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