The Crimson Tide finishes the regular season with a 40-15 overall record with 16 SEC wins
5/17/2025
GAINESVILLE, FL – A close game early, No. 23 Florida ran away from No. 18 Alabama baseball in the fifth, as the Crimson Tide dropped its final regular season contest 9-3 to the Gators in Saturday's rubber-game at Condron Family Ballpark. The defeat stamps Alabama's regular season record at 40-15 with a 16-14 mark in Southeastern Conference play.
Bryce Fowler paced the Tide offense with a 2-for-5 line, including an RBI double. Justin Lebron was 1-for-4 with a double and a sacrifice fly, while Brennen Norton collected a double and two runs scored as part of his 1-for-4 day at the plate. Richie Bonomolo Jr. and Will Hodo also collected base-hits in Saturday's contest.
Zane Adams (7-3) made his 14th start of the campaign, logging 3.1 innings while surrendering six hits and four runs to go with two walks and three strikeouts. Austin Morris and Connor Lehman were both responsible for two earned runs in their respective relief outings, though Aeden Finateri, Hagan Banks and Beau Bryans all produced scoreless appearances in the later innings.
How It Happened
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5/17/2025
GAINESVILLE, FL – A close game early, No. 23 Florida ran away from No. 18 Alabama baseball in the fifth, as the Crimson Tide dropped its final regular season contest 9-3 to the Gators in Saturday's rubber-game at Condron Family Ballpark. The defeat stamps Alabama's regular season record at 40-15 with a 16-14 mark in Southeastern Conference play.
Bryce Fowler paced the Tide offense with a 2-for-5 line, including an RBI double. Justin Lebron was 1-for-4 with a double and a sacrifice fly, while Brennen Norton collected a double and two runs scored as part of his 1-for-4 day at the plate. Richie Bonomolo Jr. and Will Hodo also collected base-hits in Saturday's contest.
Zane Adams (7-3) made his 14th start of the campaign, logging 3.1 innings while surrendering six hits and four runs to go with two walks and three strikeouts. Austin Morris and Connor Lehman were both responsible for two earned runs in their respective relief outings, though Aeden Finateri, Hagan Banks and Beau Bryans all produced scoreless appearances in the later innings.
How It Happened
- B1 I The Gators opened the scoring with a pair of solo home runs. (2-0, Florida)
- T2 I After Richie Bonomolo Jr. led off the inning with an infield single, Will Hodo bounced a groundball to second, though the second baseman's throw to the base was wide, allowing Bonomolo Jr. to score. (2-1, Florida)
- B3 I UF slugged its third solo home run of the afternoon. (3-1, Florida)
- B4 I A leadoff single and a steal of second preceded an RBI single into left. (4-1, Florida)
- T5 I Brennen Norton reached base after an error at shortstop. Bryce Fowler cashed in on the opportunity, lining an RBI double into the right-center gap. (4-2, Florida)
- B5 I The hosts plated five runs in the inning as the result of two hits, two errors, two hit-by-pitch and a walk. (9-2, Florida)
- T7 I Norton lined a leadoff double to right, advancing to third on a flyout to center. Justin Lebron eventually drove in Norton with a sacrifice fly to center. (9-3, Florida)
- The Crimson Tide closed the regular season with 16 conference wins, the most Southeastern Conference victories for Alabama since the Tide won 18 games in 2009
- Justin Lebron managed his 69th RBI on Saturday, the most RBI in a single season by a sophomore player in program history, surpassing G.W. Keller's previous mark of 68 set in 1997
- Lebron also tied Josh Rutledge for the most RBI by a shortstop in program history, matching the school record set in 2010
- Bryce Fowler improved his one-base streak eight games
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- Alabama will head to Hoover to take part in the 2025 Southeastern Conference Tournament as the No. 9 seed
- The Crimson Tide will square off with the 16th-seeded Missouri Tigers in the first matchup of the SEC Tournament on Tuesday, May 20, with first pitch scheduled for 9:30 a.m. CT
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