The Crimson Tide set the program record for consecutive victories to begin a new season with the win
3/8/2025
The Crimson Tide set the program record for consecutive victories to begin a new season with the win
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No. 23 Alabama baseball secured the series win over Presbyterian on Saturday, as the Crimson Tide rolled for nine runs in the second in UA's 15-1 victory over the Blue Hose. The ballgame was made official after seven innings due to the 10-run rule. The win improves the Tide to 16-0 on the young campaign, marking the most consecutive wins to open a new season in program history.
Will Hodo sparked the Tide's offensive output, finishing a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, highlighted by a grand slam in UA's explosive second frame. The senior first baseman finished a triple shy of the cycle. Justin Lebron also produced five RBI, going 2-for-4 including a three-run home run and a two-run single. Bryce Fowler and Kade Snell closed with identical 2-for-3 lines with both men driving in a run. Jason Torres was 1-for-2 with an RBI, while Richie Bonomolo Jr. and Coleman Mizell recorded one hit apiece.
Riley Quick (4-0) tossed a career-high 4.1 innings on Saturday, surrendering just two hits and one run to go with two walks and one strikeout. Out of the bullpen, Hagan Banks retired all five men he faced while Beau Bryans picked up two strikeouts in a scoreless seventh.
From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"Really proud of our kids. They did a good job of showing up and ringing the bell, and that was just another really professional win. I thought we were really good offensively. Riley Quick didn't strike a ton of dudes out tonight, but it was an upper-90's heater and forced a ton of ground balls. We got him back out for the fifth, which is one thing that we really wanted to do, so it sets him up for a good one next weekend. Really professional win by our guys and now we turn the page to tomorrow to go try to finish the series."
How It Happened
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3/8/2025
The Crimson Tide set the program record for consecutive victories to begin a new season with the win
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No. 23 Alabama baseball secured the series win over Presbyterian on Saturday, as the Crimson Tide rolled for nine runs in the second in UA's 15-1 victory over the Blue Hose. The ballgame was made official after seven innings due to the 10-run rule. The win improves the Tide to 16-0 on the young campaign, marking the most consecutive wins to open a new season in program history.
Will Hodo sparked the Tide's offensive output, finishing a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, highlighted by a grand slam in UA's explosive second frame. The senior first baseman finished a triple shy of the cycle. Justin Lebron also produced five RBI, going 2-for-4 including a three-run home run and a two-run single. Bryce Fowler and Kade Snell closed with identical 2-for-3 lines with both men driving in a run. Jason Torres was 1-for-2 with an RBI, while Richie Bonomolo Jr. and Coleman Mizell recorded one hit apiece.
Riley Quick (4-0) tossed a career-high 4.1 innings on Saturday, surrendering just two hits and one run to go with two walks and one strikeout. Out of the bullpen, Hagan Banks retired all five men he faced while Beau Bryans picked up two strikeouts in a scoreless seventh.
From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"Really proud of our kids. They did a good job of showing up and ringing the bell, and that was just another really professional win. I thought we were really good offensively. Riley Quick didn't strike a ton of dudes out tonight, but it was an upper-90's heater and forced a ton of ground balls. We got him back out for the fifth, which is one thing that we really wanted to do, so it sets him up for a good one next weekend. Really professional win by our guys and now we turn the page to tomorrow to go try to finish the series."
How It Happened
- B2 | Leading off the inning, Jason Torres singled, Will Hodo doubled, and Brennen Norton walked to load the bases with nobody out. Kade Snell lifted a sacrifice fly before Will Plattner drove in a run with a fielder's choice. With the bases re-loaded, Justin Lebronlined a two-run single into center. Coleman Mizell singled to again the load the bases, leading to Torres' RBI walk. Will Hodopunctuated the inning with a grand slam, capping the nine-run frame. (9-0, Alabama)
- B3 I Snell opened the inning with a base-hit before Plattner walked. Two batters later, Bryce Fowler singled into right to score Snell as Lebron followed the Tide right fielder with a three-run home run to left. (13-0, Alabama)
- T5 I Presbyterian found the scoreboard with a solo home run to right. (13-1, Alabama)
- B5 I Fowler singled and Lebron walked, while Mizell advanced both men into scoring position with a productive out. A passed ball allowed Fowler to score before Hodo drove in Lebron with a single through the right side. (15-1, Alabama)
- Alabama's 16-0 start represents the longest winning streak to begin a new season in program history, eclipsing the 15-0 start by the Tide in 1997.
- The Tide's 16-game winning streak matches the longest winning streak in program history, equaling the streak set by the 1999 squad from May 7-June 11 of that year.
- Including Saturday, Alabama has scored 10-plus runs in 12 of its 16 games.
- Saturday marks the second instance this season that two Tide players have recorded five RBI in the same game (Bryce Fowler and Justin Lebron vs. Jacksonville State, Feb. 25)
- Alabama's nine-run second inning stands as the 10th frame this spring in which the Tide has produced five-plus runs.
- The Tide's six hits in the second inning marks the first time Alabama has managed six hits in a single inning since March 30 of last season against South Carolina.
- Justin Lebron's five RBI on Saturday stands as his 11th multi-RBI effort of the spring.
- Hodo's grand slam becomes the fifth grand slam the Tide has produced already this spring.
- Lebron and Kade Snell both finished with two hits apiece, marking both men's eighth multi-hit performance.
- Lebron extended his hitting streak to six consecutive games, going 11-26 (.423) with one double, one triple, four home runs, 21 RBI, seven runs scored and three walks in that stretch.
- Snell advanced his hitting streak to five consecutive games on Saturday. Snell is 9-15 (.600) with two doubles, two RBI, two walks, two hit-by-pitch and seven runs scored in that span.
- Snell has also reached base in 13 consecutive games.
- Richie Bonomolo Jr., Will Hodo and Jason Torres improved their on-base streaks to 16 consecutive games in the win.
- Coleman Mizell's on-base streak extended to 15 games.
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- Alabama will look to sweep the series when the Crimson Tide and Blue Hose return to Sewell-Thomas Stadium on Sunday, March 9
- The contest is scheduled for a 1 p.m. CT start, with the game airing on SEC Network+
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