The series is now even at one game apiece with Sunday’s finale set to decide the series
4/16/2022
KNOXVILLE, TN – Alabama baseball suffered a 9-2 loss to top-ranked Tennessee on Saturday evening at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The 24th-ranked Crimson Tide is now 23-13 overall and 8-6 in Southeastern Conference play.
The two teams combined for four homers, leading to six of the 11 total runs on the night. The Volunteers used a two-run home run in the first and a solo shot in the third to build a 3-0 lead early. Alabama countered with a two-run homer from Zane Denton in the sixth to make it a one-run affair, but Tennessee answered with a pair of solo home runs and used a throwing error to score three in the home half to put the game out of reach. The Volunteers would add three more in the eighth for the 9-2 final.
Jacob McNairy (4-1) suffered his first loss of the season despite another solid start. The senior tossed 5.0 innings, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks with two strikeouts. Tennessee reliever Camden Sewell (4-1) earned the win, allowing two runs on five hits with two strikeouts in his 4.1 emergency innings of work. Sewell entered the game in the top of the second following an injury to UT starter Chase Dollander.
From Head Coach Brad Bohannon
"Jacob (McNairy) did a pretty good job tonight. He gave us 5.0 innings of three runs, and we'll take that every time out. He exited with the game at 3-2 and gave us a shot. We just didn't do as well out of the bullpen and defensively today as you need to, to be able to beat the No. 1 team in the country on the road."
How It Happened
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4/16/2022
KNOXVILLE, TN – Alabama baseball suffered a 9-2 loss to top-ranked Tennessee on Saturday evening at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The 24th-ranked Crimson Tide is now 23-13 overall and 8-6 in Southeastern Conference play.
The two teams combined for four homers, leading to six of the 11 total runs on the night. The Volunteers used a two-run home run in the first and a solo shot in the third to build a 3-0 lead early. Alabama countered with a two-run homer from Zane Denton in the sixth to make it a one-run affair, but Tennessee answered with a pair of solo home runs and used a throwing error to score three in the home half to put the game out of reach. The Volunteers would add three more in the eighth for the 9-2 final.
Jacob McNairy (4-1) suffered his first loss of the season despite another solid start. The senior tossed 5.0 innings, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks with two strikeouts. Tennessee reliever Camden Sewell (4-1) earned the win, allowing two runs on five hits with two strikeouts in his 4.1 emergency innings of work. Sewell entered the game in the top of the second following an injury to UT starter Chase Dollander.
From Head Coach Brad Bohannon
"Jacob (McNairy) did a pretty good job tonight. He gave us 5.0 innings of three runs, and we'll take that every time out. He exited with the game at 3-2 and gave us a shot. We just didn't do as well out of the bullpen and defensively today as you need to, to be able to beat the No. 1 team in the country on the road."
How It Happened
- B1 | Jordan Beck got the Vols on the board with a two-run home run. (2-0, Tennessee)
- B3 | A one-out triple followed by a lineout brought in another tally for UT. (3-0, Tennessee)
- T6 | Drew Williamson singled to right to give the Tide a one-out baserunner. Zane Denton followed, clearing the bases with a two-run home run. (3-2, Tennessee)
- B6 | Jordan Beck led off the inning with a solo homer. Two outs later, Luc Lipcius added one with a solo home run of his own. The Vols then reached a pair and a double steal led to a Tide error, bringing in the inning's third run. (6-2, Tennessee)
- B8 | Two throwing errors bookended an RBI-single to help the Volunteers add three more runs. (9-2, Tennessee)
- Alabama's winning streak came to an end at eight games. The eight-game streak was the longest by the Crimson Tide this season and the longest since UA won 14 straight from Feb. 14-March 6, 2020.
- The loss ended the Tide's five-game winning streak against top-10 competition.
- The Saturday contest also ended UA's winning streak in SEC matchups at six games.
- Bryce Eblin has reached base safely in 13 straight games dating back to March 26.
- Drew Williamson has reached base safely in 12 straight games dating back to March 27.
- Andrew Pinckney has reached base safely in 12 straight SEC matchups and 13 of 14 games overall in conference play.
- With his 2-for-3 night, Dominic Tamez extended his hitting streak to seven games. Over that stretch, the junior is batting .357 (10-28) with three doubles, six RBI, four runs scored and one walk.
- Jim Jarvis did not reach on Saturday night to end his on-base streak at 23 straight SEC games. The streak ran from May 2 of last season at Missouri through Friday's series opener with UT.
- Jarvis' hit streak came to an end at five games. Over that stretch, he batted .455 (10-22) with a double, one home run, four RBI, seven runs, three walks and one stolen base.
Get all the latest information on the team by following @AlabmaBSB on Twitter and Instagram and on Facebook at Alabama Baseball. General athletic news can be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.
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RTR,
Diamond Tide
