Alabama baseball is shedding a fan favourite. Outfielder Owen Diodati entered his identify within the NCAA switch portal Tuesday following his junior season with the Crimson Tide.

This previous season, Diodati posted a .242 batting common with eight dwelling runs and 26 runs batted in over 49 video games, together with 41 begins. He went 3-for-7 with three RBIs throughout Alabama’s regular-season collection win over Arkansas earlier this month however made only one look throughout final week’s SEC Match, going 0-for-3 with two walks through the Crimson Tide’s 12-8 loss to Texas A&M.

Diodati, a local of Ontario, Canada, joined the Crimson Tide in 2020. He was chosen as a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Information after batting .309 with three doubles, a triple and 5 dwelling runs in his 17 video games of motion, together with 14 begins. Throughout the shortened season, Diodati led the crew with 22 RBIs whereas placing collectively seven multi-RBI video games. He led all SEC freshmen in RBI and slugging share (.673) whereas tying for the lead in dwelling runs and walks amongst first-year gamers.

Diodati noticed his manufacturing start to slide in 2021 when he batted .230 with three doubles, a triple and 11 dwelling runs over 56 video games whereas splitting time as an outfielder and a delegated hitter. One of many highlights of that season got here as he recorded a grand slam in back-to-back video games in opposition to Faculty of Charleston and South Alabama, changing into the primary participant in Alabama historical past to perform the feat.

Alabama completed the previous season with a 31-27 document. The Crimson Tide was not invited to an NCAA regional when the match bracket was launched Monday. 

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