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Alabama Baseball’s Bats Remain Cold Against No. 14 Georgia in 3-0 Loss

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April 23, 2022

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama baseball’s bats continued to be chilly on Saturday afternoon at Sewell-Thomas Stadium because the Crimson Tide recorded simply two hits in opposition to the No. 14 Georgia Bulldogs, resulting in a 3-0 loss.

The loss for Alabama means a win of the sequence for Georgia, who additionally bested the Crimson Tide on Friday night time. Alabama has now misplaced 4 video games in a row, with its final win being again on April 15 at No. 1 Tennessee.

The primary two innings of the sport glided by scoreless, with Alabama not recording a baserunner and Georgia leaving two runners on base. Nonetheless, that every one modified within the high of the third when a two-out bases-loaded double by Georgia third baseman Parks Harber scored three runs for the Bulldogs and gave them a 3-0 lead.

Regardless of giving up the three-run third, Alabama beginning pitcher Jacob McNairy carried out adequately. By way of six innings pitched, the three runs can be the one surrendered McNairy, who gave up a complete of seven hits whereas strolling one batter and putting out 5.

On the mound for Georgia to begin the sport was junior pitcher Jonathan Cannon, and he lived as much as his identify over the primary 5 innings of the sport. Throwing simply 66 pitches over 5 innings, Cannon allowed no runs, no hits, walked none and struck out six batters — absolute perfection on the mound.

Nonetheless, regardless of pitching an ideal recreation and with a comparatively low pitch depend, Cannon was relieved in-between the fifth and sixth innings, changed by reliever Luke Wagner.

Wagner’s first pitch was hit by Alabama catcher Dominic Tamez, giving the Crimson Tide its first baserunner of the sport. Nonetheless, Wagner was in a position to get out of the jam and maintain Alabama off of the scoreboard.

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Within the seventh, the Crimson Tide was in a position to get the bases loaded with Bulldogs reliever Chandler Marsh on the mound, however a flyout to the warning observe in proper area was caught to as soon as once more stymie Alabama’s try at a comeback.

The Crimson Tide bats remained chilly via the eighth, with Bulldogs reliever Chandler Marsh retiring the Alabama facet so as. Within the ninth, Georgia nearer Jack Gowen stored up the tempo with a 1-2-3 inning and clinching the sequence for the Bulldogs with a 3-0 win.

Cannon (7-1) was credited with the win on the mound for Georgia, whereas Gowen (8) picked up the save. McNairy (4-2) was saddled with the loss for Alabama.

With the loss, Alabama drops to 23-17 on the season and now has a dropping document in SEC play at 8-9. Georgia rises to 28-11 on the 12 months with the win and is now 11-6 within the convention. The Crimson Tide and the Bulldogs will play one ultimate time on Sunday within the sequence finale (1 p.m. CT, ESPN2).

This story will likely be up to date with stats, quotes and video from Saturday’s recreation.