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Alabama Baseball’s Hunter Hoopes Out Indefinitely, Connor Prielipp Opts Out of 2022

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2 years ago

April 23, 2022

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama baseball will probably be out two pitchers for what’s more likely to be the rest of the 2022 season.

On Friday night following the Crimson Tide’s 4-2 loss to the No. 14 Georgia Bulldogs, head coach Brad Bohannon introduced that senior reliever Hunter Hoopes will probably be out indefinitely attributable to an undisclosed harm, and that junior starter Connor Prielipp — who was more likely to not take part this season attributable to present process Tommy John surgical procedure final season — has opted out for the remainder of the season.

“Hunter Hoopes goes to be out indefinitely,” Bohannon mentioned. “And Connor Prielipp has determined to choose out or that he isn’t going to pitch for Alabama this 12 months.”

When requested for follow-up particulars, Bohannon selected to stay quiet on the matter.

“I simply do not actually need to elaborate on it proper now,” Bohannon mentioned. “[…] I believe it is in all probability finest if I do not converse for Connor.”

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In 2020 for his freshman season, Prielipp made 4 begins earlier than the season was lower quick as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. In these 4 begins, Prielipp pitched a complete of 21 innings, giving up no runs off of simply 5 hits. He walked six batters and struck out 25 and completed the prematurely-ended season with an ERA of 0.00.

Prielipp was as much as 96 miles per hour together with his fastball and was dominating the autumn season that very same 12 months. Nevertheless, as soon as spring arrived, Prielipp began on opening day vanished from the mound quickly after, not beginning once more till virtually two months later in opposition to Auburn. Even then, Prielipp was solely capable of pitch one inning earlier than having to depart the sport.

In whole, Prielipp had three begins within the 2021 season, however two of these begins following opening day consisted of only one inning on the mound.

Hoopes was one of many extra dependable arms out of the bullpen for the Crimson Tide within the 2022 season. Showing in 15 video games for a complete of 20 innings pitched, Hoopes gave up 5 runs off of 14 hits with an ERA of two.25. He additionally walked 9 batters and struck out 23.

On the season, Hoopes was 0-1 with one save.