Alabama falls in SEC Baseball Tournament 10-5

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – It’s now up to the selection committee.

Alabama baseball dropped its opening game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament, 10-5, to South Carolina on Tuesday afternoon at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.

Alabama was first to score on Tuesday, plating three runs over the first two innings with one in the first and two in the second. South Carolina then responded and never looked back, posting a six-run third to gain the advantage for good. The Tide cut the lead to one with a two-run fourth but would get no closer as SC plated single runs in the fifth and eighth to go with a two-run sixth for the 10-5 final.

“We are not thrilled with the result, but South Carolina played well, you have to tip your cap to them,” Alabama Head Coach Rob Vaughn said after the game. “Now we kind of sit and wait. We’ll go back and practice, continue to prepare, and hopefully we get a chance to keep playing baseball next week.”

Alabama entered the SEC Tournament with an RPI of 18, a strength of schedule of 5, and 13 wins against ranked Top 25 teams.

South Carolina reliever Chris Veach (4-1) earned the win, throwing the final 5.2 scoreless innings with three hits and six strikeouts. The loss went to Alabama reliever Aidan Moza (3-3).

With the loss, the Crimson Tide moves to 33-22 overall on the year.

The NCAA Baseball tournament Selection show is Monday.

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