In mid-April, Alabama baseball had itself in a first-rate place to make the NCAA Event once more this yr.
The Crimson Tide began the month with a collection win over Texas A&M. Then, Alabama swept, on the time, No. 7 Ole Miss. Proper after that, Brad Bohannon’s squad defeated the No. 1 workforce within the nation, Tennessee, within the opening sport of the weekend collection.
The Volunteers gained the subsequent two, however the Crimson Tide was trending in the best route. Or so it appeared.
That hasn’t been sustainable. Now, greater than midway by way of Could, the Crimson Tide goes to have to drag off some upsets to have a shot at making the NCAA Event.
Alabama has misplaced its previous 5 SEC collection and sits at 27-24 total and 10-16 within the SEC. An look within the convention match appears extra doubtless than not, except the ultimate weekend seems disastrous with Alabama dropping all three and the unsuitable groups successful. Kentucky, Missouri and Mississippi State are the opposite groups vying for the ultimate two spots.
That is just for the convention match, although. The Crimson Tide goes to have to alter course to have a shot at making the NCAA Event for a second consecutive yr and the second time since 2014.
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All of it begins with the Arkansas collection to finish the common season. Alabama will face the Razorbacks on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in a house collection.
D1 Baseball has Arkansas ranked No. 7 within the nation heading into the week.
Alabama is contemporary off a collection loss to No. 19 Auburn. The Tigers gained the primary two video games earlier than the third sport Sunday was decided to be no contest due to climate after a number of delays.
The Crimson Tide will doubtless must win the Arkansas collection to provide itself a good probability to make the NCAA Event. A sweep won’t be essential, however two wins are most likely going to be. One win would translate to Alabama needing an excellent stronger efficiency within the convention match.
In 2021, the Crimson Tide completed with 12 wins in convention play and made the NCAA match, however that additionally included a number of SEC Event wins. First, Alabama defeated South Carolina earlier than an upset of No. 2 seeded Tennessee.
Alabama will doubtless must have a number of conference-tournament wins once more this yr if it needs to maintain taking part in after the journey to Hoover.
In D1 baseball’s newest Subject of 64 projections, Alabama just isn’t included within the area or as one of many first 4 groups out. Baseball America additionally didn’t have the Crimson Tide as one of many first 4 out however as an alternative the subsequent 4 out.
It should doubtless take a powerful run over the subsequent two weeks to alter that.
Nick Kelly covers Alabama soccer and males’s basketball for The Tuscaloosa Information, a part of the USA TODAY Community. Attain him at nkelly@gannett.com or observe him on Twitter: @_NickKelly
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