Alabama loses second consecutive SEC series vs. No.14 Georgia

Alabama baseball misplaced its collection in opposition to No. 14 Georgia at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Its the second consecutive SEC collection the Crimson Tide has misplaced.

The Crimson Tide (24-17, 9-9 SEC) misplaced 4-2 Friday and 3-0 Saturday earlier than successful 3-0 Sunday in opposition to Bulldogs (28-12, 11-7).

After an eight-game win streak, Alabama was on a five-game shedding streak earlier than Sunday’s victory snapped the skid. 

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Gradual weekend on the plate for Alabama 

After earlier collection the place the bats had been booming and the runs had been coming in, the collection in opposition to Georgia was a wrestle on the plate for some within the Alabama lineup. On Saturday, Georgia pitcher Jonathan Cannon was good earlier than he was pulled within the fifth inning, which is when Dominic Tamez was capable of get Alabama’s first hit of the sport. 

Sophomores shine in Sunday victory 

In Sunday’s win, sophomores Grayson Hitt and Andrew Pinckney led the best way for the Crimson Tide. Hitt threw seven strikeouts and allowed solely three hits and two walks by six innings.

Within the third inning, Pinckney made his presence recognized with a laser throw from proper discipline to 3rd base to finish the inning. Within the fifth, with Alabama main 1-0, Pinckney’s two-run shot to the scoreboard prolonged the Crimson Tide result in 3-0. Pinckney completed  3-for-4 with two RBIs.

“On a regular basis is a brand new day, after shedding a pair video games, we simply went on the market and competed,” stated Pinckney. “We’re going on the market and never making an attempt to do to a lot and go on the market and attempt to win every recreation.”  

Dominic Tamez supplies a spark 

A silver lining for the Alabama offense was junior catcher Dominic Tamez. Tamez had three hits Friday, one among two complete Alabama hits on Saturday and one hit on Sunday, totaling a team-best six for the weekend. 

“Dom has proven some life offensively. I do know now we have talked about it earlier than however, he was actually good all fall and within the preseason,” stated Alabama coach Brad Bohannon. “The way in which that he has performed the previous week and a half is what we anticipate out of him.”

What’s subsequent? 

Alabama  faces Samford at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Birmingham earlier than  a weekend collection in opposition to South Carolina in Columbia starting at 6 p.m. Thursday.