1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
SEC regular season champions; SEC tournament champions; South I Regional champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western
Record	50–19 (20–10 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Wells (2nd season);
Assistant coach	Mitch Gaspard (2nd season)
Hitting coach	Todd Butler (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sewell–Thomas Stadium
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Division
No. 3 Florida ^x‍†‍‍	20	–	10	.667	50	–	18	.735
No. 12 Tennessee ‍‍‍	18	–	12	.600	43	–	20	.683
Kentucky ‍‍‍	15	–	14	.517	35	–	24	.593
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	14	–	16	.467	29	–	25	.537
South Carolina ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	25	–	28	.472
Georgia ‍‍‍	8	–	21	.276	24	–	30	.444
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama ^x‍†‍‡‍	20	–	10	.667	50	–	19	.725
No. 1 LSU ^x‍†‍‍	20	–	10	.667	52	–	15	.776
No. 27 Mississippi State ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	38	–	24	.613
Arkansas ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	39	–	20	.661
Auburn ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	32	–	24	.571
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	7	–	23	.233	24	–	30	.444

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1996^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team is a baseball team that represented the University of Alabama in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide were members of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Sewell–Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They were led by second-year head coach Jim Wells.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
RHP	Skip Ames	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
P	Andy Bernard	/	—	—
INF	Joe Caruso	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
P	Joel Colgrove	/	—	—
P	John Collins	/	—	—
P	Chris Eilers	/	—	—
	Eric Goldis	/	—	—
OF	Doug Hall	L/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Gallatin, Tennessee
OF	Dustan Mohr	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Hattiesburg, Mississippi
INF	Chris Moller	/	—	—
INF	Kevin Nichols	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)		Panama City, Florida
C	Dax Norris	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	La Grange, Georgia
INF	Andy Phillips	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
LHP	Corey Spiers	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Joliet, Illinois
INF	Brett Taft	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Birmingham, Alabama
OF	David Tidwell	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Grenada, Mississippi
RHP	Manny Torres	/R	—	—	Fr
RHP	Byron Tribe	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
INF	Robbie Tucker	/	—	—
LHP	Tim Young	L/L	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Gulfport, Mississippi

Head coach

Jim Wells

Assistant coach(es)

Todd Butler
Mitch Gaspard

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

1996 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log

Regular season

February (9–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
1	February 9	vs Georgia Tech	Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida	7–2	1–0	–
2	February 10	vs Wake Forest	Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida	10–7	2–0	–
3	February 11	vs North Carolina	Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida	6–7	2–1	–
4	February 16	Centenary	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	6–5	3–1	–
5	February 17	Centenary	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	9–2	4–1	–
6	February 18	Centenary	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	6–1	5–1	–
7	February 21	Middle Tennessee	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	3–4	5–2	–
8	February 23	at Northeast Louisiana	Warhawk Field • Monroe, Louisiana	8–2	6–2	–
9	February 24	at Northeast Louisiana	Warhawk Field • Monroe, Louisiana	7–1	7–2	–
10	February 25	at Northeast Louisiana	Warhawk Field • Monroe, Louisiana	3–5	7–3	–
11	February 27	Radford	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	6–1	8–3	–
12	February 28	Radford	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	19–4	9–3	–

March (14–7)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
13	March 1	UNC Greensboro	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	8–13	9–4	–
14	March 2	UNC Greensboro	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	9–3	10–4	–
15	March 3	UNC Greensboro	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	12–3	11–4	–
16	March 5	at Samford	Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama	5–4	12–4	–
17	March 8	at Georgia	Foley Field • Athens, Georgia	1–11	12–5	0–1
18	March 9	at Georgia	Foley Field • Athens, Georgia	9–6	13–5	1–1
19	March 10	at Georgia	Foley Field • Athens, Georgia	6–4	14–5	2–1
20	March 12	Murray State	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	3–6	14–6	2–1
21	March 13	Murray State	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	9–3	15–6	2–1
22	March 16	Florida	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	8–9	15–7	2–2
23	March 16	Florida	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	3–2	16–7	3–2
24	March 17	Florida	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	8–4	17–7	4–2
25	March 19	Eastern Kentucky	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	10–2	18–7	4–2
26	March 20	Eastern Kentucky	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	7–8	18–8	4–2
27	March 22	Tennessee	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	2–0	19–8	5–2
28	March 23	Tennessee	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	2–6	19–9	5–3
29	March 24	Tennessee	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	5–4	20–9	6–3
30	March 26	at South Alabama	Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama	1–0	21–9	6–3
31	March 29	at Vanderbilt	McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee	0–5	21–10	6–4
32	March 30	at Vanderbilt	McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee	14–13	22–10	7–4
33	March 31	at Vanderbilt	McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee	14–11	23–10	8–4

April (12–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
34	April 2	Auburn	Paterson Field • Montgomery, Alabama	2–0	24–10	8–4
35	April 5	at Kentucky	Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	17–4	25–10	9–4
36	April 6	at Kentucky	Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	2–3	25–11	9–5
37	April 7	at Kentucky	Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	4–1	26–11	10–5
38	April 10	UAB	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	17–6	27–11	10–5
39	April 12	Mississippi State	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	3–1	28–11	11–5
40	April 13	Mississippi State	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	5–4	29–11	12–5
41	April 13	Mississippi State	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	1–5	29–12	12–6
42	April 17	at UAB	Jerry D. Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, Alabama	12–5	30–12	12–6
43	April 19	Ole Miss	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	1–3	30–13	12–7
44	April 20	Ole Miss	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	3–8	30–14	12–8
45	April 21	Ole Miss	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	9–5	31–14	13–8
46	April 22	Birmingham–Southern	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	8–2	32–14	13–8
47	April 24	Samford	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	8–2	33–14	13–8
48	April 26	at LSU	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	6–8	33–15	13–9
49	April 27	at LSU	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	17–4	34–15	14–9
50	April 28	at LSU	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	12–5	35–15	15–9

May (5–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
51	May 3	at Arkansas	Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	3–9	35–16	15–10
52	May 4	at Arkansas	Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	7–3	36–16	16–10
53	May 5	at Arkansas	Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	3–2	37–16	17–10
54	May 10	Auburn	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	1–0	38–16	18–10
55	May 11	Auburn	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	7–1	39–16	19–10
56	May 12	Auburn	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	4–0	40–16	20–10

Postseason

SEC Tournament (5–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
57	May 16	vs Kentucky	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama	3–2	41–16	20–10
58	May 17	vs Tennessee	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama	3–1	42–16	20–10
59	May 18	vs Florida	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama	3–7	42–17	20–10
60	May 18	vs Kentucky	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama	16–8	43–17	20–10
61	May 19	vs Florida	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama	10–5	44–17	20–10
62	May 19	vs Florida	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama	15–5	45–17	20–10

South I Regional (4–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
63	May 23	Princeton	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	19–2	46–17	20–10
64	May 24	South Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	9–3	47–17	20–10
65	May 25	Stetson	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	3–1	48–17	20–10
66	May 26	Virginia	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	18–8	49–17	20–10

1996 College World Series (1–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
67	May 31	vs Oklahoma State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	7–5	50–17	20–10
68	June 2	vs Miami (FL)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	1–15	50–18	20–10
69	June 4	vs Clemson	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	13–14	50–19	20–10

Awards and honors

Skip Ames

ABCA All-South Region Team

Andy Bernard

South I Regional All-Tournament Team

Joe Caruso

South I Regional All-Tournament Team
SEC All-Tournament Team
SEC Tournament MVP

Joel Colgrove

South I Regional All-Tournament Team
South I Regional MVP

Doug Hall

SEC All-Tournament Team

Dustan Mohr

SEC All-Tournament Team

Chris Moller

SEC All-Tournament Team
College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Dax Norris

ABCA All-South Region Team
First Team All-SEC

Brett Taft

South I Regional All-Tournament Team

David Tidwell

South I Regional All-Tournament Team

Tim Young

Second Team All-SEC^[3]

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
^ "CWS record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
^ "2020 Alabama Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.rolltide.com. University of Alabama. February 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.

[CWS-2] "CWS record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 16, 2012.

[3] "2020 Alabama Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.rolltide.com. University of Alabama. February 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

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1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball

SEC regular season champions SEC tournament champions South I Regional champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western
Record	50–19 (20–10 SEC)
Head coach	Jim Wells (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Mitch Gaspard (2nd season)
Hitting coach	Todd Butler (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sewell–Thomas Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

References

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