2020 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

2020 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
2020 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
CB	No. 20
Record	16–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Brad Bohannon (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jason Jackson; Jerry Zulli;
Home stadium	Sewell–Thomas Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	1	.941
Tennessee ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	15	–	2	.882
No. 3 Georgia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	14	–	4	.778
South Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	4	.750
No. 6 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	5	.722
Missouri • ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	5	.688
Kentucky ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	6	.647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	1	.941
Alabama ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	1	.941
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	15	–	3	.833
No. 17 Mississippi State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	4	.750
No. 18 Auburn ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	5	.722
No. 19 LSU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	5	.706
No. 14 Arkansas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	5	.688

‡ – Tournament champion – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions As of March 12, 2020^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games at Sewell–Thomas Stadium.

Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished 30–26 overall, and 7–23 in the conference.

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 6, 2020 with the Crimson Tide predicted to finish in last place in the Western Division.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (West)
1	Arkansas	82 (5)
2	Mississippi State	73 (4)
T-3	LSU	67 (3)
T-3	Auburn	67 (2)
5	Texas A&M	44
6	Ole Miss	38
7	Alabama	21

Personnel

Roster

2020 Alabama Crimson Tide roster^[3]

Pitchers

4 - Connor Prielipp- Freshman
9 - Casey Cobb - Senior
14 - Antoine Jean - Freshman
21 - Garret Rukes - Junior
25 - Dylan Smith - Sophomore
26 - Dylan Oliver - Senior
27 - Chase Lee - Sophomore
29 - Connor Shamblin - Sophomore
30 - William Freeman - Senior
31 - Ryan O'Connell - Junior
32 - Blake Bennett - Freshman
33 - Kyle Cameron - Senior
34 - Jacob McNairy - Sophomore
40 - Brock Guffey - Junior
48 - Landon Green - Freshman
50 - Garrett Hester - Freshman
54 - Dowd Ritter - Freshman

Catchers

12 - Johnny Hawk - Senior
19 - Sam Praytor - Sophomore

Infielders

10 - Jim Jarvis - Freshman
11 - William Hamiter - Freshman
18 - Drew Williamson - Sophomore
23 - Logan Keller - Freshman
24 - Kolby Robinson - Senior
44 - Zane Denton - Freshman

Outfielders

1 - Jackson Tate - Junior
13 - Walker McCleney - Senior
16 - Owen Diodati - Freshman
20 - Andrew Pinckney - Freshman
22 - T.J. Reeves - Sophomore
28 - Tyler Gentry - Junior

Utility

2 - Myles Austin (INF/OF) - Freshman
5 - Tyler Ras (P/UTL) - Sophomore
7 - Brett Auerbach (C/UTL) - Senior
8 - Peyton Wilson (C/UTL) - Freshman
36 - Justin King (OF/INF) - Senior

Coaching staff

2020 Alabama Crimson Tide coaching staff^[3]
Name	Position	Seasons at Alabama
Brad Bohannon	Head Coach	3
Josh Jackson	Assistant Coach	3
Jerry Zulli	Assistant Coach	3
Matt Reida	Volunteer Assistant Coach	2
Jack Hoehl	Director of Operations	3

Schedule and results

2020 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball game log

Regular season

February (11–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 14	Northeastern		Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	W 10–0	C. Prielipp (1–0)	K. Murphy (0–1)	None	SECN+	3,409	1–0	–
February 15	Northeastern		Sewell–Thomas Stadium	W 8–0	C. Shamblin (1–0)	S. Jacobsak (0–1)	None	SECN+	2,828	2–0	–
February 16	Northeastern		Sewell–Thomas Stadium	W 6–3	A. Jean (1–0)	S. Keane (0–1)	C. Lee (1)	SECN+	2,953	3–0	–
February 19	Alabama State		Sewell–Thomas Stadium	W 10–3	D. Smith (1–0)	R. Velazquez (0–1)	None	SECN+	2,268	4–0	–
February 21	at UNLV		Earl Wilson Stadium Paradise, NV	W 8–0	C. Prielipp (2–0)	R. Hare (0–1)	None	None	–	5–0	–
February 21	at UNLV		Earl Wilson Stadium	W 5–4	B. Guffey (1–0)	B. Spooner (1–2)	C. Lee (2)	None	696	6–0	–
February 23	at UNLV		Earl Wilson Stadium	W 5–1	A. Jean (2–0)	J. Sharman (0–1)	None	None	676	7–0	–
February 25	UT Martin		Sewell–Thomas Stadium	W 10–5	G. Rukes (1–0)	A. Kasick (0–1)	None	SECN+	2,398	8–0	–
February 26	Middle Tennessee		Sewell–Thomas Stadium	W 12–6	C. Cobb (1–0)	A. Cheeley (0–1)	None	SECN+	2,282	9–0	–
February 28	Harvard		Sewell–Thomas Stadium	W 15–3	C. Prielipp 3–0	K. Shaw (0–1)	None	SECN+	2,874	10–0	–
February 29	Harvard		Sewell–Thomas Stadium	W 10–5	C. Lee 1–0	J. Bernard (0–1)	None	SECN+	3,558	11–0	–

March (5–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	Harvard		Sewell–Thomas Stadium	W 6–3	B. Guffey (2–0)	P. Thomas (0–1)	None	SECN+	2,540	12–0	—
March 3	South Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium	W 12–2	C. Cobb (2–0)	M. Boswell (1–2)	None	SECN+	2,389	13–0	—
March 6	Lipscomb		Sewell–Thomas Stadium	W 2–1⁽¹³⁾	B. Guffey (3–0)	G. Grubbs (0–1)	None	SECN+	2,824	14–0	—
March 7	Lipscomb		Sewell–Thomas Stadium	L 2–3	M. Habegger (2–0)	C. Shamblin (1–1)	W. Folsom (1)	SECN+	3,229	14–1	—
March 8	Lipscomb		Sewell–Thomas Stadium	W 14–2	A. Jean (3–0)	D. Bierman (2–1)	None	SECN+	2,577	15–1	—
March 10	at UAB		Regions Field Birmingham, AL	W 13–7	G. Rukes (2–0)	J. Smith (0–1)	None	None	1,524	16–1	—
March 13	Missouri		Sewell–Thomas Stadium					SECN+
March 14	Missouri		Sewell–Thomas Stadium					SECN+
March 15	Missouri		Sewell–Thomas Stadium					SECN+
March 18	at Missouri State		Hammons Field Springfield, MO					None
March 20	at Arkansas		Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR					SECN+
March 21	at Arkansas		Baum–Walker Stadium					SECN+
March 22	at Arkansas		Baum–Walker Stadium					SECN+
March 24	Southern Miss		Sewell–Thomas Stadium					SECN+
March 27	Auburn		Sewell–Thomas Stadium					SECN
March 28	Auburn		Sewell–Thomas Stadium					SECN
March 29	Auburn		Sewell–Thomas Stadium					SECN+
March 31	at Samford		Joe Lee Griffin Stadium Birmingham, AL					None

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 1	North Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium					SECN+
April 3	at Kentucky		Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY
April 4	at Kentucky		Kentucky Proud Park
April 5	at Kentucky		Kentucky Proud Park
April 7	Jacksonville State		Sewell–Thomas Stadium
April 10	Tennessee		Sewell–Thomas Stadium
April 11	Tennessee		Sewell–Thomas Stadium
April 12	Tennessee		Sewell–Thomas Stadium
April 14	UAB		Sewell–Thomas Stadium
April 17	at Texas A&M		Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park College Station, TX
April 18	at Texas A&M		Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park
April 19	at Texas A&M		Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park
April 21	Samford		Sewell–Thomas Stadium
April 24	at Vanderbilt		Hawkins Field Nashville, TN
April 25	at Vanderbilt		Hawkins Field
April 26	at Vanderbilt		Hawkins Field

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 1	Mississippi State		Sewell–Thomas Stadium
May 2	Mississippi State		Sewell–Thomas Stadium
May 3	Mississippi State		Sewell–Thomas Stadium
May 5	at Jacksonville State		Rudy Abbott Field Jacksonville, AL
May 8	at LSU		Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA
May 9	at LSU		Alex Box Stadium
May 10	at LSU		Alex Box Stadium
May 12	Troy		Sewell–Thomas Stadium
May 14	Ole Miss		Sewell–Thomas Stadium
May 15	Ole Miss		Sewell–Thomas Stadium
May 16	Ole Miss		Sewell–Thomas Stadium

Post-season

SEC Tournament
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SECT Record
May 19–24			Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL

Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled
Bold = Alabama team member

Schedule Source:^[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

2020 MLB Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Tyler Gentry	OF	3	76	Kansas City Royals

References

^ "2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "Vanderbilt picked to win 2020 SEC Baseball Championship".
^ ^a ^b "2020 Baseball Roster". Alabama Crimson Tide. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Baseball Announces 2020 Schedule" (Press release). University of Alabama Athletics. September 30, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[1] "2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[2] "Vanderbilt picked to win 2020 SEC Baseball Championship".

[roster-3] "2020 Baseball Roster". Alabama Crimson Tide. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[4] "Baseball Announces 2020 Schedule" (Press release). University of Alabama Athletics. September 30, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

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Venues	Sewell–Thomas Stadium (1948–2014) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (2015) Sewell–Thomas Stadium (2016–present)
People	Head coaches
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College World Series appearances in italics

2020 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
CB	No. 20
Record	16–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Brad Bohannon (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jason Jackson Jerry Zulli
Home stadium	Sewell–Thomas Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →