Overview of 2018 performance by Alabama college baseball team
The 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Crimson Tide played their home games in the newly renovated Sewell–Thomas Stadium . This season was the first under head coach Brad Bohannon , following the firing of Greg Goff after one season.
Personnel [ edit ] Returning starters [ edit ] Player Class Position Hunter Alexander Senior 1B/RF Chandler Avant Senior 2B Dylan Duarte Junior SP Cody Henry Senior DH/1B Chandler Taylor Junior RF Connor Short Senior 3B Davis Vainer Sophomore RHP Cobie Vance Junior 3B Jake Walters Senior SP
2018 Alabama Crimson Tide roster Pitchers
12 Sonny Potter - Sophomore 16 Jake Walters - Senior 20 Brock Love - Sophomore 21 Garret Rukes - Freshman 23 Mason Duke - Junior 24 Sam Gardner - Junior 25 Dylan Duarte - Junior 32 Deacon Medders - Sophomore 33 Kyle Cameron - Sophomore 35 Brady Greene - Freshman 40 Brock Guffey - Freshman 42 Tyler Adams - Senior 44 Davis Vainer - Sophomore Catchers
19 Sam Praytor- Freshman 28 Kyle Kaufman - Junior 55 Matt Malkin - Junior Infielders
1 Cobie Vance - Junior 2 John Trousdale - Sophomore 5 Chandler Avant - Senior 9 Cody Henry - Senior 11 Connor Short - Senior 22 Hunter Alexander - Senior 26 Jett Manning - Junior 34 Landan Sartain - Junior Outfielders
4 Joe Breaux - Junior 7 Chandler Taylor - Junior 13 Walker McCleney - Sophomore 14 Gene Wood - Junior 18 Keith Holcombe - Junior Utility
10 Sam Finnerty - Junior 30 Connor Stutts - Sophomore
Coaching staff [ edit ] 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaching staff Brad Bohannon – Head Coach (1st year) Josh Jackson – Assistant Coach (1st year) Jerry Zulli – Assistant Coach (1st year) Brock Bennett – Volunteer Assistant Coach (1st year) Jack Hoehl – Director of Operations (1st year) Garrett Walters – Bullpen Coach (2nd year)
Schedule [ edit ] Legend Alabama win Alabama loss Postponement Bold Alabama team member
2018 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log Regular Season Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 16 Valparaiso Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL 16–2 Finnerty (1–0) Tieman (0–1) None 3,194 1–0 – February 17 Valparaiso Sewell–Thomas Stadium 6–5 Duarte (1–0) VanLanen (0–1) None 3,607 2–0 – February 18 Valparaiso Sewell–Thomas Stadium 12–6 Vainer (1–0) Gordon (0–1) Guffey (1) 2,867 3–0 – February 20 Middle Tennessee Sewell–Thomas Stadium 4–0 Adams (1–0) Lester (0–1) None 2,902 4–0 – February 23 (1) Washington State Sewell–Thomas Stadium 12–4 Finnerty (2–0) Mullins (0–2) None 3,882 5–0 – February 23 (2) Washington State Sewell–Thomas Stadium 8–2 Walters (1–0) Anderson (0–2) Medders (1) 3,882 6–0 – February 24 Washington State Sewell–Thomas Stadium 9–3 Guffey (1–0) Sunitsch (0–1) None 3,204 7–0 – February 27 at Samford No. 30 Griffin Stadium Birmingham, AL 13–3 Rukes (1–0) Widra (0–1) None 1,344 8–0 – February 28 Alabama State No. 30 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 11–1 Duke (1–0) Vazquez (0–1) None 2,795 9–0 –
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 2 at Oklahoma No. 30 Mitchell Park Norman, OK 1–211 Hansen (1–1) Cameron (0–1) None 1,380 9–1 – March 3 at Oklahoma No. 30 Mitchell Park 4–16 Grove (1–0) Walters (1–1) None 1,775 9–2 – March 4 at Oklahoma No. 30 Mitchell Park 13–1 Gardner (1–0) Tyler (0–2) None 779 10–2 – March 7 No. 24 Southern Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium 3–0 Love (1–0) Powell (0–1) Duarte (1) 3,279 11–2 – March 9 (1) New Mexico State Sewell–Thomas Stadium 0–3 Dehn (2–1) Finnerty (2–1) Whittlesey (1) 3,109 11–3 – March 9 (2) New Mexico State Sewell–Thomas Stadium 3–1 Walters (2–1) Bradish (2–1) Medders (2) 3,109 12–3 – March 10 New Mexico State Sewell–Thomas Stadium 5–2 Vainer (2–0) Groff (2–1) Duarte (2) 2,530 13–3 – March 13 Alabama A&M Sewell–Thomas Stadium 15–07 Duke (2–0) Warner (0–1) None 2,712 14–3 – March 14 Alabama A&M Sewell–Thomas Stadium 14–07 Greene (1–0) Milam (0–5) None 2,623 15–3 – March 16 Georgia Sewell–Thomas Stadium 10–913 Duarte (2–0) Kristofak (1–1) None 2,935 16–3 1–0 March 17 Georgia Sewell–Thomas Stadium 5–6 Hancock (2–1) Walters (2–2) Proctor (2) 3,392 16–4 1–1 March 18 Georgia Sewell–Thomas Stadium 5–6 Locey (3–0) Vainer (2–1) Kristofak (2) 3,265 16–5 1–2 March 20 at UAB Regions Field Birmingham, AL 4–6 Calvert (1–0) Gardner (1–1) Jones (1) 1,757 16–6 – March 23 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN 4–5 Linginfelter (2–1) Medders (0–1) None 1,874 16–7 1–3 March 24 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: March 25 as a single-admission, 7-inning doubleheader [1] March 25 (1) at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 1–27 Stallings (4–1) Walters (2–3) None – 16–8 1–4 March 25 (2) at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 0–37 Neely (3–1) Rukes (1–1) None 2,299 16–9 1–5 March 27 † vs. No. 16 Auburn Riverwalk Stadium Montgomery, AL 2–5 Owen (1–1) Duke (2–1) Coker (5) 7,719 16–10 – March 30 No. 15 Kentucky Sewell–Thomas Stadium 4–2 Finnerty (3–1) Hjelle (4–2) Medders (3) 4,421 17–10 2–5 March 31 No. 15 Kentucky Sewell–Thomas Stadium 4–2 Duarte (3–0) Haake (1–1) Medders (4) 4,403 18–10 3–5
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 1 No. 15 Kentucky Sewell–Thomas Stadium 2–5 Lewis (5–2) Guffey (1–1) Machamer (2) 3,399 18–11 3–6 April 3 Jacksonville State Sewell–Thomas Stadium 0–4 Chandler (2–0) Gardner (3–1) Simpson (5) 3,119 18–12 – April 6 at No. 23 Missouri Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO 2–1 Finnerty (4–1) Sikkema (2–2) Medders (5) 406 19–12 4–6 April 7 (1) at No. 23 Missouri Taylor Stadium 0–1 Plassmeyer (4–0) Duarte (3–1) None 541 19–13 4–7 April 7 (2) at No. 23 Missouri Taylor Stadium 5–1 Cameron (2–1) Montes (4–2) Medders (6) 541 20–13 5–7 April 10 UAB Sewell–Thomas Stadium 12–3 Adams (2–0) Ruggles (0–2) None 3,724 21–13 – April 12 at No. 22 Texas A&M Olsen Field College Station, TX 6–12 Sherrod (3–1) Duarte (3–2) Hoffman (6) 4,607 21–14 5–8 April 13 at No. 22 Texas A&M Olsen Field 6–9 Kilkenny (8–0) Walters (2–4) Lacy (1) 6,094 21–15 5–9 April 14 at No. 22 Texas A&M Olsen Field 2–311 Hoffman (4–1) Medders (0–2) None 6,901 21–16 5–10 April 17 Samford Sewell–Thomas Stadium 0–6 Skinner (4–1) Duke (2–2) None 3,008 21–17 – April 18 Alcorn State Sewell–Thomas Stadium 3–0 Adams (3–0) Osborne III (0–6) Stutts (1) 2,741 22–17 – April 20 Auburn Sewell–Thomas Stadium 5–19 Mize (8–1) Finnerty (4–2) None 5,593 22–18 5–11 April 21 (1) Auburn Sewell–Thomas Stadium 0–5 Burns (3–4) Walters (2–5) None 6,051 22–19 5–12 April 22 (2) Auburn Sewell–Thomas Stadium 5–20 Davis (3–3) Rukes (1–2) None 6,051 22–20 5–13 April 24 Troy Sewell–Thomas Stadium 4–3 Love (2–0) Goodwin (3–3) Cameron (1) 3,308 23–20 – April 27 at No. 10 Arkansas Baum Stadium Fayetteville, AR 3–7 Knight (7–0) Finnerty (4–3) Reindl (3) 10,835 23–21 5–14 April 28 at No. 10 Arkansas Baum Stadium 4–7 Lee (4–2) Guffey (1–2) Loseke (2) 10,846 23–22 5–15 April 29 at No. 10 Arkansas Baum Stadium 7–9 Loseke (1–1) Duarte (3–3) Reindl (4) 9,265 23–23 5–16
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 4 Mississippi State Sewell–Thomas Stadium 12–1410 Neff (3–2) Medders (0–3) None 3,411 23–24 5–17 May 5 Mississippi State Sewell–Thomas Stadium 4–310 Gardner (2–2) Gordon (3–3) None 4,631 24–24 6–17 May 6 Mississippi State Sewell–Thomas Stadium 4–6 France (3–2) Cameron (1–2) None 4,637 24–25 6–18 May 8 Jacksonville State Sewell–Thomas Stadium 9–8 Gardner (3–2) Simpson (0–3) None 2,766 25–25 – May 11 at LSU Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 5–7 Kodros (1–1) Medders (0–4) Peterson (3) 10,685 25–26 6–19 May 12 at LSU Alex Box Stadium 6–1 Walters (3–5) Hilliard (8–4) None 11,153 26–26 7–19 May 13 at LSU Alex Box Stadium 3–7 Bush (1–1) Rukes (1–3) None 10,758 26–27 7–20 May 17 No. 10 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium 2–3 Rollison (8–4) Finnerty (4–4) Caracci (10) 3,305 26–28 7–21 May 18 No. 10 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium 3–0 Walters (4–5) Feigl (8–5) None 3,373 27–28 8–21 May 19 No. 10 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium 8–10 Holston (2–0) Cameron (1–3) None 3,991 27–29 8–22
† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2018 Southeastern Conference standings . Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.
Record vs. conference opponents [ edit ] Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
Source: 2018 SEC baseball game results
Team ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR ALA 8–22 0–3 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 0–3 . ALA W7 2–8 0–4 ARK 18–12 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 . 3–0 . ARK W2 5–5 4–1 AUB 15–15 3–0 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–3 . . 2–1 3–0 AUB W3 5–5 2–2 FLA 20–10 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 . 0–3 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 FLA E1 9–1 2–1 UGA 18–12 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 . . 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 UGA E2 6–4 2–0 KEN 13–17 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 KEN E5 5–5 0–2 LSU 15–15 2–1 2–1 1–2 . . . 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–2 1–2 LSU W4 5–5 1–1 MSU 15–15 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 . . 1–2 0–3 MSU W5 4–6 2–1 MIZZ 12–18 1–2 . 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 MIZZ E6 4–6 0–2 MISS 18–12 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 MISS W1 7–3 1–0 SCAR 17–13 . 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 SCAR E3 6–4 2–1 TENN 12–18 3–0 . . 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 TENN E7 3–7 1–2 TAMU 13–17 3–0 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 . TAMU W6 3–7 1–1 VAN 16–14 . . 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 . VAN E4 6–4 2–2 Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
Updated for entire regular season.
Rankings [ edit ] ^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Venues People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics