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This week’s schedule

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Fall Ball time for baseball

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Alabama baseball opened its fall ball exhibition slate with a 13-2, 12-inning win over Lipscomb at Sewell-Thomas Stadium on Friday, as a variety of Crimson Tide players contributed to the victory.

The Returners
* Justin Lebron reached base in three of his four plate appearances, including a two-run home run to right-center, a walk and a hit-by-pitch
* Bryce Fowler finished 1-for-3 with one double, one walk and one RBI
* Peyton Steele collected one double, a sacrifice fly and two RBI to make up his 1-for-3 effort
* Jason Torres was 2-for-3 with a pair of base-hits, scoring a run
* Zane Adams took the hill to start the ballgame, striking out four over 2.0 innings
* JT Blackwood, Zach Kittrell, Connor Lehman and Austin Morris combined to toss 6.0 shutout innings while being responsible for just four hits

The Newcomers
* Justin Osterhouse clubbed a two-run home run to right-center, adding a sacrifice fly to close his 1-for-3 evening
* Sam Christiansen impressed by reaching base in all three of his plate appearances, lining two doubles to go with a one RBI and one walk
* John Lemm drove in a pair of runs with a double to mark his 1-for-3 line
* Evan Taylor was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk
* Myles Upchurch didn't allow a baserunner over 2.0 perfect innings, punching out five Bisons hitters
* Kaden Humphrey totaled four strikeouts while not allowing a run in his 2.0 innings of work

From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"It was a great night of baseball here in Tuscaloosa. Our pitchers were outstanding. Through a 12-inning scrimmage, we punched 16 or 17 guys out and only put two on for free. We swung the bat extremely well. We hit a couple homers, really controlled the strike zone and had a couple big two-out RBI knocks. The brand of baseball we played tonight was the most important point of emphasis for me, and I thought we rang the bell. We have to get a lot better between now and February, but it was a good barometer of where we're at this point in the fall. A couple days off, a good week of practice and then off to Clemson."

Tony Vitello leaving Tennessee for the San Francisco Giants.

Interested to see how a college guy translates to MLB.

I know it’s just fall ball, but…

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Alabama baseball closed its fall exhibition schedule with an 8-3 defeat in a 12-inning contest at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday. Below is a recap of numerous standout performances by the Crimson Tide.

The Returners
* Bryce Fowler closed his day 1-for-1 with an RBI single, adding three hit-by-pitches
* Connor Lehman and Austin Morris each produced scoreless outings in their respective one-inning appearances
* JoJo Williamson collected a base-hit as part of his 1-for-2 afternoon
* Luke Vaughn saw extensive action on Saturday, posting a 1-for-4 line with one walk

The Newcomers
* Logen Devenport was one of two Tide players with multiple hits, finishing 2-for-3 with a double and a walk
* Eric Hines slugged a solo home run to left field with an exit velocity of 111 mph in his lone plate appearance
* John Lemm was a perfect 2-for-2 with a double, scoring a run
* Will Rhine was responsible for a bunt single as part of his 1-for-4 day
* Luke Smyers didn't allow a run in his 1.0 inning of work, notching two strikeouts
* Joe Chiarodo recorded one strikeout in 1.0 shutout frame

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The game’s well underway - but here’s where they were lined up tonight

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