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Alabama Baseball Season Thread: Anchor This
Posted on 2/4/18 at 2:47 pm
Posted on 2/4/18 at 2:47 pm
2/16 Valparaiso W 16-2
2/17 Valparaiso W 6-5
2/18 Valparaiso W 12-6
2/20 Middle Tennessee State W 4-0
2/23 Washington State W 12-4
2/23 Washington State W 8-2
2/24 Washington State W 9-3
2/27 @Samford W 13-3
2/28 Alabama State W 11-1
3/2 @Oklahoma L 1-2
3/3 @Oklahoma L 4-16
3/4 @Oklahoma W 13-1
3/7 Southern Mississippi W 3-0
3/9 New Mexico State L 0-3
3/9 New Mexico State W 3-1
3/10 New Mexico State W 5-2
3/13 Alabama A&M W 15-0
3/14 Alabama A&M W 14-0
3/16 Georgia W 10-9
3/17 Georgia L 5-6
3/18 Georgia L 5-6
3/20 @Alabama-Birmingham L 4-6
3/23 @Tennessee L 4-5
3/25 @Tennessee L 1-2
3/25 @Tennessee L 0-3
3/27 vs Auburn L 2-5 (Montgomery, AL)
3/30 Kentucky W 4-2
3/31 Kentucky W 4-2
4/1 Kentucky L 2-5
4/3 Jacksonville State L 0-4
4/6 @Missouri W 2-1
4/7 @Missouri L 0-1
4/7 @Missouri W 5-1
4/10 Alabama-Birmingham W 12-3
4/12 @Texas A&M L 6-12
4/13 @Texas A&M L 6-9
4/14 @Texas A&M L 2-3
4/17 Samford L 0-6
4/18 Alcorn State W 3-0
4/20 Auburn L 5-19
4/21 Auburn L 0-5
4/21 Auburn L 5-20
4/24 Troy W 4-3
4/27 @Arkansas L 3-7
4/28 @Arkansas L 4-7
4/29 @Arkansas L 7-9
5/4 Mississippi State L 12-14
5/5 Mississippi State W 4-3
5/6 Mississippi State L 4-6
5/8 @Jacksonville State W 9-8
5/11 @Louisianna State L 5-7
5/12 @Louisianna State W 6-1
5/13 @Louisianna State L 3-7
5/17 Ole Miss 6:00pm L 2-3
5/18 Ole Miss 6:00pm W 3-0
5/19 Ole Miss 1:00pm L 8-10
2/17 Valparaiso W 6-5
2/18 Valparaiso W 12-6
2/20 Middle Tennessee State W 4-0
2/23 Washington State W 12-4
2/23 Washington State W 8-2
2/24 Washington State W 9-3
2/27 @Samford W 13-3
2/28 Alabama State W 11-1
3/2 @Oklahoma L 1-2
3/3 @Oklahoma L 4-16
3/4 @Oklahoma W 13-1
3/7 Southern Mississippi W 3-0
3/9 New Mexico State L 0-3
3/9 New Mexico State W 3-1
3/10 New Mexico State W 5-2
3/13 Alabama A&M W 15-0
3/14 Alabama A&M W 14-0
3/16 Georgia W 10-9
3/17 Georgia L 5-6
3/18 Georgia L 5-6
3/20 @Alabama-Birmingham L 4-6
3/23 @Tennessee L 4-5
3/25 @Tennessee L 1-2
3/25 @Tennessee L 0-3
3/27 vs Auburn L 2-5 (Montgomery, AL)
3/30 Kentucky W 4-2
3/31 Kentucky W 4-2
4/1 Kentucky L 2-5
4/3 Jacksonville State L 0-4
4/6 @Missouri W 2-1
4/7 @Missouri L 0-1
4/7 @Missouri W 5-1
4/10 Alabama-Birmingham W 12-3
4/12 @Texas A&M L 6-12
4/13 @Texas A&M L 6-9
4/14 @Texas A&M L 2-3
4/17 Samford L 0-6
4/18 Alcorn State W 3-0
4/20 Auburn L 5-19
4/21 Auburn L 0-5
4/21 Auburn L 5-20
4/24 Troy W 4-3
4/27 @Arkansas L 3-7
4/28 @Arkansas L 4-7
4/29 @Arkansas L 7-9
5/4 Mississippi State L 12-14
5/5 Mississippi State W 4-3
5/6 Mississippi State L 4-6
5/8 @Jacksonville State W 9-8
5/11 @Louisianna State L 5-7
5/12 @Louisianna State W 6-1
5/13 @Louisianna State L 3-7
5/17 Ole Miss 6:00pm L 2-3
5/18 Ole Miss 6:00pm W 3-0
5/19 Ole Miss 1:00pm L 8-10
This post was edited on 5/24/18 at 9:44 pm
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Posted on 2/4/18 at 2:48 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Right-Handed Pitchers
#16 Jake Walters/6'0"/200 lbs SR
#20 Brock Love/6'2"/200 lbs SO
#23 Mason Duke/5'11"/215 lbs JR
#24 Sam Gardner/6'1"/200 lbs JR
#32 Deacon Medders/6'3"/200 lbs SO
#33 Kyle Cameron/6'6"/230 lbs SO
#35 Brady Greene/6'1"/210 lbs FR
#42 Tyler Adams/6'5"/255 lbs SR
#44 Davis Vainer/6'2"/180 lbs SO
Left-Handed Pitchers
#12 Sonny Potter/6'1"/235 lbs SO
#21 Garret Rukes/6'4"/195 lbs FR
#25 Dylan Duarte/6'0"/230 lbs JR
#40 Brock Guffey/6'0"/175 lbs FR
Infielders
#1 Cobie Vance/5'8"/180 lbs JR
#2 John Trousdale/6'1"/185 lbs SO
#5 Chandler Avant/5'11"/175 lbs SR
#9 Cody Henry/6'2"/235 lbs SR
#11 Connor Short/5'11"/200 lbs SR
#22 Hunter Alexander/6'2"/250 lbs SR
#26 Jett Manning/6'1"/180 lbs JR
#34 Landan Sartain/5'9"/170 lbs JR
Outfielders
#4 Joe Breaux/5'10"/200 lbs JR
#7 Chandler Taylor/6'2"/215 JR
#13 Walker McCleney/5'10"/175 lbs SO
#14 Gene Wood/6'0"/185 lbs JR
#18 Keith Holcombe/6'4"/230 lbs JR
Catchers
#19 Sam Praytor/5'10"/220 lbs FR
#28 Kyle Kaufman/5'11"/205 lbs JR
#55 Matt Malkin/6'3"/200 lbs JR
Utility
RHP/OF #10 Sam Finnerty/6'0"/220 lbs JR
LHP/OF #27 Brandon Hill/6'0"/190 lbs JR
OF/RHP #30 Connor Stutts/6'1"/195 lbs SO
#16 Jake Walters/6'0"/200 lbs SR
#20 Brock Love/6'2"/200 lbs SO
#23 Mason Duke/5'11"/215 lbs JR
#24 Sam Gardner/6'1"/200 lbs JR
#32 Deacon Medders/6'3"/200 lbs SO
#33 Kyle Cameron/6'6"/230 lbs SO
#35 Brady Greene/6'1"/210 lbs FR
#42 Tyler Adams/6'5"/255 lbs SR
#44 Davis Vainer/6'2"/180 lbs SO
Left-Handed Pitchers
#12 Sonny Potter/6'1"/235 lbs SO
#21 Garret Rukes/6'4"/195 lbs FR
#25 Dylan Duarte/6'0"/230 lbs JR
#40 Brock Guffey/6'0"/175 lbs FR
Infielders
#1 Cobie Vance/5'8"/180 lbs JR
#2 John Trousdale/6'1"/185 lbs SO
#5 Chandler Avant/5'11"/175 lbs SR
#9 Cody Henry/6'2"/235 lbs SR
#11 Connor Short/5'11"/200 lbs SR
#22 Hunter Alexander/6'2"/250 lbs SR
#26 Jett Manning/6'1"/180 lbs JR
#34 Landan Sartain/5'9"/170 lbs JR
Outfielders
#4 Joe Breaux/5'10"/200 lbs JR
#7 Chandler Taylor/6'2"/215 JR
#13 Walker McCleney/5'10"/175 lbs SO
#14 Gene Wood/6'0"/185 lbs JR
#18 Keith Holcombe/6'4"/230 lbs JR
Catchers
#19 Sam Praytor/5'10"/220 lbs FR
#28 Kyle Kaufman/5'11"/205 lbs JR
#55 Matt Malkin/6'3"/200 lbs JR
Utility
RHP/OF #10 Sam Finnerty/6'0"/220 lbs JR
LHP/OF #27 Brandon Hill/6'0"/190 lbs JR
OF/RHP #30 Connor Stutts/6'1"/195 lbs SO
This post was edited on 2/4/18 at 8:43 pm
Posted on 2/4/18 at 2:50 pm to TomRollTideRitter
I've been told this team will be a lot better by players and people inside the program.
Goof is gone
2015 American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America National Assistant Coach of the Year Brad Bohannon is in
Goof is gone
2015 American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America National Assistant Coach of the Year Brad Bohannon is in
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Bohannon brings 14 years of Southeastern Conference coaching experience to Alabama after having served as an assistant at Kentucky from 2004-15 and, most recently, Auburn from 2016-17. Regarded as one of the best recruiters in the nation, he was responsible for signing 13 Wildcat student-athletes that went on to play professional baseball, including 2014 Golden Spikes Award winner A.J. Reed, while his first recruiting class at Auburn was ranked No. 9 by Collegiate Baseball and includes six current starting position players.
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Bohannon played a pivotal role in turning around both Kentucky and Auburn within three years on the job. The Wildcats became the first team in SEC history to go from worst to first in only one season, winning 44 games and the program's first league title in 2006, while the Tigers won 12 more games in 2017 than in 2016 and advanced to the NCAA tournament. In addition to improving in the win column, the 2017 squad is on pace to set the school record for fielding percentage.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 3:22 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Hopefully we see better fundamentals than we've had in years past. Certainly not going to expect much this year, but as bad as last year was, we were still 8-14-1 in games decided by less than 2 runs. Maybe Bohannon can instill energy into the program and get things rolling.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 3:27 pm to Gary Busey
I think just getting in the conference tournament this year would be a good step. The schedule is as about easy as you can get in the SEC West.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 3:38 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Yeah- getting to Hoover is right around what I hope this year, but certainly won't be upset if we don't. Our pitching is going to be interesting to say the least.
I am excited to see Chandler Taylor AB this year.
I am excited to see Chandler Taylor AB this year.
This post was edited on 2/4/18 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 2/4/18 at 3:47 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Opponents with previous year's RPI and record
OOC
212 Valparaiso 24-29
117 Middle Tennessee State 24-31
123 Washington State 24-29
102 Samford 33-26
205 Alabama State 31-25
29 Oklahoma 35-24
11 Southern Mississippi 50-16
125 New Mexico State 35-22
297 Alabama A&M 12-45
188 UAB 24-31
111 Jacksonville State 30-26
286 Alcorn State 12-33
108 Troy 31-25
Conference
39 Auburn 37-26 (16-14)
21 Mississippi State 40-27 (17-13)
37 Ole Miss 32-25 (14-16)
3 LSU 52-20 (21-9)
33 Texas A&M 41-23 (16-14)
12 Arkansas 45-19 (18-11)
59 Tennessee 27-25 (7-21)
9 Kentucky 43-23 (19-11)
85 Georgia 25-32 (11-19)
49 Missouri 36-23 (14-16)
OOC
212 Valparaiso 24-29
117 Middle Tennessee State 24-31
123 Washington State 24-29
102 Samford 33-26
205 Alabama State 31-25
29 Oklahoma 35-24
11 Southern Mississippi 50-16
125 New Mexico State 35-22
297 Alabama A&M 12-45
188 UAB 24-31
111 Jacksonville State 30-26
286 Alcorn State 12-33
108 Troy 31-25
Conference
39 Auburn 37-26 (16-14)
21 Mississippi State 40-27 (17-13)
37 Ole Miss 32-25 (14-16)
3 LSU 52-20 (21-9)
33 Texas A&M 41-23 (16-14)
12 Arkansas 45-19 (18-11)
59 Tennessee 27-25 (7-21)
9 Kentucky 43-23 (19-11)
85 Georgia 25-32 (11-19)
49 Missouri 36-23 (14-16)
Posted on 2/4/18 at 3:48 pm to Gary Busey
Things I want to see
(a) Consistent efforts - well, I guess you could argue we were consistent last year too (gulp), but you know what I mean. I want to see a team that does what they do. I think we all know they aren't built with talent to win this league, but make other teams grind to beat them. Be prepared, be confident, make routine plays.
(b) An offensive approach. Lawd my soul for a team full of guys who have professional at-bats
(c) Peskiness. Get the frick after people. Be a fun team to watch that irritates the shite out of other teams.
Expectation : 29-27 (13-17)
(a) Consistent efforts - well, I guess you could argue we were consistent last year too (gulp), but you know what I mean. I want to see a team that does what they do. I think we all know they aren't built with talent to win this league, but make other teams grind to beat them. Be prepared, be confident, make routine plays.
(b) An offensive approach. Lawd my soul for a team full of guys who have professional at-bats
(c) Peskiness. Get the frick after people. Be a fun team to watch that irritates the shite out of other teams.
Expectation : 29-27 (13-17)
This post was edited on 2/4/18 at 3:50 pm
Posted on 2/4/18 at 4:07 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Not many freshmen listed on that roster . We lose many to the draft?
Posted on 2/4/18 at 4:10 pm to Bear88
I know we lost Bubba Thompson and Jacob Heatherly. Outside of those two, I just imagine Goff fricked us over more in recruiting.
This is supposed to be a really good pitcher from Hoover
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This is supposed to be a really good pitcher from Hoover
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#40 Brock Guffey/6'0"/175 lbs FR
LINK
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Rated as the ninth-best left-handed pitcher in the state of Alabama by Perfect Game USA coming out of Hoover High School … earned PG USA 2017 Southeast Region Honorable Mention … helped lead Hoover to the 7A state championship during his senior season, where he received Most Valuable Player honors … selected to the 2017 Super All-State Team … named the 7A Pitcher of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) as a senior … recognized as AL.com’s Birmingham Baseball Player of the Year … wrapped up his senior campaign with an 11-0 mark and a 0.57 ERA, while collecting 111 strikeouts across his 86.0 innings of work
This post was edited on 2/4/18 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 2/4/18 at 5:28 pm to Bear88
Goof mostly got JUCOs. We only have 3 true freshmen.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:37 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Interested to see where Sam Praytor might fit in. He is a guy that can launch a baseball. Aside from that I'm excited about Chandler Taylor and hopefully seeing a better product on the field.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 11:06 pm to TomRollTideRitter
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This post was edited on 2/4/18 at 11:07 pm
Posted on 2/5/18 at 8:04 am to Lordofwrath88
Goff was such a shitastic hire we’ll be cleaning up that mess for at least 3-4 years. Hoover is a realistic goal this year.
Posted on 2/5/18 at 8:12 am to SummerOfGeorge
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An offensive approach. Lawd my soul for a team full of guys who have professional at-bats
THIS!!!!
I can't tell you the number of times I've cursed watching so many weak arse defensive ABs. Go up there with a freaking plan!!!
I coached HS for years and we used an approach called "hitting by the numbers". It taught the hitter what pitch to expect in what count. For example, never swing at a first pitch breaking ball. 0-0 count and 2-0 count look and expect "dead red" fastball. The pitcher is looking to get ahead or climb back into the count. Using this method, our team numbers average, etc. jumped by 100 points, extra base hits rose as well.
I'm looking forward to watching this team and see what Bohannon brings to the table.
Posted on 2/5/18 at 9:14 am to phil4bama
I'm guessing the impossible roster management job left by Goff is why we only have a few freshman in the roster. Hopefully Hoover this year and NCAA within 3.
Posted on 2/5/18 at 9:57 am to TomRollTideRitter
We play South Alabama every year, why not this year?
USA is likely the top team in the state this year.
USA is likely the top team in the state this year.
Posted on 2/5/18 at 6:23 pm to phaz
Fear I guess. Idk
Posted on 2/5/18 at 7:06 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Looks like the sec network will allow us Bama fans in other states to actually watch the team this year. Can anyone familiar with the team give us starters and who the likely weekend rotation will be?
Posted on 2/5/18 at 8:40 pm to labamafan
Hard to know with the juco guys, but I'll guess
C- Sam Praytor
1st- Hunter Alexander
2nd- Cobie Vance
SS- Chandler Avant
3rd- Connor Short
OF- Chandler Taylor
OF- Gene Wood?
OF- Sam Finnerty?
Pitchers
Friday- Dylan Duarte
Saturday- Jake Walters
Sunday- Deacon Medders?
C- Sam Praytor
1st- Hunter Alexander
2nd- Cobie Vance
SS- Chandler Avant
3rd- Connor Short
OF- Chandler Taylor
OF- Gene Wood?
OF- Sam Finnerty?
Pitchers
Friday- Dylan Duarte
Saturday- Jake Walters
Sunday- Deacon Medders?
This post was edited on 2/5/18 at 8:47 pm
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