re: Tide Baseball 31-27 (12-17)

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#Vols’ Will Mabrey: Those guys over there are acting like they just won the World Series.

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Coming from a team that puts a "pimp" coat on the hitter after he hits a Homerun.

“Oh what a beautiful morning. Oh what a beautiful day. I’ve got a beautiful feeling, everything’s going my way.”
(me last night and again this morning)

So incredibly happy for the team. Easily the biggest win of the Coach Bo era and another indication that things are moving in the right direction. Still lots of season left so no time to rest on what’s been accomplished to date. Roll Tide and take the series today!

No. 1 Knocked Off in Knoxville as Baseball Downs Top-Ranked Tennessee, 6-3

Alabama baseball knocked off No. 1 Tennessee, 6-3, on Friday evening at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The win moved the Crimson Tide to 23-12 overall and 8-5 in Southeastern Conference play.

Tennessee got on the board early, plating two runs on four hits in the first inning. The Tide answered with a solo home run from Owen Diodati in the top of the second followed by a solo shot from Jim Jarvis in the third to even things up at two apiece. The lead became UA's an inning later when Alabama posted three runs in the top of the fourth, highlighted by the go-ahead solo home run from Diodati, his second of the day. Alabama would not trail the rest of the evening.

The Vols cut the lead to two with a solo homer in the sixth before both teams went scoreless until the ninth. That final inning saw Alabama add an insurance run on a two-out RBI-triple from Drew Williamson to make it a 6-3 ballgame. Tennessee singled to start the ninth but would do no more damage as the Vols were then retired in order for the final three outs, securing the series-opening win for UA.

Garrett McMillan (4-2) settled in after a shaky first to pick up his fourth win of the season. The junior gave up two runs in that opening stanza but locked in to allow just three hits and one run over his final 4.1 innings. McMillan's line featured three runs on seven hits and four walks with five strikeouts across 5.1 frames before he turned it over to the bullpen. Three Tide relievers combined for the final 3.2 scoreless innings, holding the Vols to just two hits and a walk while striking out three. The relief effort was highlighted by Dylan Ray, who worked the final 1.2 innings to pick up his fourth save of the season.

Alabama's offensive effort was led by Diodati with the junior finishing 2-for-4 with two home runs, two RBI and a pair of runs scored. The Tide's 1-through-3 hitters also contributed two-hit efforts, as Williamson went 2-for-4 with two RBI from the two-hole, while Jarvis and Denton each recorded a 2-for-5 night from the No. 1 and No. 3 spots, respectively.

From Head Coach Brad Bohannon
"This was just a total, complete effort. Garrett McMillan kind of nibbled early and pitched through a lot of traffic – the game almost got out of hand on us in the first couple of innings – but he settled in and put up some zeroes. We got some production up and down the lineup. Obviously (Owen) Diodati with the two home runs was big, and it was big to score in the ninth. Our bullpen was outstanding. Hunter Hoopes and Brock Guffey did a great job of getting us to Dylan Ray. This was just a great win over a great team, and I'm excited to get out here and play again tomorrow."

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They were also partying like they won the World Series, so we’ll let ‘em know how it tastes tomorrow.”

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lol childish rant-tier melt

The old “Congrats on your Super Bowl” that LSU fans break out every time they lose to Arkansas in football

He did well against them last year, but as we all know, past performance is not an indication of future results. I suppose in honor of A-day, I’m having football-level excitement and anxiety about softball and baseball today.

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#Vols OF/DH Jared Dickey: “The team is mentally prepared for tomorrow right now… we’re gonna come out and punch ‘em in the throat.”

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This quote popped up on my Twitter feed because Bohannon had liked it

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This quote popped up on my Twitter feed because Bohannon had liked it

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That's amazing.

Fire works already! Tony V and some other coach gone.

are they just trying to spark the team?

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are they just trying to spark the team?

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Had to be.

I have no clue how they sustain themselves playing every night like this. More power to them, but the constant emotion/drama seems impossible to sustain for 50+ games. They seem to make it work, though.