How It Happened

• T1 | Bryce Fowler opened the inning with a walk, later stealing second and reaching third after the throw to second trickled into the outfield. Justin Lebron worked a walk of his own and also stole second. With Brady Neal up with two men in scoring position, Neal lined a two-run double the other way into the left-center gap to score both Fowler and Lebron. (2-0, Alabama)
• T3 | John Lemm drew a one-out walk and was followed by Jason Torres, who also earned the free pass. A fielder’s choice pushed both men into scoring position while Peyton Steele created the third walk of the inning to load the bases. Following Steele, Brennan Holt was hit by a pitch, forcing in a run. (3-0, Alabama)
• T4 | The Tide batted around in the 4th, first started by Lebron, who launched a solo home run to left to leadoff the frame. After the homer, Neal doubled to right-center while Luke Vaughn was then hit by a pitch. John Lemm followed Vaughn with a bloop single to center, loading the bases. A balk allowed Neal to score, with Jason Torres’ RBI groundout paving the way for Vaughn to cross the plate. After Torres, Justin Osterhouse chopped a single up the middle to plate Lemm, with Brennan Holt’s RBI single through the right side allowing Osterhouse to score. (8-0, Alabama)
• T5 | Vaughn managed a one-out walk before Lemm rifled a double down the right field line, scoring Vaughn from first. (9-0, Alabama)
• B6 | The Hornets found the scoreboard after a double and a walk led to a three-run home run. (9-3, Alabama)
• T7 | Vaughn singled hard to left field to open the inning, later reaching third following a one-out single by Torres. With pinch-hitter Eric Hines at the plate, a wild pitch reached the backstop to plate Vaughn. (10-3, Alabama)
• T8 | Holt worked a walk as the leadoff man, eventually stealing second. Will Plattner, who entered as a pinch-hitter earlier in the game, was plunked, reaching first. Both men succeeded in a double-steal, placing two in scoring position. After Vaughn was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Lemm and Torres both drew consecutive bases-loaded walks, leading to two runs. (12-3, Alabama)
• T9 | Andrew Purdy went to the plate as a pinch-hitter with one out and was hit by a pitch. Lebron worked a two-out walk, with both men advancing a base on a wild pitch. Plattner was also plunked, loading the bases, while pinch-hitter Caleb Barnett was beaned, forcing in a run. (13-3, Alabama)
• B9 | The Hornets led off the inning with a walk before an error placed two on with nobody out. After a strikeout, an RBI single saw a run cross the plate in the final inning. (13-4, Alabama)

Postgame Notes

• Alabama’s nine stolen bases tied the single game program record set on three other occasions, most recently against Mississippi Valley State in 2002
• The Crimson Tide has stolen at least one base in 13 of its first 14 games and is a perfect 30-of-30 in its attempts
• The Tide was hit by seven pitches on Wednesday to tie the program record, most recently accomplished last season against Jacksonville State
• Alabama’s 15 walks were one shy of matching the program record of 16 walks against Samford in 2021
• Brennan Holt stole three bases against Alabama State, joining Justin Lebron as the second different player to steal three bases in a game
• Jason Torres’ four walks are a new career high
• Caleb Barnett’s bases-loaded hit-by-pitch tallied the first RBI of the freshman’s career
• Luke Vaughn extended his on-base streak to 11 games
• Bryce Fowler’s eight-game hitting streak came to a close, but he improved his on-base streak to nine games
• Brady Neal advanced his hitting streak to five games
• Anthony Pesci pitched 2.1 innings on Wednesday, a new career-long outing
• Attendance: 878

Up Next

• Alabama will return to Sewell-Thomas Stadium for a three-game series against North Florida starting Friday, March 6
• The Crimson Tide and Ospreys are set for a 6 p.m. CT first pitch, airing on SEC Network+