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Tide opens tourney play vs. Arkansas
Monday, May 21, 2007
DOUG SEGREST
News staff writer
Fresh off a record-setting spring at the box office, the top eight SEC baseball teams head to Hoover's Regions Park this week for the 2007 SEC Tournament.
This week's version has all the necessary ingredients, including the nation's top-ranked program, Vanderbilt.
The SEC Tournament opens Wednesday at 10a.m. when seventh seed Alabama takes on No.2 seed Arkansas. Sixth seed Florida and third seed South Carolina meet at 1 p.m.
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The action resumes at 5 p.m. with eighth seed Tennessee facing cross-state rival Vanderbilt and concludes with an 8 o'clock Magnolia State matchup with fifth seed Ole Miss facing No.4 seed Mississippi State.
The tournament continues Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with Sunday's finale set for 3 p.m.
Besides Vanderbilt, Arkansas (ranked 10th) and South Carolina (11th) were ranked in Baseball America's most recent Top 25.
Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast will televise games the first three days and Saturday's if-necessary games, all in high definition, where available.
FSN South will air Saturday's winner's bracket games and the Sunday finale.
Tide opens tourney play vs. Arkansas
Monday, May 21, 2007
DOUG SEGREST
News staff writer
Fresh off a record-setting spring at the box office, the top eight SEC baseball teams head to Hoover's Regions Park this week for the 2007 SEC Tournament.
This week's version has all the necessary ingredients, including the nation's top-ranked program, Vanderbilt.
The SEC Tournament opens Wednesday at 10a.m. when seventh seed Alabama takes on No.2 seed Arkansas. Sixth seed Florida and third seed South Carolina meet at 1 p.m.
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The action resumes at 5 p.m. with eighth seed Tennessee facing cross-state rival Vanderbilt and concludes with an 8 o'clock Magnolia State matchup with fifth seed Ole Miss facing No.4 seed Mississippi State.
The tournament continues Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with Sunday's finale set for 3 p.m.
Besides Vanderbilt, Arkansas (ranked 10th) and South Carolina (11th) were ranked in Baseball America's most recent Top 25.
Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast will televise games the first three days and Saturday's if-necessary games, all in high definition, where available.
FSN South will air Saturday's winner's bracket games and the Sunday finale.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Alabama was playing baseball 90 miles west of its campus on Thursday night, but the Crimson Tide took a major stride toward Hoover.
Tommy Hunter fired a 144-pitch complete game and got all the offense he needed on Alex Avila's fourth-inning grand slam as Alabama held off Mississippi State 4-3 on a cool evening at Dudy Noble Field.
Alabama (30-23 overall, 14-14 SEC) pulled even in league play for the first time since it was 4-4 and moved into a tie for sixth place in the conference standings with Florida. State (32-17, 14-12) lost a chance to gain ground on Arkansas (17-11) in the SEC West.
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The Crimson Tide can clinch a spot in the SEC tournament at Regions Park next week with one more win this weekend or if two teams among the trio of Kentucky, LSU and Tennessee lose once more.
"It's big," said Hunter, who said the cool night air and a functioning change-up was instrumental in his complete-game effort. "We have to get two wins for sure to make it to the tournament."
Hunter (7-4) threw 99 strikes and registered his first complete game since throttling Tennessee in the Tide's SEC-clinching win on the final day of last season. State's Joseph McCaskill and Conner Powers each slammed the ball on the nose in the ninth inning, but right fielder Tyler Odle and left fielder Brandon Belcher each tracked back toward the fence to corral the line drives.
"We need to win, especially when a guy pitches that good," Alabama coach Jim Wells said. "He made pitches when he had to and had a change-up working tonight."
Mississippi State took a 1-0 lead in the second when Brian LaNinfa led off with an opposite field double and scored on a one-out grounder from Conner Powers.
Meanwhile, State starter Chad Crosswhite (7-3) had gotten out of jams in each of the first four innings, but could not escape the fifth.
Greg Paiml's head-first slide into second just beat the throw from left on his leadoff double in the Tide's fifth. Emeel Salem walked, then Belcher laid down a bunt on the left side of the infield to set up Avila.
The left-hander swatted a 2-1 change-up high in the zone to the gap in right-center.
"I knew I got it enough to get over the fence, but I wasn't sure if it was high enough," Avila said of his laser shot.
"I left a change-up up, he put a swing on it and it was a pretty good hit," Crosswhite said.
Belcher reached base four times, on three singles and an error, and raised his batting average in conference-only games to .357.
OUCH!!!!!!!! Oh yea thats baseball!!
Tommy Hunter fired a 144-pitch complete game and got all the offense he needed on Alex Avila's fourth-inning grand slam as Alabama held off Mississippi State 4-3 on a cool evening at Dudy Noble Field.
Alabama (30-23 overall, 14-14 SEC) pulled even in league play for the first time since it was 4-4 and moved into a tie for sixth place in the conference standings with Florida. State (32-17, 14-12) lost a chance to gain ground on Arkansas (17-11) in the SEC West.
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The Crimson Tide can clinch a spot in the SEC tournament at Regions Park next week with one more win this weekend or if two teams among the trio of Kentucky, LSU and Tennessee lose once more.
"It's big," said Hunter, who said the cool night air and a functioning change-up was instrumental in his complete-game effort. "We have to get two wins for sure to make it to the tournament."
Hunter (7-4) threw 99 strikes and registered his first complete game since throttling Tennessee in the Tide's SEC-clinching win on the final day of last season. State's Joseph McCaskill and Conner Powers each slammed the ball on the nose in the ninth inning, but right fielder Tyler Odle and left fielder Brandon Belcher each tracked back toward the fence to corral the line drives.
"We need to win, especially when a guy pitches that good," Alabama coach Jim Wells said. "He made pitches when he had to and had a change-up working tonight."
Mississippi State took a 1-0 lead in the second when Brian LaNinfa led off with an opposite field double and scored on a one-out grounder from Conner Powers.
Meanwhile, State starter Chad Crosswhite (7-3) had gotten out of jams in each of the first four innings, but could not escape the fifth.
Greg Paiml's head-first slide into second just beat the throw from left on his leadoff double in the Tide's fifth. Emeel Salem walked, then Belcher laid down a bunt on the left side of the infield to set up Avila.
The left-hander swatted a 2-1 change-up high in the zone to the gap in right-center.
"I knew I got it enough to get over the fence, but I wasn't sure if it was high enough," Avila said of his laser shot.
"I left a change-up up, he put a swing on it and it was a pretty good hit," Crosswhite said.
Belcher reached base four times, on three singles and an error, and raised his batting average in conference-only games to .357.
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New stolen base leader
Posted by Scott Brown March 17, 2007 10:59
University of Alabama senior centerfielder Emeel Salem (Mountain Brook) erased the oldest career record in the Crimson Tide record book Friday night as he recorded his 69th career stolen base to become the Crimson Tide's all-time stolen base leader. Salem broke the previous mark of 68 stolen bases held by David Fowke, who led the Crimson Tide in steals in 1980 and 1981. Fowke led the SEC with an Alabama record 50 steals in 1981. Fowke also led the Tide with 18 steals in 1980.
"It is nice to have a school record," Salem said. "I am more happy with the win tonight as we opened SEC play. Records are nice, but wins are better
Posted by Scott Brown March 17, 2007 10:59
University of Alabama senior centerfielder Emeel Salem (Mountain Brook) erased the oldest career record in the Crimson Tide record book Friday night as he recorded his 69th career stolen base to become the Crimson Tide's all-time stolen base leader. Salem broke the previous mark of 68 stolen bases held by David Fowke, who led the Crimson Tide in steals in 1980 and 1981. Fowke led the SEC with an Alabama record 50 steals in 1981. Fowke also led the Tide with 18 steals in 1980.
"It is nice to have a school record," Salem said. "I am more happy with the win tonight as we opened SEC play. Records are nice, but wins are better
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Moderators. Plese move this to the outlaw sticky as this guy is a known thief!scott j wrote:New stolen base leader
Posted by Scott Brown March 17, 2007 10:59
University of Alabama senior centerfielder Emeel Salem (Mountain Brook) erased the oldest career record in the Crimson Tide record book Friday night as he recorded his 69th career stolen base to become the Crimson Tide's all-time stolen base leader. Salem broke the previous mark of 68 stolen bases held by David Fowke, who led the Crimson Tide in steals in 1980 and 1981. Fowke led the SEC with an Alabama record 50 steals in 1981. Fowke also led the Tide with 18 steals in 1980.
"It is nice to have a school record," Salem said. "I am more happy with the win tonight as we opened SEC play. Records are nice, but wins are better
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