Diamond Notes : Bama No. 2 Seed at Clemson Regional

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May 25, 2009

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama baseball team will be making its 20th NCAA Regional appearance as the No. 2 seed in the Clemson (S.C.) Regional this weekend.

The Crimson Tide (37-19) will also be making its 12th NCAA appearance in 15 years under head coach Jim Wells and will return to the site that hosted Wells' first NCAA Regional with the Crimson Tide in 1995. Alabama played in the 1995 NCAA Atlantic Regional hosted by Clemson, losing in the championship game to the Tigers.

"Its déjà vu," Alabama head coach Jim Wells said. "We went there in 1995 and (Clemson) had all those first rounders. I remember they had a great team and it was a great atmosphere. We are happy to be playing in the NCAA Regionals against a quality field."

Joining Alabama in the four-team field will be No. 1 seed Clemson (40-19), No. 3 seed Oklahoma State (32-22) and No. 4 seed Tennessee Tech (30-22). Alabama, Clemson and Oklahoma State earned at-large bids to the tournament, while Tennessee Tech captured the 2009 Ohio Valley Conference to earn the league's automatic bid.

Tickets for the 2009 Clemson Regional may be purchased online through the Clemson Athletics website beginning at 7 a.m. (EDT), Tuesday, May 26. Tickets may also be purchased over the phone (1-800-253-6766) beginning at 8 a.m. (EDT), Tuesday, May 26. The books are $70 for reserved all-session books and $45 for general admission all-session books.

Alabama leads the all-time series with Oklahoma State, 2-0, with both wins coming at the College World Series. Alabama beat OSU 7-5 in 1996 and 10-3 in 1999. The 1996 game was Alabama's first CWS game in the Wells era.

Alabama and Clemson have met 22 times, with both teams winning 11 games. The Tigers eliminated the Tide from the 1995 NCAA East Regional (7-6) and the 1996 College World Series (14-13).

Alabama owns a 4-1 series lead over Tennessee Tech, but dropped an 8-6 decision in Tuscaloosa to the Golden Eagles in 2007.

Game Times Announced for Clemson Regional

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The game times for the 2009 Clemson Regional have been finalized and the University of Alabama will play the opening game at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday, May 29, at 3 p.m. (EDT). The complete tournament schedule is as follows:

Friday, May 29 Game 1 3 p.m. (EDT) #3 Oklahoma State vs. #2 ALABAMA
Game 2 7 p.m. (EDT) #4 Tennessee Tech vs. #1 Clemson

Saturday, May 30 Game 3 3 p.m. (EDT) Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2
Game 4 7 p.m. (EDT) Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2

Sunday, May 30 Game 5 3 p.m. (EDT) Winner of Game #3 vs. Loser of Game 4
Game 6 7 p.m. (EDT) Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 4

Monday, June 1 Game 7 7 p.m. (EDT) Same as Game 6 (IF NECESSARY)


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Diamond Tide

[JPT4Bama]

Man! That sounds like one tough regional.

[BamaInMo1]

I'd just like to know how we managed to get a #2 seed somewhere?

[JoJoforHeisman]

	Quote:	BamaInMo1
	I'd just like to know how we managed to get a #2 seed somewhere?

Finishing 17-13 in the nation's toughest conference is usually sufficient.