The Crimson Tide and Braves will meet for the 20th and 21st times on Tuesday
April 4, 2016
TUSCALOOSA, AL - The Crimson Tide returns home to Tuscaloosa for a quick doubleheader with the Alcorn State Braves on Tuesday. First pitch of game one is scheduled for a 3 p.m. CT start. The second game will begin 30 minutes after the final out of game one, but is tentatively scheduled for a 6 p.m. CT start. Game two of the twinbill will air live on SECN+.
LEADING OFF
The Braves come to Tuscaloosa after falling to Southeastern Louisiana by a score of 21-0 last Wednesday. Prior to that matchup, ASU suffered a series loss to Alabama State from March 25-26, getting swept across three games.
Alabama and Alcorn State will meet for the 20th and 21st times when the two square off for the midweek pairing. The Crimson Tide owns the all-time advantage, 18-1, in a series that dates back to 1987. After splitting the initial pair of games, the Crimson Tide has rallied back for 17 consecutive wins over the Braves. During that streak, Alabama is outscoring Alcorn State by a 193-39 margin.
The Crimson Tide will look to freshman right-hander Brock Love in Tuesday's first game. The first-year righty has yet to make a mark in the win-loss column and owns a 2.89 ERA (3 ER/9.1 IP) across his five total appearances. Alabama will look to senior righty Jake Hubbard in game two. The veteran right-hander has started two games during his time with the Tide, both coming in 2015. As a starter, Hubbard is 1-1 with a 5.00 ERA (5 ER/9.0 IP) with nine strikeouts compared to two walks.
The Braves starters are yet to be announced.
Tuesday's game will be a "Two-for-One" Tuesday, where fans can purchase one grandstand ticket and get the second ticket free. Wednesday is another $5 Wednesday featuring $5 grandstand tickets for all fans.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
GAME 1: UA - Brock Love (Fr., RHP) vs. ASU - TBA
GAME 2: UA - Jake Hubbard (Sr., RHP) vs. ASU - TBA
SERIES HISTORY - ALCORN STATE
Alabama and Alcorn State will meet for the 20th and 21st times on Tuesday in a series that dates back to 1987.
The Crimson Tide owns the all-time advantage, 18-1, with all 19 games being played in Tuscaloosa.
The two teams split the initial meeting, 1-1, with Alabama winning the first ever game between the schools on April 14, 1987, by a score of 15-5. The Braves followed with a 6-5 win the very next day.
Since that loss in the second ever meeting, Alabama has won the last 17 pairings by a combined margin of 193-39 (11.4-2.3 runs per game).
Under head coach Mitch Gaspard, the Crimson Tide is a perfect 7-0.
GASPARD VS. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS
Under head coach Mitch Gaspard's tutelage, Alabama teams are 113-58 (.661) overall in regular season, non-conference matchups across his seven seasons leading the Tide.
The Crimson Tide has had a winning record against non-conference foes in every year except 2012 and has won 18 or more games in all five of those seasons, with a high of 19 in 2010 and 2014.
Alabama is 11-7 against non-conference opponents this season, including a 2-1 series win over then No. 27 Maryland, a sweep of North Dakota and a 3-1 weekend at the USA-Baseball Irish Classic in Cary, N.C.
ON DECK
Following the pair of midweek games, Alabama will take to the road again, this time heading to Lexington for a three-game conference series with Kentucky. The Crimson Tide and Wildcats are scheduled for a 4:30 p.m. CT start in the series opener on Friday followed by a noon CT start on Saturday. The series finale between the Tide and Cats is slated for an 11 a.m. CT first pitch with all three games airing live on SECN+.
-UA-
RTR,
Diamond Tide :biga:
April 4, 2016
TUSCALOOSA, AL - The Crimson Tide returns home to Tuscaloosa for a quick doubleheader with the Alcorn State Braves on Tuesday. First pitch of game one is scheduled for a 3 p.m. CT start. The second game will begin 30 minutes after the final out of game one, but is tentatively scheduled for a 6 p.m. CT start. Game two of the twinbill will air live on SECN+.
LEADING OFF
The Braves come to Tuscaloosa after falling to Southeastern Louisiana by a score of 21-0 last Wednesday. Prior to that matchup, ASU suffered a series loss to Alabama State from March 25-26, getting swept across three games.
Alabama and Alcorn State will meet for the 20th and 21st times when the two square off for the midweek pairing. The Crimson Tide owns the all-time advantage, 18-1, in a series that dates back to 1987. After splitting the initial pair of games, the Crimson Tide has rallied back for 17 consecutive wins over the Braves. During that streak, Alabama is outscoring Alcorn State by a 193-39 margin.
The Crimson Tide will look to freshman right-hander Brock Love in Tuesday's first game. The first-year righty has yet to make a mark in the win-loss column and owns a 2.89 ERA (3 ER/9.1 IP) across his five total appearances. Alabama will look to senior righty Jake Hubbard in game two. The veteran right-hander has started two games during his time with the Tide, both coming in 2015. As a starter, Hubbard is 1-1 with a 5.00 ERA (5 ER/9.0 IP) with nine strikeouts compared to two walks.
The Braves starters are yet to be announced.
Tuesday's game will be a "Two-for-One" Tuesday, where fans can purchase one grandstand ticket and get the second ticket free. Wednesday is another $5 Wednesday featuring $5 grandstand tickets for all fans.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
GAME 1: UA - Brock Love (Fr., RHP) vs. ASU - TBA
GAME 2: UA - Jake Hubbard (Sr., RHP) vs. ASU - TBA
SERIES HISTORY - ALCORN STATE
Alabama and Alcorn State will meet for the 20th and 21st times on Tuesday in a series that dates back to 1987.
The Crimson Tide owns the all-time advantage, 18-1, with all 19 games being played in Tuscaloosa.
The two teams split the initial meeting, 1-1, with Alabama winning the first ever game between the schools on April 14, 1987, by a score of 15-5. The Braves followed with a 6-5 win the very next day.
Since that loss in the second ever meeting, Alabama has won the last 17 pairings by a combined margin of 193-39 (11.4-2.3 runs per game).
Under head coach Mitch Gaspard, the Crimson Tide is a perfect 7-0.
GASPARD VS. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS
Under head coach Mitch Gaspard's tutelage, Alabama teams are 113-58 (.661) overall in regular season, non-conference matchups across his seven seasons leading the Tide.
The Crimson Tide has had a winning record against non-conference foes in every year except 2012 and has won 18 or more games in all five of those seasons, with a high of 19 in 2010 and 2014.
Alabama is 11-7 against non-conference opponents this season, including a 2-1 series win over then No. 27 Maryland, a sweep of North Dakota and a 3-1 weekend at the USA-Baseball Irish Classic in Cary, N.C.
ON DECK
Following the pair of midweek games, Alabama will take to the road again, this time heading to Lexington for a three-game conference series with Kentucky. The Crimson Tide and Wildcats are scheduled for a 4:30 p.m. CT start in the series opener on Friday followed by a noon CT start on Saturday. The series finale between the Tide and Cats is slated for an 11 a.m. CT first pitch with all three games airing live on SECN+.
-UA-
RTR,
Diamond Tide :biga:
