The Crimson Tide and Rebels will meet for the 352nd time in Friday's series opener
April 14, 2016
TUSCALOOSA, AL - The Crimson Tide welcomes eighth-ranked Ole Miss to Sewell-Thomas Stadium for a three-game weekend series this Friday through Sunday. The Crimson Tide and Rebels are scheduled for a 7 p.m. CT start in the series opener on Friday. Saturday's game is set to start at 5 p.m. CT to accommodate for football's A-Day Game, while Sunday's finale is slated for a 1 p.m. CT first pitch. All three games will air live on SECN+ with Mick Gillispie and Lance Cormier calling all the action.
LEADING OFF
Alabama is receiving votes in this week's NCBWA poll. Ole Miss is ranked in all five major polls, with its highest ranking coming from Baseball America at No. 8. The NCBWA and USA Today Coaches polls each have the Rebels at 11, while D1Baseball ranks UM No. 13 and Collegiate Baseball News has Ole Miss at No. 15.
The Rebels come to Tuscaloosa following a 5-1 midweek loss to 18th-ranked Southern Miss on Wednesday evening. Last weekend, the Ole Miss completed a three-game sweep of then-No. 21 Arkansas in Oxford.
Alabama and Ole Miss will meet for the 352nd time in series history when the two teams square off on Friday night. The Crimson Tide owns the all-time advantage, 206-143-2, including a 126-74-1 mark in Tuscaloosa. The two teams last met in the 2015 SEC Tournament, with Alabama claiming a 6-1 victory to advance to the double-elimination round of the conference tourney. In the regular season, Ole Miss took two of three from the Tide to claim the series victory in Oxford from April 25-26, 2015.
The Crimson Tide will call on its trio of right-handed starters for the weekend once again, first with junior Geoffrey Bramblett to open the series on Friday. Next up for Alabama will be sophomore Jake Walters, before Sunday's finale that will feature junior Nick Eicholtz.
The Rebels look to redshirt junior Brady Bramlett, a right-hander, in Friday's series opener. On Saturday, Ole Miss will throw sophomore lefty David Parkinson, who will be making his second overall start of the season. Sunday's starter is still to be announced. • This weekend's series will feature numerous promotions for fans of all ages. On Friday, the Crimson Tide will be giving away rally towels to the first 500 fans to enter in their respective areas (250 to students/250 to fans at the main gate). Saturday's game is sponsored by Holiday Inn Express and will once again feature Baseball Bingo. Sunday's series finale is Youth Day, with kids receiving Alabama eye black at the gate and also have the opportunity to run the bases and get autographs on the field postgame.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
FRIDAY: UA - Geoffrey Bramblett (Jr., RHP) vs. UM - Brady Bramlett (RS-Jr., RHP)
SATURDAY: UA - Jake Walters (So., RHP) vs. UM - David Parkinson (So., LHP)
SUNDAY: UA - Nick Eicholtz (Jr., RHP) vs. UM - TBA
SERIES HISTORY - OLE MISS
Alabama and Ole Miss will meet for the 352nd time when the two teams square off on Friday evening. The series dates back to 1895 and is the second-longest running SEC series in Alabama baseball history.
The Crimson Tide owns the all-time advantage, 206-143-2, including a 126-74-1 mark in Tuscaloosa.
The teams last met in the 2015 SEC Tournament, with Alabama claiming a 6-1 victory to advance to the double elimination round of the conference tourney. Geoffrey Bramblett worked a complete game against the Rebels, finishing with a career-high 10 strikeouts to help the Tide move on to the next round.
Ole Miss took two of three games from Alabama in last year's regular-season series in Oxford from April 25-26.
The Rebels won the first two games before Bramblett helped the Tide win the series finale, 13-4, on Sunday.
Last time the two teams met in Tuscaloosa, Alabama swept then-No. 9 Ole Miss from March 28-30, 2014.
Alabama came out on top in the first two meetings ever in 1895 and went on to win 13 straight contests before Ole Miss earned its first victory over the Crimson Tide in the third game of the series in 1907.
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
Alabama has taken advantage of games played in Tuscaloosa at the newly renovated Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
The Crimson Tide owns a 12-4 mark at home compared to an 8-9 record in games away from the Joe.
At home, Alabama is batting .290 (140-483) compared to a .231 (133-576) mark on the road. The Tide has also scored 94 runs at home and only 56 away from Tuscaloosa.
On the pitching side of things, the Crimson Tide arms own a 2.47 ERA (39 ER/142.0 IP) at Sewell-Thomas Stadium, compared to a 4.17 ERA (69 ER/149.0 IP) as the visiting squad.
Alabama's pitchers have used the new park to their advantage, limiting opposing hitters to a .210 (107-509) average at home as opposed to a .288 (165-589) mark on the road.
ON DECK
Following this weekend's games, Alabama will host the Troy Trojans on Tuesday, April 19, before welcoming the Samford Bulldogs the very next day. Both games are scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. CT first pitch on SECN+.
-UA-
RTR,
Diamond Tide :biga:
April 14, 2016
TUSCALOOSA, AL - The Crimson Tide welcomes eighth-ranked Ole Miss to Sewell-Thomas Stadium for a three-game weekend series this Friday through Sunday. The Crimson Tide and Rebels are scheduled for a 7 p.m. CT start in the series opener on Friday. Saturday's game is set to start at 5 p.m. CT to accommodate for football's A-Day Game, while Sunday's finale is slated for a 1 p.m. CT first pitch. All three games will air live on SECN+ with Mick Gillispie and Lance Cormier calling all the action.
LEADING OFF
Alabama is receiving votes in this week's NCBWA poll. Ole Miss is ranked in all five major polls, with its highest ranking coming from Baseball America at No. 8. The NCBWA and USA Today Coaches polls each have the Rebels at 11, while D1Baseball ranks UM No. 13 and Collegiate Baseball News has Ole Miss at No. 15.
The Rebels come to Tuscaloosa following a 5-1 midweek loss to 18th-ranked Southern Miss on Wednesday evening. Last weekend, the Ole Miss completed a three-game sweep of then-No. 21 Arkansas in Oxford.
Alabama and Ole Miss will meet for the 352nd time in series history when the two teams square off on Friday night. The Crimson Tide owns the all-time advantage, 206-143-2, including a 126-74-1 mark in Tuscaloosa. The two teams last met in the 2015 SEC Tournament, with Alabama claiming a 6-1 victory to advance to the double-elimination round of the conference tourney. In the regular season, Ole Miss took two of three from the Tide to claim the series victory in Oxford from April 25-26, 2015.
The Crimson Tide will call on its trio of right-handed starters for the weekend once again, first with junior Geoffrey Bramblett to open the series on Friday. Next up for Alabama will be sophomore Jake Walters, before Sunday's finale that will feature junior Nick Eicholtz.
The Rebels look to redshirt junior Brady Bramlett, a right-hander, in Friday's series opener. On Saturday, Ole Miss will throw sophomore lefty David Parkinson, who will be making his second overall start of the season. Sunday's starter is still to be announced. • This weekend's series will feature numerous promotions for fans of all ages. On Friday, the Crimson Tide will be giving away rally towels to the first 500 fans to enter in their respective areas (250 to students/250 to fans at the main gate). Saturday's game is sponsored by Holiday Inn Express and will once again feature Baseball Bingo. Sunday's series finale is Youth Day, with kids receiving Alabama eye black at the gate and also have the opportunity to run the bases and get autographs on the field postgame.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
FRIDAY: UA - Geoffrey Bramblett (Jr., RHP) vs. UM - Brady Bramlett (RS-Jr., RHP)
SATURDAY: UA - Jake Walters (So., RHP) vs. UM - David Parkinson (So., LHP)
SUNDAY: UA - Nick Eicholtz (Jr., RHP) vs. UM - TBA
SERIES HISTORY - OLE MISS
Alabama and Ole Miss will meet for the 352nd time when the two teams square off on Friday evening. The series dates back to 1895 and is the second-longest running SEC series in Alabama baseball history.
The Crimson Tide owns the all-time advantage, 206-143-2, including a 126-74-1 mark in Tuscaloosa.
The teams last met in the 2015 SEC Tournament, with Alabama claiming a 6-1 victory to advance to the double elimination round of the conference tourney. Geoffrey Bramblett worked a complete game against the Rebels, finishing with a career-high 10 strikeouts to help the Tide move on to the next round.
Ole Miss took two of three games from Alabama in last year's regular-season series in Oxford from April 25-26.
The Rebels won the first two games before Bramblett helped the Tide win the series finale, 13-4, on Sunday.
Last time the two teams met in Tuscaloosa, Alabama swept then-No. 9 Ole Miss from March 28-30, 2014.
Alabama came out on top in the first two meetings ever in 1895 and went on to win 13 straight contests before Ole Miss earned its first victory over the Crimson Tide in the third game of the series in 1907.
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
Alabama has taken advantage of games played in Tuscaloosa at the newly renovated Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
The Crimson Tide owns a 12-4 mark at home compared to an 8-9 record in games away from the Joe.
At home, Alabama is batting .290 (140-483) compared to a .231 (133-576) mark on the road. The Tide has also scored 94 runs at home and only 56 away from Tuscaloosa.
On the pitching side of things, the Crimson Tide arms own a 2.47 ERA (39 ER/142.0 IP) at Sewell-Thomas Stadium, compared to a 4.17 ERA (69 ER/149.0 IP) as the visiting squad.
Alabama's pitchers have used the new park to their advantage, limiting opposing hitters to a .210 (107-509) average at home as opposed to a .288 (165-589) mark on the road.
ON DECK
Following this weekend's games, Alabama will host the Troy Trojans on Tuesday, April 19, before welcoming the Samford Bulldogs the very next day. Both games are scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. CT first pitch on SECN+.
-UA-
RTR,
Diamond Tide :biga:
