Brennen Norton produced his first multi-homer game in the winning effort
3/1/2025
TUSCALOOSA, AL – Alabama baseball held off a late Bisons charge in the final inning to claim the series victory over North Dakota State with a 9-7 win on Saturday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The victory improves the Crimson Tide to a perfect 11-0 thus far in 2025.
Brennen Norton boosted the Tide lineup, going 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI. Justin Lebron shook off a hitless night on Friday by managing a 3-for-5 day on Saturday, including a home run and two RBI. In the cleanup spot, Jason Torres finished 1-for-4 with a homer and two RBI, marking the second consecutive day the Tide third baseman has gone deep. Richie Bonomolo Jr. continued to produce out of the nine-hole, as the junior outfielder doubled twice, worked a pair of walks and stole a base to encompass his 2-for-2 afternoon.
Riley Quick (3-0) earned his third win in as many starts, tossing 4.0 innings while surrendering just two runs to go with one walk and five strikeouts. Matthew Heiberger and Hagan Banks both notched scoreless appearances out of the bullpen, combining to allow just two hits. As the game tightened in the final inning, closer Carson Ozmer entered from the bullpen to pick up the final two outs of the contest, cementing the Alabama win.
From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"We played good enough to win, but we let them hang around. It wasn't like our pitchers got hit hard, but we left the door open to a squibber here, a bloop here, a walk here, and all of a sudden, they're back in the game. It was good to see (Carson) Ozmer get another touch today, first time of the year he's gone back-to-back which we don't necessarily want to do, but it's good to see because he's going to be called on to do that. At the end of the day, we got it done. It wasn't a poor performance in any way, shape or form, I just didn't think we came out and really finished."
How It Happened
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3/1/2025
TUSCALOOSA, AL – Alabama baseball held off a late Bisons charge in the final inning to claim the series victory over North Dakota State with a 9-7 win on Saturday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The victory improves the Crimson Tide to a perfect 11-0 thus far in 2025.
Brennen Norton boosted the Tide lineup, going 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI. Justin Lebron shook off a hitless night on Friday by managing a 3-for-5 day on Saturday, including a home run and two RBI. In the cleanup spot, Jason Torres finished 1-for-4 with a homer and two RBI, marking the second consecutive day the Tide third baseman has gone deep. Richie Bonomolo Jr. continued to produce out of the nine-hole, as the junior outfielder doubled twice, worked a pair of walks and stole a base to encompass his 2-for-2 afternoon.
Riley Quick (3-0) earned his third win in as many starts, tossing 4.0 innings while surrendering just two runs to go with one walk and five strikeouts. Matthew Heiberger and Hagan Banks both notched scoreless appearances out of the bullpen, combining to allow just two hits. As the game tightened in the final inning, closer Carson Ozmer entered from the bullpen to pick up the final two outs of the contest, cementing the Alabama win.
From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"We played good enough to win, but we let them hang around. It wasn't like our pitchers got hit hard, but we left the door open to a squibber here, a bloop here, a walk here, and all of a sudden, they're back in the game. It was good to see (Carson) Ozmer get another touch today, first time of the year he's gone back-to-back which we don't necessarily want to do, but it's good to see because he's going to be called on to do that. At the end of the day, we got it done. It wasn't a poor performance in any way, shape or form, I just didn't think we came out and really finished."
How It Happened
- B1 | Justin Lebron slugged the first pitch of the at-bat, lining a solo home run to left field. (1-0, Alabama)
- B2 I In an 0-2 count, Brennen Norton connected on the Tide's second solo homer of the afternoon. (2-0, Alabama)
- T3 I After a leadoff out, the Bison produced a double and consecutive singles to push across a run. (2-1, Alabama)
- B3 I Richie Bonomolo Jr. led off the inning with a double down the left field line and was driven home by Bryce Fowler, who doubled to right one batter later. (3-1, Alabama)
- T4 I NDSU cut into the Tide's lead with a solo home run to left field. (3-2, Alabama)
- B5 I After Coleman Mizell and Will Hodo both earned walks, Norton clubbed a two-out, three-run home run for his second round-tripper of the afternoon. (6-2, Alabama)
- B7 I Mizell reached on a fielder's choice and subsequently scored following Jason Torres' two-run home run to left-center. (8-2, Alabama)
- T8 I A single, a Tide error and a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases for the Bison, as the visitors brought in a run with a walk. (8-3, Alabama)
- B8 I Bonomolo Jr. led off the frame with a double to left field, later stealing third. Fowler walked to put runners on the corners, while Lebron scored Bonomolo Jr. with an RBI-single through the left side. (9-3 Alabama)
- T9 I NDSU opened the inning with a walk and a single before a double brought in a run. An RBI-groundout and a run-scoring single cut the Tide lead to three runs, forcing UA closer Carson Ozmer into the game. The right-hander allowed an inherited run to score, though Ozmer picked up the final two outs to close out the contest. (9-7, Alabama)
- Brennen Norton recorded two home runs, the first player to hit multiple home runs in the same game since Justin Lebron against Jacksonville State on Feb. 25.
- Norton's two home runs on Saturday stands as the seventh multi-homer game by a Tide player this season, including four consecutive games in which an Alabama hitter has slugged multiple home runs.
- Riley Quick produced five strikeouts on Saturday, matching his career high.
- Bryce Fowler extended his hitting and on-base streaks to 11 games with his double in the fourth. Fowler has managed a .333 average (15-45) with two doubles, two home runs, 12 runs scored, 19 RBI and 11 walks in that span.
- Jason Torres and Will Hodo improved their on-base streaks to 11 consecutive games, while Norton and Mizell's on-base streaks advanced to 10 games.
- With two RBI on Saturday, Lebron now has six multi-RBI games already this season.
- Lebron collected three hits in the win, marking his sixth multi-hit game of the spring.
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