The Crimson Tide hit four home runs in the series opener with the Bison
2/28/2025
TUSCALOOSA, AL – The Alabama baseball team launched four home runs in its series-opening 12-4 victory over North Dakota State on Friday night at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. With the win, Alabama improves to 10-0 on the year.
Kade Snell led the offense with a 4-for-5 line, highlighted by a solo home run in the second inning. The team captain added an RBI-single in the seventh, turning in his fifth multi-RBI performance of the season. Jason Torres produced his fourth multi-hit effort of the campaign, going 2-for-3 with a two-run homer in the seventh. Brennen Norton also recorded multiple hits, including a two-run blast to left field in the second. Richie Bonomolo Jr. registered his first Alabama home run in the second, closing his night 2-for-4 to go with two RBI and a stolen base.
Zane Adams worked 4.0 innings as the starter in Friday's tilt, allowing three runs on four hits with three walks and six strikeouts, matching his career high. Braylon Myers (1-0) earned the win in the 50th outing of his career, turning in 3.0 scoreless relief innings while surrendering just two hits and striking out three. Carson Ozmer then worked a scoreless ninth, striking out the side to secure the Friday night victory.
From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"A bit of a sluggish start for us. Zane Adams wasn't super sharp in the top of the first – they got some seeing-eye hits and chopped some balls through the infield, which is just how baseball goes sometimes, but he did a great job of settling in and hanging some zeros. The bullpen did a great job. Braylon Myers kind of shut down any kind of momentum that they might have had. We had a big second inning and their reliever did a great job of mixing pitches, but we stayed patient and broke things open there in the seventh inning. A good start to the weekend, but we've got to come back and replicate that tomorrow."
How It Happened
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2/28/2025
TUSCALOOSA, AL – The Alabama baseball team launched four home runs in its series-opening 12-4 victory over North Dakota State on Friday night at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. With the win, Alabama improves to 10-0 on the year.
Kade Snell led the offense with a 4-for-5 line, highlighted by a solo home run in the second inning. The team captain added an RBI-single in the seventh, turning in his fifth multi-RBI performance of the season. Jason Torres produced his fourth multi-hit effort of the campaign, going 2-for-3 with a two-run homer in the seventh. Brennen Norton also recorded multiple hits, including a two-run blast to left field in the second. Richie Bonomolo Jr. registered his first Alabama home run in the second, closing his night 2-for-4 to go with two RBI and a stolen base.
Zane Adams worked 4.0 innings as the starter in Friday's tilt, allowing three runs on four hits with three walks and six strikeouts, matching his career high. Braylon Myers (1-0) earned the win in the 50th outing of his career, turning in 3.0 scoreless relief innings while surrendering just two hits and striking out three. Carson Ozmer then worked a scoreless ninth, striking out the side to secure the Friday night victory.
From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"A bit of a sluggish start for us. Zane Adams wasn't super sharp in the top of the first – they got some seeing-eye hits and chopped some balls through the infield, which is just how baseball goes sometimes, but he did a great job of settling in and hanging some zeros. The bullpen did a great job. Braylon Myers kind of shut down any kind of momentum that they might have had. We had a big second inning and their reliever did a great job of mixing pitches, but we stayed patient and broke things open there in the seventh inning. A good start to the weekend, but we've got to come back and replicate that tomorrow."
How It Happened
- T1 | North Dakota State opened the game with a pair of singles and a walk, loading the bases. The Bison took advantage, recording a two-run single to open the scoring. A third run would later cross the plate following a sacrifice fly. (3-0, NDSU)
- B2 | The Tide scored five runs on four hits, including three home runs. Will Hodo sparked the scoring with a one-out triple to right-center. Two pitches later, Brennen Norton lined a two-run home run to left. Kade Snell followed Norton with a blast of his own, tying the game. After Brady Neal was hit by a pitch, Richard Bonomolo Jr. hit a towering homer to left. (5-3, Alabama).
- B7 | Bonomolo Jr. led off the inning with a single, eventually stealing second. The next batter, Bryce Fowler, plated Bonomolo Jr. with a base-hit to right. A balk and a sacrifice bunt pushed Fowler to third before Coleman Mizell and Jason Torres each worked one-out walks to load the bases. With the bases loaded, Will Hodo was plunked while Norton and Neal each worked run-scoring walks to punctuate the five-run frame. (10-3, Alabama)
- T8 | NDSU managed a one-out double, later coming around to score following a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly. (10-4, Alabama)
- B8 | Mizell drew a one-out walk, preceding Torres' mammoth home run to left to provide two insurance runs. (12-4, Alabama)
- Alabama has opened each of the last three seasons by winning its first 10 contests, marking the first time in program history the Crimson Tide has started at least 10-0 in three consecutive seasons.
- The Crimson Tide scored five runs in the third and seventh innings on Friday, marking the sixth and seventh instances that UA has posted at least five runs in an inning this season.
- With his 1-for-5 day at the plate, Bryce Fowler extended his hitting streak to 10 games. Over that stretch, he is hitting .341 (14-41) with a double, two home runs, 18 RBI and 12 runs scored.
- Richie Bonomolo Jr., Will Hodo and Jason Torres each extended their on-base streak to 10 games, while Coleman Mizell and Brennen Norton pushed their on-base streaks to nine games.
- Justin Lebron's nine-game on-base streak was snapped on Friday.
- ATTENDANCE : 4,180
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