The Crimson Tide finished 2-2 in the conference’s postseason tournament
5/26/2023
HOOVER, AL – Alabama baseball suffered a 9-2 loss to eighth-ranked Vanderbilt on Friday evening at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The 24th-ranked Crimson Tide is now 40-19 on the season.
Vanderbilt struck early with a five-run first. The Crimson Tide was able to cut into the deficit thanks to a two-run homer from Colby Shelton in the third but would get no closer. Vandy added three in the fifth and one in the ninth for the 9-2 final.
Shelton led the Tide in RBI with two as part of a 1-for-4 night that included one run scored. Andrew Pinckney was tops in hits with a 2-for-5 effort, doubling and adding one run scored. Vanderbilt starter Devin Futrell (7-3) came away with the win while Thomas Schultz picked up his first save of the season. Alabama's starter Jacob McNairy (6-2) suffered the loss.
From Interim Head Coach Jason Jackson
"The main thing was that the big innings got us tonight. We had some good at-bats. We hit some balls hard, hit some balls hard right at guys, and we just couldn't ever get much going offensively. You've got to give Vanderbilt credit; they did a good tonight."
How It Happened
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5/26/2023
HOOVER, AL – Alabama baseball suffered a 9-2 loss to eighth-ranked Vanderbilt on Friday evening at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The 24th-ranked Crimson Tide is now 40-19 on the season.
Vanderbilt struck early with a five-run first. The Crimson Tide was able to cut into the deficit thanks to a two-run homer from Colby Shelton in the third but would get no closer. Vandy added three in the fifth and one in the ninth for the 9-2 final.
Shelton led the Tide in RBI with two as part of a 1-for-4 night that included one run scored. Andrew Pinckney was tops in hits with a 2-for-5 effort, doubling and adding one run scored. Vanderbilt starter Devin Futrell (7-3) came away with the win while Thomas Schultz picked up his first save of the season. Alabama's starter Jacob McNairy (6-2) suffered the loss.
From Interim Head Coach Jason Jackson
"The main thing was that the big innings got us tonight. We had some good at-bats. We hit some balls hard, hit some balls hard right at guys, and we just couldn't ever get much going offensively. You've got to give Vanderbilt credit; they did a good tonight."
How It Happened
- T1 | The Commodores scored five runs on four hits, highlighted by a two-run homer from RJ Austin. (5-0, Vanderbilt)
- B3 | Andrew Pinckney got aboard with a one-out double. Colby Shelton then brought in Pinckney with a two-out two-run homer to right-center. (5-2, Vanderbilt)
- T5 | A leadoff walk and a one-out double put a pair in scoring position. The 'Dores followed with a two-run single and a single with an error that allowed one more to cross. (8-2, Vanderbilt)
- T9 | A solo home run by Chris Maldonado added one for Vandy. (9-2, Vanderbilt)
- The Crimson Tide has recorded a home run in 50 of 59 games in 2023.
- Colby Shelton hit his 22nd homer of the season and is now tied for fourth in Alabama single-season history. The all-time program mark is 28 by Kent Matthes in 2009.
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RTR,
Diamond Tide
