The Tide scored seven runs across the fourth-through-seventh innings for the win on Tuesday
5/9/2023
MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama baseball wrapped up midweek play with a 7-2 win over Troy on Tuesday evening at Riverwalk Stadium. The non-conference victory moved UA to 33-16 overall.
Troy was first on the board with one in the second and one in the fourth before Alabama got its first run with a single tally in the home half of that fourth. The Tide then went on to score six runs over the next three innings with two in the fifth, three in the sixth and one in the seventh to put the game out of reach.
Alabama's offense produced 11 hits on the night with four players contributing multi-hit showings. Bryce Eblin led the way with a 3-for-4 effort that included a double, one RBI and a run scored. Tommy Seidl, Drew Williamson and Andrew Pinckney all tallied two hits apiece with Seidl and Pinckney each doubling while Williamson homered.
The win went to Crimson Tide reliever Aidan Moza (2-1), who contributed 2.1 scoreless frames with a hit, one walk and three strikeouts. Moza paired with Braylon Myers and Hunter Hoopes to keep the Trojans off the board across the final 5.1 frames. The loss went to Matt Mercer (1-1).
From Interim Head Coach Jason Jackson
"It was a really complete effort overall. We had to do a good job of staying focused with the delay to start and then another delay in the game. Hunter Furtado had the spot start and went out and pitched 3.2 innings for us, gave us a good start and got us into the game. Then, Aidan Moza came in, looked really sharp and did a good job of keeping it tight in the middle. Their effort gave our offense a chance to get going."
How It Happened
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5/9/2023
MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama baseball wrapped up midweek play with a 7-2 win over Troy on Tuesday evening at Riverwalk Stadium. The non-conference victory moved UA to 33-16 overall.
Troy was first on the board with one in the second and one in the fourth before Alabama got its first run with a single tally in the home half of that fourth. The Tide then went on to score six runs over the next three innings with two in the fifth, three in the sixth and one in the seventh to put the game out of reach.
Alabama's offense produced 11 hits on the night with four players contributing multi-hit showings. Bryce Eblin led the way with a 3-for-4 effort that included a double, one RBI and a run scored. Tommy Seidl, Drew Williamson and Andrew Pinckney all tallied two hits apiece with Seidl and Pinckney each doubling while Williamson homered.
The win went to Crimson Tide reliever Aidan Moza (2-1), who contributed 2.1 scoreless frames with a hit, one walk and three strikeouts. Moza paired with Braylon Myers and Hunter Hoopes to keep the Trojans off the board across the final 5.1 frames. The loss went to Matt Mercer (1-1).
From Interim Head Coach Jason Jackson
"It was a really complete effort overall. We had to do a good job of staying focused with the delay to start and then another delay in the game. Hunter Furtado had the spot start and went out and pitched 3.2 innings for us, gave us a good start and got us into the game. Then, Aidan Moza came in, looked really sharp and did a good job of keeping it tight in the middle. Their effort gave our offense a chance to get going."
How It Happened
- T2 | The Trojans started the inning with a double and moved the man to third on a passed ball. A groundout to first base then crossed the game's first run. (1-0, Troy)
- T4 | With a runner at first, a two-out double to left-center added one more for the Trojans. (2-0, Troy)
- B4 | Ed Johnson started the inning with a two-out single before coming home on a Bryce Eblin single to right. After advancing to third on the play, an error on the throw back to the infield allowed Johnson to take an extra base and get the Tide on the board. (2-1, Troy)
- B5 | Jim Jarvis led off with a triple and came home in the next at-bat on a sacrifice fly from Tommy Seidl. Andrew Pinckney then reached with a two-out single. He would come home on the next play after a stolen base and a pair of errors allowed him to score. (3-2, Alabama)
- B6 | The Tide started the inning with a pair of walks before Eblin doubled home a run. A wild pitch in the next at-bat then scored one more and moved Eblin to third. Jarvis kept the inning alive with a two-out walk before a failed pickoff attempt allowed Eblin to score. (6-2, Alabama)
- B7 | Drew Williamson added another run with a solo homer. (7-2, Alabama)
- Hunter Furtado struck out a career-high seven batters in tonight's start. His previous best was five Ks against UT Martin on March 1, 2022.
- The Crimson Tide finished with 11 hits and has recorded double-digit hits in 30 games this season.
- Alabama has hit a home run in 40 of 49 games this season.
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RTR,
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