The Crimson Tide slugged four home runs in the defeat
4/18/2025
BATON ROUGE, LA – Owning a 5-1 lead after five innings, No. 15 Alabama baseball saw No. 9 LSU score 10 of the game's next 11 runs, as the Crimson Tide was topped 11-6 at Alex Box Stadium in Thursday's series opener. The defeat dropped Alabama to 30-9 overall and 8-8 in Southeastern Conference play this season.
Kade Snell led the Tide offensive attack, finishing 2-for-4 with two home runs, a walk and four RBI. In his first appearance in the cleanup spot, Richie Bonomolo Jr. closed his evening 2-for-5, including a solo home run. Brady Neal provided a solo home run to go with a hit-by-pitch and two runs scored to encompass his 1-for-2 effort.
Tyler Fay was tasked with his second start of the season, tossing 3.0-plus innings while allowing four hits and just one earned run to go with six strikeouts. Matthew Heiberger followed in relief, racking up four punchouts over his 2.1 innings, surrendering a single earned run. JT Blackwood (2-1) was hit the loss as he was responsible for three earned runs in the seventh, managing just one out.
From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"Tough way to finish tonight. Through six innings, we were right where we wanted to be. Competed on offense and had the lead late. Just too many miscues late. Some errors, some non-finished plays and we opened the door for them to come back. We will get some rest tonight and come back ready to send it at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow."
How It Happened
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RTR,
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4/18/2025
BATON ROUGE, LA – Owning a 5-1 lead after five innings, No. 15 Alabama baseball saw No. 9 LSU score 10 of the game's next 11 runs, as the Crimson Tide was topped 11-6 at Alex Box Stadium in Thursday's series opener. The defeat dropped Alabama to 30-9 overall and 8-8 in Southeastern Conference play this season.
Kade Snell led the Tide offensive attack, finishing 2-for-4 with two home runs, a walk and four RBI. In his first appearance in the cleanup spot, Richie Bonomolo Jr. closed his evening 2-for-5, including a solo home run. Brady Neal provided a solo home run to go with a hit-by-pitch and two runs scored to encompass his 1-for-2 effort.
Tyler Fay was tasked with his second start of the season, tossing 3.0-plus innings while allowing four hits and just one earned run to go with six strikeouts. Matthew Heiberger followed in relief, racking up four punchouts over his 2.1 innings, surrendering a single earned run. JT Blackwood (2-1) was hit the loss as he was responsible for three earned runs in the seventh, managing just one out.
From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"Tough way to finish tonight. Through six innings, we were right where we wanted to be. Competed on offense and had the lead late. Just too many miscues late. Some errors, some non-finished plays and we opened the door for them to come back. We will get some rest tonight and come back ready to send it at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow."
How It Happened
- T1 | Kade Snell lifted a solo home run to give the Tide an early lead. (1-0, Alabama)
- T3 I Brady Neal connected on a solo homer to left-center. (2-0, Alabama)
- B3 I A one-out double was followed by an RBI single. (2-1, Alabama)
- T6 I Bryce Fowler managed a one-out single before Snell slugged his second home run of the night, a two-run blast to left. The next batter, Richie Bonomolo Jr., contributed a solo home run to bring in the Tide's third run of the frame. (5-1, Alabama)
- B6 I The Tigers answered with three runs in their half of the sixth, as a walk and a single led to a three-run home run (5-4, Alabama)
- B7 I The hosts opened the frame with a single and a walk before a wild pitch moved both runners into scoring position. The Tigers then lined a three-run homer down the right field line. With the bases clear, a single and a fielder's choice resulted in an unearned run. (8-5, LSU)
- B8 I A leadoff single allowed for a two-run home run. Then, a walk and a single preceded a fielder's choice, pushing two men into scoring position. A sacrifice squeeze bunt drove in the third run of the inning. (11-5, LSU)
- T9 I A hit-by-pitch and two walks loaded the bases for Snell, who worked a walk of his own to force in a run. (11-6, LSU)
- After setting a new personal best with four strikeouts on April 13 against Mississippi State, Tyler Fay reset his career-high with six strikeouts on Thursday
- Kade Snell and Richie Bonomolo Jr. slugged back-to-back home runs in the sixth, the first time Alabama has hit consecutive home runs since Snell and Brennen Norton did so at Texas A&M on March 14
- Thursday marked Snell's first-career multi-homer game as a member of the Crimson Tide
- Snell's four RBI becomes a new career-high for the redshirt senior
- Brady Neal's roundtripper was his first since February 25 against Jacksonville State
- Matthew Heiberger managed four strikeouts on Thursday, marking a new season-high
- ATTENDANCE : 11,654
- Alabama will return to action on Friday, April 18, when the Crimson Tide and Tigers resume the series at Alex Box Stadium
- First pitch for game two is set for 6 p.m. CT, airing on ESPN2
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RTR,
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