The Crimson Tide improved to 12-0 in midweek contests with the victory
4/22/2025
BIRMINGHAM, AL – A back-and-forth affair leaned the way of No. 18 Alabama baseball, as the Crimson Tide scored four late runs to earn an 11-7 victory at Samford on Tuesday at Joe Lee Griffin Field. The win improves Alabama to 32-10 thus far in 2025 and a perfect 12-0 in midweek contests this season.
Will Hodo sparked the Tide offense, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, two walks and a hit-by-pitch, reaching base in all five plate appearances. Richie Bonomolo Jr. was 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI singles, while Justin Lebron also collected three hits in four at-bats, adding a double, an RBI and two walks. Garrett Staton finished 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run home run, with Kade Snell managing an RBI base-hit in his final trip to the plate.
After the Bulldogs leveled the score in the fifth, the Alabama bullpen refused to budge. Connor Lehman managed 1.1 scoreless frames between the fifth and sixth innings, collecting a strikeout. Austin Morris (3-0) nabbed the win after entering in the seventh, picking up an important double play to halt a potential Samford rally. Morris recorded two strikeouts as part of a scoreless inning. Hagan Banks struck out the side in the eighth while Carson Ozmer tidied up the victory, working around a walk to strike out two in a clean final frame.
From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"A good win against a very offensive team on the road. We traded blows for a while but got some huge hits and great bullpen performances late. Just a good team win. Now we have to rest, recover and get ready for another big SEC weekend starting on Thursday."
How It Happened
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4/22/2025
BIRMINGHAM, AL – A back-and-forth affair leaned the way of No. 18 Alabama baseball, as the Crimson Tide scored four late runs to earn an 11-7 victory at Samford on Tuesday at Joe Lee Griffin Field. The win improves Alabama to 32-10 thus far in 2025 and a perfect 12-0 in midweek contests this season.
Will Hodo sparked the Tide offense, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, two walks and a hit-by-pitch, reaching base in all five plate appearances. Richie Bonomolo Jr. was 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI singles, while Justin Lebron also collected three hits in four at-bats, adding a double, an RBI and two walks. Garrett Staton finished 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run home run, with Kade Snell managing an RBI base-hit in his final trip to the plate.
After the Bulldogs leveled the score in the fifth, the Alabama bullpen refused to budge. Connor Lehman managed 1.1 scoreless frames between the fifth and sixth innings, collecting a strikeout. Austin Morris (3-0) nabbed the win after entering in the seventh, picking up an important double play to halt a potential Samford rally. Morris recorded two strikeouts as part of a scoreless inning. Hagan Banks struck out the side in the eighth while Carson Ozmer tidied up the victory, working around a walk to strike out two in a clean final frame.
From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"A good win against a very offensive team on the road. We traded blows for a while but got some huge hits and great bullpen performances late. Just a good team win. Now we have to rest, recover and get ready for another big SEC weekend starting on Thursday."
How It Happened
- T1 I With one out, Justin Lebron drew a walk before Kade Snell advanced him to second following a fielder's choice. Richie Bonomolo Jr. then rolled an RBI single through the right side to drive in Lebron. With Snell at third, a wild pitch escorted the Tide's captain to home plate. (2-0, Alabama)
- B1 I Samford led off the bottom half of the inning with a solo home run. (2-1, Alabama)
- T2 I Will Hodo opened the frame with a solo home run, while Garrett Staton followed with a double to left-center. After a pair of strikeouts, Lebron lined a single through the left side to drive in Staton. (4-1, Alabama)
- B3 I The Bulldogs started the inning with a single, leading to a two-run home run. After the longball, the next Samford batter was plunked and reached second after a failed pickoff attempt. An RBI double into right-center would eventually drive in the tying run. (4-4)
- T4 I Bryce Fowler walked and Lebron singled with one out, as Bonomolo Jr. lined a two-out RBI single into left-center to bring home Fowler. (5-4, Alabama)
- T5 I Hodo drew a walk before Staton lifted a two-run home run to right-center. (7-4, Alabama)
- B5 I Samford led off the frame with a walk and a double, as two were driven in following a two-run single. A two-out double gave way for the third run of the inning. (7-7)
- T8 I Lebron drew a one-out walk, eventually stealing second and reaching third after a wild pitch. With Brady Neal at the plate, a wild pitch cleared a path for Lebron to score. After Bonomolo Jr., Neal and Jason Torres all worked free passes to load the bases, Hodo lined a single to right to drive in two more runs. (10-7, Alabama)
- T9 I Lebron doubled off the center field wall with two outs, as Snell lined a single through a vacant six-hole to bring home the Tide shortstop. (11-7, Alabama)
- The victory improved the Tide to a perfect 12-0 in midweek contests, the best start to a midweek slate since Alabama won its first 12 midweek games in 1998
- The win stretched the Tide's winning streak over Samford to 11 consecutive games, a streak that began in 2019
- The Alabama pitching staff combined for 15 strikeouts in the win, the most strikeouts produced by the Tide this season
- Alabama drew 10 walks for the second consecutive game, marking the seventh time this season the Tide has drawn at least 10 free passes
- As a result of his RBI single in the second, Justin Lebron tallied his 60th RBI of the season
- Lebron also produced his ninth three-hit effort of the campaign on Tuesday
- Richie Bonomolo Jr. now owns a five-game hitting streak, going 8-for-22 (.364) with one double, two home runs, eight RBI and three walks in that span
- Brady Neal extended his hitting streak to seven games on Tuesday, batting 7-for-22 (.318) with one home run, two RBI, two walks and one hit-by-pitch in that span
- Neal also improved his on-base streak to 13 consecutive games
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- Alabama will return to Sewell-Thomas Stadium, hosting Missouri for a three-game SEC series beginning Thursday, April 24
- First pitch between the Crimson Tide and Tigers is set for 7 p.m. CT, airing on SEC Network
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