Live Updates: Alabama Baseball Going for Sweep of Murray State
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - After a rough stretch facing No. 1 Texas, Alabama baseball has gotten back on track with three straight wins, clinching the series against Murray State in the first two games.
The Crimson Tide now looks to snatch its second weekend sweep of the year in game three with Grayson Hitt on the mound set to go at 1 p.m. CT. Alabama has had stellar performances on the mound so far in the series, allowing just one Murray State run in each contest.
Stay tuned here for live updates throughout Sunday afternoon's game at Sewell-Thomas Stadium:
Final Stats
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Alabama wins, 5-4.
Top 9
- Seidl camps under a fly ball in right and secures it to end the game.
- Garner singles to right field, bringing in the runner from second. Murray State cuts the lead to 5-4.
- Hoopes battles back with three straight strikes, and the Racers are down to their final out.
- Hunter Hoopes is in to relieve Green. Two one with one out and a 3-0 count on the batter.
- One-out walk puts the tying run on base.
- Green gets the call on an inside slider for the strikeout.
- Parker Estes sends a leadoff single to right, and that brings the tying run to the plate.
- Landon Green is in to close for Alabama.
Bottom 8
END 8: Alabama 5, Murray State 3
- Diodati rolls over, and that ends the eighth.
- With two down, Murray State brings in Allen Roulette to try and keep the deficit at two runs.
Top 8
Guffey: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K on 35 pitches
- Nine up, nine down for Guffey today. He keeps his perfect ERA.
Bottom 7
END 7: Alabama 5, Murray State 3
- Williamson and Tamez fly out to end the inning, as Alabama strands one.
- Following a Seidl groundout, Denton earns a full-count walk.
Top 7
- Guffey once again gets the Racers in order, this time on just six pitches.
Bottom 6
END 6: Alabama 5, Murray State 3
- Rose flies out and Jarvis grounds out to end the sixth, but Foggo's moonshot puts Alabama back in front.
- Diodati walks on four pitches, giving Alabama a one-out baserunner.
- Diodati now pinch hitting for Hayslip.
- Foggo finds a low pitch to drive, powering the ball over the left field fence. Two-run blast that puts Alabama back in control at 5-3.
- Tamez reaches on an infield single to third base.
Top 6
- Guffey sits the Racers down in order with a flyout and two groundouts.
- Brock Guffey is on to pitch for Alabama.
Bottom 5
END 5: Alabama 3, Murray State 3
- Three flyouts for Alabama as the Crimson Tide is set down in order.
Top 5
Holman: 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K on 38 pitches
- Flyout to left and a groundout to shortstop ends the half inning.
- Holman strikes out the first batter he sees in the inning, and he hits the second guy on a 3-1 count. One on, one out.
Bottom 4
END 4: Alabama 3, Murray State 3
- Jarvis flies out to right center, and this game is tied through four.
- Rose gets the job done with a deep fly out to straight away center, scoring Pinckney from third. 3-3 the game is tied. Two outs with Foggo on third and Jarvis hitting.
- LHP Alex Jarrell comes on in relief for Murray State as Hayslip is at the dish with ducks on the pond.
- A four-pitch walk to Foggo and a wild pitch has runners on second and third for Alabama with no outs.
- Pinckney is hit by the 2-2 pitch, and he turns to Foggo to offer encouragement before heading down to first.
- Matt Boynton is the new pitcher for the Racers.
Top 4
Holman: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K on 24 pitches
- Despite issuing two walks, Holman gets through the inning with no damage done. He struck out two batters in the inning.
- RHP Luke Holman is taking over for Hitt on the bump.
Bottom 3
END 3: Murray State 3, Alabama 2
Alabama is set down in order on a flyout and two groundouts.
Top 3
MID 3: Murray State 3, Alabama 2
Hitt: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K on 60 pitches
- Murray State takes the lead on a single up the middle by Gardner. 3-2 Racers. Tough inning for Alabama defensively.
- The runners get moving, and Hitt misses Tamez at the plate trying to get the out. The Racers tie it up at 2-2 on a stolen base.
- Ground ball to Jarvis, and he skips the throw past Rose at second. Everybody is safe, and Murray State has runners at the corners with one down.
- Hot shot to the left side sneaks past Denton, and the Racers get on the board on the RBI single. 2-1 Alabama.
- Seidl slides to snare a line drive in left for the first out. Runner tries to steal third the following at-bat, and it was a close play at the bag. Alabama appealing the safe call, but the call stands.
- Jordan Holly finds his pitch and sends it to left for a leadoff single.
Bottom 2
END 2: Alabama 2, Murray State 0
- Seidl pops out behind the plate, and Alabama leaves two runners on base.
- Jarvis rips a two-out single that just misses Foggo on the base path.
- Foggo singles to deep shortstop, as the throw was just a tad late. Leadoff runner on in back-to-back innings for the Crimson Tide.
Top 2
Hitt: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB on 31 pitches
- Masterfully, Hitt escapes the inning with no damage done, getting a groundout to Jarvis and then striking out the last two batters.
- Jacob Pennington hits a leadoff single, and Hitt slips trying to field the ensuing sacrifice bunt. Runners at second and third with no outs following a wild pitch.
Bottom 1
END 1: Alabama 2, Murray State 0
- Pinckney grounds out to third to end the inning, but Alabama puts a two spot on the Racers to open the game.
- Tamez rockets a line drive over the third baseman, scoring Williamson from second. 2-0 Alabama. Tamez worked the count heavily in that at-bat.
- Williamson swipes second on the first pitch to Tamez.
- Williamson keeps the inning alive with a bloop single to center.
- Denton lines out to left field, and Jarvis races home to just beat the throw. 1-0 Alabama thanks to some fundamental offense.
- Seidl does the job for Alabama, grounding out to second to move Jarvis to third. One down.
- Jarvis takes the first pitch to the fence in left field for a leadoff double. Great piece of hitting to take that the other way.
Top 1
Hitt: 1.0 IP, 1 K, 1 BB on 13 pitches
- Hitt retires the side in order, with some help from his defense as the Crimson Tide turns the 4-6-3 double play following a one out walk.
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