Live Updates: Alabama Baseball Opens Series with Binghamton
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama baseball (9-5) has had a bit of an inconsistent start to the 2022 season. Despite sweeping its two home series thus far, Alabama dropped three games at No. 1 Texas and two midweek games in the last two weeks.
Nonetheless, Alabama will look to turn the page as it begins a series with Binghamton (3-6) with just a week before SEC play begins. Friday's game was moved up from a 6 p.m. CT start time to 2 p.m., and it is a beautiful day at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
As a team, Alabama is batting .299 with a .360 on base percentage. Four players carry averages above the .300 mark, with outfielder Tommy Seidl leading the way at an incredible .426. On the mound, the Crimson Tide holds a 3.29 team ERA. Garrett McMillan is slated to start Friday's game for the fourth straight series, and he has a 2.00 ERA on the year.
Follow along here for live updates throughout the Friday afternoon matchup between Alabama and Binghamton:
Live Updates
(Most recent update at the top)
Top 9
- Alabama wins, 9-3.
- Sacrifice fly scores one for the Bearcats. 9-3 Alabama.
- Brayden Gainey is in to pitch for Alabama, and he yields a leadoff double.
Bottom 8
END 8: Alabama 9, Binghamton 2
- Heller is struck out to end the eighth.
- Denton earns a walk, and the bases are loaded again. Davis Heller is in to pinch hit.
- Seidl hits a sacrifice fly to center, bringing Diodati home. 9-2 Alabama.
- Jarvis is walked, and Alabama has the bases loaded.
- Pinckney singles to right off the right fielder's glove. Two on, one out.
- Eblin follows it up with a single to left. It's good to see Bryce back on the field for Alabama. He is pinch run for by Will Portera.
- Foggo sends the first pitch he sees high over the wall in left. 8-2 as Alabama adds an insurance run.
Top 8
MID 8: Alabama 7, Binghamton 2
- Masterfully, Hoopes allows no more damage from Binghamton.
- Hunter Hoopes takes over for Holman on the mound.
- Evans singles just past the glove of Rose at second, and the Bearcats get on the board for the first time since the second inning. 7-2 Alabama with runners at the corners and no outs.
- Di Vietro earns a seven pitch walk, and the Bearcats have two on with no outs.
- Tully hits a leadoff single up the middle.
- Luke Holman is the new pitcher for Alabama.
Bottom 7
END 7: Alabama 7, Binghamton 1
- Tamez is struck out to end the eventful seventh.
- Denton sends a double to left center that hits the base of the wall, scoring Seidl. 7-1 Alabama extends the lead with still one out.
- Babalis' day is finally done on the mound. He threw 98 pitches, and RHP Alex Henderson is on in relief.
- Seidl once again comes through, doubling off the wall in right field. Pinckney comes around to score, giving Alabama a 6-1 advantage.
- Pinckney doubles to the left field corner to give Alabama a leadoff baserunner.
Top 7
- That's the third straight inning retiring the side in order for G-Mac. This time he did it on just 10 pitches.
- McMillan has tied his season high for strikeouts today with seven.
Bottom 6
END 6: Alabama 5, Binghamton 1
- Diodati grounds out to end it, but Alabama adds one more.
- Rose executes a sacrifice bunt to score Williamson from third. 5-1 Alabama leads.
- Williamson sends a line drive into the left center field gap to leadoff the inning, and Tamez sneaks a slow ground ball through the left side for a single. Runners at the corners with no outs for Alabama.
Top 6
McMillan: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 6 K on 75 pitches
- McMillan gets three more quick outs, keeping the Bearcats off the board in the sixth.
Bottom 5
END 5: Alabama 4, Binghamton 1
- Denton grounds out to end the inning, but Alabama gets some offense going again in the fifth.
- Seidl connects with a pitch and sends it down the line in left for a double, scoring Pinckney. 4-1 Alabama on Seidl's second RBI of the game.
- Pinckney is hit by a pitch, and he steals second on the first pitch of Jarvis' at-bat.
Top 5
McMillan: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 5 K on 68 pitches
- 1-2-3 inning by McMillan, and he's had some of his best stuff today.
Bottom 4
- For the third straight inning, Binghamton puts the Crimson Tide away in order.
Top 4
McMillan: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 K on 57 pitches
- Despite the hit, the Bearcats are not able to mount any runs in the fourth.
- Connor Aoki drops a one-out single into left center field.
Bottom 3
- Nothing doing for Alabama in the third.
Top 3
McMillan: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 K on 37 pitches
- McMillan gets the Bearcats to go down in order, and he has been incredibly efficient today.
- Seidl gets a great jump on a sinking line drive, and he makes the diving play for the first out.
Bottom 2
- Alabama is retired on two flyouts and a groundout. Babalis works quickly in the second after an eventful first.
Top 2
McMillan: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 K on 22 pitches
- McMillan bounces back after the two-out homer, getting a groundout to Denton.
- Cavan Tully takes McMillan deep on an 0-2 count, hitting it into the right field seats. 3-1 Alabama still leads.
Bottom 1
END 1: Alabama 3, Binghamton 0
- Rose pops out behind the plate to end the inning, but Alabama strikes first with a three run first inning.
- Following two flyouts, Foggo singles up the middle on the first pitch he sees.
- Denton squares up a 1-0 fastball, hitting it into the Alabama bullpen in left center. 3-0 Crimson Tide.
- Tommy Seidl stays hot, singling through the right side to score Jarvis. Alabama takes a 1-0 lead just two hitters into the lineup.
- Jarvis steals second on the first pitch of Seidl's at-bat.
- Jarvis legs out an infield single to the second baseman to leadoff.
- LHP Thomas Babalis is on the mound for Binghamton.
Top 1
- McMillan sits Binghamton down in order, featuring a strikeout of Tommy Reifler.
- Garrett McMillan toes the rubber and we are set to begin at The Joe.
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