Live Updates: Alabama Baseball vs Jacksonville State

Follow along here for updates and analysis throughout Alabama's first midweek game of the year against the in-state Gamecocks.

Author:
Clayton Connick
Publish date:
Feb 22, 2022 12:34 PM EST

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - On a gray day at the Capstone, Alabama baseball (3-0) moved its matchup with Jacksonville State up from 3 p.m. CT to noon to avoid the rough weather coming on Tuesday afternoon.

Following the sweep of Xavier, Alabama will look to continue its momentum through the midweek matchups, beginning with the Gamecocks. The top of Alabama's order is seeing the ball well, and the Crimson Tide scored 19 runs through its first three games.

As a team, Alabama is hitting an impressive .327 with a .410 on-base percentage through three games, and the Crimson Tide held Xavier to four runs a game in the opening series.

Jacksonville State is in black jerseys with white lettering and gray pants, and Alabama has on Crimson jerseys with white lettering and white pants. Stay tuned for live updates and analysis throughout Alabama's midweek contest with the Gamecocks.

Final Stats: Alabama 6, JSU 3

Live Updates

(most recent update at the top)

Alabama wins, 6-3. Jacob McNairy is credited with the win on the mound, and the Crimson Tide improves to 4-0.

Top 9

Williamson catches a pop out in foul ground to end the game.
Reeves sends a charge into one, but Pinckney camps under it on the warning track. Gamecocks down to their final out.
Hoopes leads off the inning with a strikeout, but JSU is still alive following a one-out single. Reeves back at the plate.

Bottom 8

END 8: Alabama 6, JSU 3

Seidl pops out and Jarvis grounds out to end the inning.
A stolen base for Diodati, Alabama's third of the day.
Diodati sneaks a line drive through the shift for a single.
Hamiter grounds out, and he will likely be hitless on the day after having a highly productive series against Xavier.

Top 8

MID 8: Alabama 6, JSU 3

Hoopes finishes the inning with a strikeout on a breaking ball.
Once again, Jarvis and Eblin combine to turn a double play for the Crimson Tide, tying a program record with five double plays today.
Maners floats a single into center to begin the eighth.
Hunter Hoopes is making his second outing of the young season for Alabama.

Final line on Myers: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 K on 29 pitches

Bottom 7

Williamson strikes out and Tamez and Denton line out to the right side as Alabama is retired in order.

Top 7

MID 7: Alabama 6, JSU 3

Four the fourth time today, Alabama turns the double play and the side is retired.
A bloop single by Bryan finds some grass in center field.
Williamson finds a tall pop out in foul ground and camps under it for the first out.
Myers will stay on the mound to begin the seventh.

Bottom 6

END 6: Alabama 6, JSU 3

A strange bouncing ground ball to short is turned into two outs for JSU, and Alabama is retired in the sixth.
RHP Cole Turner is now in the game to pitch for JSU.
Pinckney chops a bouncer over the shortstop for an RBI single. 6-3 as Alabama stretches the lead.
Jarvis steals second, and a wild pitch allows him to get up to third with still one out.
Jarvis takes a fastball off the shoulder, and he trots down to first.
Seidl makes solid contact, but right at the shortstop for the groundout.
RHP Hunter Hoopes is in the bullpen for Alabama. Andrews remains on the mound for JSU.

Top 6

MID 6: Alabama 5, JSU 3

Reeves struck out swinging. Inning over.
Strachan hit a home run over the left-field wall. Two RBI. Alabama 5, JSU 3.
Norton got hit by the pitch and advanced to first base. Two out, runner on first for Strachan.
Crowe gets caught looking. Two out.
Frederick popped up to the shortstop. One out.
This is Myers' debut for Alabama.
Freshman RHP enters the game for the Crimson Tide, replacing McNairy on the mound. Final line for McNairy: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 64 TP.

Bottom 5

END 5: Alabama 5, JSU 1

Diodati skies out to Reeves in center as Alabama is retired in order in the fifth.
Denton flies out to right, and Hamiter is struck out for just the second time this season.
RHP Braylon Myers is warming in the bullpen for Alabama. McNairy's day is likely done for the Crimson Tide.

Top 5

MID 5: Alabama 5, JSU 1

McNairy: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 walks, 3 K on 64 pitches

Eblin takes care of a bouncing ground ball to end the Gamecock threat.
Pinckney tracks a hard liner to center field for the second out, and the Gamecocks do not test his arm, leaving the runner at second.
Wild pitch sends Bryan to second with still one out.
Bryan lines just past a diving Jarvis for a single.
On a seven pitch at-bat, McNairy gets a bounce out to Jarvis at short to begin the fifth.

Bottom 4

END 4: Alabama 5, JSU 1

Peppers: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 walk on 71 pitches

Tamez grounds out to third to end the fourth.
RHP Trevor Andrews takes over for Peppers on the mound with Williamson at second and two out.
Williamson smokes a line drive down the right field line for a double, and Eblin gets around the tag at home, scoring from first on the play. 5-1 Alabama as the call at the plate is upheld after a review.
Following a Pinckney groundout, Eblin singles through the middle to keep the inning alive.
Jarvis grounds to left side again, but he does not beat the throw this time. One out.

Top 4

MID 4: Alabama 4, JSU 1

Reeves grounds into a double play, as Jarvis flips to Eblin on to Williamson to end the Gamecock fourth.
McNairy strikes out Strachan after giving up a single.
The first pitch of the inning is belted into the right field seats by JSU's Carson Crowe. The score is 4-1 as the Gamecocks get on the board.

Bottom 3

END 3: Alabama 4, JSU 0

Seidl ground to third to end the inning, but Alabama continues to put up runs early on in this one.
Diodati singles just over the outstretched glove of the shortstop, scoring Denton for his fourth RBI of the year. 4-0 Alabama.
A groundout to second from Hamiter gets Denton over to third.
Denton hits the base of the wall in left center for his third double of the year, giving Alabama a runner in scoring position with one down.
Tamez skies out to right for the first out.

Top 3

MID 3: Alabama 3, JSU 0

McNairy: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 K on 32 pitches

Following a two-out walk, Eblin tracks down a pop out in shallow right field for the third out.
Alabama takes it around the horn for the double play, from Denton to Eblin to Williamson. Two down.
Brooks Bryan smokes a single to Pinckney in center to leadoff the inning.

Bottom 2

END 2: Alabama 3, JSU 0

Williamson bounces out to first to end the Alabama second.
Eblin sends the ball to the right side, scoring Jarvis on the RBI groundout. 3-0 Alabama.
Seidl races home on the second straight wild pitch, and he gets under the tag from the catcher. 2-0 Alabama.
Wild pitch from Peppers advances Jarvis, and there is no longer a force play for JSU.
Pinckney flies out to shallow left, not deep enough to score Seidl.
Jarvis fights off a pitch and bounces to the left side, and he beats the throw to first. Runners at the corners with no outs.
Seidl steals second on a ball in the dirt for Alabama's first stolen base of the year.
Seidl singles up the middle on an 0-2 count, giving Alabama another leadoff baserunner.

Top 2

MID 2: Alabama 1, JSU 0

Jarvis is given the final out of the inning once again, and he fires to Williamson at first to retire the side.
McNairy strikes out the first two batters of the inning, but he issues a two-out walk to TJ Reeves.

Bottom 1

END 1: Alabama 1, JSU 0

Diodati follows in Hamiters footsteps with a groundout to second to end the first.
Hamiter grounds out to second, scoring Williamson from third. Alabama is on the board in the first with Tamez at third and two outs.
Denton hits one off the end of the bat, and the only play is to first. Runners on second and third for Alabama with one out.
Tamez battles for a walk on a lengthy at-bat, and Alabama has two on with no outs.
Williamson drops a single over the shortstop to leadoff for Alabama.
RHP Jake Peppers is Jacksonville State's starting pitcher.

Top 1

MID 1: Alabama 0, JSU 0

Jarvis fields a tailor-made ground ball, and he steps on second and fires to first for the double play.
Cole Frederick singles through the right side on a 2-1 count, and the Gamecocks have their first baserunner.
A bunt right back to McNairy is taken care of, and the game in underway.

Pregame notes:

TJ Reeves, who transferred from Alabama this offseason, is in the starting lineup for Jacksonville State in center field.
The top four in Alabama's lineup remain the same, while Tommy Seidl is moved up to the sixth spot in the order.
Andrew Pinckney gets his second start of the year, sharing time with Caden Rose so far this season.
Jacksonville State coaches Evan Bush and Kyle Cameron have former Alabama ties, with Bush graduating from Alabama in 2006 and Cameron serving as an Alabama assistant last season.