Live Updates: Alabama Baseball vs NC State at Ruston Regional
Alabama baseball will begin NCAA-tournament play on Friday afternoon against NC State from J.C Love Field at Pat Patterson Park in Ruston, La. on the campus of Louisiana Tech.
The Crimson Tide is looking to prove its critics wrong as one of the final teams in the 64-team field and do some damage over the weekend.
Whoever wins between the Crimson Tide and Wolfpack will go on to the winners bracket and face the winner of Louisiana Tech and Rider on Saturday evening at 6 p.m, which can be streamed on ESPN3.
Junior right-hander Tyler Ras (7-4, 5.36 ERA) is starting on the mound for Alabama, while junior right-hander Reid Johnston (7-2, 4.18 ERA) gets the ball for the Wolfpack.
First pitch is set for 1 p.m on ESPN3:
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Here are your starting lineups:
No. 3-seed Alabama Crimson Tide (31-24, 14-19)
1. Peyton Wilson - 2B
2. William Hamiter - RF
3. Sam Praytor - C
4. Zane Denton - 3B
5. Owen Diodati - DH
6. Jackson Tate - LF
7. Drew Williamson - 1B
8. Caden Rose - CF
9. Jim Jarvis - SS
Tyler Ras - P
No. 2-seed NC State Wolfpack (43-15, 20-10)
1. Austin Murr - 1B
2. Tyler McDonough - CF
3. Johny Butler - LF
4. Terrell Tatum - DH
5. Jose Torres - SS
6. Luca Tresh - C
7. Devonte Brown - RF
8. Vojtech Mensik - 3B
9. J.T Jarrett - 2B
Reid Johnston - P
LIVE UPDATES
Top 1 - Alabama batting
- Wilson popped out to shortstop on the first pitch of the afternoon.
- Hamiter cranks a ball off the right-field wall for a double.
- Praytor lines out to second base. Jarrett then steps on second for the double-play to get Hamiter out.
MID 1 - Alabama 0, NC State 0
Bottom 1 - NC State batting
- Murr strikes out looking.
- McDonough grounds out to first base.
- Butler flies out to center field.
END 1 - Alabama 0, NC State 0
Top 2 - Alabama batting
- Denton strikes out swinging on a full count.
- Diodati grounds out to shortstop.
- Tate strikes out swinging.
MID 2 - Alabama 0, NC State 0
Bottom 2 - NC State batting
- Tatum grounds out to second base.
- Torres doubles down the left-field line.
- Torres is picked off for the second out.
- Tresh homers to left-center field.
- Brown homers to left-center field. Back-to-back solo shots for the Wolfpack.
- Mensik files out to right field.
END 2 - NC State 2, Alabama 0
Top 3 - Alabama batting
- Williamson grounds out to third base.
- Rose strikes out swinging, out at first base on a dropped third strike.
- Jarvis grounds out to second.
Mid 3 - NC State 2, Alabama 0
Bottom 3 - NC State batting
- Jarrett strikes out swinging.
- Murr is walked on five pitches.
- McDonough homers to right field and Murr comes in to score.
- Butler files out to left field.
- Tatum doubles in the gap to left-center field.
- Torres is hit by a pitch.
- Alabama pitching coach Jason Jackson is now on the mound to visit with Ras.
- Tresh pops out to shortstop.
END 3 - NC State 4, Alabama 0
Top 4 - Alabama batting
- Wilson grounds out to first base.
- Hamiter strikes out swinging.
- Praytor strikes out looking.
Mid 4 - NC State 4, Alabama 0
Bottom 4 - NC State batting
- Brown grounds out to second base. Nice throw from Wilson.
- Mensik flies out to center field.
- Jarrett doubles off the left-field wall.
- Murr files out to center field.
END 4 - NC State 4, Alabama 0
Top 5 - Alabama batting
- Denton hammers a ball off the right-field wall but was thrown out trying to extend a single into a double. A laser throw from Brown.
- Diodati grounds out to short.
- Tate homers to right-center field to put Alabama on the board.
- Williamson files out to center field.
MID 5 - NC State 4, Alabama 1
Bottom 5 - NC State batting
- McDonough grounds out to Ras.
- Butler is walked on four straight balls.
- Tatum now reaches on a walk. Runners on first and second for Torres.
- Torres sends a ball over the left-field wall and it's a 7-1 lead for the Wolfpack.
- Ras' day is done and William Freeman is entering the game.
- Ras' final line: 4.1 innings, seven earned runs, seven hits, three walks and two strikeouts.
- Tresh lines out to short.
- Brown draws a walk.
- Mensik files out to center field.
END 5 - NC State 7, Alabama 1
Top 6 - Alabama batting
- Rose draws a walk.
- Jarvis grounds out to second. Rose advances to second.
- Wilson pops out to third base in foul territory.
- Hamiter reaches on an infield single. Runners on the corners for Praytor.
- Praytor files out to deep center field.
MID 6 - NC State 7, Alabama 1
Bottom 6 - NC State batting
- Jarrett strikes out looking.
- Murr grounds out to first base.
- McDonough files out to right field.
END 6 - NC State 7, Alabama 1
Top 7 - Alabama batting
- Denton strikes out swinging.
- Diodati pops out to first base in foul territory.
- Tate is hit by a pitch.
- Williamson grounds out to third base.
MID 7 - NC State 7, Alabama 1
Bottom 7 - NC State batting
- Butler draws a walk.
- Tatum grounds out to third on a sacrifice bunt. Butler to second.
- Torres files out to right field. Butler advances to third
- Tresh grounds out to short.
END 7 - NC State 7, Alabama 1
Top 8 - Alabama batting
- Rose files out to center field.
- Jarvis files out to left field.
- Wilson draws a walk.
- Hamiter struck out swinging.
Bottom 8 - NC State batting
- Alabama is making its second pitching change of the day. Brock Guffey is coming on for Freeman.
- Brown smokes a ball over the left-field wall for his second homer of the day.
- Mensik grounds out to third.
- Jarrett strikes out looking.
- Murr doubles to left field.
- McDonough grounds out to second.
END 8 - NC State 8, Alabama 1
Top 9 - Alabama batting
- Praytor draws a walk.
- NC State makes its first pitching change. Johnston is done after eight innings and Chris Villaman is on for the Wolfpack.
- Denton files out to center.
- Diodati strikes out swinging.
- Tate struck out swinging.
END 9 - NC State 8, Alabama 1
