Live Updates: Alabama Baseball vs No. 1 Texas Game Three
Through two games, Alabama has not been able to mount a run against No. 1 Texas despite having 12 hits. On the bright side for the Crimson Tide, the performances on the mound for Garrett McMillan and Antoine Jean gave Alabama a chance to win in both contests.
"Antoine (Jean) did a really good job against an all right-handed lineup, did a really good job locating his changeup for us," Alabama head coach Brad Bohannon said following Saturday's game. "I don't believe in moral victories, but I'm really proud of the way we competed. This is the second day in a row that we out-hit Texas, second day in a row we've hit more balls on the barrel and hard. Baseball's not fair, but if we play tomorrow the way that we've played the last two days, then we should have a chance to come out on top."
Alabama lost everyday starter in right field William Hamiter on Saturday, who reportedly broke his foot. The Crimson Tide has also been without infielder Bryce Eblin throughout the series, so the lineup has been shaken up a little bit for Sunday's game.
Follow along for live updates throughout the final game of the series between Alabama and Texas:
Final Stats
Final: Texas 6, Alabama 1
Live Updates
(most recent update at the top)
Top 9
- Hodo grounds out to second, and Texas completes the sweep.
- Another strikeout on the slider, getting Rose. Two outs. Will Hodo will pinch hit for Alabama.
- Seidl fights off a single to right field, his third hit of the game. Two on with one out for Alabama.
- Diodati strikes out over the top of a breaking ball.
- Tamez hits a leadoff single through the right side.
Bottom 8
END 8: Texas 6, Alabama 1
- Denton fields a ground ball, tags the runner at third, and makes the throw to first for a double play.
- Stehly triples to deep right center as the ball caroms off of Pinckney's glove. Hodo comes around to score. 6-1 Longhorns.
- Hoopes is called for a balk, bringing in the runner from third. 5-1 Texas.
- Single into left field, and Texas has runners at the corners with one out.
- Hoopes issues a one-out walk following a ground out to Jarvis.
- Hunter Hoopes is in to pitch for Alabama.
Top 8
- Alabama is quickly retired in order on five pitches.
Bottom 7
END 7: Texas 4, Alabama 1
- Pinckney fields a fly ball on the warning track in right to end the seventh.
- Another single and Texas has a runner in scoring position.
- Ardoin hits a two-out single up the middle.
Top 7
- Pinckney strikes out to end the Alabama seventh.
- Rose is picked off on a throw behind him to first. Seidl gets over to third. Two outs.
- Portera flies out to left. No advance from the runners.
- Wild pitch advances Seidl, and Rise is hit four pitches later. Two on with no outs.
- Seidl gets a bunt single down the third baseline to begin the inning.
Bottom 6
END 6: Texas 4, Alabama 1
- Pinckney squeezes a fly ball to end the productive inning for Texas.
- Ball hits Guffey on the right foot on the mound, and a heads-up play from Denton to throw the runner out at first. Two down.
- Ground ball single to left by Campbell brings in another for Texas. 4-1 Longhorns.
- Faltine singles to left field, scoring two for the Longhorns. 3-1 Texas regains the lead with still one out.
- Brock Guffey is taking over for Holman on the mound.
- Bouncer back to Holman, and he boots it as the sun got in his eyes. Ruled a base hit though. Bases full with one out.
- Holman issues a walk, giving Texas two on with one down.
- Jarvis fields a ground ball and dives to tag Daly out before he gets back to second.
- Texas gets another leadoff double, this time from Daly on a full count.
- Luke Holman takes over for Green on the mound.
Top 6
- Diodati is called out on strikes to keep Alabama off the board in the sixth.
- Tamez earns a walk, loading the bases and bringing up Diodati again.
- Denton grounds to short, and Texas gets the out at second. Runners at the corners with two down.
- Williamson hits a pop up that finds grass in shallow left, and Alabama has two on with one out.
- Jarvis strikes out for the second time today.
- Pinckney squares up a leadoff single into right field.
Bottom 5
- Stehly steals second, but Green strikes out Melendez swinging to end the inning.
- Stehly rips a two out single to left field.
- Two fly balls to the outfield are taken care of by Seidl and Pinckney. Two out.
Top 5
MID 5: Alabama 1, Texas 1
Witt: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 7 K on 67 pitches
- Rose strikes out and Portera flies out to end the inning.
- Seidl steals second on what seemed to be a hit-and-run situation, but the pitch was in the dirt. He's in scoring position for Rose.
- Seidl follows it up with a single to the shortstop. One on with one out for Alabama.
- Diodati hits a home run to right field on a 1-2 count just past the foul pole. Alabama ties the game at 1-1.
Bottom 4
END 4: Texas 1, Alabama 0
- Green ends the Longhorn threat with a strikeout.
- Denton cuts the runner down at the plate on a ground ball for the second out.
- Landon Green is coming out of the bullpen for Alabama.
Final line on Hitt: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K on 57 pitches
- Todd grounds out to Jarvis at short, and Melendez comes in to score. 1-0 Texas gets on the board. One out.
- Ardoin bunts, and Hitt is unable to make the throw to first. Bases loaded with no outs.
- Hitt issues a walk to put two on.
- Melendez leads off with a double into the left center field gap for Texas.
Top 4
- Witt strikes out Jarvis, Williamson, and Denton in order.
Bottom 3
- Hitt got through that inning on just 10 pitches.
- Jarvis fields the short hop and Alabama turns its first double play of the series to get out of the inning.
- Hodo takes a one-out single to right field.
Top 3
- Alabama still held hitless through the third.
Bottom 2
Hitt: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 K on 35 pitches
- An infield flyout and a ground out keeps Texas scoreless.
- Denton gets the lead out at second, but the throw is just late to first on the fielder's choice.
- Texas gets a leadoff single from Silas Ardoin.
Top 2
Witt: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K on 21 pitches
- Two fly outs and a strikeout makes it another 1-2-3 inning for Texas defensively.
Bottom 1
END 1: Texas 0, Alabama 0
- Hitt gets the call on the outside corner for the strikeout to end the inning.
- Portera bobbles a ground ball up the middle, but he alertly still gets the out at first despite not getting the lead runner. Two down.
- Stehly hits a one out single to center field.
- Jarvis makes a nice play up the middle and throws Hodo out at first.
Top 1
- Williamson strikes out and Denton pops out as Alabama is retired in order.
- Jarvis hits a hard ground out to second to leadoff the game.
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