Live Updates: Alabama Baseball vs. North Binghamton (Game 2)

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It’s another chilly day at Sewell-Thomas Stadium as Alabama baseball hosts Binghampton under sunny, 39-degree weather. The Crimson Tide took down the Bearcats 9-3 to open the series on Friday. Today’s game will be followed by the series finale on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.

Alabama (10-5) will send junior Antoine Jean to the mound for his fourth start of the season. The left-hander is 0-1 with a 3.18 earned run average over 11⅓ innings pitched this year. Binghamton (3-7) is starting sophomore right-hander John Lumpinski, who comes into the game with an 0-3 record and a 13.5 earned run average over 10⅔ innings.

Alabama experienced was dealt a midweek loss to North Alabama on Wednesday but is in the midst of a nice run at the moment. Since dropping four straight games two weeks ago, the Crimson Tide has won five of its last six games. Following this weekend’s series against Binghampton, Alabama will travel to Southern Miss on Tuesday before opening SEC play with a home series against Flordia next weekend.

Follow along below for updates from Saturday’s game against Binghampton. The first pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT.

Top 9

Trace Moore is in to close out the game on the mound for Alabama.
Nick Roseli leads off the inning with a home run to right. 14-2, Alabama
A strikeout ends the game. Alabama wins 14-2 and moves to 11-5 on the season.

Bottom 8

Caden Rothbaum in to pitch for Binghamton.
Seidl picks up his third hit of the game, but Alabama can't capitalize. The Crimson Tide heads into the ninth up 14-1.

Top 8

Eli Giles is in to pitch for Alabama.
Easy 1-2-3 inning for Giles.

Bottom 7

Binghamton brings in Troy Butler to pitch. He is the Bearcats' fifth pitcher today.
Owen Diodati grounds into an inning-ending double play and it's still 14-1 Alabama after seven.

Top 7

Antoine Jean is replaced by Jake Leger for Alabama.

Jean's final line: six innings pitched, three hits, one earned run, four strikeouts and two walks.
Legler retires the Bearcats in order. 14-1 Alabama.

Bottom 6

Tanner Sinicki is in to pitch for Binghamton. He is the Bearcats' fourth pitcher today.
Alabama goes down in order.

Top 6

Jean walks a batter but rolls to another easy inning. He's at 72 pitches through six innings. Alabama leads 14-1.

Bottom 5

Alabama strands two runners as Seidl flies out to the warning track in right with two outs. Alabama still leads 14-1.

Top 5

Binghampton can't capitalize off a one-out single. Jean has allowed a run on three hits over five innings for Alabama.

Bottom 4

Seidl leads off the inning with a bunt single and moves to third following an error on a pickoff attempt.
Following a walk from Denton, Williamson doubles to left to bring in Seidl. 7-1 Alabama.
Binghamton makes a pitching change, bringing in junior Kyle Eskildsen.
RBI groundout from Tamez makes it 8-1 Alabama
After loading the bases, Alabama makes it 9-1 on a fielder's choice error. The bases are still loaded for Andrew Pinckney with one out.
Pinckney brings in two with a double to right-center. 11-1 Alabama.
After Jarvis was hit by a pitch to reload the bases, Seidl walks to make it 12-1 Alabama.
Denton brings in two more with an RBI single to right. It's 14-1 Alabama.
Binghamton makes another pitching change, bringing in Owen Parliament into the game with the bases loaded and two outs.
Alabama leaves the bases loaded but scored eight runs in the bottom of the fourth to lead 14-1.

Top 4

Will Portera remains in the game at second base for Alabama.
An easy 1-2-3 inning for Jean. He has 49 pitches through four innings.

Bottom 3

Caden Rose leads off the bottom of the inning with a bloop single to left but was lifted for pinch-runner Will Portera. Rose appeared to injure his ankle on his way to first.
Alabama strands a runner on second. (6-1, Alabama)

Top 3

Binghampton is beginning to figure out Jean. After a walk and a single put runners on the corners to lead off the inning, the Bearcats got on the board with a fielder's choice ground out to short. Jean limited the damage from there, getting a pop-up and a fly out to get out of the jam. (6-1, Alabama)

Bottom 2

Dominic Tamez brings in Zane Denton from second base with a two-out single to right. Alabama leads 6-0.

Top 2

Another 1-2-3 inning for Jean. He's thrown just 19 pitches through two innings. (5-0, Alabama)

Bottom 1

Jim Jarvis leads off with a triple to center and is brought in by an RBI single from Tommy Seidl to make it 1-0 Alabama.

After Seidl stole second base, Zane Denton gets on with an infield single. Alabama has runners on the corners with no outs.
Drew Williamson knocks a three-run home run to right and Alabama is out to a 4-0 lead already.
A solo home run from Eric Fogo makes it 5-0 Alabama.

Top 1

Jean looks sharp on the mound. He struck out the leadoff man before snaring a sharply-hit ground ball up the middle for the second out. He then ended the inning with a strikeout. Nice 10-pitch inning. (0-0)

Live Updates: Alabama Baseball vs. North Binghamton (Game 2)

Alabama starting lineup

Jim Jarvis, SS

Tommy Seidl, RF

Zane Denton, 3B

Drew Williamson, 1B

Dominic Tavez, C

Eric Foggo, DH

Caden Rose, 2B

Owen Diodati, LF

Andrew Pinckney, CF

Antoine Jean, SP