Live Blog: No. 9 Alabama Baseball vs No. 8 Tennessee at SEC Tournament

The Crimson Tide is set to rematch the Volunteers in the second round of the 2025 SEC Baseball Tournament on Wednesday afternoon.

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HOOVER, Ala.— The No. 9-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide (41-15, 16-14 SEC) baseball team is set to take on the No. 8-seeded Tennessee Volunteers (41-15, 16-14 SEC) in the second round of the 2025 SEC Tournament on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Crimson Tide is riding momentum into the contest after defeating No. 16 Missouri 4-1 in the tournament's first round on Tuesday afternoon.

Alabama was led by starting pitcher Tyler Fay, who went a career-best six innings and allowed five hits, one earned run, walked one batter, and struck out six. 

Offensively, the Crimson Tide recorded a pair of RBI singles by shortstop Justin Lebron and Kade Snell in the fourth, a sacrifice fly by first baseman Will Hodo in the seventh, and a solo home run by catcher Brady Neal in the eighth. 

This will be Tennessee’s first game in the tournament after earning a first-round bye due to its seed. 

The winner will face No. 1 Texas in the quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. CT, while the loser will be eliminated and wait to find out its postseason fate. 

The game will be aired on SEC Network.

Starting Lineups

Alabama's Starting Lineup:	Tennessee's Starting Lineup:
RF Bryce Fowler	SS Gavin Kilen
SS Justin Lebron	1B Andrew Fischer
LF Kade Snell	CF Hunter Ensley
CF Richie Bonomolo Jr.	LF Dalton Bargo
1B Will Hodo	2B Dean Curley
3B Jason Torres	RF Reese Chapman
C Brady Neal	DH Levi Clark
2B Brennen Norton	C Cannon Peebles
DH Coleman Mizell	3B Manny Marin
P Aeden Finateri	P Marcus Phillips

Live Blog

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Top 9

• Will Hodo strikes out and that ends the game. Alabama's run in Hoover comes to a close. Tennessee 15, Alabama 10.

• Richie Bonomolo Jr., knocks in a run with an RBI single. Tennessee 15, Alabama 10.

• Kade Snell hits a sac fly and Alabama is down to its final out. Tennessee 15, Alabama 9.

• Justin Lebron ends Alabama's three-inning scoring drought with a two-RBI single. Tennessee 15, Alabama 9.

• Bryce Fowler draws a walk and the bases are juiced for Alabama.

• Tennessee is making a pitching change. Brayden Krenzel comes into the game out of the pen.

• Brennan Norton hits a double into the right field corner. The Crimson Tide has two on with no outs.

• Brady Neal reaches on a leadoff single for Alabama.

Bottom 8

• Tennessee hits into a double play to end the inning. Alabama will have a final chance at the plate, down nine. Tennessee 15, Alabama 6.

• Alabama makes a pitching change, its ninth of the game. Coulson Buchanan is on the mound.

• Tennessee loads the bases with a five-pitch walk. The team needs just one more run to end the game early.

• The Volunteers draw a walk and they have two on with one out.

• Beau Bryans is into pitch for Alabama, the eighth pitcher of the day for the Crimson Tide.

• Manny Marin ropes a two-RBI double. The Volunteers now have 20 hits on the day. Tennessee 15, Alabama 6.

• JT Blackwood is done for the day. Austin Morris comes into the game out of the pen.

• Tennessee keeps putting it on. Dean Curley starts things off with a leadoff single and Reese Chapman hits a two-run blast into the Tennessee bullpen. Tennessee 13, Alabama 6.

Top 8

• Hodo gets stranded at first and Alabama will have three outs to work with in the ninth. The PA guy is playing Rocky Top and Tennessee fans are getting hype. Tennessee 11, Alabama 6.

• Will Hodo gets on base for the Crimson Tide with a two-out single. Alabama's gonna need a lot more of those to get back in this ballgame.

Bottom 7

• A strikeout ends the inning with no damage. Alabama is down to its final six outs. Tennessee 11, Alabama 6.

• After two outs, Tennessee gets two runners on base with a single and hit by pitch. The Volunteers are looking to tack more on.

Top 7

• Alabama goes down in order in the seventh. Tennessee 11, Alabama 6.

Bottom 6

• The Volunteers get another one, but the runner on second is thrown out attempting to steal. That does it for a long sixth inning. Tennessee 11, Alabama 6.

• Tennessee tacks on another run on an RBI double by Levi Clark. The play almost scored two, but a runner was thrown out at home plate. He was originally called safe, but Alabama challenged and was overturned. Tennessee 10, Alabama 6.

• That's it for Hagan Banks. JT Blackwood comes into the game.

• Tennessee scores two on an RBI single by Reese Chapman. Immediately a mound visit for Alabama and Banks might be done. Tennessee 9, Alabama 6.

• Dean Curley drops a single and the bases are loaded for the Volunteers.

• Tennessee regains the lead on an RBI single by Dalton Bargo and that will do it for Zane Adams. Hagan Banks is coming in out of the bullpen. Tennessee 7, Alabama 6.

• Adams gets two on base with two walks. There's a mound visit, but he's staying in the game at the moment. One out.

• Well, things have gotten interesting on the mound. Alabama brings in Zane Adams out of the bullpen to make his first relief appearance of the year.

Top 6

• After a massive five-run fifth inning, Alabama goes down in order in the sixth. Alabama 6, Tennessee 6.

Bottom 5

• A strikeout ends the inning, but the damage is done and we are tied at The Met. 6-7-8 are due up for the Crimson Tide. Alabama 6, Tennessee 6.

• After recording two outs strike out and fly out, Tennessee gets a base runner with a single and ties up the game on an RBI single by Cannon Peebles. Alabama 6, Tennessee 6.

Top 5

• What an inning for Alabama. The Crimson Tide goes in front for the first time today on a two-RBI single by Richie Bonomolo Jr. Alabama 6, Tennessee 5.

• Alabama is back within one after plating two runs on a throwing error by Tennessee second baseman Dean Curley. Tennessee 5, Alabama 4.

• Brandon Arvidson's day is done after just one batter, who struck out. AJ Russell has entered out of the bullpen.

• Another mound visit for the Volunteers and Tennessee is making a pitching change. Brandon Arvidson is entering the game out of the bullpen.

• Brennen Norton knocks a run in on an RBI single to cut into the Crimson Tide's deficit. Tennessee 5, Alabama 2.

• Brady Neal draws a walk to put runners on the corner for the Crimson Tide. Tennessee has a mound visit but Marcus Phillips is staying the game right now. There is action in the Tennessee bullpen.

• Jason Torres leads things off for the Crimson Tide with a double that hit the right-center wall. The play was reviewed for a possible home run, but was upheld as a double.

Bottom 4

• A strikeout ends the inning, but Tennessee has added to its lead. Tennessee 5, Alabama 1.

• The Volunteers tack on another run on a wild pitch. Tennessee 5, Alabama 1.

• Matthew Heiberger's day is done after 1.2 innings. The sophomore allowed five hits and two earned runs. Braylon Myers is coming into the game out of the bullpen.

• Tennessee extends its lead with a two-RBI single by Gavin Kilen. Tennessee 4, Alabama 1.

Top 4

• Will Hodo strikes out for the third out of the inning and strands the game-tying run on third base. Tennessee 2, Alabama 1.

• Richie Bonomolo Jr., gets Alabama on the board with an RBI double. He runs too far off the base and is tagged out at second. He was originally called safe but the play was reviewed and overturned. Tennessee 2, Alabama 1.

• Kade Snell draws a four-pitch walk and Alabama has runners on the corners with one out.

• Bryce Fowler becomes Alabama's first base runner of the day with a leadoff double that dropped deep into right field. The Crimson Tide has a good chance to get back in it here.

Bottom 3

• Reese Chapman grounds into a double play to end the inning and get Heiberger and the Crimson Tide out of it with no damage done. Tennessee 2, Alabama 0.

• JT Blackwood and Braylon Myers are starting to warm up in the Alabama bullpen. Neither have starting throwing yet, but are moving around.

• Alabama's issues continue to persist in the third. Tennessee's Hunter Ensley starts things off for the Volunteers with a leadoff single and advances into scoring position on a wild pitch.

Top 3

• Alabama still has yet to have a base runner on the day. Brady Neal nearly became the Crimson Tide's first after going to first base on a strikeout, but was called out. Alabama goes down in order again. Tennessee's Marcus Phillips is dealing at the moment. Tennessee 2, Alabama 0.

Bottom 2

• A fly out ends the inning, but the Volunteers have done more damage. Let's see if Alabama can respond in the third. Tennessee 2, Alabama 0.

• Aeden Finateri's day is done after allowing four hits and a pair of earned runs in 1.2 innings of work. Matthew Heiberger enters the game out of the bullpen, making his second appearance in as many days.

• The Volunteers add to their lead on a RBI single by Gavin Kilen. Tennessee 2, Alabama 0.

• Matthew Heiberger is warming up for the Crimson Tide in the bullpen. Aeden Finateri is north of 40 pitches already.

• Levi Clark crushes one to center field that just slightly stayed in play for Richie Bonomolo Jr., to make the catch. More than likely a home run in most ballparks, but Tennessee maintains its one-run advantage.

• Reese Chapman draws an 11-pitch walk to start things off for the Volunteers. Chapman worked Finateri for six fouls during the at-bat.

Top 2

• Tennessee pitcher Marcus Phillips has thrown just 21 pitches after two.

• Like the first inning, the Crimson Tide goes down in order in the second. Will Hodo flied and Jason Torres struck out swinging to end Alabama's time at the plate in the inning. Tennessee 1, Alabama 0.

• Richie Bonomolo Jr., strikes out swinging for the first out of the inning.

Bottom 1

• A long fly out to right field ends the inning for the Volunteers with limited damage. The Crimson Tide will come up to the plate playing from behind for the first time since the fourth inning of Tuesday's game against Missouri. Tennessee 1, Alabama 0.

• Brennen Norton saves a potential run with a stop in the right field gap. Threw Tennessee's Dalton Bargo out at first for the fielder's choice.

• Tennessee gets on the board early with an RBI double by Hunter Ensley. The ball rolled down the left field line and the throw to home plate went past Brady Neal. Tennessee 1, Alabama 0.

Top 1

• Alabama goes down in order to start the contest with a chopper to the mound, a fly out, and a groundout. Tennessee starting pitcher Marcus Phillips threw just eight pitches in the inning.

Pregame

• Alabama will be repping crimson jerseys and gray pants along with the camo hats while Tennessee is in all white jerseys with orange hats.

• 12:36 p.m. | Texas A&M defeats Mississippi State 9-0. Alabama and Tennessee will start at 1:15 p.m.

• 12:16 p.m. CT | Currently, Texas A&M and Mississippi State are in the eighth inning with the Aggies leading 9-0.

• The game is set to start 30 minutes after the conclusion of No. 14 Texas A&M and No. 11 Mississippi State.

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