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Score Updates and Analysis As The Crimson Tide Takes On Iowa In Frisco

Score updates and analysis from Frisco as the Crimson Tide takes on the Hawkeyes.
Theodore Fernandez|
Alabama infielder Justin Lebron throws the ball for an out in the second game of the series against Rhode Island on Feb. 21, 2026.
Alabama infielder Justin Lebron throws the ball for an out in the second game of the series against Rhode Island on Feb. 21, 2026. | Sarah Munzenmaier/Alabama Crimson Tide on SI

Alabama baseball begins play at the Frisco Classic on Friday evening against Iowa. The Crimson Tide will play the Hawkeyes, Oregon State and Houston in the three-day event held at Riders Field, home of the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders.

The opener will begin at 6 p.m. CT and will be the first game ever played between Alabama and Iowa. The Crimson Tide, 7-2 on the season, will start Tyler Fay, who comes in at 1-1 with an 8.31 ERA over two starts and 8.2 innings pitched. Fay had a solid outing last week against Rhode Island, giving up three hits and three earned runs over five innings.

Iowa's Tyler Guerin is on the mound today, sitting at 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA. The Hawkeyes are 6-2 on the season, with a season-opening loss to Kansas State and a loss to Florida Atlantic (whom they won the series against).

The Frisco Classic's exclusive broadcast rights are held by D1 Baseball. The games can be purchased on the outlet's website, with $30 the cost for access to all three games. Those who will not be purchasing the broadcasts can follow along here for updates and analysis.

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FINAL: Alabama 12, Iowa 2

Mitchell fouls out to end the game.

Pinch hitter Kyle Alivo flies out. There are two away for Crowther.

A ball was grounded to Lebron, who slightly underthrew Vaughn, putting a runner on.

Frost grounds out to Torres for the first out.

There was some kind of back-and-forth between Alabama and Iowa during the commercial break, but we don't know much. Ashton Crowther is pitching for the Crimson Tide in the ninth.

T9 — Alabama 12, Iowa 2

Neal singles off a bunt, but the frame ends with a Vaughn flyout.

Lebron takes Mikkelsen to deep left center field. Alabama 12, Iowa 2

Right-hander Ty Mikkelsen is entering the game for Iowa to face Lebron.

Moore walks Fowler on five pitches, bringing Lemm home. Lebron is now up with the bases loaded. Alabama 8, Iowa 2

Steele strikes out swinging, but Holt singles to right to load the bases with two outs. Iowa is holding a mound visit with Fowler up for Alabama.

Purdy records his third straight hit. It's the best game yet for the freshman, who had never had a multi-hit game entering today.

Torres flies out to center on a 3-2 pitch. He is the only Alabama player without a hit today at 0-4 with a walk.

Lemm walks on five pitches to start the frame.

B8 — Alabama 7, Iowa 2

Wood flies out to Fowler in center to end the inning. Iowa gets one, but has just three outs left.

Nerat pops up for the second out.

Strohmeyer singles through left, bringing Wulf around to score. Alabama 7, Iowa 2

Wulf opens the frame with a single and advances to second on a groundout.

T8 — Alabama 7, Iowa 1

Vaughn pops up to first, getting Iowa out of the bases-loaded jam.

Kohort's night is done after recording just one out. He is relieved by right-hander Cole Moore.

Lebron and Neal walk in a combined nine pitches, loading the bases for Vaughn with two outs.

Holt steals second, and Fowler strikes out two pitches later for the second out.

John Henry Kohorst comes in to relieve Tate Slagle on the mound.

Holt grounds into a fielder's choice. The throw to home is not on time, and Purdy scores. Alabama 7, Iowa 1

Purdy advances to second on a wild pitch and then moves to third on a groundout from Steele.

Purdy starts the inning with a single through the left side.

B7 — Alabama 6, Iowa 1

Burt singles through the left side, but that's it for the Hawkeyes in the inning. Ziegler strikes out, and Mitchell flies out to end it. Iowa is down to its final six outs.

Mitchell gets Frost to fly out in his first at-bat.

Sam Mitchell takes over for Tyler Fay.

T7 — Alabama 6, Iowa 1

Lemm strikes out swinging as well, and Torres flies out to end a 1-2-3 inning.

Vaughn strikes out swinging on a high fastball.

B6 — Alabama 6, Iowa 1

Delgado strikes out looking on a 95-mile-per-hour heater from Fay. Fay records two of his three strikeouts in the sixth. At 91 pitches, his night is now likely over.

Nerat strikes out swinging, and there are two away for Fay. Alabama holds a mound visit.

Strohmeyer singles through the left side and advances to second on a failed pickoff attempt from Fay.

Holt makes another excellent play in the field, throwing out Schulte after a very hard grounder

T6 — Alabama 6, Iowa 1

Neal lines out to end the frame, stranding Holt and Lebron in scoring position.

Fowler flied out for the second out. Lebron then hit a ground-rule double to right field that was initially ruled a foul ball. Rob Vaughn challenged the call and it was indeed ruled fair, and Steele scores. Alabama 6, Iowa 1

Holt moves Steele to second with a single.

Purdy records the first extra-base hit of his career to the corner in left field. Steele brings him home moments later with a single to just about the same spot. Alabama 5, Iowa 1

Torres hits one to the warning track that is caught at the wall.

B5 — Alabama 4, Iowa 1

Wulf hits into a fielder's choice to end the inning.

Mitchell singles up the middle to bring Swails home. Fay is approaching 75 pitches, and this will likely be his final inning. Alabama 4, Iowa 1

Swails advances to third on a groundout from Ziegler.

Catcher Max Burt grounds into a fielder's choice, advancing Swails to second.

Swails walks on six pitches to start the frame.

T5 — Alabama 4, Iowa 0

Lemm grounds out to end an uneventful frame for Alabama.

Vaughn pops up for the second out.

Neal walks on a low full-count breaking ball. It's just his second walk of the season.

Lebron strikes out looking, dropping to 0-for-3 on the game.

B4 — Alabama 4, Iowa 0

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Joey Nerat grounds out to Lebron for the second out.

Kellen Strohmeyer grounds out to Vaughn at first.

T4 — Alabama 4, Iowa 0

Holt strikes out swinging. Reliever Justin Hackett puts together a 1-2-3 inning in his first full frame.

Holt gets ahead in the count at 3-1 before flying out to left.

Steele takes another massive cut on a breaking ball, whiffing for his second strikeout.

B3 — Alabama 4, Iowa 0

The next two Hawkeye batters fly out to end the inning.

Gable Mitchell, batting .516 on the season, singles to center.

Center fielder Jaylen Ziegler goes down on a swinging bunt that Lemm handles well. Iowa is back to the top of the order.

T3 — Alabama 4, Iowa 0

Purdy pops up, stranding the three runners.

Torres walks to load the bases, bringing up a big at-bat for the freshman Purdy.

That's it for Guerin. He tweaked something in his arm during Torres' at-bat. He exits the game after 2.2 IP with a 3-1 count on Torres.

Lemm attacks the first pitch he sees, laying a hard grounder to short. The catcher showed exceptional effort, beating out the throw to keep the frame alive and move Vaughn into scoring position.

Guerin did not give Vaughn a chance to repeat his first inning, walking him on four pitches way outside of the zone.

Lebron and Neal both go down quickly for the first two outs.

Fowler gets a 2-1 count and then hits his first home run of the year. He took Guerin 375 feet to deep right field. Alabama 4, Iowa 0

B2 — Alabama 3, Iowa 0

Holt makes a phenomenal play in the field, snagging a hard line drive to end the inning and strand the runners.

Ben Swails singles as well, moving Delgado into scoring position at second. Delgado advances to third on a failed pickoff attempt, and the Hawkeyes are knocking at the door.

Matthew Delgado records the first Hawkeye hit of the game, a single up the middle.

Iowa starts the frame with two quick outs.

T2 — Alabama 3, Iowa 0

Brennan Holt strikes out as well to end the frame. Guerin has struck out four through two innings.

Peyton Steele strikes out swinging. He bites on the same slider that got Torres in the first. Guerin's stuff has looked very good to start the game.

Andrew Purdy flies out to left, dropping to 2-for-11 on the year.

B1 — Alabama 3, Iowa 0

Fay makes quick work of the Hawkeyes, getting through a 1-2-3 frame in nine pitches.

T1 — Alabama 3, Iowa 0

Jason Torres goes down swinging in a four-pitch at-bat, biting on a low slider. Guerin recovered very nicely from the home run, recording the final two outs in just seven pitches.

John Lemm strikes out looking on three pitches.

Luke Vaughn takes Guerin to deep left, 102 mph off the bat. Alabama 3, Iowa 0

Brady Neal gets a base hit over the third baseman's glove.

Justin Lebron flies out to deep left field for the first out. Lebron got to a 3-0 count to start the at-bat.

Bryce Fowler walks on five pitches to start the game. It's Fowler's ninth walk of the season.

Pregame:

Iowa's defense has taken the field, and the game will begin momentarily.

The broadcast began at 6:02 p.m. CT.

Probable Starting Pitchers for the Frisco Classic:

  • Friday, Feb. 27 — RHP Tyler Fay (UA) vs. RHP Tyler Guerin (UI)
  • Saturday, Feb. 28 — LHP Zane Adams (UA) vs. LHP Ethan Kleinschmit (OSU)
  • Sunday, March 1— RHP Myles Upchurch (UA) vs. RHP Kendall Hoffman (UH)
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Theodore Fernandez
THEODORE FERNANDEZ

Theodore Fernandez is BamaCentral’s baseball beat reporter and a co-host of The Joe Gaither Show. He also works as a weekend sports anchor at WVUA 23 News in Tuscaloosa and serves as one of the station’s lead high school sports reporters. Fernandez is a news media student at The University of Alabama and is pursuing a master’s degree in sports management.

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