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Live Updates From Alabama Baseball's Midweek Against Jacksonville State

Score updates and analysis from Sewell-Thomas Stadium as the Crimson Tide takes on the Gamecocks.
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Sewell-Thomas Stadium
Sewell-Thomas Stadium | BamaCentral

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama baseball is into the final week of the nonconference schedule. Coming off last weekend's 2-1 showing at the Frisco Classic, the Crimson Tide will host North Florida this weekend. The week starts with a Tuesday afternoon contest against Jacksonville State.

The Gamecocks have had a good start to the season and are currently on a ten-game win streak after losing the first two games of the season to Cincinnati. Jacksonville State should be a contender for the Conference USA championship this year, and is a solid midweek test for the 9-3 Crimson Tide. The game is set for 4 p.m. CT at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Follow along for live updates and analysis:

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FINAL: Alabama 6, Jacksonville State 5

Eric Hines made the catch in left field to end the game.

Cash doubles to center field on a 1-2 pitch, bringing in both runners. The tying run is now at second. Alabama 6, Jacksonville State 5

Banks gets Richardson looking, with an excellent 2-2 pitch. Cash, the nine-hole hitter, represents both the final out and the tying run.

Williams steals second, eliminating the chance of a game-ending double-play. The count is 2-2 on Richardson.

Sam Richardson is pinch-hitting for Jacksonville State.

Williams lays down a well-placed bunt along the third base line for a single that moves Pate to third. Alabama is holding a mound visit with the tying run coming up to the plate.

Banks strikes out Johnson, who took a massive cut at strike three but just got beat by Banks' heater.

Pate doubles to left field. Hines made a solid effort to track the fly ball down, but was unable to come up with a sliding catch.

Banks stays on the mound for Alabama to try to earn the save.

B8

Kroberger pops up in his second-career at-bat. The freshman is still looking for his first hit.

Holt goes down swinging on five pitches.

Steele strikes out looking. The 1-2 breaking ball that was called strike three looked very close to the edge of the zone.

T8 — Alabama 6, Jacksonville State 3

Kroberger makes a nice catch in center field to end the inning. The Gamecocks are down to three outs.

Thomas strikes out swinging for the second out.

Blauser walks and steals second. Lemm's throw to second was in the dirt, and there was no real shot at a play.

Hagan Banks takes over for Crowther. Banks strikes out King to start his night.

B7 — Alabama 6, Jacksonville State 3

Hines grounds out in his first at-bat

Torres strikes out swinging. Lemm steals second, but is called out due to batter interference from Torres.

Lemm walks on five pitches to start the frame.

Hagan Banks and Joe Chiarodo are warming up in the Alabama bullpen.

T7 — Alabama 6, Jacksonville State 3

Crowther has retired all seven batters he has faced. He got a quick 1-2-3 frame, working through the side in just 11 pitches.

Chase Kroberger takes over for Fowler at center field.

Osterhouse tried to go back out to left field. He tried running, but the decision was made that he was not good to go. Eric Hines takes over.

B6 — Alabama 6, Jacksonville State 3

Neal strikes out, and Vaughn lines out to end an extremely long frame.

Lebron hits a sac fly to left, bringing Steele home and Holt into third base. Alabama 6, Jacksonville State 3

Horst hits Fowler in the helmet with his first pitch of the night. Fowler is removed.

Jacksonville State makes a pitching change, bringing in Chase Horst, the first lefty of the game for the team.

Holt singles through the right side. Osterhouse slides into the plate safely, but is injured on the play. He had to be helped off the field and will presumably not return. Alabama 5, Jacksonville State 3

After 48 at-bats, Steele has finally walked for the first time. Alabama has runners in the corners.

Osterhouse stole second but was banged up on the play. The left fielder was evaluated and is staying in the game.

Osterhouse is plunked by a 1-2 inside fastball to start the frame.

T6 — Alabama 4, Jacksonville State 3

Johnson strikes out swinging. Crowther has four straight outs to start his relief appearance.

Pate grounds out to Holt, who bobbles the ball but still delivers the throw to first in time.

Ashe flies out to Steele to start the inning.

B5 — Alabama 4, Jacksonville State 3

Torres strikes out swinging to end a 1-2-3 inning.

Lemm grounds out softly to first for the second out.

Vaughn flies out to shallow left field to start the frame.

T5 — Alabama 4, Jacksonville State 3

Crowther strikes out Thomas to get strand the two Gamecock runners.

Kaden Humphrey had to leave the game for Alabama just two pitches into his relief appearance. Ashton Crowther takes over.

That's it for Mitchell. Kaden Humphrey enters the game with two outs and runners on second and third.

Blauser grounds out to Lebron, who makes a nice throw to first. Pena comes in to score. Alabama 4, Jacksonville State 3

The call stands, and the bases are loaded with one out.

King was hit while bunting. The umpire awarded him first base. Rob Vaughn is challenging that he had not pulled the bunt away when he was hit, so the play is under review.

Cash gets one through the right side for a single. Pena was held up at third as Peyton Steele was preparing to uncork a throw home.

Joe Chiarodo and Ashton Crwother are warming up in the bullpen for Alabama.

Pena picks up an extra-base hit to left for a double.

Williams swings at the first pitch of the inning, flying out to Osterhouse in left.

B4 — Alabama 4, Jacksonville State 2

Lebron strikes out swinging, and Neal grounds out directly to first to end the inning and strand both runners.

Fowler notches a base hit to left, moving Holt to third.

Holt is plunked on a 3-1 pitch.

Steele grounds out to short to start the frame. Interesting note — Steele is the only regular starter who has not walked this season for the team. He's up to 48 at-bats on the year.

Right-hander Ryan Geraghty takes over on the mound for the Gamecocks.

T4 — Alabama 4, Jacksonville State 2

Johnson grounds out to Holt at second to end the frame and keep a run off the board.

Ashe and Pate ground out successively, moving Thomas to third.

Mitchell walks Thomas to start his afternoon.

Sam Mitchell takes over for Alcock in the fourth.

B3 — Alabama 4, Jacksonville State 2

Torres drives in Neal with a double to right field. It's his 12th RBI of the season. Alabama 4, Jacksonville State 2

Lemm fouls out to the third baseman, Cash.

Neal draws a seven-pitch walk to start the frame. Vaughn strikes out looking in the next at-bat.

T3 — Alabama 3, Jacksonville State 2

Lebron responds by turning a 6-4-3 double play to end the frame.

Lebron commits his third error in three games, putting too much on a high throw to Vaughn at first. After having nine errors all of last season, he's got five in 13 games.

Matthew Cash popped up to Holt for the first out.

B2 — Alabama 3, Jacksonville State 2

The Gamecocks get a 1-2-3 frame, as Holt grounds out, Fowler strikes out, and Lebron grounds out. Jacksonville State shortstop Caleb Johnson made a nice play on Lebron's grounder to get it to first in time.

T2 — Alabama 3, Jacksonville State 2

Williams takes off for second, and Neal makes a perfect throw to Lebron to nab him at the bag and end the frame.

Holt runs over to foul territory to catch a pop-up from Orlando Pena for the second out.

Left fielder Luke Williams notches a base hit to left, bringing home Ashe and Pate. Alabama 3, Jacksonville State 2

Caleb Johnson grounds out to Brennan Holt. Both runners advance.

Jaxon Pate is hit by a pitch from Alcock, moving Ashe into scoring position.

Grayson Ashe records the first hit for the Gamecocks, a single to shallow right field.

B1 — Alabama 3, Jacksonville State 0

Peyton Steele grounds out to end the inning.

Justin Osterhouse grounds into a fielder's choice. Torres is thrown out at second, but there is no play at first. Osterhouse then steals second moments later.

Jason Torres lays down a bunt on the first pitch he sees. McDougall slips trying to field it, and Vaughn scores. Alabama 3, Jacksonville State 0

John Lemm hits a single to shallow right field, moving Vaughn to third base. Jacksonville State is pulling starter Fisher Cantrell for Maddux McDougall.

Luke Vaughn walks on six pitches and the Gamecocks have to hold an early mound visit.

Brady Neal goes yard for his third home run of the year, hammering a ball into the visitor's bullpen in right-center field. Alabama 2, Jacksonville State 0

Justin Lebron flies out to left field.

Bryce Fowler walks on seven pitches. He had very solid contact, sending one into deep foul territory before eventually taking first base.

T1 — Alabama 0, Jacksonville State 0

Alcock gets a 1-2-3 frame to start the afternoon, getting Cooper Blauser to pop up before Brady Thomas hit a soft chopper that Brady Neal made a nice play on, spinning to throw to first after fielding the ball.

Alcock struck out the leadoff batter, Trey King, on three pitches.

Bobby Alcock had issues with his PitchCom and had to get it checked.

Pregame:

The weather is near-perfect as of 4 p.m. CT. It's currently 75 degrees with light cloud cover.

Jacksonville State's starting lineup
Jacksonville State's starting lineup | BamaCentral

There are no surprises in the Alabama lineup today. It is very likely that there will be a lot of pinch-hitters in the later innings of this game.

Alabama is giving away camo t-shirts to students. A very long line formed before the gates opened. Today will very likely be the largest midweek attendance of the season at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

Probable Starting Pitchers:

RHP Bobby Alcock (UA) vs. RHP Fisher Cantrell (JSU)

Bobby Alcock takes the mound for his first start of the season on Tuesday against the Gamecocks. Alcock has pitched 3.2 scoreless innings this year, allowing three hits while striking out five batters in appearances against Alabama State and Southern Miss.

Cantrell has been good out of the bullpen for Jacksonville State, allowing just one hit and one earned run over 5.1 innings of work across four appearances, while striking out an attention-grabbing 10 batters.

Alabama's History Against Jacksonville State and Alabama State:

Jacksonville State has been a fixture of Alabama's midweek schedule for years. The schools have met 48 times, with the Crimson Tide leading the series 38-10. The first 17 meetings, spread between 1967 and 1981, came when the Gamecocks were a Division II school. Alabama has won 24 of the 31 matchups played since Jacksonville State jumped up to Division I and is currently on a 10-game win streak, with the last loss coming in 2018 in Tuscaloosa. Alabama will also make the trip down to Jacksonville later this month for a Tuesday night matchup on March 31.

How to Watch Alabama vs. Jacksonville State:

Who: Alabama (9-3) vs. Jacksonville State (10-2)

When: Tuesday, March 3 — 4 p.m. CT

Where: Sewell-Thomas Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

TV: Streaming on SEC Network+

Radio: The Crimson Tide Sports Network on Tide 100.9 FM in Tuscaloosa, or The Varsity Network online.

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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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