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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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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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