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Live Updates From Alabama Baseball's Doubleheader Against Washington State

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

Alabama hosts Washington State in a Saturday doubleheader due to anticipated rain on Sunday. The Cougars stunned the Crimson Tide in the season opener on Friday night for an 8-4 win. Game one of the doubleheader will begin at 12 p.m. CT, with the second game beginning 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. Follow along for live updates and analysis:

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FINAL — Alabama 11, Washington State 1

Roy pops up to end the game.

Hines catches a fly ball in left field, his first defensive play made. Cougars are down to their final out.

Watterson singles in the first at-bat of Chiarodo's career.

Fernandez goes down swinging. Smyers' evening is done after two batters, as fellow freshman Joe Chiarodo takes over.

Joel Fernandez is pinch-hitting for the Cougars.

Luke Smyers takes over on the mound for Alabama in what could be the final frame of the series. He walks Pirello to start it out.

B6 — Alabama 11, Washington State 1

All three outs came from freshmen this inning. Hines struck out swinging on three pitches. Just looked like he was trying to force a big hit. Then again, when you've got the kind of power he does, that isn't always the worst idea.

Freshman Evan Taylor pinch-hit next for Alabama. He popped up to first base with a 1-2 count in his first career at-bat.

Plattner walked on four pitches to move Barnett into scoring position.

Caleb Barnett enters the game. The highly-touted freshman walked on six pitches without swinging, showing good discipline at the plate.

Purdy opens the frame with a swinging strikeout.

T6 — Alabama 11, Washington State 1

Cross hits into a fielder's choice to end the frame.

Brock Cross comes in to pinch hit for Washington State.

The shutout is over. Northrop notches a base hit to bring Hartman home. Alabama 11, Washington State 1

Roy singles and Hartman reaches on a fielder's choice. Alabama challenged the call, but he was ruled safe at first. He advanced to second on a wild pitch, while Priest lined out for the Cougars.

Will Plattner replaces Neal at catcher.

B5 — Alabama 11, Washington State 0

Lemm grounds out to end the inning, but this game is all but over at 11-0.

Lebron hits his second home run of the year to left field. Alabama 11, Washington State 0

Holt and Fowler strike out swinging to start the frame.

T5 — Alabama 10, Washington State 0

Robertson cuts down Smith in five pitches to end the frame.

Robertson walks the first batter, Chavez, but strikes out Thein and gets Cole Watterson to pop up for the first two outs.

Tate Robertson replaces Upchurch on the mound.

B4 — Alabama 10, Washington State 0

Eric Hines pinch-hits for Osterhouse. The Tuscaloosa product and highly-touted freshman swung at the first pitch he saw, sending it to the left field warning track.

Steele follows it up with a double down the left field line that brings Purdy home. Alabama is now officially in run-rule territory. Alabama 10, Washington State 0

Neal singles up the middle, bringing in two runs. Alabama 9, Washington State 0

Torres strikes out swinging. He took some big cuts in the at-bat.

Fast is struggling heavily with control. He walked Purdy on five pitches, and none of the final three balls were particularly close. Alabama 7, Washington State 0

Lemm follows that up with a single to load the bases.

Fowler walks again, and Lebron singles, moving him to second base.

Holt flies out to start the frame, and Washington State makes a call to the bullpen, bringing in Taber Fast to pitch.

T4 — Alabama 6, Washington State 0

Upchurch cuts down another to end the frame. He gets Skjonsby to go down swinging. It's been a debut to remember for the freshman.

Upchurch just struck out his eighth batter. Rob Vaughn is taking a mound visit to check on him. There is movement in the bullpen. Upchurch has thrown 71 pitches, so this is very likely his final inning.

Upchurch is dealing. He just struck out his seventh batter to start the fourth, before walking Priest.

B3 — Alabama 6, Washington State 0

Steele and Osterhouse go down to end a five-run Alabama inning.

Neal hits a sac fly for the first out to bring Purdy home. Torres stays at first. Alabama 6, Washington State 0

Another error committed by the Cougars allows Torres to reach base. Lemm comes home while Purdy reaches third base. Alabama 5, Washington State 0

Purdy singles up the middle for his first career hit. Two runs score, and he advances to second on the play. Alabama 4, Washington State 0

Fowler singles. Lebron hits into what should be a routine groundout, but is safe at first thanks to an error on the throw to first. Lemm then walks to load the bases.

Holt hits his first home run with the Crimson Tide to start the frame, a solo shot to right field. Alabama 2, Washington State 0

T3 — Alabama 1, Washington State 0

Incredible inning for Upchurch. He strikes out the side, and now has six strikeouts through three innings.

B2 — Alabama 1, Washington State 0

Neal gets hit by a pitch, but that's the only offense for Alabama in the frame. Torres flies out, Steele lines out, and Osterhouse— still looking for his first hit of the season— strikes out looking.

T2 — Alabama 1, Washington State 0

Noah Thein strikes out. Washington State has to be incredibly frustrated with coming up empty in this second inning.

Dane Chavez singles up the middle to bring Northrop to third. Washington State would have tied up the game if it weren't for the baserunning blunder.

Skjonsby strikes out swinging, Upchurch's second strikeout.

Upchurch allows a single to right field to Kyler Northrop. Priest, and evidently the third base coach, thought the ball was caught, and goes back to second to tag up before being tagged out trying to make it to third. Alabama gets a lucky break.

We're seeing Upchurch make some of the freshman mistakes this inning. He just threw a wild pitch to allow Priest to reach second.

Upchurch commits a pitch clock violation before throwing his first pitch of the inning. He couldn't recover from there, walking Priest to allow the first Cougar baserunner of the game

B1 — Alabama 1, Washington State 0

Andrew Purdy, batting cleanup in his first career start, grounds into a double play to end the inning.

Lemm singles up the middle, bringing Lebron home. Alabama 1, Washington State 0

Immediately after the injury scare, Lebron shows everybody he is fine by stealing second base.

Lebron grounds into what appeared to be a double play, but is able to beat out the throw. He was shaken up after the play and had to be evaluated by medical staff before staying in the game.

Fowler walks on seven pitches.

T1 — Alabama 0, Washington State 0

Myles Upchurch has a great first inning at the mound, going 1-2-3 and striking out the third batter.

Peyton Steele made a nice catch at the warning track in right field for the first out of the game.

Game Two Pregame:

Washington State's starting lineup
Washington State's starting lineup | BamaCentral

Alabama has changed into camo uniforms for the second game.

The game will begin at 3:30.

The grounds crew is currently getting the field ready for the second game of the doubleheader. Highly anticipated freshman Myles Upchurch is set to make his debut on the mound for the Crimson Tide.

Game One Postgame:

Washington State's final box score
Washington State's final box score | BamaCentral

Game two will begin in approximately 30 minutes.

FINAL — Alabama 8, Washington State 1

Fernandez strikes out, ending the game.

Steckmesser records two fast outs, a swinging strikeout, and a fly out to right field. Pinch-hitter Joel Fernandez is up to bat, representing the game's final out.

Steckmesser enters the game for Heiberger.

B8 — Alabama 8, Washington State 1

Lebron flies out for the second out. A wild pitch early in Torres' at-bat scores Holt moments later. Alabama 8, Washington State 1

Neal picks up his first hit of the season, an RBI single to bring Osterhouse home. Alabama 7, Washington State 1

Schneider is pulled after recording just one out. He will be responsible for both base runners as Austin Sheldon comes in to replace him.

Holt walks as well, moving Osterhouse into scoring position. Neal is up as the leadoff batter in the place of the injured Fowler.

Plattner flies out just shy of the warning track in center field. Osterhouse was held up at first base.

Osterhouse walks to start the frame for Alabama.

Gabe Schneider takes over on the mound for Washington State.

T8 — Alabama 6, Washington State 1

Pirello strikes out to end the frame. That's three strikeouts in a row for Heiberger after failing to record any over his first two innings on the mound. His afternoon is likely done with continued movement in the bullpen.

Priest goes down swinging as well for the second out.

Hartman singles to left, while Obenour strikes out, Heiberger's first strikeout of the afternoon.

Evan Steckmesser is warming up in the bullpen for Alabama, but Heiberger remains on the mound to start the inning.

B7 — Alabama 6, Washington State 1

Steele strikes out swinging to end the inning.

Lemm is hit by a pitch to move Torres into scoring position. Vaughn flies out for the second out.

Torres singles for his third hit of the game. He's safely reached base in all four at-bats.

Lebron gets a 3-0 count and hits a weak grounder to third for the first out.

T7 — Alabama 6, Washington State 1

Smith pops up and Roy grounds out to end the frame.

Macleod walks and advances to second on a sac bunt.

B6 — Alabama 6, Washington State 1

Fowler injured himself sliding into second base. He was trying to stretch a single into a double and was down on the field for a few minutes.

Holt lines out to center field, bringing Osterhouse home. Alabama 6, Washington State 1

Osterhouse walks, advances to second on a balk, and moves to third as Plattner flies out.

T6 — Alabama 5, Washington State 1

The move to bring in Pirello pays off, as he singles to center field to bring Obenour home. Heiberger ends the frame moments later, but the Cougars are on the board. Alabama 5, Washington State 1

Priest singles to right field to move Obenour into scoring position. Mason Pirello is pinch-hitting for the Cougars with two outs.

Obenour walks on six pitches to keep the frame alive.

Heiberger records his first two outs in four pitches, forcing a lineout and a groundout to start his relief appearance.

B5 — Alabama 5, Washington State 0

Vaughn is hit by a pitch, putting runners on first and second, but Steele grounds out to end the inning.

Lemm records the first RBI of his Alabama career with a sac fly to centerfield. Alabama 5, Washington State 0

Torres comes up and rips a two-RBI double to left centerfield. Holt and Fowler score. Alabama 4, Washington State 0

Lebron walks on four pitches. There wasn't a single ball even close to the zone. Clear business decision by the Cougars. Starting pitcher Nick Lewis is being pulled for Erik Rodriguez. The bases are loaded for Torres.

Fowler reaches on an error by Skjonsby. Mound visit for the Cougars as Lebron is up with two on and just one out.

After Plattner lines out, Holt notches a base hit, the first of his Alabama career.

T5 — Alabama 2, Washington State 0

Smith pops up to end the frame. After starting 3-for-3 on Friday, Smith is 0-for-3 against Adams. Adams has thrown 79 pitches, and Heiberger has continued to warm up in the pen for Alabama.

Macleod is thrown out by Adams to start the inning. Adams then strikes out Thiele for his ninth strikeout of the game.

B4 — Alabama 2, Washington State 0

Steele and Osterhouse line out to end the inning, but Alabama is on the board and holds its first lead of the season.

Torres' efforts pay off as Luke Vaughn knocks a home run to center field. It's the first hit of Vaughn's college career. Alabama 2, Washington State 0

Lemm hit a deep drive to center field that was caught off the wall. Torres was halfway to third base and had to gun it all the way back to first, just beating the throw and being ruled safe.

Good at-bat from Torres to start the frame. He ripped a hard line drive just foul down the left field line before walking on seven pitches.

T4 — Alabama 0, Washington State 0

Adams strikes out Skjonsby to get out of the jam. Skjonsby tried to check his swing on a 3-1 pitch that would've been ball four, but was not given the call. He struck out swinging on the next pitch.

Shull gets a 3-0 count to start the at-bat, but then unsuccessfully attempts to lay down two bunts. Adams strikes him out to avoid loading the bases.

Obenour hits a double off the right field wall. Priest moves him to third with a well-placed bunt. It's the first real trouble of the game for Adams. Alabama is holding a mound visit, and Matthew Heiberger is warming up in the bullpen.

Steele makes a nice catch in right field, running down a well-hit ball by Hartman for the first out of the frame.

B3 — Alabama 0, Washington State 0

Lebron grounds out to third to end the inning. Each team has just one hit through three innings.

Fowler goes down looking as well. It was very close on the third called strike. Looked like it was going to called ball three.

Holt strikes out looking. Alabama is back to the top of the order.

T3 — Alabama 0, Washington State 0

Gavin Roy flies out to end the frame.

Leadoff batter Trevor Smith bunts as well. This one is laid down perfectly for the first Cougars' hit of the game. Thiele moves into scoring position at second base.

Washington State has its first baserunner of the game in Luke Thiele. Thiele bunted, and Adams' throw to first was high. It was ruled an error on Adams.

Cam Macleod strikes out looking for the second out.

Ryan Skjonsby becomes the first batter to get solid contact off of Adams, ripping one just foul down the right field line, but ultimately grounds out.

B2 — Alabama 0, Washington State 0

Justin Osterhouse pops up to short, and Will Plattner goes down looking. Alabama goes down 1-2-3.

Peyton Steele flies out to open the frame.

T2 — Alabama 0, Washington State 0

Adams strikes out the side, getting Jonah Shull to go down swinging as well.

Matt Priest goes down swinging as well. Adams is dominating these batters. Has not fallen behind in a single count so far.

Adams opens the second with a third strikeout, getting Ollie Obenour swinging.

B1 — Alabama 0, Washington State 0

Alabama picks up right where it left off on Friday. Luke Vaughn goes down swinging, stranding Fowler and Torres.

John Lemm popped up for the second out.

Fowler steals second on the first pitch of Jason Torres' at-bat and then advances to third as Torres singles. Alabama struggled with runners in scoring position all day on Friday, and now has a chance to change the narrative early.

Bryce Fowler opens up the frame with a seven-pitch walk. Justin Lebron takes one high pitch for ball one, then pounces on the next one, flying out just shy of the warning track. Fowler wanted to go but was held up at first.

T1 — Alabama 0, Washington State 0

Zane Adams made quick work of the Cougars in the top of the first. He struck out two batters while getting out of the frame in just 12 pitches.

Pregame:

Matchup History:

Alabama enters the series with a 3-1 all-time record against the Cougars. The Crimson Tide fell 9-1 to Washington State in the 1950 College World Series, the first World Series appearance in program history, before sweeping the Cougars in a 2018 series in Tuscaloosa.

How to Watch Alabama Against Washington State:

Who: Alabama (0-1), Washington State (1-0)

When: Saturday, Feb. 14 — 12 p.m. CT, 3:30 p.m. CT

Where: Sewell-Thomas Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 

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 an intern with Alabama Crimson Tide On SI/BamaCentral and combined with his time with The Crimson White and WVUA 23 News has covered every Alabama sport across He also works as the play-by-play broadcaster for Alabama’s ACHA hockey team and has interned for Fox Sports.

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