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Live Updates From Sewell-Thomas As Alabama Goes For Series Win Against North Florida

Score updates and analysis from Sewell-Thomas Stadium as the Crimson Tide opens its series against the Ospreys.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama baseball took care of business in the series opener against North Florida, winning 7-2 behind Tyler Fay's seven-inning start. The Crimson Tide now plays for the series win against the Ospreys in a Saturday game that was moved up two hours to 12 p.m. CT due to weather.

Zane Adams will be on the bump for Alabama, looking to continue his strong start to the season in his final nonconference start. Adams is 2-0 with a 3.52 ERA over three starts, striking out 19 batters over 15.2 innings pitched. He will likely throw a season-high in pitches this afternoon as long as he stays out of trouble as Rob Vaughn tries to prepare his starters to go deep into games in the SEC slate.

Center fielder Bryce Fowler is back in the lineup after missing Friday's game. He is back to batting leadoff as Alabama looks to take the series and set up a potential Sunday sweep. Follow along for live updates and analysis:

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T5

Farner and Toberman ground out to start the inning.

B4 — Alabama 7, North Florida 2

Vaughn grounds out to the pitcher to end the frame.

Neal hits one just shy of the warning track in center to move Fowler to second.

Lebron strikes out swinging for the first out.

Fowler brings Holt home with a single up the middle for his third RBI of the day. Alabama 7, North Florida 2

Holt hits a leadoff triple for Alabama, the second triple in two days for the team after Steele hit one last night.

T4 — Alabama 6, North Florida 2

Romeo goes down looking, and Adams gets out of the jam.

Both runners advance on a double steal, putting two in scoring position. The count is 2-2 on Romeo.

Buchanan singles up the middle past Adams and Lebron to bring Gomez home. Alabama 6, North Florida 2

Adams strikes out Ordonez, and there are two away.

Austin Morris is warming up in the bullpen.

Alford walks, and North Florida is back in scoring position. Alabama is holding a mound visit for Adams.

Gomez walks and then advances to second on a passed ball.

Benjamin grounds to Lebron, who bobbles the ball but still gets it to first in time.

B3 — Alabama 6, North Florida 1

Steele flies out to the warning track to end a second straight 1-2-3 inning for Alabama.

Osterhouse is picked off, getting caught in a pickle and tagged out on the way to second.

Osterhouse draws his second walk of the game.

Torres flies out to start the frame.

T3 — Alabama 6, North Florida 1

Toberman lines out and Hosey grounds into a fielder's choice to end the frame.

Farner flies out to Steele in mid-right field. Buchanan began to go for third after the tag, but Steele wound up and kept him at second with a pinpoint throw to third. Steele's arm has been massive for Alabama, obviously with the throw home against Oregon State, but also with keeping runners in check at second all season.

Drew Buchanan and Romeo both single over the outstretched glove of a leaping Holt. They were both basically identical hits. Holt nearly made incredible catches on both.

B2 — Alabama 6, North Florida 1

Alabama is retired 1-2-3. Vaughn strikes out swinging and then Lemm grounds out to first to end the inning.

Fowler flies out to foul territory in left. Left fielder Dario Romeo made an impressive catch, covering a lot of ground to make the play right on the edge of the diamond.

T2 — Alabama 6, North Florida 1

Santiago Ordonez flies out to Steele at the warning track to end a 1-2-3 frame.

Adams strikes out Seth Alford looking, his second strikeout of the game.

Gialdri Gomez, who hit the two-run homer for the Ospreys last night, flies out to start the second.

B1 — Alabama 6, North Florida 1

Lebron grounds out to end an extremely long inning, stranding Fowler at second. Eleven batters went up in the first.

Fowler hits a two-out double down the left field line. All three of Alabama's hits have been right along that line past the Osprey fielders. Osterhouse and Torres score to extend the lead. North Florida is making a call to the bullpen. Alabama 6, North Florida 1

Steele grounds out to first, bringing in Lemm to extend the lead. Torres and Osterhouse both advance. Alabama 4, North Florida 1

Torres and Osterhouse both draw walks. The bases are loaded for Peyton Steele, who hit a two-RBI triple in Friday's game. North Florida is holding a mound visit.

Luke Vaughn walks. John Lemm then brings them both home with a double far down the left field line. Alabama 3, North Florida 1

Lebron takes off for third, successfully stealing his 14th base of the season. The pickoff attempt is off-target, ending up in foul territory, and Lebron comes home to tie the game. Neal advanced to second on the play. Alabama 1, North Florida 1

Justin Lebron lays a double down the left field line for Alabama's first hit. Brady Neal draws a walk in the next at-bat

Bryce Fowler flies out just shy of the warning track in his first at-bat of the series.

T1 — North Florida 1, Alabama 0

Sean Benjamin pops up to Torres, who makes the catch in foul territory to end the frame.

Boone Hosey hits a line drive to left center field, bringing in Farner to give North Florida its first lead of the series. North Florida 1, Alabama 0

Matthew Farner singles to left, and steals second as Adams strikes out the next batter.

Dario Romeo flies out to Peyton Steele in right field to start the game.

First pitch was 12:02 p.m.

Pregame:

Probable Starting Pitchers For Alabama vs. North Florida:

  • Friday, March 6 — RHP Tyler Fay (UA) vs. TBA (UNF)
  • Saturday, March 7 — LHP Zane Adams (UA) vs. TBA (UNF)
  • Sunday, March 8 — RHP Myles Upchurch (UA) vs. TBA (UNF)

How to Watch Alabama vs. North Florida:

Who: Alabama (11-3) vs. North Florida (8-6)

When: Friday, March 6 — 6 p.m. CT

Saturday, March 7 — 2 p.m. CT

Sunday, March 8 — 1 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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