Davis had a runner reach base on an error in the bottom half, but two strikeouts and a caught stealing closed the inning. Bama stranded Jarvis at second base in the 8th after he singled and stole second. Davis forced a ground out to end the frame. Banks got the first two batters out in the bottom of the 7th but with the Tigers best hitter, left-handed Luke Mann, up to bat Bohannon called on lefty reliever Alton Davis II. Tamez helped get that run back in the top of the 7th when he hit a one out double and scored on a two out double by Shelton. Johnson walked then West blasted his first career home run to put the Tide up 5-3.īanks surrendered a one-out home run to Dylan Leach in the bottom of the 6th to make the score 5-4 in Bama’s favor. Colby Shelton lined sharply to right field and Murphy was then replaced by Austin Troesser. Andrew Pinckney then curled a shot around the right field foul pole to tie the game at 3-3. Tamez lead off with a home run to dead center to close the margin. The Tide took over in the top of the 6th. Trevor Austin then singled to score the second run of the frame. Wilmsmeyer stole second and continued to third when the throw from Dominic Tamez sailed into centerfield. Hagan Banks came into pitch at that point. A ground ball to Ed Johnson at second base was booted and Chick crossed the plate to take the lead. Cam Chick led off with a single and advanced to second when Holman threw the ball away on a pickoff attempt. Both pitchers settled in from there and the next runs weren't scored until the bottom of the 5th. Holman allowed a run in the bottom half after allowing a single, walking two, and allowing Luke Mann to score on a wild pitch. Tommy Seidl scored Jarvis with a ground out to second base. The Tide got on the board on the first when Jim Jarvis led off and ended up on third base when Tiger centerfielder Ty Wilmsmeyer misplayed his fly ball.
Luke Holman drew the Friday night starting spot with Ben Hess still on the shelf. Little-used freshman catcher Jaxson West, had 11 at bats entering the weekend, was inserted at designated hitter on Friday and Saturday and the move paid off. Last week, the Tide took its homestand against Auburn without the aid of a single home run.īrad Bohannon has tinkered with his lineup all year, and he pulled a rabbit out of the hat this weekend.
#MATTHEW BANKS ALTON IL SERIES#
The Tide improved to 29-12 overall and 9-9 in league play while the Tigers fell to 23-16 and 5-13 in the league.īama used strong pitching and the long ball (the team hit nine home runs), to take their second straight series of the season. The Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team got a much-needed sweep over the Missouri Tigers this weekend in a cold, windy Columbia, MO.
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