2018 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team explained

Year:2018
Team:Alabama Crimson Tide
Sport:baseball
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Division:West
Short Conf:SEC
Record:27–29
Conf Record:8–22
Head Coach:Brad Bohannon
Hc Year:1st
Hit Coach:Jerry Zulli
Pitch Coach:Jason Jackson
Asst Coach1:Brock Bennett
Stadium:Sewell–Thomas Stadium

The 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games in the newly renovated Sewell–Thomas Stadium. This season was the first under head coach Brad Bohannon, following the firing of Greg Goff after one season.

Personnel

Returning starters

PlayerClassPosition
Hunter AlexanderSenior1B/RF
Chandler AvantSenior2B
Dylan DuarteJuniorSP
Cody HenrySeniorDH/1B
Chandler TaylorJuniorRF
Connor ShortSenior3B
Davis VainerSophomoreRHP
Cobie VanceJunior3B
Jake WaltersSeniorSP

Coaching staff

Schedule

Legend
 Alabama win
 Alabama loss
 Postponement
BoldAlabama team member

! style="" | Regular Season|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| February 16 || || ||
Tuscaloosa, AL || 16–2 || Finnerty (1–0) || Tieman (0–1) || None || 3,194|| 1–0||–|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| February 17 || Valparaiso || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 6–5 || Duarte (1–0) || VanLanen (0–1) || None || 3,607 || 2–0||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| February 18 || Valparaiso || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 12–6 || Vainer (1–0) || Gordon (0–1) || Guffey (1) || 2,867 || 3–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| February 20 || || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium ||4–0 || Adams (1–0) || Lester (0–1) || None || 2,902|| 4–0||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| February 23 (1) || || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium ||12–4 || Finnerty (2–0) || Mullins (0–2) || None || 3,882 || 5–0 ||–|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| || Washington State || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 8–2 || Walters (1–0) || Anderson (0–2) || Medders (1) || 3,882 || 6–0||–|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| February 24 || Washington State || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 9–3 || Guffey (1–0) || Sunitsch (0–1) || None || 3,204 || 7–0||–|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| February 27 || at || || Griffin Stadium
Birmingham, AL || 13–3 || Rukes (1–0) || Widra (0–1) || None || 1,344 || 8–0 || –|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| February 28 || || No. 30 || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 11–1 || Duke (1–0) || Vazquez (0–1) || None || 2,795|| 9–0||–|-|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 2|| at || || Mitchell Park
Norman, OK || 1–211|| Hansen (1–1) || || None || 1,380 || 9–1 ||–|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 3 || at Oklahoma || No. 30 ||Mitchell Park||4–16 || Grove (1–0) || Walters (1–1) || None || 1,775 || 9–2||–|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 4 || at Oklahoma || No. 30 ||Mitchell Park || 13–1 || Gardner (1–0) || Tyler (0–2) || None ||779 || 10–2||–|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 7 || || || || 3–0 || Love (1–0) || Powell (0–1) || Duarte (1) || 3,279 || 11–2 || –|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 9 (1) || || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 0–3 || Dehn (2–1) || Finnerty (2–1) || || 3,109 || 11–3||–|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 9 (2) || New Mexico State || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 3–1 || Walters (2–1) || Bradish (2–1) || Medders (2) || 3,109 || 12–3||–|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 10 || New Mexico State || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 5–2 || Vainer (2–0) || Groff (2–1)|| Duarte (2) ||2,530 || 13–3||–|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 13 || || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium ||15–07 || Duke (2–0) || Warner (0–1) || None|| 2,712|| 14–3||–|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 14 || Alabama A&M|| ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium|| 14–07 ||Greene (1–0)|| Milam (0–5)||None||2,623|| 15–3||–|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 16 || || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || || Duarte (2–0) || Kristofak (1–1)|| None || 2,935 || 16–3 ||1–0|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 17 || Georgia || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium ||5–6 || Hancock (2–1) || Walters (2–2) || Proctor (2) || 3,392|| 16–4||1–1|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 18 || Georgia || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium ||5–6 || Locey (3–0) || Vainer (2–1) || Kristofak (2) ||3,265 || 16–5||1–2|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 20 || at || || Regions Field
Birmingham, AL || 4–6 || Calvert (1–0) || Gardner (1–1) || Jones (1) || 1,757 || 16–6||–|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 23 || at Tennessee|| || Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN || 4–5 || || Medders (0–1) || None || 1,874 || 16–7 || 1–3|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| March 24 || at Tennessee|| || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || colspan=7| Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: March 25 as a single-admission, 7-inning doubleheader[1] |- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 25 (1) || at Tennessee || ||Lindsey Nelson Stadium|| 1–27 || Stallings (4–1) || Walters (2–3) || None || – || 16–8||1–4|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| || at Tennessee || ||Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 0–37 || Neely (3–1) || Rukes (1–1) || None ||2,299 || 16–9||1–5|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 27 || vs. No. 16 || || Riverwalk Stadium
Montgomery, AL ||2–5 || Owen (1–1) || Duke (2–1) || Coker (5) ||7,719 || 16–10 ||–|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 30 || No. 15 Kentucky || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium|| 4–2 || Finnerty (3–1) || Hjelle (4–2) || Medders (3) || 4,421|| 17–10||2–5|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 31 || No. 15 Kentucky || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium|| 4–2 || Duarte (3–0) || Haake (1–1) || Medders (4) || 4,403|| 18–10||3–5|-|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"|April 1 || No. 15 Kentucky || || || 2–5 || Lewis (5–2) || Guffey (1–1) || || 3,399 || 18–11 ||3–6|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"|April 3 || || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 0–4 || Chandler (2–0) || Gardner (3–1) || Simpson (5) || 3,119 || 18–12||–|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"|April 6 ||at No. 23 || ||Taylor Stadium
Columbia, MO || 2–1 || Finnerty (4–1) || Sikkema (2–2) || Medders (5) || 406|| 19–12||4–6|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"|April 7 (1) || at No. 23 Missouri || ||Taylor Stadium|| 0–1 || || Duarte (3–1) || None || 541 || 19–13||4–7|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"|April 7 (2) ||at No. 23 Missouri || ||Taylor Stadium||5–1 || Cameron (2–1) || Montes (4–2) || Medders (6) || 541|| 20–13||5–7|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"|April 10 || UAB || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium|| 12–3 || Adams (2–0) || Ruggles (0–2) || None || 3,724|| 21–13||– |- bgcolor="#ffdddd"|April 12 |||| ||Olsen Field
College Station, TX || 6–12 || Sherrod (3–1) || Duarte (3–2) || Hoffman (6) || 4,607 || 21–14 || 5–8|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"|April 13 ||at No. 22 Texas A&M|| ||Olsen Field || 6–9 || Kilkenny (8–0) || Walters (2–4) || Lacy (1) || 6,094 || 21–15 || 5–9|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"|April 14 ||at No. 22 Texas A&M|| ||Olsen Field || 2–311 || Hoffman (4–1) || Medders (0–2) || None || 6,901 || 21–16 || 5–10|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"|April 17 || Samford|| ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 0–6 || Skinner (4–1) || Duke (2–2) || None || 3,008 || 21–17 ||–|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"|April 18 || || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 3–0 || Adams (3–0) || || Stutts (1) || 2,741 || 22–17 || –|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"|April 20 || Auburn || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 5–19 || Mize (8–1) || Finnerty (4–2) || None || 5,593 || 22–18 || 5–11|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"|April 21 (1) || Auburn || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium|| 0–5 || Burns (3–4) || Walters (2–5) || None || 6,051 || 22–19 || 5–12|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| || Auburn || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium|| 5–20 || Davis (3–3) || Rukes (1–2) || None || 6,051 || 22–20 || 5–13|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"|April 24 || || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 4–3 || Love (2–0) || Goodwin (3–3) || Cameron (1) || 3,308 || 23–20 || –|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"|April 27 ||at No. 10 Arkansas || || Baum Stadium
Fayetteville, AR || 3–7 || Knight (7–0) || Finnerty (4–3) || Reindl (3) || 10,835 || 23–21 || 5–14|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"|April 28 ||at No. 10 Arkansas || ||Baum Stadium|| 4–7 || Lee (4–2) || Guffey (1–2) || Loseke (2) || 10,846 || 23–22 || 5–15|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"|April 29 ||at No. 10 Arkansas || ||Baum Stadium|| 7–9 || Loseke (1–1) || Duarte (3–3) || Reindl (4) || 9,265 || 23–23 || 5–16|-|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"|May 4 ||Mississippi State || || || || Neff (3–2) || Medders (0–3) || None || 3,411 || 23–24 || 5–17|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"|May 5 ||Mississippi State || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 4–310 || Gardner (2–2) || Gordon (3–3) || None || 4,631 || 24–24 || 6–17|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 6 ||Mississippi State || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 4–6 || France (3–2) || Cameron (1–2) || None || 4,637 || 24–25 || 6–18|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| May 8 || || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 9–8 || Gardner (3–2) || Simpson (0–3) || None || 2,766 || 25–25 || –|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 11 || at LSU|| ||Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA || 5–7 || Kodros (1–1) || Medders (0–4) || Peterson (3) || 10,685 || 25–26 || 6–19|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| May 12 || at LSU || || Alex Box Stadium || 6–1 || Walters (3–5) || Hilliard (8–4) || None || 11,153 || 26–26 || 7–19|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 13 || at LSU || || Alex Box Stadium || 3–7 || Bush (1–1) || Rukes (1–3) || None || 10,758 || 26–27 || 7–20|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 17 || No. 10 Ole Miss || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 2–3 || Rollison (8–4) || Finnerty (4–4) || Caracci (10) || 3,305 || 26–28 || 7–21|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| May 18 || No. 10 Ole Miss || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 3–0 || Walters (4–5) || Feigl (8–5) || None || 3,373 || 27–28 || 8–21|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 19 || No. 10 Ole Miss || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 8–10 || Holston (2–0) || Cameron (1–3) || None || 3,991 || 27–29 || 8–22|-† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2018 Southeastern Conference standings.
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Rankings

See main article: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saturday Baseball vs. Alabama Postponed, Doubleheader Scheduled for Sunday . . March 24, 2018 . utsports.com . . May 8, 2018.