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.
Player | Class | Position | |
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Hunter Alexander | Senior | 1B/RF | |
Chandler Avant | Senior | 2B | |
Dylan Duarte | Junior | SP | |
Cody Henry | Senior | DH/1B | |
Chandler Taylor | Junior | RF | |
Connor Short | Senior | 3B | |
Davis Vainer | Sophomore | RHP | |
Cobie Vance | Junior | 3B | |
Jake Walters | Senior | SP |
Legend | ||
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Alabama win | ||
Alabama loss | ||
Postponement | ||
Bold | Alabama 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.
See main article: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.