TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — 7-seeded Alabama baseball opens NCAA Tournament Super Regional action in Tuscaloosa on Saturday against the St. John’s Red Storm. The Crimson Tide is hosting the Super Regional round for the first time since 2006 and is looking to return to the College World Series in Omaha for the first time since 1999. The Red Storm appears in the Super Regional round for the first time since 2012 and hasn’t been to Omaha since 1980.
“Yeah, the hay’s in the barn, man,” Alabama head coach Rob Vaugh said. “It’s time to go. These guys have been putting in a lot of work since we showed up in August, and for these guys, multiple years to go put themselves in the position that they’re standing in right now. Now this is the fun part. The work’s over. Everything’s done. Now it’s about going out and executing. We’ve got a tough team on the other side. We’ve got a tough group of dudes on our sides. We know it’s going to be a war, but I think these guys are ready for it. At this point, man, I’m excited for them to go out and send their stuff, play hard, and be completely unafraid to crash and burn. That’s been our message for the last year. That’s been our message for the last half of the year that they’ve been living out. So, it’s go time. It’s time to rock and roll.”
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Top Seventh Inning
- Tyler Fay hit Ayden Frey to load the bases with no outs in the inning. Brady Neal heads out to the mound as Fay is in the first trouble of his outing.
- Will Cowan gets St. John’s second hit of the night with a single into the outfield. He moves Agresti along to second and the Red Storm have men on first and second with no outs. Sam Mitchell gets up in the Crimson Tide bullpen.
- Tyler Fay is careful with Adam Agresti once again as he gives St. John’s a leadoff walk. Agresti has hit a double, and drawn two walks as he’s the only Red Storm batter to get to Fay.
Bottom Sixth Inning
- Brady Neal flies out to centerfield for a quick 1-2-3 inning for St. John’s. Alabama leads 6-0 going into the final third of the game.
- Justin Lebron flies out to right field for the second out of the frame.
- Bryce Fowler struck out swinging to open the inning. He’s only one for four from the plate, but had the huge two-RBI double in the fourth inning.
Top Sixth Inning
- Shaun McMillan pops out in the infield for a 1-2-3 inning. Tyler Fay continues to cruise on the mound for Alabama.
- Jayder Raifstanger struck out swinging to give Tyler Fay his seventh strikeout of the evening.
- Jon LeGrande flies out to Eric Hines in left field to open the inning for St. John’s.
Bottom Fifth Inning
- Peyton Steele grounds out to the shortstop for the third out of the frame. Alabama leads 6-0 after five.
- Luke Vaughn takes a pitch in the shoulder to give Alabama a two-out baserunner.
- A new attendance record has been announced for Sewell-Thomas Stadium. There are 7,573 people in attendance tonight to watch Alabama and St. John’s in the Super Regional
- Brennan Holt got good contact on a ball, but hit it straight to the right fielder for a quick second out.
- Eric Hines popped out in foul territory near first base to open the inning for Alabama.
Top Fifth Inning
- Justin Lebron scoops a slowly hit ground ball and throws out Dylan Fitzsimmons to preserve the scoreless outting for Tyler Fay. Lebron charged the ball and made the play to beat the St. John’s batter.
- Rob Mansour grounded out to Luke Vaughn unassisted at first base for the second out of the inning, Frey moved to third on the ground ball. He’s the second Red Storm batter to reach third tonight as they search for their first run of the Super Regional.
- Bernardini is ruled OUT at first, putting Ayden Frey on second with one out in the inning.
- Cristian Bernardini grounds into a fielder’s choice. Jason Torres throws out Bernardini at first but St. John’s challenges the call. He looks to be safe on the replay, putting men on first and second for the Red Storm.
- Ayden Frey opens the inning by drawing a five-pitch walk, becoming St. John’s third baserunner of the evening. Tyler Fay has been dominant thusfar, but walks his second batter of the night to start the fifth inning.
Bottom Fourth Inning
- John Lemm flies out to Jon LeGrande to end the inning. Alabama puts up a four-spot and leads 6-0 but strands three runners.
- Jason Torres strikes out swinging for the second out in the frame as Longoria tries to limit the damage.
- Tyler Longoria enters the game out of the bullpen for Liam O’Leary. Longoria inherits a bases-loaded, one-out jam as the home crowd chants “Ala-Bama” back and forth. O’Leary went 3.1 innings and gave up six runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and four walks with one hit batter. He is responsible for all three runners.
- Brady Neal works the count full and draws a bases-loaded walk. Peyton Steele scores and there is still just one out in the frame. Alabama leads 6-0.
- Liam O’Leary is clearly rattled and hits Justin Lebron to reload the bases.
- Bryce Fowler finds his first hit to break the game wide open. He rips a double just past Shaun McMillan at first base into right field, scoring Brennan Holt and Luke Vaughn. Alabama leads 5-0.
- Peyton Steele watches a full-count pitch go outside for a bases-loaded walk. John Lemm scores for the second time tonight and Alabama takes a 3-0 lead.
- Luke Vaughn draws a walk to load the bases with one out for nine-hole hitter Peyton Steele.
- Brennan Holt is two-for-two on the evening as he rips a single into right field, moving Lemm to second with one away in the frame. The St. John’s pitching coach comes out to check in on Liam O’Leary.
- Eric Hines strikes out swinging for the first out of the inning.
- John Lemm gets on base for the second time tonight. He draws a leadoff walk after singling in his last at bat. Lemm hustled around the basepath in the second inning to open the scoring as he continues to get on base with a broken finger.
Top Fourth Inning
- Will Cowan grounds out to Jason Torres to strand Adam Agresti. Tyler Fay is through four and has still just allowed one hit on the evening with six strikeouts and a walk.
- Adam Agresti draws a nine-pitch walk off of Tyler Fay. He becomes the second baserunner of the night. Agresti hit a double in the second inning and is the only Red Storm batter to get to Fay.
- Make that strikeout number six for Tyler Fay as Shaun McMillian returns to the dugout empty handed.
- Tyler Fay picks up his fifth strikeout of the game to open the fourth inning as the Crimson Tide starter has overwhelmed the Red Storm batters.
Bottom Third Inning
- Jason Torres grounds out to the shortstop and Liam O’Leary gets himself a quick inning.
- Brady Neal grounds into a 4-6-3 double-play to clear the bases and run up two outs in the frame.
- Justin Lebron is two-for-two as he opens the third inning with a single into left field.
Top Third Inning
- Tyler Fay ends the inning by striking out Jon LeGrande for the second time of the game. Fay is managing a one-hitter through three innings with four strikeouts and Alabama has a 2-0 lead entering the bottom half of the inning.
- Dylan Fitzsimmons grounds out to Luke Vaughn for a second quick out of the inning.
- Rob Mansour grounds out to open the third inning and Tyler Fay keeps moving along in the third inning.
Bottom Second Inning
- Bryce Fowler hit the first pitch he saw into left field foul territory. Cristian Bernardini made a running catch for the third out, but Alabama takes a 2-0 lead early.
- Peyton Steele strikes out looking for the second out of the inning and the Crimson Tide is back to the top of the order with Bryce Fowler.
- Luke Vaughn grounds out to the shortstop for the first out of the inning. Holt stays put at second and Peyton Steele comes up for his first at-bat in the nine hole.
- Brennan Holt smacks a double into right field. The line drive hits off the wall and he scores Lemm from third and Hines from second. Alabama takes a 2-0 lead.
- Eric Hines hits a chopper into left field. The ball smacked the ground and went over the Red Storm third basemen’s head. John Lemm hustles around to third and Hines advances to second on the throw into the infield. Alabama has men on second and third with no outs.
- John Lemm pokes a single back through the middle of the infield to open the inning for Alabama.
Top Second Inning
- Cristian Bernardini grounds out to Luke Vaughn unassisted. St. John’s strands Adam Agresti on third after he opened the inning with a double.
- Ayden Frey pops out to shortstop Justin Lebron. The ball was straight into the air without much depth, so Agresti stays put at third.
- Will Cowan grounds into a fielder’s choice to Justin Lebron. Agresti moves to third and the Red Storm has a man on third with one out.
- Adam Agresti drops a double down the right field line for the Red Storm’s first hit of the game. Agresti is on second with the leadoff double.
Bottom First Inning
- Liam O’Leary continues to try to pick-off Justin Lebron at first. It’s clear the Red Storm respects Lebron’s speed. Jason Torres grounded out to the shortstop to end the inning scoreless.
- The Sewell-Thomas crowd boos Liam O’Leary as he keeps throwing over to first to keep Justin Lebron close. In between pick-off attempts he strikes out Brady Neal for the second out of the inning.
- Justin Lebron becomes the first baserunner of the night. The shortstop rips a line drive through the left side of the infield for the one-out single.
- Bryce Fowler strikes out looking to open the home half of the inning.
Top First Inning
- The attendance record is 6,621 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. It sure looks like the crowd is breaking that tonight. Fay strikes out Shaun McMillan and strikes out the side to open the game.
- Tyler Fay’s 96.3 mph fast ball strikes out Jayder Raifstanger and he’s fanned the first two batters of the night.
- Tyler Fay opens the game by striking out Jon LeGrande on four pitches and the crowd is going nuts. It’s a beautiful night for baseball and we’re underway.
Pregame
- 7:50 p.m. – First pitch is scheduled for 8:06 p.m CT. The crowd continues to funnel in as excitment builds.
- 7:08 p.m. – The starting lineups are out and John Lemm is still DH-ing after breaking a finger last weekend, and Peyton Steele is IN the lineup after tweeking his hamstring on Sunday against Oklahoma State for Alabama.
- 6:59 p.m. – Right field is filling up fast and looks at about 90-percent capacity. Impressive support from the Crimson Tide faithful as we’re still over an hour from first pitch. St. John’s is currently taking batting practice and getting a feel for Sewell-Thomas Stadium as the country music is pumping through the loud speakers.
Starting Lineups
Alabama
- CF – Bryce Fowler
- SS – Justin Lebron
- C – Brady Neal
- 3B – Jason Torres
- DH – John Lemm
- LF – Eric Hines
- 2B – Brennan Holt
- 1B – Luke Vaughn
- RF – Peyton Steele
Starting Pitcher: RHP – Tyler Fay
St. John’s
- CF – Jon LeGrande
- 3B – Jayder Raifstanger
- 1B – Shaun McMillan
- C – Adam Agresti
- DH – Will Cowan
- 2B – Ayden Frey
- LF – Cristian Bernardini
- SS – Rob Monsour
- RF – Dylan Fitzsimmons
Starting Pitcher: RHP – Liam O’Leary
How to Watch: 7-Seed Alabama vs. St. John’s Super Regional Series
Who: 7-seed Alabama (39-19, 18-12 SEC) vs. St. John’s (36-24, 15-6 Big East)
What: NCAA Baseball Super Regional
When:
Game 1 – Saturday, June 6, 8 p.m. CT
Game 2 – Sunday, June 7, 2 p.m. CT
Game 3 (If Necessary) – Monday, June 8, TBD
Where: Sewell-Thomas Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
TV: ESPN2
Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network. LISTEN LIVE
Series: Alabama and St. John’s have never played in baseball.
Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide defeated Oklahoma State 9-7 in 11 innings on Sunday night to win the Tuscaloosa Regional. Senior catcher and outfielder Brady Neal hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the 11th inning to cap off a 3-0 weekend.
Last time out, St. John’s: The Red Storm defeated Florida State 5-4 on Monday to win the Tallahassee Regional. Adam Agresti hit a grand slam that put St. John’s ahead 4-2, and the Red Storm held on the rest of the way to go 3-0 as the last-seeded team in the regional field.
Tuscaloosa Regional Weather Information
- Saturday: The daytime temperatures are expected to reach 87 degrees, while the evening is predicted to drop to a pleasant 71 degrees. There’s a 50-percent chance of rain in the evening with the humidity reaching 85-percent.
- Sunday: The daytime temperatures are expected to reach 85 degrees with showers and scattered thunderstorms being more likely in the morning. There’s a 60-percent chance of rain.
- Monday: The day temperatures are expected to reach 86 degrees with thunderstorms being likely. Chances of rain are at 80 percent and are expected to continue into the evening as temperatures drop to 73 degrees.
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