Alabama Baseball Travels To Auburn (Saturday 3:00 CSS)

[pmull]

This is a Thursday-Friday-Saturday series. I assume to avoid playing on Easter Sunday. The Saturday game is on CSS at 3:00. Bama is 5-1 in SEC and playing well. The barn is 0-6 and desperate for a series win.

The Alabama Crimson Tide (16-10, 5-1 SEC) will complete a seven-game road swing when it travels to Auburn, Ala., for three games against the Auburn Tigers (15-10, 0-6 SEC) this weekend. The series begins on Thursday at 6 p.m. CST, from Plainsman Park. Game two will be Friday at 6 p.m. CST, and the series wraps up on Saturday with a 3 p.m. CST, first pitch.

All Alabama baseball games throughout the 2013 season will be broadcast by the Crimson Tide Sports Network (CTSN). All three games of the Auburn series will be broadcast on 95.3 The Bear with Chris Stewart and Lee Tracey providing the play-by-play. Livestats will also be available on RollTide.com. There will be a live webcast for the Thursday and Friday games through the subscription package on Click here for link. Saturday’s game will be televised on CSS with Matt Stewart and Joe Beckwith calling the action.

Alabama had its six-game losing streak snapped on Tuesday night after losing to UAB, 1-0, when the teams played at the Hoover Met. In its most recent SEC action, the Tide posted a road series sweep at Georgia, winning 6-3 on Friday and Saturday, before posting a 3-0 win on Sunday. Auburn is coming off an 11-2 loss to Troy on Tuesday night. The Tigers are looking for their first SEC victory after being swept by Vanderbilt and LSU to open the year.

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[Leewillie]

At the end of 3 innings

Bama leads 5-0

[Leewillie]

Sullivan pitching for the Tide

Worked out of a jam in the 3rd.

Bases loaded, one out

Bama tjurns the double play

[Leewillie]

End of 4, Bama still up 5-0

[Leewillie]

Bama picks up 1 in top of 5th

take a 6-0 lead

[pmull]

Bama is playing well. We got a solo HR from Austen Smith in the 2nd. We got 4 runs in the 3rd with the big hit being a two run double by Booth. We got another run in the 5th.

We led 6-0 with us batting T6.

[Leewillie]

Bama loads bases, but fail to score in 6th

[pmull]

Auburn coming to bat in B7 trailing 6-0.

[pmull]

Auburn gets a solo HR in the 7th. Bama coming to bat in the 8th leading 6-1.

[pmull]

Auburn does not score in the 8th. We go to the 9th leading 6-1.

[pmull]

Bama wins 6-2.

[pmull]

Bama got a very good game out of starting pitcher Charley Sullivan. He pitched 8 innings and gave up one earned run. He struck out 7 and walked one.

We got 6 runs on 11 hits. We continue to swing hot bats.

We go to 17-10 on the season and 6-1 in SEC play. Auburn falls to 0-7 in the SEC.

Game 2 Friday at 7:00.

[pmull]

I know it is still early in the season and we have not played the best SEC teams yet but I am very surprised how much our team has improved since last year.

We are hitting .260 as a team. We have some very good freshman in the lineup but our best hitters were with us last year. Ben Moore .310, Brett Booth .310, Austen Smith .301 and Kenny Roberts .286. One of my concerns with CMG last year was I could not see improvement as the season went on. Last years players are better this year and the freshman are getting better. I like what I see from our offense.

Defense we look very good. Brett Booth has really matured behind the plate. He is holding runners on 1st base this year. He has already throw out more baserunners than our team did all last year. The freshman trio of White (SS), Overstreet (2B) and Salem (CF) make us very good up the middle. We have a good double play combination and a guy who covers a lot of ground in center field. We have made 31 errors in 27 games. Compare that to 46 errors by our opponents. We are also making tough plays that were hits last year.

Pitching has been solid. I thought going into the year pitching would be our strength. So far we have a good weekend rotation of Sullivan, Keller and Turnbull. Castillo has been good as a closer. We have decent middle relief. We have a team ERA of 3.16. Compare that to our opponents 4.22.

It is a long season and we have a long way to go but  I like what I see from this team. CMG was on the hot seat this year. So far he and his staff are doing a good job.

[SUPERCOACH]

I know it is still early in the season and we have not played the best SEC teams yet but I am very surprised how much our team has improved since last year.

We are hitting .260 as a team. We have some very good freshman in the lineup but our best hitters were with us last year. Ben Moore .310, Brett Booth .310, Austen Smith .301 and Kenny Roberts .286. One of my concerns with CMG last year was I could not see improvement as the season went on. Last years players are better this year and the freshman are getting better. I like what I see from our offense.

Defense we look very good. Brett Booth has really matured behind the plate. He is holding runners on 1st base this year. He has already throw out more baserunners than our team did all last year. The freshman trio of White (SS), Overstreet (2B) and Salem (CF) make us very good up the middle. We have a good double play combination and a guy who covers a lot of ground in center field. We have made 31 errors in 27 games. Compare that to 46 errors by our opponents. We are also making tough plays that were hits last year.

Pitching has been solid. I thought going into the year pitching would be our strength. So far we have a good weekend rotation of Sullivan, Keller and Turnbull. Castillo has been good as a closer. We have decent middle relief. We have a team ERA of 3.16. Compare that to our opponents 4.22.

It is a long season and we have a long way to go but  I like what I see from this team. CMG was on the hot seat this year. So far he and his staff are doing a good job.

Good report.  I put it on the front page.

[Leroy]

I know it is still early in the season and we have not played the best SEC teams yet but I am very surprised how much our team has improved since last year.

We are hitting .260 as a team. We have some very good freshman in the lineup but our best hitters were with us last year. Ben Moore .310, Brett Booth .310, Austen Smith .301 and Kenny Roberts .286. One of my concerns with CMG last year was I could not see improvement as the season went on. Last years players are better this year and the freshman are getting better. I like what I see from our offense.

Defense we look very good. Brett Booth has really matured behind the plate. He is holding runners on 1st base this year. He has already throw out more baserunners than our team did all last year. The freshman trio of White (SS), Overstreet (2B) and Salem (CF) make us very good up the middle. We have a good double play combination and a guy who covers a lot of ground in center field. We have made 31 errors in 27 games. Compare that to 46 errors by our opponents. We are also making tough plays that were hits last year.

Pitching has been solid. I thought going into the year pitching would be our strength. So far we have a good weekend rotation of Sullivan, Keller and Turnbull. Castillo has been good as a closer. We have decent middle relief. We have a team ERA of 3.16. Compare that to our opponents 4.22.

It is a long season and we have a long way to go but  I like what I see from this team. CMG was on the hot seat this year. So far he and his staff are doing a good job.

Good report.  I put it on the front page.

I agree SC...good work pm 

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