The Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represents the University of Alabama in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Alabama athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. The team plays its home games on campus at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
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History
The Crimson Tide baseball team leads the SEC in all-time wins with over 2,500 victories. The program trails only LSU for the most SEC regular season titles with 13 and 7 tournament championships. Tide baseball teams have participated in the NCAA College World Series five times (1950, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1999), finishing second in 1983 and 1997. The Crimson Tide have also had over sixty players make it to the major leagues, the most in the SEC.
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Stadium
The team's home venue is Sewell-Thomas Stadium, located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on the campus of the university. A tradition at Sewell-Thomas Stadium is to play the Rednex song "Cotton-Eyed Joe" during the after the 7th inning. Sewell-Thomas Stadium is nicknamed "The Joe" by Crimson Tide fans, in honor of Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe Sewell, who played college baseball at Alabama. For 12 of the last 13 seasons Alabama has ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance.
In 2016 the team moved into the newly renovated Sewell-Thomas Stadium, a $42 million renovation making The Joe look like a totally new ball park, Club rooms where added, a kids playground, all chairback seats, and a new state of the art scoreboard
Head coaches
Records are through the end of the 2016 season
Current coaching staff
Year-by-year results
* Alabama won the SEC tournament which determined the overall SEC champion from 1977-87.
Alabama in the NCAA Tournament
The NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament started in 1947. The format of the tournament has changed through the years. The Crimson Tide has played in 27 NCAA Tournaments, winning 7 NCAA Regional Championships. Alabama has five College World Series appearances and played in the national championship game in 1983 and 1997.
Player awards
National awards
SEC awards
- Player of the Year Award
- Kent Matthes (2009)
- Freshman of the Year Award
- Wade LeBlanc (2004)
Alabama's 1st Team All-Americans
Former players
Current MLB players
National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
In 2006, the National College Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Lubbock, Texas. Since then, Alabama has had 2 players inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Former MLB players
- Jack Bolling (1936-1939)
- Ike Boone (1919-1920)
- Andy Cohen (1923-1925)
- Lance Cormier (1999-2002)
- Matt Downs (2004-2006)
- Hersh Freeman (1947)
- Jackie Hayes (1926-1927)
- Greg Hibbard (1985-1986)
- Butch Hobson (1970-1973)
- Frank Lary (1949-1950)
- Wade LeBlanc (2004-2006)
- Frank Menechino (1992-1993)
- Dustan Mohr (1995-1997)
- Ray Pepper (1926-1927)
- Andy Phillips (1997-1999)
- Paul Phillips (1998)
- Del Pratt (1908-1909)
- Emeel Salem (2004-2007)
- Luke Sewell (1919-1921)
- Craig Shipley (1982-1984)
- Fred Sington (1929-1931)
- Riggs Stephenson (1919-1920)
- Jim Tabor (1935-1936)
- Taylor Tankersley (2002-2004)
- Joe Vitiello (1989-1991)
- Ernie Wingard (1920-1921)
- Al Worthington (1949-1951)
Current roster
2017 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Roster
See also
- 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team
- List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Alabama Crimson Tide softball
References
External links
- Official website
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