2019 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

The 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games at Sewell–Thomas Stadium. This season is the second under head coach Brad Bohannon.

Preseason

SEC media poll The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Crimson Tide predicted to finish in last place in the Western Division.

Media poll (West) 1 LSU 88 (10) 2 Ole Miss 65 (1) 3 Arkansas 59 (1) 4 Auburn 57 (1) 5 Texas A&M 48 (1) 6 Mississippi State 47 7 Alabama 21

Personnel Returning starters Player Class PositionJoe BreauxSeniorOF Keith Holcombe Senior OFSam PraytorSophomoreC Sam Finnerty Senior SP Garret Rukes Junior SP

Roster 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide roster Pitchers 5 Tyler Ras - Freshman 9 Casey Cobb - Junior 10 Sam Finnerty - Senior 11 Wil Freeman - Junior 20 Brock Love - Junior 21 Garret Rukes - Sophomore 23 Jeremy Randolph - Senior 25 Dylan Smith - Freshman 26 Dylan Oliver - Junior 27 Chase Lee - Freshman 29 Connor Shamblin - Freshman 32 Deacon Medders - Junior 33 Kyle Cameron - Junior 34 Jacob McNairy - Freshman 40 Brock Guffey - Sophomore 44 Davis Vainer - Junior 48 Landon Green - Freshman Catchers 7 Brett Auerbach - Junior 19 Sam Praytor - Sophomore 42 Johnny Hawk - Junior

Infielders 1 Daniel Carinci - Freshman 2 John Trousdale - Junior 8 Morgan McCullough - Junior 16 Isaiah Byars - Freshman 24 Kolby Robinson - Junior 50 Kobe Morris - Junior 55 Drew Williamson - Freshman Outfielders 4 Joe Breaux - Senior 12 Tyrell Shavers - Sophomore 13 Walker McCleney - Junior 14 Gene Wood - Junior 18 Keith Holcombe - Senior 22 T.J. Reeves - Freshman 28 Tyler Gentry - Sophomore 36 Justin King - Junior

Coaching staff 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaching staff Brad Bohannon – Head Coach (2nd year) Josh Jackson – Assistant coach (2nd year) Jerry Zulli – Assistant coach (2nd year) Matthew Reida – Volunteer assistant coach (1st year) Jack Hoehl – Director of Operations (2nd year)

Schedule Legend Alabama win Alabama loss PostponementBoldAlabama team member

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|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 15 || || || Tuscaloosa, AL || 7–2 || S. Finnerty (1–0) || A. Durden (0–1) || None || 3,366 || 1–0||– |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 16 || Presbyterian || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 1–4 || J. Rice (1–0) || D. Medders (0–1) || C. Springs (1) || –|| 1–1||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 16 || Presbyterian || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 9–4 || C. Shamblin (1–0)|| R. Fowler (0–1)|| J. Randolph (1) || 4,455 || 2–1||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 18 || || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 13–2 || K. Cameron (1–0) || A. London (0–1) || None|| 2,631|| 3–1||– |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | February 20 || || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || colspan=7| Postponed (inclement weather) |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 22 || || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 7–1 || S. Finnerty (1–0) ||D. Jameson (0–1) || None || 2,523 || 4–1||– |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 23 || Ball St. || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 5–8 || M. Pachmayer (1–0) || T. Ras (0–1)|| K. Nicolas (1) ||2,672 || 4–2 ||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 24 || Ball St.|| || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 6–0 || C. Shamblin (2–0)|| B. Burns (0–2) || None || 2,648 ||5–2||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 26 || || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 8–0 ||W. Freeman (1–0) || A. Mancour (0–1)||None || 2,957|| 6–2||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 27 || North Alabama || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 4–1 ||C. Lee (1–0) ||G. Gillum (0–1) || J. McNairy (1)|| 2,849|| 7–2||–

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 1|| at || || Stanky FieldMobile, AL || 7–3 || S. Finnerty (3–0)|| N. DeSantis (0–1)|| C. Cobb (1) || 3,013 || 8–2||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 2 || at South Alabama || ||Stanky Field||10–5 || D. Medders (1–1)|| J. Booker (0–2)|| None || –|| 9–2||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 2 || at South Alabama || ||Stanky Field|| 6–1 ||B. Love (1–0) ||C. Yarborough (1–1) || None || 2,538 || 10–2||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 5 || || || || 4–3 ||G. Rukes (1–0) || G. Ashcraft (1–1) || J. Randolph (2)|| 2,424 || 11–2 ||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 6 || || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 5–4(14) || K. Cameron (2–0)|| R. McSherry (0–1) || None || 2,377 || 12–2||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 8 || || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium ||15–1||S. Finnerty (4–0) ||S. Williams (0–4)||None||2,416||13–2||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 9 || Northern Kentucky || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium ||9–4||B. Love (2–0) ||K. Service (0–2)||None ||2,471||14–2||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 10 || Northern Kentucky || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 10–1 ||W. Freeman (1–0) ||K. Arganbright (0–1) ||None ||2,569 || 15–2||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 12 || || #26 ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium ||2–0 || D. Vainer (1–0) || J. Young (1–4)|| J. Randolph (3) || 2,713|| 16–2||– |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 15 || at #19 Ole Miss ||#26 || Swayze FieldOxford, MS || 0–1 || W. Ethridge (4–0) || S. Finnerty (4–1) || P. Caracci (3) || 8,507 || 16–3 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 16 || at #19 Ole Miss || #26||Swayze Field ||8–6 ||D. Medders (2–1) || D. Nikhazy (1–2) || J. Randolph (4) || 9,016 || 17–3 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 17 || at #19 Ole Miss || #26||Swayze Field||2–12 || G. Hoglund (1–0) || W. Freeman (2–1) || None || 8,667 || 17–4 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 19 || || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 16–0 || T. Ras (1–1)|| J. Courtney (0–1) || None || 2,889 || 18–4 ||– |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 22 ||#10 Arkansas || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 3–12 || I. Campbell (5–0) || S. Finnerty (4–2) || None || 4,060 || 18–5 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 23 ||#10 Arkansas || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium ||10–0||B. Love (3–0) ||C. Noland (0–1)||None ||4,317||19–5||2–3 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 24 ||#10 Arkansas || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium||2–10 || C. Scroggins (2–0) || W. Freeman (2–2) || None || 3,687 || 19–6 || 2–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 26 † || vs. #13 Auburn || || Riverwalk StadiumMontgomery, AL ||6–3||J. Randolph (1–0) ||K. Gray (1–2)||None ||7,896||20–6|| – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 29 || at #19 Florida || || McKethan StadiumGainesville, FL|| 1–3 || T. Mace (5–2) || S. Finnerty (4–3) || None || 4,521 || 20–7 || 2–5 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 30 || at #19 Florida || ||McKethan Stadium|| 3–12 || C. Scott (3–1)||B. Love (3–1) || None||5,156 || 20–8||2–6 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 31 || at #19 Florida || ||McKethan Stadium|| 3–6 || H. Ruth (1–0)||T. Ras (1–2) || None||3,785 || 20–9||2–7

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 2 || || || || 4–8 || S. Goodwin (2–3) || C. Shamblin (2–1)|| None || 3,137 || 20–10 ||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 5 || South Carolina|| || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 9–0 ||S. Finnerty (5–3) ||D. Lloyd (2–3)||None|| – ||21–10||3–7 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 5 || South Carolina || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 4–1||B. Love (4–1) ||R. Morgan (3–1)||J. Randolph (5) ||3,171||22–10||4–7 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 6 || South Carolina || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium|| 4–5(12) || B. Kerry (3–1) || D. Medders (2–2) || None || 3,146 || 22–11|| 4–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 9 ||at || ||Griffin StadiumBirmingham, AL||21–2 || G. Rukes (2–0)|| H. Skinner (0–1) || None || 1,221 || 23–11||– |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 12 || at #10 Mississippi St. || ||Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, MS|| 0–6 ||E. Small (4–0) ||S. Finnerty (5–4) || None||10,386 || 23–12||4–9 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 13 ||at #10 Mississippi St. || || Dudy Noble Field || 1–9 ||P. Plumlee (2–2) ||B. Love (4–2) || None|| 11,112|| 23–13||4–10 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 14 ||at #10 Mississippi St. || ||Dudy Noble Field || 3–13 ||C. Gordon (4–0) ||C. Cobb (0–1) ||None || 8,593|| 23–14||4–11 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 16 ||at || ||Regions FieldBirmingham, AL || 3–2 ||G. Rukes (3–0) || A. Pondick (1–1) || J. Randolph (6)|| 1,518 || 24–14 ||– |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 19 || #6 Vanderbilt|| ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium ||4–7 ||D. Fellows (8–0) ||S. Finnerty (5–5) || T. Brown (8)||2,862 || 24–15||4–12 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 20 || #6 Vanderbilt|| ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 5–13 ||K. Rocker (4–4) ||B. Love (4–4) || Z. King (2)|| 3,609 || 24–16||4–13 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 21 || #6 Vanderbilt || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 5–13 ||P. Raby (6–1) ||J. Randolph (1–1) || T. Brown (9)|| 3,006 || 24–17||4–14 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 24 ||at || ||Abbott FieldJacksonville, AL|| 6–3 ||K. Cameron (3–0) || C. Edwards (4–4) || J. Randolph (7)|| 2,033 || 25–17 ||– |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 26 || #15 LSU || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium|| 6–1 ||S. Finnerty (6–5) ||Z. Hess (2–3) || None||4,240 || 26–17||5–14 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 27 ||#15 LSU || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 2–5 ||E. Walker (4–3) ||B. Love (4–5) || D. Fontenot (5)|| 4,452 || 26–18||5–15 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 28 ||#15 LSU || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 4–5 ||L. Marceaux (3–2)||J. Randolph (1–2)|| D. Fontenot (6) ||3,633||26–19||5–16

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |May 3 ||at Auburn || || Plainsman ParkAuburn, AL || 1–5 || J. Owen (4–0) ||S. Finnerty (6–6) || None||3,982 || 26–20||5–18 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 4 || at Auburn || ||Plainsman Park|| 7–6 || J. Randolph (1–2)|| C. Greenhill (1–2)|| D. Medders (1)||3,532 || 27–20||6–17 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 5 || at Auburn || ||Plainsman Park || 7–17 || B. Horn (2–0) ||B. Guffey (0–1) || None||3,665 || 27–21||6–18 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 8 || at || || Riddle–Pace FieldTroy, AL|| 7–3 || C. Cobb (1–1)|| G. Stewart (2–2)|| J. Randolph (8)||3,210 || 28–21||– |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 10 ||#21 Texas A&M|| || || 2–3 || J. Doxakis (6–3) ||D. Vainer (1–1) || K. Kalich (11)||2,671 || 28–22||6–19 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 11 ||#21 Texas A&M || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 2–1||B. Love (5–4) ||A. Lacy (7–4)||J. Randolph (9) ||3,317||29–22||7–19 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 12 ||#21 Texas A&M || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium|| 5–6 || C. Weber (4–0) ||S. Finnerty (6–7) || K. Kalich (12)||2,466 || 29–23||7–20 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 14 || || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 4–2 || J. Randolph (3–2)|| C. Radcliff (2–2)|| None||2,820 || 30–23||– |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 16 || at #9 Georgia || || Foley FieldAthens, GA || 4–9 || C. Wilcox (3–1)||T. Ras (1–3) || None||3,006 || 30–24||7–21 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 17 || at #9 Georgia || || Foley Field ||2–12 ||T. Locey (10–1) ||B. Love (5–5) || None|| 3,093 || 30–25||7–22 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 18 || at #9 Georgia || || Foley Field ||1–9 || E. Hancock (8–2) ||S. Finnerty (6–8) || None||3,010 || 30–26||7–23

† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2019 Southeastern Conference standings.Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Records vs. conference opponents

2019 MLB draft

Player Position Round Overall MLB team Deacon Medders RHP 20 593 San Diego Padres Davis Vainer RHP 21 646 Houston Astros Morgan McCullough SS 22 661 Los Angeles Dodgers Jeremy Randolph LHP 26 785 St. Louis Cardinals Brock Love RHP 34 1,011 Miami Marlins

See also 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

References