The Alabama baseball team did not have a long stay just up the road in Hoover this year.
HOOVER, Ala.— After winning two games at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala., in each of the past three seasons, the Alabama baseball team went one-and done in the 2024 iteration of the event. The seventh-seeded Crimson Tide has now dropped three of its last four games following Tuesday's first-round, 10-5 conference tournament loss to 10-seed South Carolina.
Alabama jumped out to a 3-0 lead with frontline starter Greg Farone taking the bump five days after throwing more than 100 pitches in a game against Auburn. First, right fielder William Hamiter extended his hitting streak to 10 games with an RBI single in the opening inning. In the second, second baseman Bryce Eblin was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and third baseman Gage Miller had a sacrifice fly RBI.
"It was one of those days," first-year Alabama coach Rob Vaughn said. "Two-out hits win games... I thought we played great defense." He said Farone competed well before running out of gas, which was expected after his final start preceding Tuesday's game. South Carolina also rode relief pitcher Chris Veach for 5.2 innings, and he shut the offense down, giving up just three hits in a shutout performance. "I was sitting on the change-up," said Hamiter.
The recent cold stretch has dimmed the Crimson Tide's NCAA Tournament prospects, with the loss to the Gamecocks almost assuredly eliminating any chance the team had of being a No. 2 regional seed. Rather, due to a series loss at Auburn and a one-game stay at the SEC Tournament, Alabama is likely staring down a berth as a No. 3 seed.
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