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  Lance Cormier (1999-2002)
One of the top pitchers in Alabama baseball history... He left the Capstone with a degree in Finance and four career pitching records... The Crimson Tide’s all-time leader for games pitched (87), wins (30), strikeouts (289) and innings pitched (384.2)... In those 87 games, Cormier posted a 30-16 (.652) record with 17 saves and a 3.98 ERA... Cormier worked 384.2 innings and allowed 393 hits, 170 earned runs, 151 walks and 289 strikeouts... He also started 42 games, logged 12 career complete games and posted six career shutouts for the Tide... He also ranks among the Alabama career leaders in games started (2nd) and complete games (7th)... As a senior, Cormier turned in one of the best years of any Crimson Tide hurler... In 17 starts, he posted an 11-3 (.786) with an SEC-leading six complete games and a 3.28 ERA on the mound... He worked 129 innings and allowed 135 hits, 47 earned runs, 27 walks and 85 strikeouts... Became the 16th UA pitcher to win 10 games in a single season... 2002 Third-Team All-American by NCBWA... 2001 First-Team CoSIDA/Verizon Academic All-American... Three-time Academic All-SEC... He began his career as a closer and posted an SEC-leading 11 saves on the Crimson Tide’s 1999 College World Series team... The 11 saves also established the Alabama rookie record... 1999 Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball... Also a honorable mention AA pick by Collegiate Baseball... After two-years in the bullpen, Cormier became a weekend starter in 2001 and fashioned a 9-5 record and a league-leading 2.30 ERA as a junior... Over his final two seasons, Cormier went 20-8 (.714) on the mound, winning almost one-quarter of the Tide’s games in 2001 and 2002.
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 Jeremy Vaughn (1999-2001)
In three seasons at Alabama, Vaughn compiled an 8-7 (.533) record and 4.86 ERA in 36 career games... He also made 22 starts for Bama... In those 36 appearances, Vaughn worked 127.2 innings and allowed 154 hits, 69 earned runs, 54 walks and 67 strikeouts... His best season with the Crimson Tide came in 2000, where he logged a 7-3 record and 4.50 ERA in 24 games... The right-hander worked 86 innings and allowed 98 hits, 43 runs, 40 walks and 47 strikeouts... He also made 15 starts and added two complete games... In 1999, Vaughn was the story of the post-season for Alabama, starting his first career game against the SEC Champion Arkansas Razorbacks in the SEC Tournament... He pitched the Crimson Tide to a remarkable 9-3 win with seven solid innings on the mound.
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 Manny Torres (1996-99)
A four-year starter for the Crimson Tide, Torres compiled a 21-4 (.820) record and 4.66 ERA in 54 career games for Bama... Also started 29 games in four-year career... Torres logged 237.2 innings and allowed 265 hits, 146 runs, 123 earned runs, 64 walks and 211 strikeouts for the Tide... Member of three College World Series teams... Played on three SEC Tournament championship clubs... Played in four NCAA Regionals... Member of 1996 SEC Championship team... As a senior, Torres went 10-3 with a 5.09 ERA and five complete games in 18 games... He also made 17 starts on the Tide’s CWS team... He worked 115 innings and allowed 137 hits, 66 earned runs, 30 walks and fanned 103 batters... He was a 1999 Third-Team All-America selection by the NCBWA... Also named to the ABCA All-South Region team... Second-Team All-SEC pick... Set UA senior record with 104 strikeouts... Ranks 5th with 115 IP as senior in 1999... 3rd on single-season list with 104 Ks in 1999... As a junior, Torres was 1-0 with a 6.00 ERA in limited action due to injuries... In 1997, he fashioned a 5-0 record and 5.27 ERA in 13 games for the Crimson Tide’s CWS team... Compiled a 5-1 record and 4.40 ERA as a rookie for Alabama in 17 games... A 1995 Freshman All-America by Collegiate Baseball.
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 B.J. Green (1998-2001)
In 51 career games, Green compiled an 18-4 (.818) record and 4.75 ERA for the Tide... In 199 career innings, Green allowed 228 hits, 105 earned runs, 71 walks and struck out 155 batters... Member of 1999 College World Series team... Played on 1999 SEC Tournament championship team... His best second came during his freshman season (1998), where he posted an 8-2 record and 4.59 ERA in 19 appearances for the Crimson Tide... Also started 13 games... In those 19 games, he worked 84.1 innings and allowed 97 hits, 43 earned runs, 33 walks and 71 strikeouts... He set the Alabama freshman record for most innings pitched... Other highlights from his rookie year included 10 strikeouts in an SEC Tournament win over Florida at the Hoover Met and a win over Loyola-Marymount at the NCAA Regional in Palo Alto... As a sophomore, Green was 5-1 with a 5.59 ERA... In his senior year, he went 5-1 with a 4.13 ERA.
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 Pete Fisher (1997-98)
A two-year starter on the mound, Fisher compiled a 17-11 (.607) record and 5.17 ERA in 36 career appearances at Bama... Also logged 34 career starts... His 34 career starts rank 8th all-time at UA... Logged back-to-back 100 inning seasons for the Tide... The 118.1 innings pitched in 1997 ranks fourth, while the 104.1 innings pitched in 1998 ranks 10th on the single-season list... As a junior, Fisher posted a 7-8 record and 5.87 ERA in 1998... He worked 104.1 innings and allowed 141 hits, 85 runs, 68 earned runs, 32 walks and 92 strikeouts... Led team with three CGs in 1998... In his first season at Bama, the sophomore posted an impressive 10-3 record and 4.55 ERA for a team that finished second at the CWS... Fisher logged 118.2 innings and allowed 139 hits, 78 runs, 60 earned runs, 36 walks and 82 strikeouts for the Tide... He won his first seven decisions for the Crimson Tide as a sophomore (1997)... Tied UA sophomore record with 10 wins... Ranks third on single-season list with 18 games started in 1997... One of 16 10-game winners in school history.
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 Brent Carter (2002-Present)
One of three current UA players to make the All-Wells team... In his two-year career, Carter has compiled a 12-5 (.706) record on the mound and a 3.31 ERA... The Americus, Ga., native has worked 177 innings and allowed 167 hits, 65 earned runs, 29 walks and 156 strikeouts... 2004 Preseason All-America selection by Collegiate Baseball and Collegebaseballinsider.com... 2004 Preseason All-SEC pick by SE Baseball.com... As a sophomore (2003), Carter posted a 10-5 record with six complete games and a 3.30 ERA... He worked 122.2 innings and allowed 115 hits, 45 earned runs, 19 walks and 105 strikeouts... He established single-season school records for wins, innings pitched and strikeouts by a sophomore hurler... Carter was second in the league in innings pitched and strikeouts and third in wins... In SEC games, Carter led the league with over 70 innings worked and six CGs... As a rookie, Carter was 2-0 with two saves and a 3.31 ERA in 17 appearances... He beat North Alabama in his UA debut and then beat Florida Atlantic in the NCAA Regional, earning All-Tournament team honors.
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 Chris Eilers (1994-97)
A four-year letterman and starter on the mound for the Crimson Tide... Hampered by injuries during his senior season, but still put together a most productive career for Alabama... In 58 career games, Eilers compiled a 14-14 (.500) career record and a 4.34 ERA... Also made 42 starts... Worked 273.1 innings and allowed 281 hits, 149 runs, 132 earned runs, 96 walks and 237 strikeouts... Member of three SEC Tournament Championship teams... Member of 1996 SEC Championship team... Played on three NCAA Regionals squads... Member of two CWS teams, including runner up in 1997... As a senior, Eilers compiled a 1-1 record and a 4.67 ERA in limited action on the mound... As a junior, he posted a 5-5 record and 4.73 ERA in 16 games on the mound... Also made 12 starts... Four of his five wins came in SEC play... His best year came in 1995, where he posted a 6-3 record and 3.48 ERA as a sophomore... In 101 innings, he allowed 90 hits, 47 runs, 39 earned runs, 30 walks and 98 strikeouts for the Tide... Honorable Mention 1995 Super Smith All-America Team... Three of his five wins came against Top 15 clubs... Led UA in innings pitched, complete games and strikeouts in 1995... Posted 5-0 record with four CGs in SEC play as a sophomore... Beat Navy at the 1995 NCAA East Regional for coach Wells first NCAA post-season victory... As a rookie, Eilers went 2-5 with 4.97 ERA in 15 games... Made 14 starts as a frosh... Recorded seven strikeouts in three scoreless innings his Alabama debut against the defending national champion LSU Tigers at the Winn Dixie Showdown in New Orleans... The Huntsville native beat Auburn and ace John Powell at the Joe Davis Stadium in May.
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 Taylor Tankersley (2002-Present)
One of three current UA players to make the All-Wells team... In his two-year career, Tankersley has appeared in 45 career games and compiled a 15-10 (.667) record with seven saves and a 4.47 ERA... He also has 17 starts and one complete game... The lefty has worked 159 innings and allowed 169 hits, 79 earned runs, 67 walks and 162 strikeouts... As a sophomore, Tankersley compiled a 7-5 record and 5.88 ERA in 20 appearances last year... He added 14 starts and one complete game for the Crimson Tide... In 90.1 innings, he allowed 114 hits, 59 earned runs, 47 walks and fanned 97 batters... He ranked among the SEC leaders in total strikeouts... As a freshman, he went 8-5 with seven saves and a 2.62 ERA for Bama... In 68.2 innings, Tankersley allowed 55 hits, 20 earned runs, 20 walks and 65 strikeouts... Opponents batted just .224 vs. the lefty... He tied the UA freshman record with eight wins in 2002... Also named Freshman All-America selection by Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America.
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 Justin Smith (1998-99)
In his two-year career, Smith posted a 13-5 (.722) record and 4.58 ERA for the Crimson Tide... In 32 career games, Smith worked 182.2 innings and allowed 193 hits, 93 earned runs, 70 walks and struck out 205 batters... His strikeout to walk ration in his two seasons was nearly three to one... As a senior (1998), Smith posted a 7-1 record and 3.90 ERA in 16 games... He worked a career best 101.2 innings and allowed 107 hits, 44 earned runs, 42 walks and 95 strikeouts... He led UA with 15 games started as a junior... Added two complete games... As a senior, Smith worked 16 games and compiled a 6-4 record and 5.44 ERA... He worked 81 innings and allowed 86 hits, 49 earned runs, 28 walks and struck out 100 batters... His 100 strikeouts rank 7th on the UA single-season list... An Academic All-SEC selection (1999).
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 Jeffrey Norris (2001-Present)
One of three current UA players to make the All-Wells team... The fifth year senior is back for his final season with the Crimson Tide... A weekend starter each of the last two seasons, Norris has compiled a 12-3 (.800) career record and 4.32 ERA at Alabama... In 34 career games, he has logged 135.1 innings and allowed 165 hits, 65 earned runs, 31 walks and 102 strikeouts... One of only three pitchers in SEC history to start consecutive SEC Tournament Championship games against South Carolina (2002) and LSU (2003)... One of only two pitchers to win back-to-back SEC Tournament Championship games, beating the Gamecocks and Tigers... As a senior, Norris posted a 6-2 record and 5.32 ERA in 19 games... He made 11 starts... As a junior, he posted a 6-1 record with a 3.34 ERA in 14 games on the mound... Added three complete games and one save against Florida in the SEC Tournament... Pitched only one inning as a redshirt freshman in 2001.
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Jeremy Brown (1999-2002)
Robbie Tucker (1996-97)
Joe Caruso (1994-97)
Sam Bozanich (1998-2000)
Beau Hearod (2001-03)
