Alabama Opens SEC Play This Weekend at Georgia
3/18/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Games 20-22: ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE AT GEORGIA BULLDOGS
FOLEY FIELD -- ATHENS, GEORGIA -- 7:06 PM (ET)
MARCH 19-21, 2004 -- 2004 SEC OPENER
Date Game Time Radio/TV
Mar 19 at Georgia 7:06 PM ET CTSN, WRTR-FM (105.5), CSS
Mar 20 at Georgia 4 PM ET CTSN, WRTR-FM (105.5)
Mar 21 at Georiga 1:06 PM ET CTSN, WRTR-FM (105.5), CSS
ON THE MOUND: UA - LHP Brent Carter (5 GS, 4-1, 2.90 ERA) vs. UGa - LHP Paul Lubrano (5 GS, 2-1, 4.63 ERA)
RADIO: The games will be aired locally on WRTR-FM (105.5) or WACT-AM (1420) in Tuscaloosa. David Crane will broadcast the Georgia series on the Crimson Tide Sports Network (WRTR-FM, 105.5 in Tuscaloosa) on Friday and Sunday. The Saturday game will be in Tuscaloosa only on WACT. The Friday and Sunday games will be aired live by Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS). Matt Stewart (play-by-play) and Jeff Dantzler (color) will broadcast the game.
INTERNET BROADCAST: Live stats (home games only) and audio broadcasts can be found at http://www.rolltide.com/
TICKETS: Season tickets are available by calling the Alabama Ticket Office (205-348-2262). Single-game tickets and standing-room only tickets are available for $5 each and the gates will open two hours prior to each game. Tickets are available for the Georgia series at the Foley Field box office each day.
BAMA OPENS SEC PLAY AT GEORGIA
The No. 29 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team opens Southeastern Conference play this weekend as they travel to Athens, Ga., to face the No. 35 Georgia Bulldogs in the first of 10 consecutive weekends in league play. The first game of this three-game series is set for Friday, Mar. 19 at 7:06 p.m. (ET). The SEC opener will be televised live by Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS) in the 11 state southeast region. Alabama is opening league play with Georgia for the second straight year and the fourth time since 1996. The Crimson Tide brings a modest two-game winning streak in SEC openers into Friday's game. Overall, Alabama has won five of its last six SEC openers. Bama saw its four-game winning streak come to an end on Wednesday night with a 4-3 loss at Birmingham Southern. Georgia has won three straight games after last week's home loss to UNC Wilmington. The three-game series will feature on the SEC's best pitching staff's against one the league's top hitting clubs. Alabama brings a 2.20 staff ERA (168 IP, 41 ER) into the Georgia series, while the Bulldogs are hitting a robust 345 (211-for-612) average. The Alabama-Georgia series will also feature two of the league's best freshmen going head-to-head on Saturday as Alabama lefty Wade LeBlanc (4-1, 0.92 ERA) faces Georgia freshman first baseman Josh Morris (.491, 9 HR, 30 RBI).
THE RECORDS
Alabama (14-5) has won 12 of its last 15 games this season, including a seven-game and four-game winning streak. Georgia (14-3) has won three straight games and seven of its last eight, dating back to March 5.
THE COACHES
Alabama's Jim Wells is in his 10th season with the Crimson Tide program. He has compiled a 423-181 (.700) record at the helm of the Crimson Tide. Overall, Wells is 615-270 (.695) in 15 seasons at Northwestern State and Alabama. Wells is 16-9 (.640) in his career against the Bulldogs. Georgia head coach David Perno has compiled a 75-58 (.564) record in his third season with the Bulldogs. Perno is 2-4 (.333) in his career against Alabama.
NEXT GAME
Alabama and Georgia meet in game two of this three-game series on Saturday, Mar. 20 at 4 p.m. (ET). The series finale is Sunday, Mar. 21 at 1:06 p.m. (ET). The Sunday game will also be aired live by CSS Sports.
ALABAMA HITTING NOTEBOOK (Mar. 19, 2004)
Name G AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB
Alabama 19 .286 629 131 180 39 3 16 119 78 127 22-31
Georgia 17 .345 612 179 211 53 9 22 162 88 114 28-37
NOTES: Alabama moved up to 10th in the SEC in slugging percentage (.445) and ranks 11th in hitting (.289) and on-base percentage (.383)...The Crimson Tide's .289 batting avergae is 38 points below the SEC average...UA also ranks ninth in hits (128), runs scored (172) and RBI (117)...Bama is now fifth in the leauge with 16 home runs...Alabama ranks second in the SEC with 25 HBPs in 19 games...Alabama is 1-2 in road games this season...UA is 7-2 in night games this year...Against LHP, Alabama is batting .285 (43-for-151) this season...UA is 2-0 against left-handers this season...Nine of Alabama's 16 home runs have come in two games...Bama hit a season-high five homers against Cincinnati (Feb. 21) and added four home runs against No. 18 Southern Miss (Mar. 10)...Alabama has an 11-1 scoring advantage in the third inning this season...Bama also has a 12-2 scoring edge in the fourth inning and a 23-4 advantage in the eighth inning...The Crimson Tide is 7-for-24 (.292) with the bases loaded this season...The Crimson Tide has four hits in its last eight at-bats with the bases loaded...Opponents are 1-for-11 (.091) with the bases loaded...Bama pinch-hitters are just 3-for-21 (.143) in 18 games...Alabama is batting .354 (67-for-189) with RISP this season...Opponents are batting .182 (26-for-143) with RISP...With two outs this year, Bama is batting .278 (58-for-209) with 39 RBI...Over the last three games, UA is batting .356 (16-for-45) with two outs...Alabama was no-hit for 6 2/3 innings and managed only one hit in its 2-1 loss to Kansas State on March 7th...The one hit is the fewest number of his by an Alabama team in the Jim Wells era...The Crimson Tide has not been no-hit since 1968...Alabama posted a season-high seven-game winning streak from Feb. 20-March 3...Bama scored a season-high 13 runs in its 13-3 win over SE Louisiana (Feb.27)...Alabama also matched its season high with 12 RBI in the win over the Lions...UA also had 12 RBI against New Orleans (Feb. 16) and Cincinnati (Feb. 21)...Bama hit a season-high five home runs in a 12-0 win over Cincinnati on Feb 21, 2004...The five home runs were the most by Alabama since hitting five home runs against Ole Miss on April 24, 2000.
ALABAMA PITCHING NOTEBOOK (Mar. 19, 2004)
Name G-GS W L SV ERA IP H R ER BB K CG
ALABAMA 19-19 14 5 4 2.20 168.0 121 48 41 44 160 2
Georgia 17-17 14 3 2 3.55 152.0 141 75 60 55 151 0
Name G-GS W L SV ERA IP H R ER BB K CG
UA Starters 19-19 10 2 0 2.15 109.0 78 29 26 23 100 2
Opp Starters 19-19 2 12 0 5.15 94.1 105 67 54 38 68 3
UA Bullpen 17-0 4 3 4 2.29 59.0 43 19 15 21 60 0
Opp Bullpen 16-0 3 2 1 6.85 64.1 75 64 49 40 59 0
NOTES: Alabama continues to boast a strong pitching staff through 18 games this season...Alabama ranks fourth in the SEC with a 2.20 ERA this season...Alabama ranks second in the league with a .200 opponents batting average...The Crimson Tide is third in the SEC in innings pitched (168.0) and strikeouts (160)...In terms of defense, Alabama is fifth in fielding (.973), third in double plays (17) and sixth in fewest errors (19) this season...Alabama has played six errorless games this season and has made one error or less in 13 of its first 19 games...Alabama went 30 1/3 innings without an error from Mar. 6-13...Alabama has posted four shutouts this season, beating Cincinnati (Feb. 21), Centenary (Mar. 6), SE Missouri (Mar. 13) and SE Missouri (Mar. 14)...The Crimson Tide posted back-to-back shutouts against SE Missouri (Mar. 13-14) for the first time since blanking Ole Miss in consecutive games April 6-7, 1990...The Crimson Tide went 21 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings over four games at SE Missouri (19.1) and Birmingham Southern (3.0)...The Alabama starters threw 27 consecutive scoreless innings over four games against SE Missouri and Birmingham Southern...In addition, Alabama has allowed only five runs in its last 43 1/3 innings, dating back to its 9-3 win over Soithern Miss on Mar. 10th...Alabama has allowed only 10 total runs in its last seven games, including seven earned runs (1.00 ERA)...Alabama has limited the opposition to three earned runs or less in 16 of 19 games this season, including the last six in a row from Mar. 6-14...Alabama has not had a save since Mar. 3rd against UAB...Opponents are batting .176 (12-for-68) with two outs over the last seven games...The Crimson Tide allowed two unearned runs in its win over Southern Miss for the first time since Feb 15th...The Alabama bullpen has allowed only five earned runs (12 G, 46.2 IP, 36 H, 5 ER, 13 BB, 47 K) in its last 46.2 innings over the last 12 games...The pen has also stranded 18 of its last 24 inherited runners this season...The pen had an 18.1 scoreless inning streak from Feb.22-March 3...In addition, Alabama's pen did not allowed a run in 11.2 innings against SE Louisiana (Feb. 27-29), including a 8.2 scoreless innings in the series finale...At the Gent Classic (Mar. 5-7), Alabama allowed only eight runs, but lost two games...The Crimson Tide has allowed only two home runs in the last 10 games...Alabama made a season-high three errors in its win over UAB (Mar 3)...The Crimson Tide walked only two batters in the SE Louisiana series (Feb. 27-29)...Bama stranded all six inherited runners in a 3-2 win over Cincinnati (Feb. 22)...The Crimson Tide bullpen threw 11 1/3 scoreless innings in the SE Louisiana (Feb. 27-29) series and allowed only five hits and struck out eight batters...Senior RHP Seth Johnson (8 G, 16.1 IP) has not allowed an earned run this season...
THE HISTORY OF ALABAMA BASEBALL
The Alabama Crimson Tide will compete in its 111th season of intercollegiate baseball during the 2004 season. Alabama played its very first game on July 1, 1892 at Birmingham's Lakeview Park as coach Shelby Fletcher's team posted a 6-3 win over Sewanee.
*Since then, Alabama has posted a 2,125-1,235-23 (.632) record in 3,383 games.
*In SEC play, Alabama has posted a 756-577-3 (.567) all-time ledger.
*Alabama became the 17th school in NCAA history to record 2,000 wins with a 12-0 win over Winthrop on March 4, 2001.
*Alabama posted its 2,100th all-time win on April 19, 2003 with a 7-3 win at Ole Miss.
*Alabama notched its 750th all-time SEC win on April 13, 2003 with a 4-1 win over Kentucky.
*Sophomore left-hander Brent Carter was the winning pitcher in both milestone wins for the Crimson Tide last season.
*Alabama has also won more SEC Championships (13) than any other school. In addition, UA has also won six SEC Tournament Championships, including five under coach Jim Wells (1995-96-97-99-02).
*The Crimson Tide has also played in 14 NCAA Tournaments, winning five NCAA Regional Championships. UA has also advanced to the College World Series five times, reaching the national championship game in 1983 and 1997. In addition, the Tide has one fourth-place finish and two fifth-place finishes at the CWS.
*The Crimson Tide also boasts an impressive professional baseball history sending well over 100 former players into the pro ranks. Alabama currently has two Major League players (Frank Menechino and Dustan Mohr) and a number of minor league stars.
*Two former members of the Crimson Tide baseball family have been enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Joe Sewell was inducted in 1977 and broadcaster Mel Allen, who spent 39 years with the Yankees, won the Ford Frick Award in 1978.
*In all UA has produced 11 First-Team All-Americans, 18 Second and Third-Team AA picks and 10 Freshmen All-American selections. A total of 71 players have been named First-Team All-SEC and another 78 were named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
*Jeff Laubenthal won the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year Award in 1993.
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Here is a look at the 2004 SEC preseason baseball rankings as selected by the league's 12 head coaches and various media outlets.
SEC Baseball Coaches Preseason Poll
East West
South Carolina LSU
Florida Auburn
Vanderbilt Ole Miss
Georgia ALABAMA
Tennessee Miss. State
Kentucky Arkansas
Baseball America Preseason Poll
East West
South Carolina LSU
Florida Auburn
Vanderbilt Ole Miss
Tennessee Miss. State
Georgia ALABAMA
Kentucky Arkansas
Collegiate Baseball Preseason Poll
East West
South Carolina LSU
Florida Auburn
Tennessee Ole Miss
Vanderbilt Miss. State
Georgia ALABAMA
Kentucky Arkansas
Southeastern Baseball Preseason Poll
East West
South Carolina LSU
Florida ALABAMA
Vanderbilt Ole Miss
Tennessee Auburn
Georgia Miss. State
Kentucky Arkansas
BRANDON BELCHER NAMED SEC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
After posting two wins on the mound last week, including a win over No. 18 Southern Mississippi on March 10, University of Alabama freshman left-hander Brandon Belcher has been named the Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week, in an announcement by the league office on Monday, March 15th.
*Belcher recorded his first career win on March 10 as he tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings in the Crimson Tide's 9-3 win over No. 18 Southern Miss.
*The Ruston, La., native held the hot-hitting Golden Eagles to just five hits and snapped their season-high eight-game winning streak in the process. He added three walks and fanned four in the win.
*Then, four days later, he tossed seven shutout innings as the Crimson Tide rolled to a 20-0 win over Southeast Missouri State to complete a three-game weekend sweep at the Joe.
*Belcher limited the Indians to just five hits (one double) and added a season-high eight strikeouts en route to his second win of the week.
*Belcher teamed with junior left-hander Taylor Tankersley in the series finale to give Alabama its first back-to-back shutouts since Tommy Milstead and Mark Roberts hurled consecutive shutouts at Ole Miss in 1991.
*For the season, Belcher is 2-1 with a 2.0 ERA in five appearances this season. He has worked 18 innings and allowed 14 hits, four earned runs, six walks and 17 strikeouts. With the 12-plus scoreless innings this week, Belcher reduced his ERA by 4.35 runs per game this week.
*A two-way player, Belcher has also played nine games in the UA outfield, earning four starts this season. He was 1-for-3 with one RBI in the Crimson Tide's 2-0 win over SEMO on Saturday in game two of the series.
*In nine games, Belcher is batting .286 (4-for-14) with one home run and three RBI in part-time duty in the UA lineup.
ALABAMA-GEORGIA SERIES
In a series that dates back to the 1904 season, Georgia holds a 57-50-2 all-time lead.
*Alabama enters the 2004 season riding a four-game winning streak over Georgia.
*The four-game winning streak in the longest in the series by Alabama since 1998-99.
*Alabama has not beaten Georgia five straight times since a series record 12-game winning streak from 1946-86.
*The home team has won the last five series. Alabama was the last road team to win a series, beating Georgia here in Athens in 1998.
*Georgia has won two straight series here at Foley Field and has won six of the last nine games here in Athens.
*Alabama has not won a series here in Athens since taking two of three from Georgia in 1998.
*The two teams met on a regular basis until 1955 before discontinuing the series for some 30 years.
*The two schools resumed their rivalry when the SEC returned to divisional play in 1986. Before the series was discontinued in 1955, Georgia held a 34-26-2 lead.
*Since the resumption with the return of divisional play in 1986, UA holds a slim 24-23 series lead.
*Alabama swept a best-of-three series from Georgia to win the 1955 SEC Championship.
*Alabama and Georgia have met four times in the post season, with the Crimson Tide holding a 3-1 lead in those games.
*Alabama graduate Jim Whatley lettered in four sports for the Crimson Tide in the 1930s. He later enjoyed successful career as head coach at the University of Georgia. Whatley posted a 336-327-3 (.507) record in his 30 years (1950, 1952-75) in Athens.
*Coach J.B. Whitworth served as the head baseball coach at both Alabama and Georgia. Whitworth spent two years as the Crimson Tide's baseball coach, compiling a 21-11 (.656) record in two seasons. He led Alabama to the 1934 SEC Championship.
*Whitworth coached one year at Georgia and compiled a 1-10 record as head coach in 1943. Whitworth later returned to Alabama as head football coach (1955-57) before being replaced on the gridiron by legendary coach Paul Bryant.
*Alabama has one played on its roster from the state of Georgia in LHP Brent Carter, who hails from Americus, Ga.
*Alabama coach Jim Wells is 16-9 (.640) in his career against Georgia.
*Wells is 5-7 (.417) against the Bulldogs here in Athens.
*Georgia coach David Perno is 2-4 (.333) against Alabama, including a 2-1 mark here at home.
Alabama-Georgia Series File
at Tuscaloosa: UA, 34-29-1
at Athens: UGa, 27-15-1
Neutral Sites: Tied, 1-1
Jim Wells vs. Georgia: 16-9 (.640)
David Perno vs. Alabama: 2-4 (.333)
SCOUTING REPORT: Georgia Bulldogs
The Georgia Bulldogs are 14-3 entering the weekend series with Alabama. The Bulldogs opened the season with five straight wins and saw its four-game winning streak end with a 9-5 loss to UNC Wilmington on March 13.
*Georgia lost a number of position players off last year's team, which included many of the top hitters.
*Despite the losses, the Bulldogs have been an impressive hitting machine this season, posting a .345 (211-for-612) batting average through 17 games. UGa has hit 22 home runs and has 162 RBI this season. The Diamond Dogs have also lashed out 53 doubles on the season.
*A pair of freshmen are the main reasons for Georgia's offensive success this year. Outfielder/first baseman Josh Morris and outfielder Joey Side are among the top hitters in the SEC this season.
*In 17 games, Morris is batting a robust .491 (28-for-57) with nine home runs and 30 RBI. He leads the Diamond Dogs in runs scored (25), hits, doubles (9), home runs, RBI, slugging percentage (1.158) and on-base percentage (.568).
*Side has also started every game for the Bulldogs and is batting .400 (26-for-65) with three home runs and 16 RBI this season.
*The Bulldogs attack also centers around senior infielder Justin Holmes (17 G, .386, HR, 14 RBI), sophomore outfielder Kyle Keen (17 G, .358, 2 HR, 14 RBI), and sophomore outfielder Bobby Felmey (16 G, .338, 3 HR, 20 RBI) this year.
*Two returning starters, second baseman Marshall Szabo (17 G, .333, 2 HR, 12 RBI) and catcher Clint Sammons (15 G, 0 HR, 10 RBI, rounds out a solid Georgia lineup.
*The Bulldogs pitching staff has fashioned a 14-3 record and 3.55 ERA (152 IP, 141 H, 75 R, 60 ER, 55 BB, 151 K) in 17 games this year.
*UGa has no complete games and two saves thus far.
*The weekend rotation includes senior lefty Paul Lubrano (5 GS, 2-1, 4.63 ERA), sophomore right-hander Michael Hyle (5 GS, 2-1, 2.35 ERA) and sophomore right-hander Sean Ruthven (5 G, 1 GS, 1-0, 2.53 ERA).
*Ruthven is the son of former major league pitcher Dick Ruthven, who pitched for both Philadelphia and Atlanta.
*The closer is sophomore lefty Will Startup (19.2 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 20 K), who is 2-0 with two saves and a 1.37 ERA in seven games out of the pen.
SEC OPENERS
After four weekends of non-conference action, the Alabama Crimson Tide opens SEC play this weekend, at they travel to Athens, Ga., to face the Georgia Bulldogs in a three-game weekend series at Frank Foley Field.
*Alabama has compiled a 42-26 (.617) all-time record in SEC openers since 1933.
*Alabama head coach Jim Wells is 7-2 (.778) in SEC openers. He led the Crimson Tide to four straight wins in SEC openers from 1997-2000.
*Since the league split into two divisions in 1992, Alabama has never opened the SEC season with a Western Division foe.
*Alabama is 2-2 (.400) against Georgia in SEC openers. The two teams opened SEC play last year with Alabama winning an 8-7 game that last well into Saturday morning after a pair of lengthy rain delays.
*The Crimson Tide is opening its SEC schedule on the road for the first time since 1999 and for just the second time in the Wells era.
OPENERS AGAINST THE SEC FIELD
The Crimson Tide has opened SEC play against 11 of the 13 SEC teams since 1933.
*Alabama has never opened the SEC season with Arkansas or former league member Georgia Tech.
*Alabama's most common opponent in SEC openers is LSU. The Crimson Tide and Tigers have opened league play 16 times, with Alabama holding a 10-6 advantage.
*Here is a complete breakdown of Alabama against the SEC field in league openers since 1933.
Team-By-Team Breakdown in SEC Openers
Opponent Record
Auburn AU leads, 3-1
Arkansas Never Met
Florida UA leads, 5-0
Georgia Series Tied, 2-2
*Georgia Tech Never Met
Kentucky UK leads, 2-1
LSU UA leads, 10-6
Miss. State Tied, 5-5
Ole Miss UA leads, 7-5
S. Carolina UA leads, 2-0
Tennessee UA leads, 5-1
*Tulane UA leads, 4-0
Vanderbilt VU leads, 1-0
* -- former member of SEC
CRIMSON TIDE ROUTS SEMO
Alabama blasted SE Missouri State 20-0 on Sunday, March 14th, equaling the sixth-largest shutout victory in school history.
*Alabama posted a season-high 17 hits in the win and scored 10 runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to bust open a close game. Evan Bush capped the scoring with a three-run home run in the eighth inning.
*The 20-0 win over SEMO is the largest margin of victory by Alabama since blanking Miss. Valley State 21-0 on Feb. 27, 2003.
*In that win over MVSU, the Crimson Tide scored in six of the eight innings, including six runs in the fifth frame. Allen Rice, Beau Hearod and Adam Pavkovich all homered to pace the Crimson Tide's season-high 19-hit attack.
*The most lopsided shutout in school history was a 27-0 win over Niagara in 1999.
*Here is a look at the most lopsided shutouts in school history.
Largest Margin of Victory in Shutouts
Rk Opponent Result (Year)
1. Niagara 27-0 (1999)
2. Ole Miss 22-0 (1902)
3. Miss. Valley State 21-0 (2003)
4. Sewanee 21-0 (1903)
Howard 21-0 (1931)
6. Southeast Missouri 20-0 (2004)
7. Miss. Valley State 19-0 (2002)
Siena 19-0 (1992)
9. Jacksonville State 17-0 (2001)
LSU 17-0 (1983)
BAMA POSTS BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTS
The Alabama pitching staff turned in back-to-back shutouts against SE Missouri on Mar. 13-14, marking the first back-to-back shutouts by the Crimson Tide since the 1990 season.
*The last time Alabama turned in back-to-back shutouts was April 7-8, 1990 when Tommy Milstead and Mark Roberts tossed back-to-back shutouts against the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford.
*Freshman lefty Wade LeBlanc tossed a five-hit shutout on Mar. 13 as the Crimson Tide beat SEMO 2-0. LeBlanc also added 10 strikeouts en route to his third shutout of the season.
*Another freshman and lefty Brandon Belcher threw seven shutout innings in its 20-0 win over SE Missouri on Mar. 14. The Ruston, La. native allowed only five hits and fanned eight batters.
*Junior lefty Taylor Tankerlsey faced the minimum over the final two innings, with five strikeouts to complete the back-to-back shutouts.
*The consecutive shutouts over SE Missouri marks the 32nd time in school history that Alabama has spun back-to-back shutouts.
*However, since 1969, Alabama has only had back-to-back shutouts four times.
All-Time Back-to-Back Shutouts
Year Consecutive Shutouts
2004 Alabama 2, SEMO 0
Alabama 20, SEMO 0
1990 Alabama 2, Ole Miss 0
Alabama 9, Ole Miss 0 (7)
1988 Alabama 8, Alcorn State 0
Alabama 9, Morehead St. 0
1974 Alabama 4, Memphis St. 0
Alabama 14, S. Miss 0
1968 Alabama 8, S. Alabama 0
Alabama 6, BSC 0
Alabama 11, Miss. State 0
Alabama 6, Miss. State 0
1968 Alabama 5, Florida 0
Alabama 3, Florida 0
1967 Alabama 5, Jax State 0
Alabama 8, Jax State 0
1962 Alabama 9, Howard 0
Alabama 6, S. Miss 0
1961 Alabama 5, LSU 0
Alabama 7, Tulane 0
1935 Alabama 5, Ole Miss 0
Alabama 4, Ole Miss 0
1934 Alabama 8, OIe Miss 0
Alabama 12, Ole Miss 0
1931 Alabama 21, Howard 0
Alabama 12, House/David 0
1928 Alabama 3, Tulane 0
Alabama 5, Tulane 0
1925 Alabama 15, Howard 0
Alabama 4, Illinois 0
1920 Alabama 5, Oglethorpe 0
Alabama 4, LSU 0
1917 Alabama 3, Tennessee 0
Alabama 1, Spring Hill 0
1915 Alabama 4, Cumberland 0
Alabama 0, Cumberland 0 (TIE)
1913 Alabama 8, Bham College 0
Alabama 4, Bham College 0
Alabama 7, Columbus 0
Alabama 1, Tulane 0
Alabama 8, Tulane 0
Alabama 2, Mercer 0
Alabama 3, Mercer 0
1912 Alabama 10, Marion 0
Alabama 2, Marion 0
Alabama 4, Marion 0
1910 Alabama 0, Georgia 0 (TIE)
Alabama 4, Wash & Lee 0
MORE SHUTOUTS
Alabama's 20-0 win over SE Missouri State on Mar. 14, 2004 marked the 29th shutout for the Crimson Tide pitching staff in the Jim Wells e
*Alabama has had three shutouts this season, beating Cincinnati (12-0), SE Missouri State (2-0) and SE Missouri State (20-
*Since 1995, Alabama has posted a 29-8 (.784) record in shutouts.
*Alabama has had at least two shutouts every year since 1995, including five in both 1995 and 1996.
*Alabama was shutout three times in 2002 year after being shutout only two times in the previous six years.
