Tide Hosts Southeast Louisiana Wednesday at the Joe
4/5/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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Game 32: SE LOUISIANA LIONS (13-18) AT ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (22-9)
SEWELL-THOMAS STADIUM - TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA - 6:30 PM
APRIL 6, 2005 -- BAMA TAKES ON ANOTHER LOUISIANA FOE
ON THE MOUND: SLU -- To Be Announced vs. UA - To Be Announced
RADIO/TV: The Alabama-SE Louisiana game will be broadcast through the Crimson Tide Sports Network and will be aired locally in Tuscaloosa on THE TUSK (WACT, 1420-AM). Veteran play-by-play announcer David Crane and Chris Stewart (color) will describe the action from the Joe Wednesday night.
Date Game Time Radio/TV
April 6 vs. SE Louisiana 6:30 PM CTSN, WACT (1420 AM)
April 8 at Ole Miss 6:30 PM CTSN, WACT (1420 AM)
April 9 at Ole Miss 4 PM CTSN, WACT (1420 AM)
April 10 at Ole Miss 1:30 PM CTSN, WACT (1420 AM)
INTERNET BROADCAST: Live audio broadcasts and live stats can be found at www.rolltide.com.
TICKETS: All tickers for the SE Louisiana-Alabama are one dollar. Available at the Sewell-Thomas Stadium box office two hours prior to game time each day.
BAMA CLOSES 4-GAME HOMESTAND WITH SLU
Coming off its first series win over LSU since the 1999 season, No. 22 Alabama Crimson Tide (22-9, 6-3 SEC) closes out this brief four-game homestand with a non-conference game against Southeastern Louisiana (13-18, 3-6 SLC) on Wednesday, April 6th. The game begins at 6:30 p.m. at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Bama and SLU are meeting for third time in the last four years. UA swept a three-game series from SLU (Feb 27-29) last season. Bama took two of three this weekend against LSU, including a thrilling 5-4, 13-inning win in the series finale snap the Tigers' streak of five straight series wins over the Crimson Tide. The series win has landed the Crimson Tide in three of the four major baseball polls, including a No. 22 ranking by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. UA is also ranked 24th by USA Today Sports Weekly Coaches poll and 28th by the National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association. Alabama is ranked by USA Today Sports Weekly (No. 23) for the first time since the 2003 NCAA Regionals. The Tide is ranked by Collegiate Baseball (No. 23) for the first time since April 28, 2003 following a sweep of then No. 15 Arkansas. Alabama is 16-6 in non conference games this season, including a 14-2 mark here in Tuscaloosa. Following tonight's game, Alabama will play six of next seven on the road, including back-to-back SEC weekends at No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 5 Florida.
ALABAMA-SE LOUISIANA SERIES:
*Alabama leads the all-time series, 7-0.
*The 2005 season marks the third time in four years the Crimson Tide and Lions have played on the diamond. Alabama swept a three-game series from SE Louisiana (Feb. 27-29) last year here at the Joe. Prior to that series, the two schools had not played since UA ochrestrated a three-game sweep over SELA since the 2002 season.
*Alabama swept a three-game series from SE Louisiana last year in Tuscaloosa. Allen Rice batted .462 (6-for-13) in the series with four RBI to lead the UA attack.
*Wade LeBlanc took a no-hitter into the sixth inning in game two of the series and settled for a four-hitter in seven innings of work in the Tide's 6-1 win.
*Alabama scored 17 of its 27 runs in the series in the first four innings.
*The two teams first met in 1980, with Alabama winning 13-0 in Tuscaloosa.
ALABAMA-SE LOUISIANA ALL-TIME SCORES
Year Result Site
1980 W 13-0 Tuscaloosa
2002 W 7-2 Tuscaloosa
W 11-9 Tuscaloosa
W 7-6 Tuscaloosa
2004 W 13-3 Tuscaloosa
W 6-1 Tuscaloosa
W 8-2 Tuscaloosa
SCOUTING REPORT: SE Louisiana
*The SE Louisiana (13-18, 3-6 SLC) comes to Tuscaloosa for the third time in four years as they face Alabama in a midweek game at the Joe on Wednesday, April 6 at 6:30 p.m.
*After a season-high six-game losing streak, SLU has bounced back to win four of its last six games, including a series win this weekend against McNeese State.
*The Lions are batting .298 (341-for-1,145) with 25 home runs and 189 RBI in31 games.
*Senior Randy Roth (Destrehan) is the leading hitter through 31 games. He also leads the Lions in runs scored (29) and doulbes (10).
*For the season, Roth is batting .380 (49-for-129) with three home runs and 30 RBI.
*Roth was 2-for-9 with two RBI in three games against Alabama in 2004.
*The second-leading hitter is junior Ryan Spencer (Covington), who leads the team in home runs and RBI.
*Spencer is batting .361 (44-for-122) with six home runs and 37 RBI.
*Spencer was 1-for-10, with a double, in three games against Alabama last year.
*Junior Jason Waguespack (LaPlace) is the third-leading hitter with a .327 (34-for-104) average, with two home runs and 14 RBI.
*Waguespack was 2-for-9 against Alabama last year, with one double.
*The pitching staff has compiled a 13-18 record and 5.10 ERA. The staff has worked 280 1/3 innings and allowed 315 hits, 190 runs and 159 earned runs, with 130 walks and 238 strikeouts.
*On defense, SLU has made 54 errors (.956) in 31 games. The Lions have turned 33 double plays in 31 games.
*Freshman SS Steve Clevenger (Glen Burnie, Maryland) leads SLU with 12 errors.
*SLU opponents have stolen 50 of 64 (.781) bases this season.
*The Lions are 2-6 in one-run games.
*SLU has a 5-9 road record.
COMMON FOES
*Alabama and Southeastern Louisiana have played five common opponents this season, including Samford, McNeese State, Jacksonville State, Southern Miss and LSU.
*SE Louisiana has compiled a 6-5 (.545) record against those five teams.
*Alabama is 7-2 (.778) against the common opponents.
