Bama Travels to Ole Miss With SEC West Lead
4/7/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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Game 32: ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (22-9, 6-3 SEC) AT OLE MISS REBELS (21-8, 5-4 SEC)
OU STADIUM/SWAYZE FIELD (3,500) -- OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI -- 6:30 PM
APRIL 8, 2005
ON THE MOUND: UA -- 18 T. J. Large (RHP, Jr., 8 GS, 5-2, 1.31 ERA) vs. UM - 14 Mark Holliman (RHP, Jr., 7 GS, 4-1, 4.11 ERA)
RADIO/TV: The Alabama-Ole Miss series 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 Oxford this weekend.
Date Game Time Radio/TV
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: Standing room only tickets are available at the Swayze Field box office, two hours prior to each game.
UA TRAVELS TO OLE MISS WITH SEC LEAD
The No. 22 Alabama Crimson Tide (22-9, 6-3 SEC) looks to hold on to its lead in the Southeastern Conference Western Division, while ending another lengthy series losing streak to a divisional foe this weekend as the Crimson Tide meets the No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels (21-8, 5-4 SEC) in a three-game series at OU Stadium/Swayze Field in Oxford. The series opener is Friday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m. Alabama owns a one-game lead over Ole Miss, LSU and Auburn in the always tightly-contested SEC West race entering the fourth weekend of conference action. The Crimson Tide has won six of its first nine SEC games this season after winning only 10 SEC games all of last year en route to an 11th place finish. The Ole Miss series is the first of two back-to-back road series for Alabama and third of five straight series against Top 25 teams. Alabama has lost its last four series to Ole Miss (2001-04) and has not won in Oxford since 1997. Alabama is coming off its first series win over LSU since the 1999 season, including a thrilling 5-4, 13-inning win over the No. 4 Tigers in the series finale that vaulted the Crimson Tide into the national rankings for the first time in two years. 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's game with Southeastern Louisiana was rained out on Wednesday, April 6 and will be made up at a later date.
BAMA BASEBALL DIAMOND NOTES
Alabama has won two of its first three SEC series this season after winning only one series (at Kentucky) all of lasy year ... The Crimson Tide took two of three from LSU last weekend for the first time since 1999 ... The series win over the No. 4 Tigers was the first against a ranked team since sweeping No. 15 Arkansas (April 25-27) in 2003 ... Alabama has lost four straight series with Ole Miss (2001-04) and has not won a series here in Oxford since a three-game sweep in 1997 ... Since 1995, Ole Miss has won seven of the 10 series with Alabama ... The Rebels have won the series opener each of the last four years, including the last two years by a combined 21-3 score ... Ole Miss won the opener 10-2 in 2003 and posted a lopsided 11-1 win last year in Tuscaloosa ... Coach Wells is 20-18 (.526) in his career against teams coached by former LSU players or coaches ... Bama is in the midst of playing five straight SEC series against Top 25 teams, including four in-a-row against Top 10 teams ... Three (Vandy, Ole Miss and Florida) of those five series are on the road ... Alabama has homered in three straight games for the just the second time this year ... UA has homered in three straight SEC games for the first time since May 14-21, 2004 when UA homered in four straight league games ... Freshman RHP David Robertson leads the league in lowest opponents batting average ... Junior RHP Jordan Davis ranks first in the league with three wins in SEC play ... Senior OF Gabe Scott is fourth in hitting in SEC games with a .433 clip ... He has hit in 23 of his last 25 SEC games ...
ALABAMA-OLE MISS WEEKEND PITCHING ROTATION
Friday, April 8, 2005 (6:30 PM)
Pitcher G-GS W L SV ERA IP H R ER BB K CG
T.J. Large 9-8 5 2 0 1.31 55.0 32 14 8 26 59 1
Mark Holliman 7-7 4 1 0 4.11 46.0 48 23 21 16 53 0
Saturday, April 9, 2005 (4 PM)
Pitcher G-GS W L SV ERA IP H R ER BB K CG
Brent Carter 11-8 4 2 0 3.18 51.0 41 23 18 8 58 0
Matt Maloney 13-3 4 1 4 0.89 40.2 24 4 4 8 52 0
Sunday, April 10, 2005 (1:30 PM)
Pitcher G-GS W L SV ERA IP H R ER BB K CG
To Be Announced
Anthony Cupps 8-8 5 2 0 4.54 41.2 53 23 21 9 23 0
ALABAMA-OLE MISS SERIES
*Alabama leads the overall series with Ole Miss, 183-125-1 (.594).
*The series dates back to the 1895 season and is the oldest running series in the Alabama record book.
*The Crimson Tide and Rebels have met every year since 1946.
*The Rebels have won the last four series with the Crimson Tide, including last year's series win in Tuscaloosa. Alabama has not won a series from Ole Miss since taking two of three from the Rebels in 2000.
*The Rebels have won 10 of the last 13 meetings with the Crimson Tide.
*Ole Miss has also won the last three series in Oxford, including a three-game sweep in 2001. Bama has not won at OU Stadium-Swayze Field since 1997.
*Alabama head coach Jim Wells has compiled a 14-17 (.452) record in his first 10 years at Bama.
*While his overall record is just three games under the .500 mark, Wells teams' have lost seven of the 10 series with Ole Miss dating back to 1995.
*Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco has compiled a 9-3 (.750) record against Alabama since taking over at Ole Miss in 2001.
*Bianco has won all four series against the Crimson Tide.
*Ole Miss will be looking for its fifth straight series win over Alabama this weekend in Oxford.
*The Rebels last won five straight series from the Crimson Tide during the 1992-96 seasons.
*Alabama holds a 115-67-1 (.631) lead in games played in Tuscaloosa.
*Alabama is 8-10 (.444) at home against Ole Miss in the Wells era.
*The Crimson Tide owns a narrow 61-59 (.508) series lead in Oxford.
*Coach Wells has compiled a 5-7 (.417) record in Oxford and has lost three of four series.
Alabama-Ole Miss Series File
at Tuscaloosa: UA leads, 118-62-1 (.655)
at Oxford: UA leads, 61-59 (.508)
Neutral Sites: UA leads, 4-1 (.800)
Wells vs UM: 14-17 (.452)
Bianco vs. UA: 9-3 (.750)
UA Win Streak: 14 (1932-36)
UM Win Streak: 8 (1962-65)
Last Series Sweep
Tuscaloosa Oxford
UA 1991 1997
UM 1972 2001
SCOUTING REPORT: Ole Miss
*The Ole Miss Rebels (21-8, 5-4 SEC) are one of the best offensive clubs in the SEC.
*The Rebels have been ranked in the Top 10 nationally this season, but are coming off a series loss at Vanderbilt, where UM suffered back-to-back losses (April 2-3) for the first time this season.
*In fact, the Rebels bring a three-game losing streak into their series opener with Alabama, following a 10-9 loss at Southern Miss on Tuesday night.
*USM third baseman Beau Griffin capped a four-run, ninth inning with a three-run walk off home run to lift the Golden Eagles to victory in front a of record crowd of 5,377 at Pete Taylor Park.
*On offense, Ole Miss is batting .322 (324-for-1,007) with 37 home runs and 210 RBI.
*Ole Miss averages 7.9 runs and 11.2 hits in 29 games.
*The offense is built around a pair of All-America candidates in juniors Stephen Head (Raymond) and Brian Pettway (Vicksburg).
*The duo has combined to hit .368 (84-for-228) this season with 20 home runs and 65 RBI.
*Pettway, the starting right fielder, is the leading hitter with a .430 (49-for-114) average with 10 home runs and 32 RBI in 29 games.
*In SEC play, Pettway is batting .419 (13-for-31 with five home runs and 8 RBI.
*He went 0-for-3 at Vanderbilt on April 3 to snap his school record 27-game hitting streak.
*Head, the first baseman and DH, is batting .307 (35-for-114) with 10 home runs and 33 RBI in 29 games.
*In nine SEC games, he is hitting .250 (9-for-36) with five home runs and nine RBI.
*Of his nine hits in SEC, six (2B, 5 HRs) have gone for extra bases.
*Sophomore DH Mark Wright (Cordova, Tenn.) is batting .363 (29-for-80) in 29 games, with five HRs and 20 RBI.
*Sophomore third baseman Chris Coghlan (Palm Harbor, Fla.) is batting .353 (41-for-116) in 29 games, with five home runs and 27 RBI.
*Coghlan leads Ole Miss with 10 doubles.
*The Rebel pitching staff has a 3.46 ERA in 29 games. The pitchers have worked 257 1/3 innings and allowed 252 hits, 119 runs and 99 earned runs, with 72 walks and 244 strikeouts.
*Opponents are batting .257 against the Rebels this year.
*The weekend rotation consists of a trio of juniors with tons of SEC experience.
*The SEC rotation is a combined 14-4 (.778) on the mound this season.
*However, coach Mike Bianco has tweaked his rotation this weekend against Alabama and has moved junior LHP Stephen Head back to the bullpen.
*Junior RHP Mark Holiman (Germantown, Tenn.) will get the nod in the opener. Holliman is 4-1 with a 4.11 ERA in seven starts this year.
*He has worked 46 innings and allowed 48 hits, 23 runs and 21 earned runs, with 16 walks and 53 strikeouts.
*In three SEC starts, Holliman is 1-1 with a 4.74 ERA and opponents are batting .320 against the righty.
*Junior LHP Matt Maloney (Huron, Ohio), one of the league's premier closers, will move into the rotation against Alabama this weekend and will pitch on Saturday.
*Maloney has worked 13 games and posted a 4-1 record and 0.89 ERA, with a team-leading four saves.
*He has worked 40 2/3 innings and allowed 24 hits, four runs and four earned runs, with eight walks and 52 strikeouts.
*Maloney had held the opposition to a .164 batting average.
*In SEC play, Maloney has an 0-1 record and 0.77 ERA, with two saves in five appearances.
*Junior RHP Anthony Cupps (Madison) will start the series finale on Sunday. He is 5-2 with a 4.54 ERA in a team-high eight starts.
*Cupps has worked 41 2/3 innings and allowed 54 hits, 23 runs and 21 earned runs, with nine walks and 23 strikeouts.
*In three SEC starts, Cupps is 2-1 with a 5.49 ERA and opponents are batting .349 against the right-hander.
*Head, who also plays first base, will move back to the bullpen this weekend against Alabama. He is 5-1 with a 4.14 ERA in seven starts.
*The lefty has worked 45 2/3 innings and allowed 46 hits, 23 runs and 21 earned runs, with 15 walks and 40 strikeouts.
*In three SEC starts, Head is 2-1 with a 5.75 ERA and has 20 strikeouts in 20 1/3 innings.
*The Rebels are a sound defensive team, too. In 29 games, Ole Miss is fielding at a .974 clip and has made just 29 errors and turned 28 double plays.
*In nine SEC games, the Rebels defense is even better with an astounding .985 fielding mark. Ole Miss has just five errors and turned nine double plays in its first three SEC weekends.
*The Alabama game will be Ole Miss' first home game in more than two weeks. The Rebels are coming off an eight-game road swing.
*The Rebels are 15-3 at home this season.
*Ole Miss is 3-5 (.375) in one-run games.
*Alabama (1-3) and Ole Miss (2-3) have played two common opponents this year, including Southern Miss and Vanderbilt.
*Both teams lost two out of three at Vanderbilt the last two weekends. The Crimson Tide dropped a pair of one-run games before taking game three two weekends ago. Ole Miss dropped two games last weekend after winning game one.
*Both teams have also lost to Southern Miss in Hattiesburg. Alabama dropped a 7-4 decision on March 29, while Ole Miss got beat 10-9 on Tuesday. The Rebels also have a 9-1 win over USM (Mar. 8) to their credit this season.
BAMA LEADS SEC WEST
*Alabama is 6-3 (.667) in Southeastern Conference play and sits alone in first place in the Western Division.
*Alabama and Florida are tied for the overall SEC lead with identical records through nine games.
*Alabama has won two of its first three SEC series, including winning two of three from No. 4 LSU on April 1-3 at the Joe.
*The Crimson Tide won the series with a thrilling 5-4, 13-inning win in the series finale.
*It was Alabama's first series win over LSU since the 1999 season.
*The series win over LSU was also the first series win over a ranked team since Alabama swept No. 15 Arkansas on April 25-27, 2003 in Tuscaloosa.
*With two series wins in the first three weekends of conference play, Alabama already has more series wins that it did last season.
*The Crimson Tide won only one SEC series last year (at Kentucky - May 14-16).
*Alabama has won both SEC home series this season. In addition to the LSU series win, Alabama also swept a three-game serous from Kentucky (March 18-20) to open its league slate.
*The Kentucky series marked Alabama's first home SEC series win since sweeping No. 15 Arkansas on April 25-27, 2003.
*Alabama did not win a home conference series in 2004 and had lost six straight home SEC series entering the 2005 season.
*The Crimson Tide compiled a 24-36 (.400) league record in 2003-04.
*The Crimson Tide was 10-20 (.333) in SEC play last year and finished sixth in the SEC Western Division and 11th overall. Only Kentucky (7-23) had a worse SEC record last year than Alabama.
*Despite two series win this season, Alabama has lost 12 of its last 16 SEC series dating back to the 2003 season.
*The Crimson Tide has won only six of its last 24 SEC series since the end of the 2002 season.
*Of the six series wins, three have come against Kentucky and one each against Georgia, Arkansas and LSU.
TOUGH STRETCH
*Alabama is in the midst of playing five straight SEC series against ranked teams, including three straight series with Top 10 SEC foes.
*The current stretch began Mar. 25-27 at No. 25 Vanderbilt, where the Crimson Tide dropped two of three to the Commodores.
*After losing a pair of one-run games to open the series, Alabama bounced back in the series finale with a 10-8, despite trailing 6-0 after two innings.
*The following week, Alabama took on No. 4 LSU and won the series from the Tigers for the first time since 1999.
*The Crimson Tide posted a 4-0 win in the opener and then outlasted the Tigers 5-4 in 13 innings in the series finale. LSU won game two, 11-2.
*Alabama is on the road the next two weekends at No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 5 Florida.
*The Rebels dropped three spots in Baseball America's poll April 4 after losing two of three at Vanderbilt (April 1-3).
*Florida, the co-leader with Alabama for the overall SEC championship, is one of the nation's hottest teams.
*The No. 5 Gators will host the Crimson Tide April 15-17 in Gainesville.
*Following back-to-back SEC road series, Alabama comes home the next two weekends to face South Carolina (April 22-24) and Georgia (April 29-May 1).
*The Gamecocks are ranked as high as 4th in the four major polls this week and will mark the fifth straight Top 25 SEC opponent for the Crimson Tide.
*Georgia, ranked as high as 7th earlier this season, has slumped of late and is not ranked at the present time.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR
*Alabama has compiled a 22-9 (.715) record after 31 games, following its series win over No. 4 LSU (April 1-3).
*The 22-9 record is a two-game improvement over last year's 31-game mark.
*Alabama was 20-11 after 31 games in 2004 and was coming off a 10-1 win over Louisiana Tech (April 7).
*After starting the 2004 season with 14-4 record, Alabama went 15-22 (.405) the rest of the way and missed the post season for just the the second time in Wells' 10 year tenure.
*The Crimson Tide is 6-3 in SEC play after the first three weekends, with two series wins over Kentucky (Mar 18-20) and LSU (April 1-3).
*Alabama was 3-6 after nine SEC games last season and had lost all three series to No. 25 Georgia, No. 5 Ole Miss and Arkansas.
PITCHING STAFF IS SOLID
*The Alabama pitching staff ranks first or second in a number of pitching categories this season.
*In all games, Alabama ranks first in opponents batting average (.209), innings pitched (282.2 IP) and strikeouts (314).
*The Crimson Tide also ranks second in earned run average (2.74) and pickoffs (9) through 31 games.
*In SEC play, leads the league in wins (6) and innings pitched (87.2)
*Bama also ranks second in earned run average (3.29) through nine games.
*Individually, Alabama has several pitchers among the Top 10 in the league in several categories through 31 games.
*The Crimson Tide has three of the SEC's top ERA leaders this season. Junior RHP Jordan Davis is fourth (1.15), junior RHP T.J. Large is sixth (1.31) and freshman RHP David Robertson (1.38) is sixth.
*Alabama has three pitchers among the leaders in opponents batting average.
*Robertson leads the SEC as opponents are hitting just .120 (13-for-108) against the rookie.
*Large is fourth (.167) in opponents batting average and Davis (.189) is seventh.
*The Crimson Tide also has three of the SEC's Top 10 strikeout leaders, including Large (2nd, 59 K), senior LHP Brent Carter (3rd, 58 K) and sophomore LHP Wade LeBlanc (10th, 48).
*The Crimson Tide pitching staff has recorded 10 or more strikeouts in 19 of 31 games this season. Alabama has not recorded double figure strikeouts in any of its last five games.
*The Crimson Tide struck out a season high 18 batters in a 4-0 win over McNeese State on March. 4.
*The UA staff has four pitchers that average more than 10 strikeouts per nine innings heading into the weekend series with Ole Miss.
*LeBlanc, who has not pitched in four weeks, leads the league with 17.28 strikeouts per nine innings.
STRIKEOUTS PER NINE innings
Rank Pitcher Ks/9 Inns.
1. Wade LeBlanc 17.28
2. David Robertson 12.95
3. Ian Moore 11.57
4. Matt Downs 10.55
5. Brent Carter 10.24
*Large is fifth in innings pitched (55 IP) and Carter is eighth (51 IP).
*Robertson and Davis are seventh in the league with 13 appearances on the mound.
FRIDAY NOTES
*Alabama is 5-2 (.714) in Friday games this season.
*The Crimson Tide is 2-1 in Friday night SEC games.
*As a team, Alabama is batting .267 (58-for-217) on Friday, with four home runs and 30 RBI.
*Opponents are hitting only .121 (25-for-207), with three home runs and 11 RBI.
*On the mound, Bama has a 1.60 ERA (62 IP, 25 H, 11 ER, 80 K) in Friday games, while opponents have compiled a 4.34 ERA (58 IP, 58 H, 28 ER, 31 K).
*Scelfo is the Tide's leading hitter on Friday with a .389 (7-for-18) with one home run and three RBI.
*Bush is just 2-for-20 (.100) in Friday games with four RBI.
*Large is 1-1 with a 1.57 ERA in three Friday night starts (23 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 15 BB, 14 K) against Kentucky, Vanderbilt and LSU.
*Davis has made three appearances and tossed five scoreless innings with six Ks.
SATURDAY NOTES
*Alabama is 8-3 (.727) on Saturday and has a two-game losing streak.
*After winning seven straight Saturday games (Feb. 19-March 19), Alabama has lost its last two games with Vanderbilt (4-3, 13 innings) and LSU (11-2).
*In 11 games, Bama is batting .261 (97-for-361) with six home runs and 50 RBI.
*Bush is the Tide's leading hitter with a .400 (14-for-35) with three home runs and 10 RBI.
*UA opponents are hitting .221 (82-for-371) in 11 Saturday games, with five home runs and 34 RBI.
*The Crimson Tide pitching staff has worked 101 2/3 innings and compiled a 2.30 ERA (131 K).
*Large (3-0, 0.69 ERA) and Robertson (3-1, 0.96 ERA) have combined for six of the eight wins.
*Robertson has appeared in six of the 11 Saturday games and has compiled a 3-1 record and two saves with a 0.96 ERA.
*He has worked 18 2/3 innings and allowed seven hits and two runs, with six walks and 30 strikeouts.
SUNDAY NOTES
*Alabama is 5-1 (.833) on Sunday, including a three-game winning streak.
*The Crimson Tide is 3-0 in SEC play on Sunday with wins over Kentucky, Vanderbilt and LSU.
*Alabama was 2-8 (.200) in Sunday SEC games last year, with the lone wins coming against Auburn (19-0) and Kentucky (12-11).
*As a team, Alabama is batting .336 (80-for-238) on Sunday, with seven home runs and 56 RBI.
*Thomley is hitting .560 (14-for-25) in six Sunday games, with two home runs and 10 RBI.
*Iorg is batting .500 (13-for-26) on Sunday, with nine runs scored and 10 RBI.
*Bush is hitting .440 (11-fo-25) with four home runs and 11 RBI.
*He leads Alabama with four home runs, 10 runs scored and 11 RBI on Sunday.
*Bush homered in four straight Sunday games from March 6-27, but had that streak snapped against LSU on April 3.
*Opponents are hitting .261 (57-for-218), with two home runs and 24 RBI.
*On the mound, Bama has a 3.97 ERA (59 IP, 57 H, 26 ER, 48 K), while opponents have compiled a 6.11 ERA (56 IP, 80 H, 38 ER, 44 K).
*Davis (2-0, 1.17 ERA) has appeared in five Sunday games and worked 15 1/3 innings and allowed two runs and 14 hits.
*Davis, who has two of Bama's Sunday wins, has beaten No. 25 Vanderbilt and No. 4 LSU in consecutive weekends.
HITTING WOES OF LATE
*The Crimson Tide has struggled at the plate in its last nine games, despite a 8-4 record.
*During its last 12 games, Bama is batting only .227 (90-for-396) with seven home runs and 51 RBI.
*Alabama has averaged 4.9 runs and 8.2 hits per game in the last dozen games.
*Scott is batting .447 (17-for-38) with two HRs and eight RBI in the last 12 games.
*Bush is hitting .306 (11-for-36), with two home runs and 10 RBI.
*The rest of the team is batting .193 (62-for-322) with three home runs and 33 RBI.
*Bama has a 3.40 ERA in the last 12 games.
*The Crimson Tide is fielding at a .963 clip in the last 12 games, with 18 errors and 15 double plays.
FIELDING WOES
*Alabama has made 51 errors in 31 games, an average 1.65 errors per game.
*The Crimson Tide has a .958 fielding mark after 31 games, the third-lowest mark in the SEC.
*The 51 errors have led to 29 unearned runs. UA opponents are scoring 0.94 unearned runs per game.
*Bama has made at least one error in 23 of 31 games, including a season-high five errors on two different ocassions.
*Alabama made five errors in a 3-2 loss at Hawaii on Feb. 12 and matched that with five errors in an 8-3 win over Birmingham Southern on March 9th.
*Alabama has made at least one error in 10 of its last 11 games.
*The Crimson Tide has made 17 errors in nine SEC games.
*Alabama is 7-1 (.875) this season when playing errorless baseball.
*The Crimson Tide has is 5-3 (.625) this year in games with one error.
*Bama is 10-5 (.667) this season when making two or more errors.
*Bush and Iorg lead the way with seven errors apiece through 31 games.
*Bush has made six of those seven errors in three games against UNC Asheville (Feb. 18 and Feb. 19) and UAB (Feb. 24).
EXTRA INNINGS
*Alabama has played three extra inning games this season, including a apair of 13-inning thrillers in SEC play.
*The Crimson Tide has a 1-2 (.333) record in those three extra inning games.
*Overall, Alabama is 59-52-3 (.531) in extra inning games.
*Alabama has compiled a 15-14 (.517) record in extra inning games under Jim Wells.
*Alabama suffered an 11-10 loss in 10 innings to Miami (Ohio) on March 13 to snap a streak of 34 consecutive home non-conference series wins.
*Alabama and Vanderbilt played a 13-inning thriller on Saturday, Mar 26 with the Commodores scoring a run in the bottom of the 13th for the 4-3 win.
*Alabama and LSU also played 13 innings on Sunday, April 3 and beat the No. 4 Tigers 5-4 as junior third baseman Evan Bush home Emeel Salem with the winning run to end the 4 1/2 hour marathon.
*The win was Alabama's first in an extra inning game since beating South Carolina 10-6 in 13 innings on Mar. 29, 2002.
*Alabama has lost six straight extra inning games prior to its win over LSU.
ROAD WARRIORS
*Alabama has been pretty successful on the road in the Jim Wells era, posting an 112-108 (.509) record in 220 road games.
*In SEC play, Alabama is 73-77 (.487) on the road in the Wells era, but has had five straight losing seasons away from home in conference play.
*Alabama is 3-6 (.333) on the road this season.
*Bama is 1-2 (.333) on the road in SEC play after losing two of three at No. 25 Vanderbilt (Mar. 25-27).
*The Vandy series was Alabama's first road game since Feb 24th and first road series since Feb 10-13 at Hawaii.
*Alabama played five of its first eight games away from home.
*Alabama has had only three losing road records (1998, 2001 and 2003) under coach Wells, but have had two in the last three years.
*Alabama is 37-52 (.416) on the road since the 2001 season.
*In SEC play, Alabama has had losing record on the road in each of the last five seasons.
*Alabama was 6-9 (.400) on the road in SEC play last year and had a better road record than home record against SEC teams.
