Baseball Falls in Back-and-Forth Matchup with UT-Martin on Tuesday, 7-6

Tuesday, March 1

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

3 p.m.

Alabama

5-4

UT Martin

3-4

UT-Martin

Alabama

Baseball Falls in Back-and-Forth Matchup with UT-Martin on Tuesday, 7-6

3/1/2022 6:59:00 PM | Baseball

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The Skyhawks scored two runs in the top of the ninth to secure the win

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama baseball suffered a 7-6 loss to UT-Martin on Tuesday afternoon at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The loss was UA's first at home and drops the Crimson Tide to 5-4 on the season.

The two teams traded runs all afternoon. UT-Martin was first to strike with a pair in the third, but Alabama came right back with one run in the home half of the inning. The Crimson Tide gained the advantage in the bottom of the fifth with a pair of runs, before the Skyhawks took the lead right back in the next half inning with two runs of their own to make it a 4-3 ballgame. UT-Martin added one more in the top of the seventh to widen the gap, but a two-run home run for the Tide in that same frame evened things up at five apiece.

The ninth saw UT-Martin go in front thanks to a two-run home run, sending the game to the final half inning. Alabama managed one run in the bottom of the ninth and reached the tying run with two down, but a groundout ended things in favor of the Skyhawks, 7-6. Matt Dickey (1-1) got the win while Blake Davis picked up his second save of the season for UT-Martin. Alabama reliever Hunter Furtado (1-1) suffered the loss.

Five of the nine Crimson Tide starters posted multi-hit efforts on the afternoon. Dominic Tamez led the way with a 3-for-5 showing that included a double. Drew Williamson, Tommy Seidl, Caden Rose and Andrew Pinckney all contributed two-hit efforts, with Williamson notching a double and Pinckney recording his first home run. Also homering in the game was Zane Denton, with the junior leading the Tide in RBI at three.

From Head Coach Brad Bohannon

"This was a tough loss today. You have got to give a lot of credit to UT-Martin, they came out and swung the bats well. I didn't do a very good job getting us ready to play. We just came off an exciting weekend, and I do not think that our energy level was the same as it had been. When we got behind, it woke our guys up, and we showed some good fight, but we didn't play well enough to win today."

How It Happened

T3 | The Skyhawks led off the inning with a pair of walks. Both runners would come around to score thanks to a one-out double followed by a sacrifice fly. (2-0, UT-Martin)
B3 | Andrew Pinckney sent a 2-1 pitch over the center field wall for his first home run of the season. (2-1, UT-Martin)
B5 | Caden Rose got the rally started for UA, roping a single to left to start the inning. Pinckney followed with a single to left, setting the stage for a well-executed sacrifice bunt from Will Portera that put both runners in scoring position. Jim Jarvis then brought Rose in on a sacrifice fly to left, with Drew Williamson giving Alabama the lead on a two-out single to right in the next at-bat. (3-2, Alabama)
T6 | Back-to-back solo home runs put the Skyhawks in front once again. (4-3, UT-Martin)
T7 | A leadoff home run by Nate Self widened the gap for UTM. (5-3, UT-Martin)
B7 | With one away in the inning, Williamson was hit-by-pitch to give Alabama a baserunner. Zane Denton then blasted his first home run of the season to tie things up. (5-5)
T9 | A one-out walk put a man on for Cameron Brady, with the catcher recording a go-ahead two-run home run. (7-5, UT-Martin)
B9 | Jarvis led off the inning with a walk and was brought home on a sacrifice fly from Denton. (7-6, UT-Martin)

Postgame Notes

With his 2-for-4 afternoon, Drew Williamson has recorded a hit in eight straight games. Over the streak, the senior is batting .364 (12-33) with four doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, five runs scored, a pair of walks and one hit-by-pitch.
Andrew Pinckney extended his hitting streak to six games with a 2-for-3 day. Across the streak, the sophomore is batting .350 (7-20) with a triple, one home run, two RBI, three runs scored and one walk.
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Next up for Alabama is a Wednesday contest with Troy. Alabama will send senior right-hander Jacob McNairy to the hill with Troy calling on right-hander Grayson Stewart. The Crimson Tide and the Trojans are scheduled for a 3 p.m. CT first pitch at The Joe with the game airing live on SEC Network+.

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