Tuesday Contest Next Up for Baseball with Southern Miss Coming to Town

The University of Alabama Baseball Team celebrates a win in the dugout against Mississippi State at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Friday, Apr 7, 2023.

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Tuesday Contest Next Up for Baseball with Southern Miss Coming to Town

4/10/2023 3:54:00 PM | Baseball

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The Crimson Tide and Golden Eagles will meet for the 108th time in series history on Tuesday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama baseball welcomes Southern Miss to town on Tuesday night for a midweek contest at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The pairing between the Crimson Tide and Golden Eagles is scheduled for a 6 p.m. CT first pitch with the game airing on SEC Network+.

Tuesday's matchup with Southern Miss will continue the Crimson Tide's '$2 Tuesday' promotion. The deal is one of Alabama's season-long promotions at Sewell-Thomas Stadium and will feature $2 reserved tickets for all fans in attendance.

Follow the Tide

Fans can follow the midweek via the below outlets:
Watch: SEC Network+
Listen: 100.9 FM / CTSN / The Varsity App
Twitter: @AlabamaBSB
Live Stats: RollTide.com

Probable Starting Pitching Matchup

TUESDAY: UA – Jacob McNairy (Gr., RHP) vs. USM – JB Middleton (Fr., RHP)

Leading Off

Alabama and Southern Miss will meet for the 108th time in history when the two teams square off on Tuesday evening at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The Crimson Tide owns the all-time series advantage, 74-33, including a 47-14 mark at home.
The Tide and Golden Eagles met last season on March 16 in Hattiesburg with USM claiming a 3-2 win.
Alabama last hosted Southern Miss at The Joe on March 23, 2021. That game went in favor of the Golden Eagles, 5-4.

About Alabama

Alabama finished last week at 2-2. The Crimson Tide first downed Troy, 10-2, on Tuesday before claiming one win in the series with Mississippi State.
The Tide paired another big offensive night with a solid start from Jacob McNairy for a 10-2 victory over Troy last Tuesday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
Alabama recorded 10 hits and drew eight walks on the way to 10 runs. UA crossed at least one run in five innings, highlighted by a five-run fourth. Troy was able to plate single tallies in both the fifth and sixth but would get no closer.
The Tide was led by Tommy Seidl, who finished 3-for-3 with an RBI and one run. Bryce Eblin paced UA in RBI with three while seven total hitters contributed one RBI on the night.
McNairy picked up the win, tossing 4.2 innings of one-run baseball. He allowed three hits and issued no walks while striking out four. The bullpen then combined for the final 4.1 frames, limiting the Trojans to just three hits and a run.
Alabama battled for three in the ninth but was unable to get any closer in a 12-8 loss to Mississippi State last Thursday evening in Tuscaloosa.
A back-and-forth game saw both teams score in over half the innings with a six-run seventh for MSU proving the difference. The Bulldogs led off with a two-run first and added one in the second. Alabama answered with one in the second and a two-spot in the third to even things up.
The Tide took hold of the lead with one in the fourth before MSU matched with a single tally in the top of the fifth. State then posted six in the seventh and one apiece in the eighth and ninth. Alabama was able to get one in the seventh and rally for three in the ninth but could get no closer.
Alabama's offense was led by the 3-4-5 hitters in Ed Johnson, Jim Jarvis and William Hamiter. Johnson paced the Tide in hits with a 3-for-5 effort that included an RBI and one run scored. Jarvis and Hamiter each recorded a solo home run and two runs scored with Hamiter driving in a team-high three RBI.
The Crimson Tide secured a run-rule victory in seven innings with an 11-1 win over the Bulldogs last Friday.
Alabama was first on the board with a five-run second that would prove more than enough. State was next to score with one in the top of the fifth, but a three-run home half of that inning put the game at 8-1. The Tide then added two in the sixth with an RBI-single from Will Portera in the seventh ending things early.
Dominic Tamez led the offense with a two-homer outing. The junior added a team-high four RBI and two runs scored to his stat line. Also homering was Johnson, who finished 2-for-3 with three RBI and a run. Drew Williamson rounded out the multi-hit performances for UA, with the first baseman going 2-for-4 and adding three RBI, one run and a walk.
Luke Holman earned the win in his start, tossing 5.2 innings of one-run ball and giving up three hits while walking a pair with four Ks. Alton Davis II also highlighted the pitching effort, tossing 1.0 scoreless frame with two strikeouts.
Alabama suffered an 8-4 loss to State last Saturday evening.
Things were tied at two apiece after one inning of play with MSU adding a run in the top of the third. Alabama then took the lead thanks to a two-run home run from Williamson in the bottom of the fifth.
Both teams were scoreless through the sixth with a two-run seventh giving Mississippi State the lead once again. The Bulldogs added two more in the eighth and one in the ninth for the series-clinching win.
Grayson Hitt posted a quality start for the Crimson Tide, but it was not enough against the Bulldogs. The junior allowed three runs on four hits and four walks with a career-high nine strikeouts across his 6.0 innings of work.

About Southern Miss

Scott Berry is in his 14th season as a collegiate head coach, all of which have come in Hattiesburg. He entered the 2023 campaign with a career 482-256-1 mark. A 1986 graduate of Southwest Missouri State, Berry is joined on staff by associate head coach Christian Ostrander, assistant coach Travis Creel and volunteer assistant Ben Brewer.
Southern Miss finished the 2022 campaign at 47-19 overall, including a 23-7 mark in conference play that earned USM the Sun Belt regular season title. The Golden Eagles then won their hometown NCAA Regional before falling to eventual national champions Ole Miss in an NCAA Super Regional in Hattiesburg.
The Golden Eagles were selected to win the Sun Belt Conference in the league's preseason poll, as voted on by the conference's head coaches.
On Deck

Alabama will host in-state rival Auburn this Friday through Sunday at The Joe. The Crimson Tide and Tigers are set for a pair of 6 p.m. starts in the first two games of the series with the finale slated for 1 p.m. Fans can catch all three games of the weekend live on SEC Network+.