First Full-Team Practice Officially Opens Spring Season for Baseball
1/26/2024 3:46:00 PM | Baseball
The Tide will continue to work for the next three weeks leading up to the season opener on Feb. 16
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama baseball put together its first practice as a full team on Friday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The day began indoors for a quick warmup before the team took part in an intrasquad scrimmage.
"The biggest attribute that these guys have outside of their talent is they are men that really like to compete," said head coach Rob Vaughn. "The one thing that I learned about them in the fall is that when you put them in a competitive environment – whether it's against each other or somebody else – they love it, and that's a good place to start.
"We've got to use these next three weeks to continue to get better, to figure some things out and keep growing. I can tell you that on February 16, we're not going to be a finished product, as no team in college baseball will be, but they have some of those intangibles that we really look for, and the DNA of these kids is pretty special."
The Crimson Tide will return to the diamond on Saturday and Sunday to close out the first weekend of practice. Both days are currently scheduled for an 11:30 a.m. CT start followed by a 1 p.m. first pitch for the scrimmage.
Admission to Alabama baseball's on-field activity is free to the public. Gates will open each day approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of practice. Fans are asked to enter Sewell-Thomas Stadium through the main gate (Gate 3) located directly behind home plate. Once inside, fans are to stay in the lower bowl seating area with access to the upper levels of the stadium strictly prohibited.
Updates and changes to practice times or complete cancelations due to weather can be accessed via X/Twitter (@AlabamaBSB) or on the Crimson Tide's Facebook page.
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