Alabama Baseball Shuts Out No. 12 NC State in 4-0 Win

Saturday, February 22

Jacksonville, Fla.

3:45 p.m.

Alabama

7-0

NC State

3-3

NC State

Alabama

Photo by: Brandon LaRochelle

Alabama Baseball Shuts Out No. 12 NC State in 4-0 Win

2/22/2025 9:53:00 PM | Baseball

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The Crimson Tide pitching staff allowed just three hits in the victory

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Alabama baseball leaned on its stable of arms on Saturday, earning a 4-0 win over No. 12 NC State at the Jax College Baseball Classic in Jacksonville, Fla. The win improves UA to a perfect 7-0 to open the 2025 season.

Riley Quick (2-0) made his second start of the new spring and overwhelmed the Wolfpack. Quick surrendered just one hit in his 4.0 innings, picking up four strikeouts. Matthew Heiberger and Hagan Banks were effective in their appearances out of the bullpen, each producing scoreless outings. Carson Ozmer earned his second save of the season, covering the final 1.1 innings of the game and adding a strikeout.

Brennen Norton finished 1-for-4, launching his second home run of the spring in the fourth. Will Plattner was also 1-for-4, lining an RBI-double into left to plate the game's first run in the second. Richie Bonomolo Jr.'s lone hit was an RBI-single to right to add a late insurance run in the sixth. Kade Snell was 2-for-4, the only player on either side to manage multiple hits.

From Head Coach Rob Vaughn

"It really starts with your starting pitching, and (Riley Quick) did an unbelievable job. He really set the tone and honestly got better as the night went along. I thought his best stuff might have been in the third and fourth, but he was outstanding. The theme of the night was really how we threw the baseball. (Matthew) Heiberger was outstanding, (Hagan) Banks was outstanding, (Carson) Ozmer came in and didn't even have his best stuff against the lefties, but he's a vet. He just competed through it. We had some timely hitting, I thought we could have executed a tick-better early, maybe could have given ourselves a little bit more of a cushion, but that's a good team over there. Now we turn our attention to trying to finish the weekend, so I want to see this group be mature and have a quick turnaround and finish this thing tomorrow."

How It Happened

B2 I Will Hodo led off the inning with a single, with Kade Snell lining a hit of his own two batters later. Will Plattner followed Snell with an RBI-double to left, scoring Hodo. (1-0, Alabama)
B4 I Brennen Norton slugged a solo home run to left, doubling the Tide lead. (2-0 Alabama)
B6 I With one out, Snell produced his second single of the night, eventually reaching second after a groundout. With two outs, Richie Bonomolo Jr. sent a single into right-center, scoring Snell. (3-0, Alabama)
B7 I Justin Lebron and Coleman Mizell both singled to start the frame, while a Jason Torres flyout to deep center allowed Lebron to take third. With Hodo at the plate, a wild pitch allowed Lebron to score from third. (4-0, Alabama)

Postgame Notes

The win over No. 12 NC State is Alabama's first win over a ranked opponent since the Tide's 7-6 victory over No. 21 Troy on May 7 of last season.
Alabama recorded its first shutout of the new season, marking the first time the Tide has shut out an opponent since UA's 12-0 win over Ole Miss on April 25, 2024.
The Tide allowed just three hits on Saturday, matching its season-low.
Bryce Fowler's single in the eighth extended his hitting streak to seven games.

The Tide will close its time in Jacksonville on Sunday when Alabama squares off with Ohio State in the final contest of the Jax College Baseball Classic. The matchup with the Buckeyes is slated for a 10 a.m. CT start, streaming exclusively on D1Baseball.com.