2015 Baseball Roster
Alex Watkins
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Albertville, Ala.
- High School:
- Albertville
FRESHMAN (2015)
Spent time as both a reliever and starter across his first season with the Crimson Tide ... appeared in 16 games, starting two, and finished 1-0 with a 6.35 ERA (20 ER/28.1 IP) and 25 strikeouts ... went 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA (4 ER/11.0 IP) and 13 strikeouts compared to only two walks as a starter ... appeared in 14 relief outings, owning a 8.31 ERA (16 ER/17.1 IP) and collecting 12 strikeouts coming out of the bullpen. Maryland Eastern Shore (2/14): Made his first career appearance with the Crimson Tide, striking out one in 1.0 inning of relief. Ole Miss (4/25): Tossed 2.2 scoreless IP, striking out three and allowing two hits. Alabama A&M (5/5): Earned his first career start and win in the second game of the doubleheader with the Bulldogs ... worked a season-high 7.0 innings of one-run baseball, allowing five hits and walking one while striking out nine, also a season-high mark. Mercer (5/12): Made his second start of the season, going 4.0 innings and allowing three runs on five hits and one walk with four strikeouts. Vanderbilt (5/16): Worked 3.1 scoreless IP, giving up two hits and walking two while punching out three ... helped hand the seventh-ranked Commodores their first shutout of the season as the Tide went on to a 1-0 win in the regular-season finale.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA
Comes to Tuscaloosa as the 23rd overall prospect and fourth-best left-handed pitcher in the state of Alabama as rated by Perfect Game USA ... tabbed a 2014 Southeast Region Honorable Mention candidate by PG and was a Honorable Mention Preseason All-American in 2013 ... was chosen as the 2013 Marshall County Tournament MVP as a junior ... named 2013 Class 6A All-State Honorable Mention ... helped lead AHS on its way to winning the 2013 Marshall County Championship in 2013 ... set Albertville High's ERA record as a sophomore with a 1.40 mark and then eclipsed his own record a season later, notching a 0.78 as a junior ... was invited to Perfect Game's 2012 National Underclass Showcase and 2011 Southeast Underclass Showcase ... attended high school with Alabama basketball's Riley Norris ... son of Beth Watkins ... has one sister, Katie ... born Alexander Grant Watkins on March 20, 1996, in Dallas, Texas ... majoring in political science.
