Alex Webb

Position:
C
B-T:
L-R
Height:
6-0
Weight:
198
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Columbia, Tenn.
High School:
Columbia Central

Career Accolades

2017 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2016 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2017 (Redshirt Freshman)

Earned time in 31 total games, including 14 starts, during his first season of action with the Tide … batted .328 (21-64) with five doubles, two home runs, nine RBI, seven runs scored and three walks by season’s end … in SEC play, maintained a .314 (16-51) average that included all five of his doubles, one home run, five RBI and four runs scored in 19 games of action (12 starts) … owned a six-game hitting streak from April 21-May 6, maintaining a .455 (10-22) average with three doubles, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored during that time … accumulated four multi-hit games across the streak and scored one run on three occasions. Presbyterian (2/17-19): Entered as a defensive replacement at catcher in game two of the weekend ... went 0-for-1 in his lone at-bat. Southern Miss (2/22): Came from the bullpen to catch the final inning but did not step into the box. Jacksonville State (2/28): Made his first career start at catcher, finishing 1-for-3 at the plate … also threw out one runner on a steal attempt. ULM (3/3-5): Saw time in the final two games of the weekend, entering as a late defensive replacement on Saturday before pinch-hitting on Sunday ... did not record any stats. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/9-12): Entered as a pinch-runner in Friday’s contest and a pinch-hitter in game two of Sunday’s twinbill … finished 1-for-2 on the weekend with his first career home run, three RBI and a run scored – all coming in Sunday’s pinch-hit effort. Eastern Illinois (3/14): Came off the bench at catcher late in the game but did not record an at-bat. South Carolina (3/24-26): Saw time at catcher in the first two games of the series but did not make a plate appearance. Arkansas (3/31-4/2): Played in the series opener at catcher but did not see any time as a hitter. Ole Miss (4/7-9): Earned defensive responsibilities at catcher in the first two games of the series ... went 1-for-1 on Friday at the plate. UAB (4/11): Entered as a defensive replacement at catcher ... collected his first career walk in his lone plate appearance. Texas A&M (4/13-15): Saw time in the final two games of the series as a defensive replacement, finishing with one walk across his two plate appearances. Mississippi State (4/20-21): Started game two of the doubleheader, finishing 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and one run scored. Jacksonville State (4/25): Came in as a defensive replacement at catcher to start the fifth inning ... went 1-for-2 with a run scored at the plate. LSU (4/27-29): Started all three games at catcher against the Tigers, leading UA in hitting at a .385 (5-13) clip … collected at least one hit in all three games, tallying multi-hit efforts in the first and third games of the series … added one double, a home run, two RBI and a run scored … went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two RBI and a run scored in the series opener. Auburn (5/6-7): Totaled three hits and two runs scored in his three starts at catcher against the Tigers. Grambling (5/10): Collected a pair of hits in four at-bats while adding one RBI in the midweek matchup. Florida (5/12-14): Started the first two games of the weekend at catcher before giving way to DeVinny on Sunday … finished 3-for-7 (.429) with a double and a pair of RBI against the Gators … notched his sixth multi-hit game of the season with a 2-for-3 night that included a double and two RBI on Saturday. Vanderbilt (5/18-20): Totaled two hits, including a double, while adding one RBI against the Commodores.

2016 (Freshman)

Redshirted during his first season at Alabama.

High School and Personal Data

Perfect Game USA’s top-ranked catcher from the state of Tennessee ... had a standout career at Columbia Central High School in Columbia, Tenn. ... named to PG USA’s 2014 Underclass Second Team and was named Underclass Honorable Mention the year prior ... led CCHS in home runs as a senior with 13 … efforts during his junior and senior seasons earned him all-state honors ... also earned All-District 8-AAA honors during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons, earning District MVP in his final year … son of Garrison and Virginia Webb … has one sister, Macey … grandfather, Jerome, played baseball in the Cleveland Indians organization … sister swam at the University of Arkansas … born Alexander Wright Webb on Sept. 6, 1996 … majoring in human performance exercise science.