The 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, or Bama) is a Public university, public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and la ...
in the
2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games in the newly renovated
Sewell–Thomas Stadium
Sewell–Thomas Stadium is a baseball stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is the home field of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide college baseball team. The stadium opened in 1948 and the current seating capacity is 8,500. The stadium is com ...
. This season was the first under head coach
Brad Bohannon
Brad Bohannon is an American college baseball coach and former middle infielder. He is the head baseball coach at the University of Alabama. He played college baseball at Vanderbilt University in 1994 before transferring to the Georgia Institut ...
, following the firing of
Greg Goff
Greg Goff (born September 24, 1970) is an American college baseball coach who and former pitcher. He is the head baseball coach at Purdue University. Goff played college baseball at Jackson State Community College from 1990 to 1991 and Delta St ...
after one season.
Personnel
Returning starters
Roster
Coaching staff
Schedule
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, February 16 , , , , , ,
Tuscaloosa, AL
Tuscaloosa ( ) is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama, United States, on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal and Piedmont plains meet. Alabama's fifth-largest city, it had an estimated population of 1 ...
, , 16–2 , , Finnerty (1–0) , , Tieman (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 3,194, , 1–0, , –
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, February 17 , , Valparaiso , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 6–5 , , Duarte (1–0) , , VanLanen (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 3,607 , , 2–0, , –
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, February 18 , , Valparaiso , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 12–6 , , Vainer (1–0) , , Gordon (0–1) , , Guffey (1) , , 2,867 , , 3–0 , , –
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, February 20 , , , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 4–0 , , Adams (1–0) , , Lester (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 2,902, , 4–0, , –
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, February 23
(1) , , , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 12–4 , , Finnerty (2–0) , , Mullins (0–2) , , ''None'' , , 3,882 , , 5–0 , , –
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, , , Washington State , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 8–2 , , Walters (1–0) , , Anderson (0–2) , , Medders (1) , , 3,882 , , 6–0, , –
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, February 24 , , Washington State , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 9–3 , , Guffey (1–0) , , Sunitsch (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 3,204 , , 7–0, , –
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, February 27 , , at , , , ,
Griffin StadiumBirmingham, AL
Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2021 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 197,575, down 1% fro ...
, , 13–3 , , Rukes (1–0) , , Widra (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 1,344 , , 8–0 , , –
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, February 28 , , , , No. 30 , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 11–1 , , Duke (1–0) , , Vazquez (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 2,795, , 9–0, , –
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, March 2, , at , , , ,
Mitchell ParkNorman, OK
Norman () is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, with a population of 128,097 as of 2021. It is the largest city and the county seat of Cleveland County, and the second-largest city in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, behi ...
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11, , Hansen (1–1) , , , , ''None'' , , 1,380 , , 9–1 , , –
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, March 3 , , at Oklahoma , , No. 30 , , Mitchell Park, , 4–16 , , Grove (1–0) , , Walters (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 1,775 , , 9–2, , –
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, March 4 , , at Oklahoma , , No. 30 , , Mitchell Park , , 13–1 , , Gardner (1–0) , , Tyler (0–2) , , ''None'' , , 779 , , 10–2, , –
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, March 7 , , , , , , , , 3–0 , , Love (1–0) , , Powell (0–1) , , Duarte (1) , , 3,279 , , 11–2 , , –
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, March 9
(1) , , , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 0–3 , , Dehn (2–1) , , Finnerty (2–1) , , , , 3,109 , , 11–3, , –
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, March 9
(2) , , New Mexico State , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 3–1 , , Walters (2–1) , , Bradish (2–1) , , Medders (2) , , 3,109 , , 12–3, , –
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, March 10 , , New Mexico State , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 5–2 , , Vainer (2–0) , , Groff (2–1), , Duarte (2) , , 2,530 , , 13–3, , –
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, March 13 , , , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 15–0
7 , , Duke (2–0) , , Warner (0–1) , , ''None'', , 2,712, , 14–3, , –
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, March 14 , , Alabama A&M, , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium, , 14–0
7 , , Greene (1–0), , Milam (0–5), , ''None'', , 2,623, , 15–3, , –
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, March 16 , , , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , , , Duarte (2–0) , , Kristofak (1–1), , ''None'' , , 2,935 , , 16–3 , , 1–0
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, March 17 , , Georgia , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 5–6 , , Hancock (2–1) , , Walters (2–2) , , Proctor (2) , , 3,392, , 16–4, , 1–1
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, March 18 , , Georgia , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 5–6 , , Locey (3–0) , , Vainer (2–1) , , Kristofak (2) , , 3,265 , , 16–5, , 1–2
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, March 20 , , at , , , ,
Regions Field
Regions Field is the name of a minor league baseball park in the Southside community of Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. It is the home field for the Birmingham Barons of the Southern League, and replaced Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the Birmingham ...
Birmingham, AL , , 4–6 , , Calvert (1–0) , , Gardner (1–1) , , Jones (1) , , 1,757 , , 16–6, , –
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, March 23 , , at
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Lindsey Nelson Stadium is a baseball stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is the home field of the University of Tennessee Volunteers college baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions ...
Knoxville, TN
Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state' ...
, , 4–5 , , , , Medders (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 1,874 , , 16–7 , , 1–3
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, March 24 , , at Tennessee, , , , Lindsey Nelson Stadium , , colspan=7, ''Postponed (inclement weather)''
Makeup: March 25 as a single-admission, 7-inning doubleheader
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, March 25
(1) , , at Tennessee , , , , Lindsey Nelson Stadium, , 1–2
7 , , Stallings (4–1) , , Walters (2–3) , , ''None'' , , – , , 16–8, , 1–4
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, , , at Tennessee , , , , Lindsey Nelson Stadium , , 0–3
7 , , Neely (3–1) , , Rukes (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 2,299 , , 16–9, , 1–5
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, March 27
† , , vs. No. 16 , , , ,
Riverwalk Stadium
Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium is the home of the Montgomery Biscuits of the Southern League (1964–present), Southern League. The minor league baseball ballpark opened in Montgomery, Alabama in 2004. Located in downtown Montgomery, the stadium can ...
Montgomery, AL
Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 ...
, , 2–5 , , Owen (1–1) , , Duke (2–1) , , Coker (5) , , 7,719 , , 16–10 , , –
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, March 30 , , No. 15
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
, , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium, , 4–2 , , Finnerty (3–1) , , Hjelle (4–2) , , Medders (3) , , 4,421, , 17–10, , 2–5
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, March 31 , , No. 15 Kentucky , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium, , 4–2 , , Duarte (3–0) , , Haake (1–1) , , Medders (4) , , 4,403, , 18–10, , 3–5
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, April 1 , , No. 15 Kentucky , , , , , , 2–5 , , Lewis (5–2) , , Guffey (1–1) , , , , 3,399 , , 18–11 , , 3–6
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, April 3 , , , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 0–4 , , Chandler (2–0) , , Gardner (3–1) , , Simpson (5) , , 3,119 , , 18–12, , –
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, April 6 , , at No. 23 , , , ,
Taylor Stadium
Ralph and Debbie Taylor Stadium at Simmons Field (also Taylor Stadium at Simmons Field) is a baseball stadium at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. It is the home field of the Missouri Tigers baseball. It was also the home of ...
Columbia, MO
Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the five-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth ...
, , 2–1 , , Finnerty (4–1) , , Sikkema (2–2) , , Medders (5) , , 406, , 19–12, , 4–6
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, April 7
(1) , , at No. 23 Missouri , , , , Taylor Stadium, , 0–1 , , , , Duarte (3–1) , , ''None'' , , 541 , , 19–13, , 4–7
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, April 7
(2) , , at No. 23 Missouri , , , , Taylor Stadium, , 5–1 , , Cameron (2–1) , , Montes (4–2) , , Medders (6) , , 541, , 20–13, , 5–7
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, April 10 , , UAB , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium, , 12–3 , , Adams (2–0) , , Ruggles (0–2) , , ''None'' , , 3,724, , 21–13, , –
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, April 12 , , , , , ,
Olsen Field
Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park is a baseball stadium in College Station, Texas, that is home to the Texas A&M baseball program. The stadium was dedicated on March 21, 1978, and is named in honor of C. E. "Pat" Olsen, a 1923 graduate of Texas ...
College Station, TX
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, , 6–12 , , Sherrod (3–1) , , Duarte (3–2) , , Hoffman (6) , , 4,607 , , 21–14 , , 5–8
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, April 13 , , at No. 22 Texas A&M, , , , Olsen Field , , 6–9 , , Kilkenny (8–0) , , Walters (2–4) , , Lacy (1) , , 6,094 , , 21–15 , , 5–9
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, April 14 , , at No. 22 Texas A&M, , , , Olsen Field , , 2–3
11 , , Hoffman (4–1) , , Medders (0–2) , , ''None'' , , 6,901 , , 21–16 , , 5–10
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, April 17 , , Samford, , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 0–6 , , Skinner (4–1) , , Duke (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 3,008 , , 21–17 , , –
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, April 18 , , , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 3–0 , , Adams (3–0) , , , , Stutts (1) , , 2,741 , , 22–17 , , –
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, April 20 , , Auburn , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 5–19 , , Mize (8–1) , , Finnerty (4–2) , , ''None'' , , 5,593 , , 22–18 , , 5–11
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, April 21
(1) , , Auburn , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium, , 0–5 , , Burns (3–4) , , Walters (2–5) , , ''None'' , , 6,051 , , 22–19 , , 5–12
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, , , Auburn , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium, , 5–20 , , Davis (3–3) , , Rukes (1–2) , , ''None'' , , 6,051 , , 22–20 , , 5–13
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, April 24 , , , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 4–3 , , Love (2–0) , , Goodwin (3–3) , , Cameron (1) , , 3,308 , , 23–20 , , –
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, April 27 , , at No. 10
Arkansas
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Baum Stadium
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Fayetteville, AR
Fayetteville () is the second-largest city in Arkansas, the county seat of Washington County, and the biggest city in Northwest Arkansas. The city is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until ...
, , 3–7 , , Knight (7–0) , , Finnerty (4–3) , , Reindl (3) , , 10,835 , , 23–21 , , 5–14
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, April 28 , , at No. 10 Arkansas , , , , Baum Stadium, , 4–7 , , Lee (4–2) , , Guffey (1–2) , , Loseke (2) , , 10,846 , , 23–22 , , 5–15
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, April 29 , , at No. 10 Arkansas , , , , Baum Stadium, , 7–9 , , Loseke (1–1) , , Duarte (3–3) , , Reindl (4) , , 9,265 , , 23–23 , , 5–16
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, May 4 , ,
Mississippi State
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univer ...
, , , , , , , , Neff (3–2) , , Medders (0–3) , , ''None'' , , 3,411 , , 23–24 , , 5–17
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, May 5 , , Mississippi State , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 4–3
10 , , Gardner (2–2) , , Gordon (3–3) , , ''None'' , , 4,631 , , 24–24 , , 6–17
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, May 6 , , Mississippi State , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 4–6 , , France (3–2) , , Cameron (1–2) , , ''None'' , , 4,637 , , 24–25 , , 6–18
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, May 8 , , , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 9–8 , , Gardner (3–2) , , Simpson (0–3) , , ''None'' , , 2,766 , , 25–25 , , –
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, May 11 , , at
LSU
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 near ...
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Alex Box Stadium
Alex Box Stadium, pronounced Alec Box Stadium, was a baseball stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. It was the home field of the LSU Tigers baseball team. The stadium was located across the street from Tiger Stadium, which is visible ...
Baton Rouge, LA
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, , 5–7 , , Kodros (1–1) , , Medders (0–4) , , Peterson (3) , , 10,685 , , 25–26 , , 6–19
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, May 12 , , at LSU , , , , Alex Box Stadium , , 6–1 , , Walters (3–5) , , Hilliard (8–4) , , ''None'' , , 11,153 , , 26–26 , , 7–19
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, May 13 , , at LSU , , , , Alex Box Stadium , , 3–7 , , Bush (1–1) , , Rukes (1–3) , , ''None'' , , 10,758 , , 26–27 , , 7–20
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, May 17 , , No. 10
Ole Miss , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 2–3 , , Rollison (8–4) , , Finnerty (4–4) , , Caracci (10) , , 3,305 , , 26–28 , , 7–21
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, May 18 , , No. 10 Ole Miss , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 3–0 , , Walters (4–5) , , Feigl (8–5) , , ''None'' , , 3,373 , , 27–28 , , 8–21
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, May 19 , , No. 10 Ole Miss , , , , Sewell–Thomas Stadium , , 8–10 , , Holston (2–0) , , Cameron (1–3) , , ''None'' , , 3,991 , , 27–29 , , 8–22
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† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2018 Southeastern Conference standings.
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball
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poll.
Record vs. conference opponents
Rankings
See also
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2018 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team
References
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