Tuesday, May 6
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
6 p.m.
Jacksonville State University
1
at
6
Alabama
No. 19 Alabama Tops Jax State, 6-1
5/6/2014 8:56:00 PM | Baseball
BOX SCORE
TUSCALOOSA – Jacksonville State's attempt to knock off its second-straight Southeastern Conference foe fell short Tuesday night at Sewell-Thomas Stadium as No. 19 Alabama downed the Gamecocks 6-1 in the final non-conference road contest of the 2014 season.
The loss drops Jax State to 26-21 on the season, while the Crimson Tide moved to 31-18 overall and snapping a three-game losing streak in the process after Florida swept UA this past weekend.
UA used the long ball in two of the first four frames to jump out to a 4-0 lead. Bama's Casey Hughston started the scoring with a solo shot to right center in the second inning off of JSU starter Adam Polk. UA's Ben Moore plated a run on a sacrifice fly to left before Klye Overstreet blasted a two-run shot to left in the frame to give Bama a 4-0 cushion.
JSU's hurlers kept the deficit at 4-0 until the offense manufactured a run in the visitor's half of the seventh. Steven Bartlett and Andrew Bishop started the frame with back-to-back singles before Gavin Golsan plated Bartlett with an RBI ground out to third.
The Crimson Tide expanded the lead in their next at bat as Mikey White tripled to right, plating Daniel Cucjen. Georgie Salem drove in the final run of the night with a single to right field. White finished the contest 3-for-4 with a pair of extra base hits and scoring twice in the contest. Salem was a perfect 3-for-3 and an RBI to pace the UA offense.
Senior Griff Gordon and Andrew Bishop led the JSU offense with multiple hit games as both players finished with a pair of hits. The Crimson Tide pitching staff scattered seven JSU hits as starter Nick Eicholtz (3-1) was credited with the win, while Polk (4-3) suffered the loss for the Gamecocks.
The Gamecocks resume Ohio Valley Conference action this weekend at Rudy Abbott Field as they host the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky in the final conference series at home. Friday's three-game series opener is set for 6 p.m., followed by 1 p.m. contests on Saturday and Sunday.
TUSCALOOSA – Jacksonville State's attempt to knock off its second-straight Southeastern Conference foe fell short Tuesday night at Sewell-Thomas Stadium as No. 19 Alabama downed the Gamecocks 6-1 in the final non-conference road contest of the 2014 season.
The loss drops Jax State to 26-21 on the season, while the Crimson Tide moved to 31-18 overall and snapping a three-game losing streak in the process after Florida swept UA this past weekend.
UA used the long ball in two of the first four frames to jump out to a 4-0 lead. Bama's Casey Hughston started the scoring with a solo shot to right center in the second inning off of JSU starter Adam Polk. UA's Ben Moore plated a run on a sacrifice fly to left before Klye Overstreet blasted a two-run shot to left in the frame to give Bama a 4-0 cushion.
JSU's hurlers kept the deficit at 4-0 until the offense manufactured a run in the visitor's half of the seventh. Steven Bartlett and Andrew Bishop started the frame with back-to-back singles before Gavin Golsan plated Bartlett with an RBI ground out to third.
The Crimson Tide expanded the lead in their next at bat as Mikey White tripled to right, plating Daniel Cucjen. Georgie Salem drove in the final run of the night with a single to right field. White finished the contest 3-for-4 with a pair of extra base hits and scoring twice in the contest. Salem was a perfect 3-for-3 and an RBI to pace the UA offense.
Senior Griff Gordon and Andrew Bishop led the JSU offense with multiple hit games as both players finished with a pair of hits. The Crimson Tide pitching staff scattered seven JSU hits as starter Nick Eicholtz (3-1) was credited with the win, while Polk (4-3) suffered the loss for the Gamecocks.
The Gamecocks resume Ohio Valley Conference action this weekend at Rudy Abbott Field as they host the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky in the final conference series at home. Friday's three-game series opener is set for 6 p.m., followed by 1 p.m. contests on Saturday and Sunday.
Wednesday, May 13
Sunday, May 10
Sunday, April 26
Saturday, April 25
