COLLEGE STATION, Texas. – In a 4-4 game in the final inning, Brennen Norton and Kade Snell broke the deadlock, as the pair lifted consecutive two-out solo home runs to guide No. 17 Alabama baseball to a 6-4 win over No. 19 Texas A&M on Friday at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park. The Crimson Tide improved to 18-1 overall and 1-0 in Southeastern Conference play with the victory.

Norton and Snell both finished the evening 1-for-4, as their solo homers in the ninth resulted in their lone hits. Will Hodo was 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch, producing a two-run home run in the second to open the scoring. Bryce Fowler closed 1-for-4, also slugging a two-run home run. Richie Bonomolo Jr. and Coleman Mizell managed 1-for-4 efforts with both men contributing doubles. Eight of the nine men in the Tide lineup managed one hit apiece.

Zane Adams was tasked with his fifth start of the spring and the native Texan delivered a quality outing in his home state. Adams was responsible for just one earned run on seven hits over his 5.2 innings while walking just one to go with four strikeouts. Matthew Heiberger surrendered a pair of hits and notched two strikeouts to encompass his 0.2 innings.

Carson Ozmer (1-0) earned the win after entering the game with a one-run lead in the seventh. After allowing a game-tying home run in the eighth, Ozmer saw the first two men in the ninth reach base. Even so, the graduate induced a 1-3 double play before picking up the final out of the ballgame to earn his first victory of the spring.

From Head Coach Rob Vaughn

“Great start to SEC play tonight. I challenged the guys before the game to win the toughness battle and they were great tonight. What a great start for Zane Adams in his home state and just gritty at-bats all night long. The environment was electric tonight and the boys responded like I knew they would. I’m proud of the effort and on to the next one.”

How It Happened

• T2 | Jason Torres led off the inning with a walk and was followed by Will Hodo, who launched a two-run home run to right-center. (2-0, Alabama)
• B3 I The Aggies led off the inning with a single, as the runner moved to second following a passed ball. A one-out double allowed the host’s first run of the night to cross. (2-1, Alabama)
• B4 I Texas A&M opened the frame with a double, while a Tide error pushed the runner to third. The next batter grounded out to second, advancing the runner to home (2-2)
• T5 I Bryce Fowler slugged a two-run home run to right, bringing in Will Plattner, who walked to start the inning. (4-2, Alabama)
• B6 I After a pair of one-out singles put a man in scoring position, the Aggies’ third single of the inning saw a run driven home. (4-3, Alabama)
• B8 I Texas A&M lifted a one-out solo home run that bounced off of the foul pole in left, tying the game. (4-4)
• T9 I With two outs, Brennen Norton and Kade Snell launched back-to-back home runs to regain the lead for UA. (6-4, Alabama)

Postgame Notes

• The win stands as Alabama’s first conference-opening victory since March 19, 2021, when the Tide defeated No. 1 Arkansas 16-1.
• UA is now 3-0 against ranked opponents so far this spring, including wins over then-No. 12 NC State on Feb. 22 and then-No. 19 Troy on March 5.
• Friday marks the third game this season in which the Tide has managed four-plus home runs, and the first instance since Alabama produced four home runs against North Dakota State on Feb. 28.
• Kade Snell furthered his hitting streak to eight consecutive games on Friday. Snell is 13-for-28 (.464) with two doubles, two home runs, five RBI, three walks, two hit-by-pitch and nine runs scored in that span
• Snell also lengthened his on-base streak to 16 games
• Richie Bonomolo Jr., Will Hodo and Jason Torres all extended their on-base streaks to 19 games
• Coleman Mizell improved his on-base streak to 18 consecutive contests
• Justin Lebron’s eight-game hitting streak came to a close on Friday
• Carson Ozmer’s 2.2 innings pitched in the win represents the longest outing of his Alabama tenure, surpassing his 2.1 inning appearance against Presbyterian on March 9.
• ATTENDANCE: 6,917

Up Next

• Alabama will aim to secure the series win over the Aggies when the Crimson Tide returns to Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park on Saturday, March 15.
• The contest is scheduled for a 2 p.m. CT start, with the game airing on SEC Network+.