TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No. 12 Alabama baseball dropped Saturday’s rubber-game to No. 1 Tennessee, 9-2, on Saturday in front of a sold-out Sewell-Thomas Stadium crowd. After dropping consecutive games for the first time this season, the Crimson Tide now sits at 22-3 overall and 4-2 in Southeastern Conference action.

The Tide tallied six hits on the afternoon with Kade Snell recording another multi-hit performance. The redshirt senior was 2-for-4 with two singles, the lone Alabama player to manage multiple hits. Richie Bonomolo Jr., Coleman Mizell, Will Plattner, and Jason Torres each recorded hits, with Bonomolo Jr.’s double standing as the Tide’s only extra-base hit. Justin Lebron drove in his 50^th RBI of the season, while Plattner produced an RBI single in the final inning.

Bobby Alcock (3-1) was hit with his first loss of the spring after allowing three runs on five hits in 2.1 innings. Hagan Banks, Coulson Buchanan and Aeden Finateri each turned in scoreless relief outings. Banks struck out two of the four Volunteers he faced with Finateri striking out the side in the ninth.

From Associate Head Coach Jason Jackson

“You have to tip your cap to them. Their guys did a great job on the mound and we couldn’t do much offensively. On the other side of the ball, they were just tough to put away. We gave up three home runs and were ahead in the count on two of them and it was just foul ball after foul ball. So, you’ve got to tip your cap there. But, our guys kept fighting and we’re sitting here at 4-2 in the league with eight weeks to go, so we just have to keep chugging and keep on getting wins whenever we can.”

How It Happened

• T2 | A sacrifice fly to left field brought home a leadoff triple. (1-0, Tennessee)
• T3 | With one out, the Volunteers hit back-to-back solo home runs. (3-0, Tennessee)
• T4 | Tennessee loaded the bases with a pair of singles and a walk, pushing across a run on a wild pitch. (4-0, Tennessee)
• T5 | A leadoff homer to right extended UT’s advantage. (5-0, Tennessee)
• T7 | The visitors plated four more runs on four hits, highlighted by a three-run double to left. (9-0, Tennessee)
• B8 | Richie Bonomolo Jr. doubled to open the inning, reaching third after a productive out. Justin Lebron managed an RBI groundout to bring in Bonomolo Jr. (9-1, Tennessee)
• B9 | After the first two men in the Tide lineup were set down, Brennen Norton walked Kade Snell singled. One batter later, Will Plattner bounced a single up the middle to plate Norton. (9-2, Tennessee)

Postgame Notes

• Alabama suffered its first series loss of the season following Saturday’s rubber-game
• Kade Snell now owns a five-game hitting streak, batting 11-for-20 (.555) with two doubles, two home runs, five RBI and two runs scored in that span
• Snell also advanced his on-base streak to 22 contests on Saturday, producing his team-leading 14^th multi-hit effort
• With his ninth-inning RBI single, Will Plattner extended his hitting streak to seven games. The redshirt sophomore catcher is 11-for-25 (.440) with three doubles, four RBI and five runs scored in that stretch
• Will Hodo extended his on-base streak to 25 consecutive games
• Coleman Mizell has now reached base in 24 consecutive games
• Sewell-Thomas Stadium saw its second sellout crowd in as many days, marking the 46^th sellout of the Joe since 2016
• ATTENDANCE: 5,800

Up Next

• Alabama will travel to Huntsville on Tuesday, March 25, for a neutral-site contest against North Alabama at Toyota Field
• The tilt between the Crimson Tide and the Lions will start at 6:00 p.m. CT and will not be televised