Crimson Tide Rolls Over Vols In Game 1

Tide Takes 1-0 Series Lead


Those who decided to come out to "The Joe" and take a break from watching the NCAA Tournament, and having Billy Packer scream at them, saw the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team take game one of the three game series against the hated Tennessee Volunteers, 9-7. Alabama improves to 14-7 overall, 1-0 in the SEC as the Vols fall to 12-8 overall, and 0-1 in the SEC.

Miers Quigley provided another strong performance for Alabama pitching six solid inning giving up five runs, on nine hits, and tying a career high with nine strikeouts. Tommy Hunter picked up his first save of the season, closing out the game with two scoreless innings.

The Crimson Tide opened Southeastern Conference play with 17 hits. Jake Smith and Alex Avilla hit back-to-back home runs to begin the game and gave the Tide a 3-0 advantage. Smith was 4-4 on the day with a home run, double and three RBI.

Game 2 of the three game set is scheduled tomorrow at 4pm with the series finale to be played Sunday at 2 pm.