re: Bama Baseball 33-22 (13-17) (2023-24)

Mine eyes have seen the glory. While I will admit my faith may have wavered in the 9th with two outs, even with bases loaded. It was restored amongst the pandemonium of the victory. It was delicious. Roll Tide!

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Alabama baseball used a ninth-inning rally to earn an 8-7 walkoff win over LSU on Friday evening at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. With the victory, the 25th-ranked Crimson Tide is now 31-18 overall and 11-14 in Southeastern Conference play.

The Tigers and Tide traded runs through the first four frames. LSU plated one in the first followed by one for Alabama in the second before both teams plated two apiece in the fourth to make it a 3-3 affair. The Tigers added two in the fifth and two in the eighth to gain a four-run advantage, but in the Tide eighth, a two-run homer from TJ McCants cut the lead in half before an RBI-single from Gage Miller made it a one-run game headed to the ninth.

In the ninth, Alabama loaded the bases with two down thanks to walks for Kade Snell and McCants followed by a Mac Guscette hit-by-pitch. With the bases juiced, William Hamiter sent a swinging bunt towards the LSU mound, but an errant throw by the Tiger catcher went into right field and allowed two to come across for the 8-7 walkoff victory.

McCants paced the Tide offense with a 2-for-3 night that included a team-high three RBI and three runs scored along with a walk and his homer. Hamiter also contributed a two-hit effort, finishing 2-for-5 with a triple and a pair of RBI. The win went to Coulson Buchanan (2-1), who tossed a scoreless ninth, while Griffin Herring (3-1) suffered the loss.

From Head Coach Rob Vaughn
"We had the bases loaded with two away and that brought up (William Hamiter). It sounds corny to say this, but it is what makes college baseball such a beautiful thing. This guy is a Tuscaloosa kid and was having to decide earlier this year if he was going to come back or not. He hasn't played a ton this year, but he took full advantage of his opportunity tonight."

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