2018 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team
{{Short description|Overview of 2018 performance by Alabama college baseball team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year = 2018
|team = Alabama Crimson Tide
|sport= baseball
|image = CrimsonTideAlogo.png
|image_size = 150
|conference = Southeastern Conference
|division = West
|short_conf = SEC
|record = 27–29
|conf_record = 8–22
|head_coach = Brad Bohannon
|hc_year = 1st
|hit_coach =Jerry Zulli
|pitch_coach = Jason Jackson
|asst_coach1 = Brock Bennett
|stadium = Sewell–Thomas Stadium
}}
{{2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings}}
The 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games in the newly renovated Sewell–Thomas Stadium. This season was the first under head coach Brad Bohannon, following the firing of Greg Goff after one season.
Personnel
= Returning starters =
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Player
! Class ! Position |
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Hunter Alexander
|Senior |1B/RF |
Chandler Avant
| Senior | 2B |
Dylan Duarte
|Junior |SP |
Cody Henry
| Senior | DH/1B |
Chandler Taylor
| Junior | RF |
Connor Short
| Senior | 3B |
Davis Vainer
| Sophomore | RHP |
Cobie Vance
| Junior | 3B |
Jake Walters
| Senior | SP |
=Roster=
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=Coaching staff=
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Schedule
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bgcolor="#ddffdd"| | Alabama win |
bgcolor="#ffdddd"| | Alabama loss |
bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| | Postponement |
Bold | Alabama team member |
{{Game log start|style={{CollegePrimaryStyle| Alabama Crimson Tide|border=0|color=white}}|title= 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log}}
! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle| Alabama Crimson Tide|border=0}}" | Regular Season
|- valign="top"
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Alabama Crimson Tide|border=0}};|title=February (9–0)| Date| Opponent| Rank| Stadium
Site| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Overall
Record| SEC
Record}}
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| February 16 || {{CBSB link|year=2018|team=Valparaiso Crusaders|title=Valparaiso}} || || {{nowrap|Sewell–Thomas Stadium}}
Tuscaloosa, AL || 16–2 || Finnerty (1–0) || Tieman (0–1) || None || 3,194|| 1–0||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| February 17 || Valparaiso || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 6–5 || Duarte (1–0) || VanLanen (0–1) || None || 3,607 || 2–0||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| February 18 || Valparaiso || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 12–6 || Vainer (1–0) || Gordon (0–1) || Guffey (1) || 2,867 || 3–0 ||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| February 20 || {{nowrap|{{CBSB link|year=2018|team=Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders|title=Middle Tennessee}}}} || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium ||4–0 || Adams (1–0) || Lester (0–1) || None || 2,902|| 4–0||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| February 23 (1) || {{CBSB link|year=2018|team=Washington State Cougars|title=Washington State}}|| || Sewell–Thomas Stadium ||12–4 || Finnerty (2–0) || Mullins (0–2) || None || 3,882 || 5–0 ||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| {{nowrap|February 23 (2)}} || Washington State || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 8–2 || Walters (1–0) || Anderson (0–2) || Medders (1) || 3,882 || 6–0||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| February 24 || Washington State || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 9–3 || Guffey (1–0) || Sunitsch (0–1) || None || 3,204 || 7–0||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| February 27 || at {{CBSB link|year=2018|team=Samford Bulldogs|title=Samford}} || {{nowrap|No. 30}} || Griffin Stadium
Birmingham, AL || 13–3 || Rukes (1–0) || Widra (0–1) || None || 1,344 || 8–0 || –
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| February 28 || {{CBSB link|year=2018|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}} || No. 30 || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 11–1 || Duke (1–0) || Vazquez (0–1) || None || 2,795|| 9–0||–
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{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Alabama Crimson Tide|border=0}};|title=March (9–10)| Date| Opponent| Rank| Stadium
Site| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Overall
Record| SEC
Record}}
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| March 2|| at {{CBSB link|year=2018|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}} || {{nowrap|No. 30}} || Mitchell Park
Norman, OK || 1–211|| Hansen (1–1) || {{nowrap|Cameron (0–1)}} || None || 1,380 || 9–1 ||–
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| March 3 || at Oklahoma || No. 30 ||Mitchell Park||4–16 || Grove (1–0) || Walters (1–1) || None || 1,775 || 9–2||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| March 4 || at Oklahoma || No. 30 ||Mitchell Park || 13–1 || Gardner (1–0) || Tyler (0–2) || None ||779 || 10–2||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| March 7 || {{nowrap|No. 24 {{CBSB link|year=2018|team=Southern Miss Golden Eagles|title=Southern Miss}}}} || || {{nowrap|Sewell–Thomas Stadium}} || 3–0 || Love (1–0) || Powell (0–1) || Duarte (1) || 3,279 || 11–2 || –
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| March 9 (1) || {{CBSB link|year=2018|team=New Mexico State Aggies|title=New Mexico State}} || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 0–3 || Dehn (2–1) || Finnerty (2–1) || {{nowrap|Whittlesey (1)}} || 3,109 || 11–3||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| March 9 (2) || New Mexico State || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 3–1 || Walters (2–1) || Bradish (2–1) || Medders (2) || 3,109 || 12–3||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| March 10 || New Mexico State || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 5–2 || Vainer (2–0) || Groff (2–1)|| Duarte (2) ||2,530 || 13–3||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| March 13 || {{CBSB link|year=2018|team=Alabama A&M Bulldogs|title=Alabama A&M}} || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium ||15–07 || Duke (2–0) || Warner (0–1) || None|| 2,712|| 14–3||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| March 14 || Alabama A&M|| ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium|| 14–07 ||Greene (1–0)|| Milam (0–5)||None||2,623|| 15–3||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| March 16 || {{CBSB link|year=2018|team=Georgia Bulldogs|title=Georgia}} || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || {{nowrap|10–913}} || Duarte (2–0) || Kristofak (1–1)|| None || 2,935 || 16–3 ||1–0
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| March 17 || Georgia || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium ||5–6 || Hancock (2–1) || Walters (2–2) || Proctor (2) || 3,392|| 16–4||1–1
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| March 18 || Georgia || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium ||5–6 || Locey (3–0) || Vainer (2–1) || Kristofak (2) ||3,265 || 16–5||1–2
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| March 20 || at {{CBSB link|year=2018|team=UAB Blazers|title=UAB}} || || Regions Field
Birmingham, AL || 4–6 || Calvert (1–0) || Gardner (1–1) || Jones (1) || 1,757 || 16–6||–
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| March 23 || at Tennessee|| || Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN || 4–5 || {{nowrap|Linginfelter (2–1)}} || Medders (0–1) || None || 1,874 || 16–7 || 1–3
|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"
| March 24 || at Tennessee|| || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || colspan=7| Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: March 25 as a single-admission, 7-inning doubleheader{{cite web |url=https://utsports.com/news/2018/3/24/saturday-baseball-vs-alabama-postponed-doubleheader-scheduled-for-sunday.aspx?path=baseball |title=Saturday Baseball vs. Alabama Postponed, Doubleheader Scheduled for Sunday |author= |date=March 24, 2018 |website=utsports.com |publisher=University of Tennessee Athletics |access-date=May 8, 2018}}
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| March 25 (1) || at Tennessee || ||Lindsey Nelson Stadium|| 1–27 || Stallings (4–1) || Walters (2–3) || None || – || 16–8||1–4
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| {{nowrap|March 25 (2)}} || at Tennessee || ||Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 0–37 || Neely (3–1) || Rukes (1–1) || None ||2,299 || 16–9||1–5
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| March 27 † || vs. No. 16 {{CBSB link|year=2018|team=Auburn Tigers baseball|title=Auburn}} || || Riverwalk Stadium
Montgomery, AL ||2–5 || Owen (1–1) || Duke (2–1) || Coker (5) ||7,719 || 16–10 ||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| March 30 || No. 15 Kentucky || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium|| 4–2 || Finnerty (3–1) || Hjelle (4–2) || Medders (3) || 4,421|| 17–10||2–5
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| March 31 || No. 15 Kentucky || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium|| 4–2 || Duarte (3–0) || Haake (1–1) || Medders (4) || 4,403|| 18–10||3–5
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Alabama Crimson Tide|border=0}};|title=April (5–13)| Date| Opponent| Rank| Stadium
Site| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Overall
Record| SEC
Record}}
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|April 1 || No. 15 Kentucky || || {{nowrap|Sewell–Thomas Stadium}} || 2–5 || Lewis (5–2) || Guffey (1–1) || {{nowrap|Machamer (2)}} || 3,399 || 18–11 ||3–6
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|April 3 || {{CBSB link|year=2018|team=Jacksonville State Gamecocks|title=Jacksonville State}}|| || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 0–4 || Chandler (2–0) || Gardner (3–1) || Simpson (5) || 3,119 || 18–12||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|April 6 ||at No. 23 {{CBSB link|year=2018|team=Missouri Tigers baseball|title=Missouri}}|| ||Taylor Stadium
Columbia, MO || 2–1 || Finnerty (4–1) || Sikkema (2–2) || Medders (5) || 406|| 19–12||4–6
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|April 7 (1) || at No. 23 Missouri || ||Taylor Stadium|| 0–1 || {{nowrap|Plassmeyer (4–0)}} || Duarte (3–1) || None || 541 || 19–13||4–7
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|April 7 (2) ||at No. 23 Missouri || ||Taylor Stadium||5–1 || Cameron (2–1) || Montes (4–2) || Medders (6) || 541|| 20–13||5–7
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|April 10 || UAB || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium|| 12–3 || Adams (2–0) || Ruggles (0–2) || None || 3,724|| 21–13||–
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|April 12 ||{{nowrap|at No. 22 {{CBSB link|year=2018|team=Texas A&M Aggies baseball|title=Texas A&M}}}}|| ||Olsen Field
College Station, TX || 6–12 || Sherrod (3–1) || Duarte (3–2) || Hoffman (6) || 4,607 || 21–14 || 5–8
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|April 13 ||at No. 22 Texas A&M|| ||Olsen Field || 6–9 || Kilkenny (8–0) || Walters (2–4) || Lacy (1) || 6,094 || 21–15 || 5–9
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|April 14 ||at No. 22 Texas A&M|| ||Olsen Field || 2–311 || Hoffman (4–1) || Medders (0–2) || None || 6,901 || 21–16 || 5–10
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|April 17 || Samford|| ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 0–6 || Skinner (4–1) || Duke (2–2) || None || 3,008 || 21–17 ||–
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|April 18 ||{{CBSB link|year=2018|team=Alcorn State Braves and Lady Braves|title=Alcorn State}} || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 3–0 || Adams (3–0) || {{nowrap|Osborne III (0–6)}} || Stutts (1) || 2,741 || 22–17 || –
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|April 20 || Auburn || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 5–19 || Mize (8–1) || Finnerty (4–2) || None || 5,593 || 22–18 || 5–11
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|April 21 (1) || Auburn || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium|| 0–5 || Burns (3–4) || Walters (2–5) || None || 6,051 || 22–19 || 5–12
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|{{nowrap|April 22 (2)}} || Auburn || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium|| 5–20 || Davis (3–3) || Rukes (1–2) || None || 6,051 || 22–20 || 5–13
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|April 24 ||{{CBSB link|year=2018|team=Troy Trojans|title=Troy}} || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 4–3 || Love (2–0) || Goodwin (3–3) || Cameron (1) || 3,308 || 23–20 || –
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|April 27 ||at No. 10 Arkansas || || Baum Stadium
Fayetteville, AR || 3–7 || Knight (7–0) || Finnerty (4–3) || Reindl (3) || 10,835 || 23–21 || 5–14
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|April 28 ||at No. 10 Arkansas || ||Baum Stadium|| 4–7 || Lee (4–2) || Guffey (1–2) || Loseke (2) || 10,846 || 23–22 || 5–15
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|April 29 ||at No. 10 Arkansas || ||Baum Stadium|| 7–9 || Loseke (1–1) || Duarte (3–3) || Reindl (4) || 9,265 || 23–23 || 5–16
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Alabama Crimson Tide|border=0}};|title=May (4–6)| Date| Opponent| Rank| Stadium
Site| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Overall
Record| SEC
Record}}
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|May 4 ||Mississippi State || || {{nowrap|Sewell–Thomas Stadium}} || {{nowrap|12–1410}} || Neff (3–2) || Medders (0–3) || None || 3,411 || 23–24 || 5–17
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|May 5 ||Mississippi State || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 4–310 || Gardner (2–2) || Gordon (3–3) || None || 4,631 || 24–24 || 6–17
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| May 6 ||Mississippi State || ||Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 4–6 || France (3–2) || Cameron (1–2) || None || 4,637 || 24–25 || 6–18
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| May 8 || {{nowrap|Jacksonville State}} || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 9–8 || Gardner (3–2) || Simpson (0–3) || None || 2,766 || 25–25 || –
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| May 11 || at LSU|| ||Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA || 5–7 || Kodros (1–1) || Medders (0–4) || Peterson (3) || 10,685 || 25–26 || 6–19
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| May 12 || at LSU || || Alex Box Stadium || 6–1 || Walters (3–5) || Hilliard (8–4) || None || 11,153 || 26–26 || 7–19
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| May 13 || at LSU || || Alex Box Stadium || 3–7 || Bush (1–1) || Rukes (1–3) || None || 10,758 || 26–27 || 7–20
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| May 17 || No. 10 Ole Miss || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 2–3 || Rollison (8–4) || Finnerty (4–4) || Caracci (10) || 3,305 || 26–28 || 7–21
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| May 18 || No. 10 Ole Miss || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 3–0 || Walters (4–5) || Feigl (8–5) || None || 3,373 || 27–28 || 8–21
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| May 19 || No. 10 Ole Miss || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 8–10 || Holston (2–0) || Cameron (1–3) || None || 3,991 || 27–29 || 8–22
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log end}}
† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2018 Southeastern Conference standings.
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.
Record vs. conference opponents
{{2018 SEC baseball record vs. opponent|team=ALA}}
Rankings
{{main|2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings}}
{{NCAA Division I baseball rankings
| year = {{date|year}}
| finalpollweek = 18
| coaches_ref = [http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/baseball/polls/coaches-poll/ Baseball Coaches Poll]
| ba_ref = [http://www.baseballamerica.com/tag/top-25/ Baseball America College: Top 25]
| collegiate_ref = [http://baseballnews.com/2018-collegiate-baseball-polls/ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper]
| ncbwa_ref = [http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/poll/ NCBWA Division I poll]
| coaches_pre = NR
| ba_pre = NR
| collegiate_pre = NR
| ncbwa_pre = NR
| coaches_1 = NR
| ba_1 = NR
| collegiate_1 = RV
| ncbwa_1 = RV
| coaches_2 = NR
| ba_2 = NR
| collegiate_2 = 30
| ncbwa_2 = 29
| coaches_3 = RV
| ba_3 = NR
| collegiate_3 = NR
| ncbwa_3 = RV
| coaches_4 = RV
| ba_4 = NR
| collegiate_4 = NR
| ncbwa_4 = 27
| coaches_5 = RV
| ba_5 = NR
| collegiate_5 = NR
| ncbwa_5 = 29
| coaches_6 = NR
| ba_6 = NR
| collegiate_6 = NR
| ncbwa_6 = RV
| coaches_7 = NR
| ba_7 = NR
| collegiate_7 = NR
| ncbwa_7 = RV
| coaches_8 = NR
| ba_8 = NR
| collegiate_8 = NR
| ncbwa_8 = RV
| coaches_9 = NR
| ba_9 = NR
| collegiate_9 = NR
| ncbwa_9 = NR
| coaches_10 = NR
| ba_10 = NR
| collegiate_10 = NR
| ncbwa_10 = NR
| coaches_11 = NR
| ba_11 = NR
| collegiate_11 = NR
| ncbwa_11 = NR
| coaches_12 = NR
| ba_12 = NR
| collegiate_12 = NR
| ncbwa_12 = NR
| coaches_13 = NR
| ba_13 = NR
| collegiate_13 = NR
| ncbwa_13 = NR
| coaches_14 = NR
| ba_14 = NR
| collegiate_14 = NR
| ncbwa_14 = NR
| coaches_15 = NR
| ba_15 = NR
| collegiate_15 = NR
| ncbwa_15 = NR
| coaches_16 = NR
| ba_16 = NR
| collegiate_16 = NR
| ncbwa_16 = NR
| coaches_17 = NR
| ba_17 = NR
| collegiate_17 = NR
| ncbwa_17 = NR
| coaches_18 = NR
| ba_18 = NR
| collegiate_18 = NR
| ncbwa_18 = NR
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