1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
SEC regular season champions
SEC tournament champions
South I Regional champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern
Record50–19 (20–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMitch Gaspard (2nd season)
Hitting coachTodd Butler (2nd season)
Home stadiumSewell–Thomas Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 3 Florida  x‍‍ 20 10   .667 50 18   .735
No. 12 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 18 12   .600 43 20   .683
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 15 14   .517 35 24   .593
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 29 25   .537
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 25 28   .472
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 8 21   .276 24 30   .444
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama  x 20 10   .667 50 19   .725
No. 1 LSU  x‍‍ 20 10   .667 52 15   .776
No. 27 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 38 24   .613
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 39 20   .661
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 32 24   .571
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 24 30   .444
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team is a baseball team that represented the University of Alabama in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide were members of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Sewell–Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They were led by second-year head coach Jim Wells.

Roster

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1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
RHP Skip Ames R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
P Andy Bernard /
INF Joe Caruso R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
P Joel Colgrove /
P John Collins /
P Chris Eilers /
Eric Goldis /
OF Doug Hall L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Gallatin, Tennessee
OF Dustan Mohr R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Hattiesburg, Mississippi
INF Chris Moller /
INF Kevin Nichols R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Panama City, Florida
C Dax Norris R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr La Grange, Georgia
INF Andy Phillips R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Tuscaloosa, Alabama
LHP Corey Spiers L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Joliet, Illinois
INF Brett Taft R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Birmingham, Alabama
OF David Tidwell R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Grenada, Mississippi
RHP Manny Torres /R
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RHP Byron Tribe R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
INF Robbie Tucker /
LHP Tim Young L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Gulfport, Mississippi
Head coach

Jim Wells

Assistant coach(es)

Todd Butler
Mitch Gaspard


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule

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1996 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log
Regular season
February (9–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
1 February 9 vs Georgia Tech Osceola County StadiumKissimmee, Florida 7–2 1–0
2 February 10 vs Wake Forest Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida 10–7 2–0
3 February 11 vs North Carolina Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida 6–7 2–1
4 February 16 Centenary Sewell–Thomas StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama 6–5 3–1
5 February 17 Centenary Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–2 4–1
6 February 18 Centenary Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 6–1 5–1
7 February 21 Middle Tennessee Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–4 5–2
8 February 23 at Northeast Louisiana Warhawk FieldMonroe, Louisiana 8–2 6–2
9 February 24 at Northeast Louisiana Warhawk Field • Monroe, Louisiana 7–1 7–2
10 February 25 at Northeast Louisiana Warhawk Field • Monroe, Louisiana 3–5 7–3
11 February 27 Radford Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 6–1 8–3
12 February 28 Radford Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 19–4 9–3
March (14–7)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
13 March 1 UNC Greensboro Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8–13 9–4
14 March 2 UNC Greensboro Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–3 10–4
15 March 3 UNC Greensboro Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 12–3 11–4
16 March 5 at Samford Joe Lee Griffin StadiumBirmingham, Alabama 5–4 12–4
17 March 8 at Georgia Foley FieldAthens, Georgia 1–11 12–5 0–1
18 March 9 at Georgia Foley Field • Athens, Georgia 9–6 13–5 1–1
19 March 10 at Georgia Foley Field • Athens, Georgia 6–4 14–5 2–1
20 March 12 Murray State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–6 14–6 2–1
21 March 13 Murray State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–3 15–6 2–1
22 March 16 Florida Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8–9 15–7 2–2
23 March 16 Florida Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–2 16–7 3–2
24 March 17 Florida Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8–4 17–7 4–2
25 March 19 Eastern Kentucky Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 10–2 18–7 4–2
26 March 20 Eastern Kentucky Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 7–8 18–8 4–2
27 March 22 Tennessee Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2–0 19–8 5–2
28 March 23 Tennessee Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2–6 19–9 5–3
29 March 24 Tennessee Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 5–4 20–9 6–3
30 March 26 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky FieldMobile, Alabama 1–0 21–9 6–3
31 March 29 at Vanderbilt McGugin FieldNashville, Tennessee 0–5 21–10 6–4
32 March 30 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee 14–13 22–10 7–4
33 March 31 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee 14–11 23–10 8–4
April (12–5)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
34 April 2 Auburn Paterson FieldMontgomery, Alabama 2–0 24–10 8–4
35 April 5 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan StadiumLexington, Kentucky 17–4 25–10 9–4
36 April 6 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky 2–3 25–11 9–5
37 April 7 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky 4–1 26–11 10–5
38 April 10 UAB Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 17–6 27–11 10–5
39 April 12 Mississippi State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–1 28–11 11–5
40 April 13 Mississippi State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 5–4 29–11 12–5
41 April 13 Mississippi State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1–5 29–12 12–6
42 April 17 at UAB Jerry D. Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, Alabama 12–5 30–12 12–6
43 April 19 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1–3 30–13 12–7
44 April 20 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–8 30–14 12–8
45 April 21 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–5 31–14 13–8
46 April 22 Birmingham–Southern Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8–2 32–14 13–8
47 April 24 Samford Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8–2 33–14 13–8
48 April 26 at LSU Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana 6–8 33–15 13–9
49 April 27 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 17–4 34–15 14–9
50 April 28 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 12–5 35–15 15–9
May (5–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
51 May 3 at Arkansas Baum–Walker StadiumFayetteville, Arkansas 3–9 35–16 15–10
52 May 4 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas 7–3 36–16 16–10
53 May 5 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas 3–2 37–16 17–10
54 May 10 Auburn Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1–0 38–16 18–10
55 May 11 Auburn Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 7–1 39–16 19–10
56 May 12 Auburn Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 4–0 40–16 20–10
Postseason
SEC Tournament (5–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
57 May 16 vs Kentucky Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, Alabama 3–2 41–16 20–10
58 May 17 vs Tennessee Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 3–1 42–16 20–10
59 May 18 vs Florida Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 3–7 42–17 20–10
60 May 18 vs Kentucky Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 16–8 43–17 20–10
61 May 19 vs Florida Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 10–5 44–17 20–10
62 May 19 vs Florida Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 15–5 45–17 20–10
South I Regional (4–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
63 May 23 Princeton Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 19–2 46–17 20–10
64 May 24 South Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–3 47–17 20–10
65 May 25 Stetson Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–1 48–17 20–10
66 May 26 Virginia Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 18–8 49–17 20–10
1996 College World Series (1–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
67 May 31 vs Oklahoma State Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 7–5 50–17 20–10
68 June 2 vs Miami (FL) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–15 50–18 20–10
69 June 4 vs Clemson Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 13–14 50–19 20–10

Awards and honors

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Skip Ames
  • ABCA All-South Region Team
Andy Bernard
  • South I Regional All-Tournament Team
Joe Caruso
  • South I Regional All-Tournament Team
  • SEC All-Tournament Team
  • SEC Tournament MVP
Joel Colgrove
  • South I Regional All-Tournament Team
  • South I Regional MVP
Doug Hall
  • SEC All-Tournament Team
Dustan Mohr
  • SEC All-Tournament Team
Chris Moller
  • SEC All-Tournament Team
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Dax Norris
  • ABCA All-South Region Team
  • First Team All-SEC
Brett Taft
  • South I Regional All-Tournament Team
David Tidwell
  • South I Regional All-Tournament Team
Tim Young
  • Second Team All-SEC[3]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "CWS record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "2020 Alabama Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.rolltide.com. University of Alabama. February 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.