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Alabama State ALST 1-4
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Winner Alabama UA 5-0
Alabama State ALST
1-4
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Final
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Alabama UA
5-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Alabama State ALST 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 0
Alabama UA 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 X 9 14 1

W: Hunter Ruth (1-0) L: Palmer, Nate (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hornets fall to Alabama in mid-week contest, return home Friday night

Alabama State hosts UT-Martin in three-game series

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. | Alabama State dropped a 9-2 contest to Alabama at Sewell-Thomas Stadium on Wednesday night.

Alabama (5-0) held Alabama State hitless through the first three innings of the game and scoreless until the sixth when Trenton Jamison (Atlanta, Ga.) singled home Jabronski Williams (Troy, Ala.) to trim the deficit to 5-1. Nate Palmer (Deland, Fla.) suffered the loss in his first collegiate start, going 1.1 innings and allowing two runs (both earned) on three hits. Palmer was one of four pitchers used by the Hornets on Wednesday night including Omar Melendez (Cayey, PR) who worked 3.2 innings out of the bullpen.

Williams led a trio of Hornets with two hits each in the contest finishing 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored, while Jamison finished 2-for-4 with a pair of runs batted in.

How It Happened
  • B2 | Jim Jarvis, who was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, scored on a wild pitch after a double off the bat of Will Hodo. Caden Rose singled through the left side to score Hodo from third (2-0, Alabama)
  • B3 | Jarvis hit a two-run home run off reliever Melendez after a lead-off single from Owen Diodati (4-0, Alabama).
  • B4 | William Hamiter scored on a two-out double to the left centerfield gap from Owen Diodati (5-0, Alabama).
  • T6 | Jamison singled up the middle to score Williams who reached on a single and advanced to second on an outfield error (5-1, Alabama).
  • B6 | Drew Williamson connected on a two-run home run to rightfield to score Will Portera (7-1, Alabama).
  • B7 | Andrew Pickney scored on a passed ball, before Davis Heller singled home Jarvis to extend the lead (9-1, Alabama).
  • T8 | Williams scored on an RBI single by Jamison after a leadoff single in which he reached third on an outfield error (9-2, Alabama).
Postgame Notes
  • Palmer (0-1) made his initial appearance in the 2022 season against the Crimson Ride. The appearance is his fifth appearance in his career, and first start for the Hornets.
  • Senior shortstop Cristopher DeGuzman started his 159th career game for the Hornets on Wednesday, moving him into a tie for sixth place with Emmanuel Marrero (2012-14). That puts his one start back of Einar Muniz (2012-15) and two behind Richard Gonzalez (2012-14) for fourth all time.
  • Chris Lewis (Alabaster, Ala.) has reached base in four of the five games this season for Alabama State and has reached base in 16 of the last 17 games dating back to April 13, 2021, against Florida A&M.
  • Melendez made his first appearance for the Hornets when he came on in the second in relief of Palmer and recorded a pair of strikeouts.
  • DeGuzman has reached base in all five games this season with his fourth-inning single that broke up the Alabama no-hitter. That extends his streak to 19 straight games dating back to last season (April 10, 2021, against Jackson State).
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