2002 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL

Season Statistics

Game-by-Game Results

Special Reports

Game Results

 The following games are listed with the most recently played games first. Only games that have been completed are shown. The line score for each game is shown, and is followed by a 'hot-key' for access to box scores if available on-line.

Florida Atlantic 6, ALABAMA 5
(June 2, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Florida Atlantic.... 002 020 011  -  6 11  3      (48-16)
  ALABAMA............. 001 103 000  -  5  6  3      (51-15)
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  Pitchers: Florida Atlantic - Lopez; Eubanks(6); Cooney(6); McNab(8). ALABAMA - 
  Baker; Woodward(3); Tankersley(8). 
  Win-McNab(3-2)  Loss-Tankersley(8-5)  T-2:46  A-3859
  HR FAU - Fiorentino (11)
  HR ALABAMA - Hearod 2 (12)
  NCAA Tournament Championship Game...Florida Atlantic wins NCAA Regional    
  championship and advances to face Georgia Tech in the Super Regional...    
  Stonard ends season with 12-game hitting streak...He also finished the year
  with 97 hits...Beau Hearod ties career-high with 2 home runs...
Game box score

ALABAMA 7, Florida Atlantic 2
(June 2, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 110 101 003  -  7 11  0      (51-14)
  Florida Atlantic.... 000 100 001  -  2  8  2      (48-16)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Carter. Florida Atlantic - Core. 
  Win-Carter(2-0)  Loss-Core(8-5)  T-2:22  A-3880
  HR ALABAMA - Pavkovich (6)
  HR FAU - Brown (11), Biernbaum (16)
  NCAA Tournament Championship Game...Alabama forces if necessary game with  
  7-2 win in game six of tourney...Carter first career complete game and     
  career high six strikeouts in only his second career start...Stonard 11    
  game hitting streak...Boyd six-game hitting streak...
Game box score

ALABAMA 7, SE Missouri State 4
(June 1, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 000 031 300  -  7 12  1      (50-14)
  SE Missouri State... 000 010 030  -  4  9  2      (37-20)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Norris; Woodward(9); Tankersley(9). SE Missouri State - 
  FULLER; ALVAREZ(6); PURCELL(7). 
  Win-Norris(6-1)  Save-Tankersley(7)  Loss-FULLER(3-2)  T-2:41  A-3982
  HR SEMO - HATTON (9)
  NCAA Tournament Game...Alabama wins two elimination games on Saturday to   
  adavnce to Sunday's championship round...UA must beat Florida Atlantic     
  twice on Sunday to win regional championship...Stonard 10-game hitting strk
  Brown sets UA single-season record with 68 walks...
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ALABAMA 6, Auburn 3
(June 1, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Auburn.............. 000 010 200  -  3  8  1      (34-26)
  ALABAMA............. 122 010 00X  -  6  9  0      (49-14)
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  Pitchers: Auburn - Paxton; Speigner, L.(3); Register(7). ALABAMA - Cormier; 
  Tankersley(7). 
  Win-Cormier(11-3)  Save-Tankersley(6)  Loss-Paxton(8-6)  T-2:40  A-3696
  NCAA Tournament Game...Alabama to face SEMO/FAU loser at 7 p.m...Lance     
  Cormier sets single-season record with 129.2 IP...Peter Stonard extends    
  hitting streak to nine games...Alabama won all four games with Auburn this 
  year for first time since 1996...UA beat 4 SEC teams four times this year.
Game box score

SE Missouri State 7, ALABAMA 4
(May 31, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  SE Missouri State... 220 201 000  -  7 11  0      (37-18)
  ALABAMA............. 130 000 000  -  4  8  0      (48-14)
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  Pitchers: SE Missouri State - SMITH; ALVAREZ(6). ALABAMA - Sanders; Carter(6). 
  Win-SMITH(12-2)  Save-ALVAREZ(3)  Loss-Sanders(8-4)  T-2:56  A-4020
  HR SEMO - HOFFMAN (3), GOVEK (1)
  2002 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional...Alabama's first home loss in an NCAA       
  Regional game under Jim Wells (13-1)...UA's first home post-season loss    
  since 1974, a 2-1 setback to Vandy in the SEC Playoffs...Stonard eight-game
  hitting streak...
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ALABAMA 6, South Carolina 2
(May 26, 2002 at Hoover, Alabama)

 
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  South Carolina...... 000 010 001  -  2 10  0      (48-14)
  ALABAMA............. 320 000 10X  -  6 10  0      (48-13)
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  Pitchers: South Carolina - Hernandez, C; Evans, Rocky(2); Wesley, John(7); 
  Campbell, M.(8); Donald, C.(8). ALABAMA - Norris. 
  Win-Norris(5-1)  Loss-Hernandez, C(1-1)  T-2:26  A-13367
  HR SC - Smith, D. (2)
  SEC Tournament Championship Game...Alabama wins 6th SEC Tournament Champ-  
  ionship (1983, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2002)...UA is 6-0 all-time in SEC
  Championship games...Norris CG victory in SEC title game...Brent Boyd      
  is named SEC Tournament MVP...Norris and Peter Stonard on All-Trny Team...
Game box score

ALABAMA 11, Florida 9
(May 25, 2002 at Hoover, Alabama)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 200 504 000  - 11 12  3      (47-13)
  Florida............. 025 010 001  -  9 15  2      (43-17)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Woodward; Carter(3); Reed(5); Norris(9). Florida - Bartelt; 
  Goldfarb(4); Boss(6); Falkenbach(8). 
  Win-Reed(5-0)  Save-Norris(1)  Loss-Goldfarb(2-4)  T-2:48  A-8610
  HR ALABAMA - Garner (6), Stonard (5), Brown (11), McClanahan (14)
  HR UF - Harrison (8)
  SEC Tournament Game...Alabama has won 37 straight games when scoring 10 or 
  more runs...Norris one-pitch save in ninth inning, his first of his career.
  UA matches season high with 4 home runs...Brown first home run since April 
  5 vs UF (91 ABs)...Garner first career grand slam...
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Florida 7, ALABAMA 4
(May 25, 2002 at Hoover, Alabama)

 
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  Florida............. 230 010 001  -  7 10  1      (43-16)
  ALABAMA............. 010 001 110  -  4 10  2      (46-13)
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  Pitchers: Florida - Pete; Coleman(8). ALABAMA - Sanders; Baker(8). 
  Win-Pete(4-0)  Save-Coleman(6)  Loss-Sanders(8-3)  T-2:40  A-10907
  HR UF - Osborn (14)
  SEC Tournament Game...Alabama's first loss of the season against Florida   
  (4-1) and first loss since the 1997 season to snap 12-game winning streak  
  Stonard three hits....Sanders back-to-back losses for the first time this  
  year...
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ALABAMA 7, Florida 4
(May 23, 2002 at Hoover, Alabama)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 001 101 130  -  7  9  0      (46-12)
  Florida............. 100 000 030  -  4  8  1      (41-16)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Cormier; Reed(8). Florida - Hart; Goldfarb(6); Falkenbach(8)
  . 
  Win-Cormier(10-3)  Save-Reed(9)  Loss-Hart(13-2)  T-2:57  A-10263
  HR ALABAMA - Boyd (8)
  SEC Tournament Game...Jeremy Brown ties UA single-game record with four    
  walks...Brown has 199 career walks at Alabama...Cormier notches 10th win of
  the season, becoming the 16th UA pitcher to post double-figure wins...UA's 
  12th straight win over Florida...UA handed Alex Hart (13-2) both losses...
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ALABAMA 12, Mississippi State 2
(May 22, 2002 at Hoover, Alabama)

 
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  Mississippi State... 200 000 00 -  2  9  2      (33-23-1)
  ALABAMA............. 323 020 11 - 12 18  0      (45-9)
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  Pitchers: Mississippi State - Brock; Lacher(3); Ramsey(6). ALABAMA - 
  Tankersley; Woodward(8). 
  Win-Tankersley(8-4)  Loss-Brock(7-5)  T-2:37  A-10111
  HR ALABAMA - McClanahan (13)
  SEC Tournament Game...The game is stopped in 8th inning due to 10-run rule.
  Alabama beats MSU for 4th time this season...UA has won eight straight post
  season games vs. MSU...McClanahan has homered in five straight games vs.   
  Miss. State...Mac 8-game hitting streak; Garner 7-game hitting streak...
Game box score

LSU 5, ALABAMA 1
(May 19, 2002 at Baton Rouge, La.)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 000 010 000  -  1  5  1      (44-12)
  LSU................. 001 011 20X  -  5 12  0      (38-17)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Sanders; Tankersley(7). LSU - Pettit. 
  Win-Pettit(8-6)  Loss-Sanders(8-2)  T-2:36  A-8440
  HR LS - Heath (7)
  Alabama swept by LSU for the second straight year...UA eight straight      
  losses to LSU equals the longest in series history (1987-90)...UA 4-for-25 
  in series with RISP...UA three-game losing streak is longest of the year   
  Sanders first loss since March 30th at South Carolina
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LSU 6, ALABAMA 5
(May 18, 2002 at Baton Rouge, La.)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 001 003 010  -  5 11  0      (44-11)
  LSU................. 001 400 10X  -  6  6  3      (37-17)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Norris; Carter(5); Reed(6); Tankersley(7). LSU - Wilson; 
  Harris(6); Vargas(6); Tompkins(6). 
  Win-Wilson(8-4)  Save-Tompkins(4)  Loss-Norris(4-1)  T-2:48  A-7841
  HR LS - Phillips (7)
  Game 2 of DH...Matt Heath (LSU) and LSU coach Smoke Laval ejected from game
  in second inning...UA 3 for 11 with RISP in game two...Alabama lost back-to
  back games for third time this year...UA out of first place for only 2nd   
  time this season...UA trails USC by 1/2 game with one game to play...
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LSU 3, ALABAMA 0
(May 18, 2002 at Baton Rouge, La.)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 000 000 000  -  0  5  1      (44-10)
  LSU................. 000 000 30X  -  3  8  1      (36-17)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Cormier. LSU - Mestepey. 
  Win-Mestepey(10-3)  Loss-Cormier(9-3)  T-1:57  A-8210
  Alabama shutout for the third time this season...LSU's first shutout over  
  Alabama since a 4-0 win at the 1994 Winn Dixie Showdown in New Orleans...  
  Peter Stonard's 12-game hitting streak ended...UA no extra base hits in th 
  loss...UA 0-4 this year without an extra base hit...
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ALABAMA 10, Miss. Valley State 7
(May 14, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Miss. Valley State.. 200 022 010  -  7 11  4      (10-40)
  ALABAMA............. 215 020 00X  - 10  9  1      (44-9)
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  Pitchers: Miss. Valley State - M. Lantrip; B. Brown(3); J. Hailey(3). ALABAMA - 
  Mennen; Woodward(5); Baker(6); Brazell(8). 
  Win-Woodward(6-1)  Loss-M. Lantrip(0-2)  T-2:46  A-4864
  HR ALABAMA - McClanahan (11)
  Alabama tied school record with nine stolen bases...UA also had nine SBs vs
  Eastern Kentucky (1996) and Central Florida (1987)...UA ties school record 
  with 34th regular season win...UA ties school record with 32 regular-season
  home wins...McClanahan homered in four straight games...
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ALABAMA 11, Mississippi State 4
(May 12, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Mississippi State... 000 003 001  -  4 11  0      (28-22-1)
  ALABAMA............. 801 001 10X  - 11  9  1      (43-9)
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  Pitchers: Mississippi State - Collums; Blakeney(1); Dowe(6); Owens(7); 
  Goodson(8). ALABAMA - Sanders; Woodward(9); Tankersley(9). 
  Win-Sanders(8-1)  Loss-Collums(3-6)  T-2:43  A-5666
  HR ALABAMA - McClanahan (11), Redding (2)
  Alabama clinches SEC Western Division Championship...UA has won six Western
  Division titles (1968, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1996 and 2002)...Alabama's first  
  sweep over Miss. State since 1976...Stonard (UA) extends hitting streak to 
  12 games...McClanahan homered in all three games with MSU...
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ALABAMA 9, Mississippi State 7
(May 11, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Mississippi State... 400 101 010  -  7 13  1      (28-21-1)
  ALABAMA............. 111 020 40X  -  9 14  4      (42-9)
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  Pitchers: Mississippi State - Brock; Young(4); Papelbon(7). ALABAMA - Norris; 
  Carter(4); Reed(6). 
  Win-Reed(4-0)  Loss-Papelbon(2-4)  T-3:13  A-5779
  HR ALABAMA - McClanahan (10)
  MSU catcher Jason Burkley left the game with an injury in the bottom of the
  first inning...Alabama tied school record with 35th sacrifice fly of the   
  year in the second inning...                                               
  WEATHER: P. Sunny, 89 degrees, Hot and Humid, Wind: In from RCF 3-5 mph
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ALABAMA 9, Mississippi State 5
(May 10, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Mississippi State... 000 023 000  -  5  9  3      (28-20-1)
  ALABAMA............. 004 300 11X  -  9 10  1      (41-9)
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  Pitchers: Mississippi State - Maholm; Young(4); Lacher(5). ALABAMA - Cormier; 
  Tankersley(6). 
  Win-Cormier(9-2)  Save-Tankersley(5)  Loss-Maholm(8-3)  T-3:00  A-5711
  HR ALABAMA - McClanahan (9), Hearod 2 (10)
  Hearod second career two home run game (Vanderbilt, 2001 and MSU, 2002)    
  Lance Cormier is UA's all-time strikeout leader with 275 career strikeouts 
  Alabama maintians lead in SEC race with five games to play
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ALABAMA 4, Georgia 2
(May 5, 2002 at Athens, Georgia)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 010 002 100  -  4  8  0      (40-9)
  Georgia............. 001 100 000  -  2  6  0      (27-18)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Sanders. Georgia - Westphal; Robinson(8); Havel(8); 
  Lawson(9); Carswell(9). 
  Win-Sanders(7-1)  Loss-Westphal(4-3)  T-2:34  A-2449
  HR ALABAMA - Garner (5)
  HR UG - Swann (9), Sammons (5)
  Alabama clinches SEC Tournament berth...The Crimson Tide posts its 11th 40-
  win season in school history and seventh in eight years under Jim Wells... 
  Stonard extends hitting streak to nine games...Boyd 5th straight GW RBI for
  Alabama...Sanders first career CG for Alabama...
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Georgia 8, ALABAMA 7
(May 4, 2002 at Athens, Georgia)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 001 002 300 01 -  7 10  1      (39-9)
  Georgia............. 020 001 003 02 -  8 14  2      (28-17)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Norris; Reed(4); Tankersley(9). Georgia - Woods, M.; 
  Moorhead(6); Sartain(7); Anglin(7); Anderson(8); Havel(8); Carswell(10). 
  Win-Carswell(5-3)  Loss-Tankersley(7-4)  T-3:52  A-1046
  HR ALABAMA - McClanahan (8)
  HR UG - Swann (8), Szabo (4)
  The start of the game was delayed 2 hours by rain...Adam Swann walk-off 2- 
  run home run in 11th inning...UA blew a 6-3 lead in the ninth and a 7-6    
  lead in the 11th...UA 5th straight loss at Georgia's Foley Field...UA 2-for
  11 RISP on Saturday and 2-for-19 in the series...
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Georgia 5, ALABAMA 0
(May 3, 2002 at Athens, Georgia)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 000 000 000  -  0 10  0      (39-8)
  Georgia............. 200 000 30X  -  5 11  0      (27-17)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Cormier. Georgia - Sharpton; Carswell(7). 
  Win-Sharpton(6-4)  Save-Carswell(4)  Loss-Cormier(8-2)  T-2:23  A-2442
  HR UG - Coffey (11)
  The start of the game was delayed 34 minutes by rain...UA 0-for-8 with     
  runners in scoring position...Pavkovich three hits to extend hitting streak
  to 13 games, the longest active streak in SEC...UA's fourth straight loss  
  at Athens...UA no extra base hits for only 3rd this year (0-3)...
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ALABAMA 8, UAB 1
(May 1, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  UAB................. 000 000 010  -  1  4  2      (14-30)
  ALABAMA............. 110 021 12X  -  8 12  4      (39-7)
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  Pitchers: UAB - Parks; Dobbins(5); Yarbrough(7); Cillo(8). ALABAMA - Woodward; 
  Carter(8). 
  Win-Woodward(5-1)  Loss-Parks(2-9)  T-2:13  A-5446
  HR UAB - Jones (4)
  Alabama has doubled in 15 straight games...Pavkovich 12-game hitting streak
  is the longest by an Alabama player this season...Alabama had 21 1/3 score-
  less innning streak snapped with solo home run in 8th inning...UA pitchers 
  have 20 strikeouts in last two games...Boyd 4th straight GW RBI...
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ALABAMA 7, Auburn 0
(Apr 28, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Auburn.............. 000 000 000  -  0  5  1      (27-18)
  ALABAMA............. 200 000 41X  -  7 10  3      (38-7)
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  Pitchers: Auburn - Speigner, L.; Hughey(8). ALABAMA - Sanders; Tankersley(7). 
  Win-Sanders(6-1)  Save-Tankersley(4)  Loss-Speigner, L.(7-5)  T-1:57  A-6170
  HR ALABAMA - McClanahan (7), Boyd (7)
  Alabama sweeps three-game series with Auburn for first time since 1996...  
  UA first shutout win over Auburn since 4-0 win in 1996 series finale...UA  
  posted three shutouts in four games that year...Bama's largest margin of   
  victory in shutout over Auburn since an 11-0 win in 1993...
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ALABAMA 6, Auburn 5
(Apr 27, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Auburn.............. 040 010 000  -  5 10  1      (27-17)
  ALABAMA............. 001 002 012  -  6 12  1      (37-7)
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  Pitchers: Auburn - Paxton; Dueitt(6). ALABAMA - Norris; Woodward(5); Reed(5). 
  Win-Reed(3-0)  Loss-Dueitt(3-1)  T-2:58  A-6124
  HR ALABAMA - Boyd (6)
  Brent Boyd walk-off home run in ninth inning...UA's sixth last at-bat win  
  this season and 64th under Jim Wells...UA has 17 come-from-behind wins this
  year and 151 under Wells...Pavkovich 10-game hitting streak...Reed career  
  high 4.2 IP...UA 7-2 in one-run games this year...
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ALABAMA 8, Auburn 6
(Apr 26, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Auburn.............. 000 510 000  -  6 11  4      (27-16)
  ALABAMA............. 000 200 42X  -  8 10  3      (36-7)
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  Pitchers: Auburn - Brandon; Register(7); Mueller(7). ALABAMA - Cormier; 
  Tankersley(8). 
  Win-Tankersley(7-3)  Loss-Mueller(2-2)  T-2:52  A-6118
  HR ALABAMA - McClanahan (6), Boyd (5)
  Tankersley has a 6-2 record and three saves in his last 11 trips out of the
  UA bullpen...McClanahan career high 6 HRs and 42 RBI this year...
Game box score

ALABAMA 11, Jacksonville State 10
(Apr 24, 2002 at Jacksonville, Ala.)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 101 012 600  - 11  9  1      (35-7)
  Jacksonville State.. 230 041 000  - 10 16  3      (14-25)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Woodward; Carter(2); Mennen(5); Reed(7). 
  Jacksonville State - Corn; McCollum(7); Palmer(7). 
  Win-Mennen(2-0)  Save-Reed(8)  Loss-McCollum(2-6)  T-3:12  A-2112
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Ole Miss 5, ALABAMA 2
(Apr 21, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Ole Miss............ 000 000 500  -  5  7  1      (32-9)
  ALABAMA............. 000 010 100  -  2  7  3      (34-7)
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  Pitchers: Ole Miss - A. Horne; A. Yates(7); T. Beam(9). ALABAMA - Sanders; 
  Tankersley(4); Reed(7). 
  Win-A. Horne(3-1)  Save-T. Beam(5)  Loss-Tankersley(6-3)  T-2:59  A-5772
  Sanders (UA) left the game in the fourth inning with an injury...Ole Miss  
  wins series, handing UA its first series loss at home this year...First    
  series win by road team since UA swept UM in Oxford in 1997...Brown 11-game
  hitting streak snapped...Sterbens 18-game SEC hitting streak...
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ALABAMA 12, Ole Miss 2
(Apr 20, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Ole Miss............ 000 100 010  -  2  8  0      (31-9)
  ALABAMA............. 720 010 11X  - 12 14  1      (34-6)
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  Pitchers: Ole Miss - P. Montrenes; N. Bradshaw(5). ALABAMA - Norris. 
  Win-Norris(4-0)  Loss-P. Montrenes(8-3)  T-2:16  A-5827
  HR ALABAMA - Boyd 2 (4)
  Brent Boyd's fourth career multi-homer game...Boyd's first inning grand    
  slam was the third of his UA career...Also, Boyd started at first base     
  today for first time in his career...Brown 11-game hitting streak and five-
  game double streak...Norris 2 ER in last 18 IP...
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Ole Miss 4, ALABAMA 3
(Apr 19, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Ole Miss............ 000 010 030  -  4 11  0      (31-8)
  ALABAMA............. 100 000 020  -  3 12  2      (33-6)
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  Pitchers: Ole Miss - J. Pickens; A. Simontis(8); T. Beam(8). ALABAMA - Cormier. 
  Win-J. Pickens(7-2)  Save-T. Beam(4)  Loss-Cormier(8-1)  T-2:54  A-5857
  HR UM - J. Christian (5)
  Alabama's first home loss of the season (23-1) and snaps school record     
  27 game winning streak at home...
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ALABAMA 14, Samford 7
(Apr 17, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Samford............. 020 200 030  -  7 15  2      (19-19)
  ALABAMA............. 541 200 02X  - 14 16  2      (33-5)
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  Pitchers: Samford - Allred; Bryan(1); Wassermann(2); Fowler(4); Iorg(6); 
  R. Evans(8). ALABAMA - Woodward; Mennen(7). 
  Win-Woodward(4-1)  Save-Mennen(2)  Loss-Allred(0-1)  T-2:30  A-5328
  HR SU - R. Evans (6)
  Jeremy Brown sets UA career record for runs scored (225) surpassing Andy   
  Phillips (1996-99) previous record of 222 career runs...Garner career high 
  five RBI and has eight RBI in his last two games...Alabama 10-game winning 
  streak, equals longest of the year...UA 14 straight wins over Samford...
Game box score

ALABAMA 15, Kentucky 4
(Apr 14, 2002 at Lexington, Kentucky)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 000 523 32 - 15 20  0      (32-5)
  Kentucky............ 000 002 02 -  4 12  2      (14-20)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Sanders; Carter(7); Reed(8). Kentucky - Hahn; Felkel(6); 
  Archer(7). 
  Win-Sanders(5-1)  Loss-Hahn(3-5)  T-2:36  A-212
  HR UK - Stewart (4)
  The start of the game was delayed 52 minutes by rain...The game was stopped
  after eight innings due to SEC travel regulations...Redding career-high 4  
  hits for Alabama...Brown tied Andy Phillips (1996-99) record with 222      
  career runs scored...Alabama has won nine straight games...
Game box score

ALABAMA 10, Kentucky 1
(Apr 13, 2002 at Lexington, Kentucky)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 004 131 100  - 10 15  0      (31-5)
  Kentucky............ 000 000 010  -  1  2  1      (14-19)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Norris. Kentucky - Wade; Corrado(5); Kunkel(9). 
  Win-Norris(3-0)  Loss-Wade(3-7)  T-2:07  A-489
  HR ALABAMA - Pavkovich (5), Garner (4)
  HR UK - Tyler (3)
  Norris first career complete-game victory, throwing just 86 total pitches..
  At one point in the game, he retired 11 batters on 20 pitches...Rice career
  high four hits and three RBI...Also career best four-game hitting streak...
  UA won eight straight games...UA homered in 13 straight games...
Game box score

ALABAMA 11, Kentucky 9
(Apr 12, 2002 at Lexington, Kentucky)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 021 300 401  - 11 12  2      (30-5)
  Kentucky............ 000 180 000  -  9 10  1      (14-18)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Cormier; Tankersley(5). Kentucky - Blanton; Snipp(7); 
  Galvin(7). 
  Win-Tankersley(6-2)  Loss-Snipp(3-2)  T-3:33  A-527
  HR ALABAMA - Stonard (4)
  HR UK - Hahn (2)
  Boyd missed game with oblique abdominal strain...Game was delayed for 23   
  minutes by light rain in the 5th inning...
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ALABAMA 5, UAB 3
(Apr 10, 2002 at Birmingham, Alabama)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 100 030 001  -  5  6  0      (29-5)
  UAB................. 100 001 001  -  3  8  1      (9-23)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Woodward; Carter(6); Reed(9). UAB - McIntyre; Parks(3); 
  Burgett(5); Falls(5); Cillo(9). 
  Win-Woodward(3-1)  Save-Reed(7)  Loss-McIntyre(1-7)  T-2:46  A-2234
  HR ALABAMA - Hearod (8)
  Alabama's sixth straight win...Pavkovich ties UA record with two sacrifice 
  bunts...Heaord three-run HR in fifth inning...Brown scores two runs to move
  to within one run of all-time record at Alabama...
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ALABAMA 6, Florida 5
(Apr 7, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Florida............. 010 000 013  -  5 10  3      (24-10)
  ALABAMA............. 000 100 221  -  6 16  1      (28-5)
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  Pitchers: Florida - Ramsey; Goldfarb(7); Coleman(9). ALABAMA - Sanders; 
  Tankersley(9). 
  Win-Tankersley(5-2)  Loss-Coleman(0-2)  T-2:59  A-5201
  HR UF - Shealy (13)
  HR ALABAMA - Pennington (1)
  Garner bases loaded single win game in 9th inning to win the game...Spencer
  Pennington first career home run in the 8th inning is also the first HR by 
  an Alabama football player since Philip Doyle in 1991...UA 5th last at-bat 
  win this year...UA 11 straight wins over Florida and 3rd straight sweep
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ALABAMA 7, Florida 2
(Apr 6, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Florida............. 100 000 100  -  2 10  2      (24-9)
  ALABAMA............. 104 100 01X  -  7  7  0      (27-5)
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  Pitchers: Florida - Hart; Coleman(8). ALABAMA - Norris; Reed(7). 
  Win-Norris(2-0)  Save-Reed(6)  Loss-Hart(8-1)  T-2:28  A-5478
  HR UF - Davidson (4)
  HR ALABAMA - McClanahan (5), Brown (10)
  UF head coach Pat McMahon and assistant coach John Cohen were ejected for  
  arguing balls and strikes in the top of the seventh inning...Alabama wins  
  school-record 25th straight home game (21-0 this year)...Norris wins his   
  first SEC start for UA...Alabama has homered in nine straight games...
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ALABAMA 4, Florida 1
(Apr 5, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Florida............. 001 000 000  -  1  6  2      (24-8)
  ALABAMA............. 003 000 10X  -  4  4  1      (26-6)
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  Pitchers: Florida - Ramshaw. ALABAMA - Cormier. 
  Win-Cormier(8-0)  Loss-Ramshaw(2-3)  T-2:14  A-5285
  HR ALABAMA - Boyd (2)
  Lance Cormier sets UA record with 28 career wins...He retired 14 consec-   
  utive Florida batters from the fourth through eighth innings...Stonard     
  seven-game hitting streak (12 hits, 8 RBI)...McClanahan eight-game hitting 
  streak snapped...UA school-record tying 24th straight home win
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ALABAMA 12, Austin Peay 10
(Apr 3, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Austin Peay......... 053 011 000  - 10 11  2      (14-13)
  ALABAMA............. 120 410 22X  - 12 15  3      (25-5)
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  Pitchers: Austin Peay - King; Smith(4); Callaway(4); Kunich(8); Rommel(8). 
  ALABAMA - Brazell; Carter(2); Woodward(3); Tankersley(6). 
  Win-Tankersley(4-2)  Loss-Kunich(0-1)  T-3:18  A-5043
  HR APSU - Johnson (8), Ellis (4)
  HR ALABAMA - McClanahan 2 (4), Brown (9), Pavkovich (4)
  Alabama erased an 8-3 deficit after three innings to post a 12-10 win...UA 
  season high four home runs...McClanahan first career two home run game at  
  Alabama...UA has homered in season-high seven straight games...UA's 25th   
  straight win with 10 or more runs...UA 23rd straight home win (19-0, 2002)
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ALABAMA 4, Southern Miss 3
(Apr 2, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Southern Miss....... 000 021 000  -  3 11  0      (18-11)
  ALABAMA............. 000 000 22X  -  4  8  2      (24-5)
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  Pitchers: Southern Miss - Stewart; Hurley(7); Castleman(8). ALABAMA - Norris; 
  Reed(6). 
  Win-Reed(2-0)  Loss-Hurley(2-1)  T-2:28  A-5252
  HR ALABAMA - Hearod (7)
  Alabama's 10th straight win over Southern Miss...UA 22 straight home wins..
  UA 18-0 at home this year...Pavkovich game-winning RBI with 8th inning     
  single...UA 4-1 in one-run games...UA 3-2 vs. ranked teams this year...
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South Carolina 4, ALABAMA 3
(Mar 31, 2002 at Columbia, SC)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 101 000 100  -  3  9  2      (23-5)
  South Carolina...... 001 010 20X  -  4  7  0      (23-6)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Woodward; Tankersley(7); Reed(7). South Carolina - 
  Bondurant, S. 
  Win-Bondurant, S(4-0)  Loss-Tankersley(3-2)  T-2:15  A-2580
  HR ALABAMA - McClanahan (2), Hearod (6)
  Jared Woodward first career SEC start...Peter Stonard first career start at
  first base...The game was delayed 40 minutes by rain in the top of the 7th 
  inning...Boundurant first complete game of the year for USC...UA hit into  
  three DPs in the loss and seven this weekend...UA goes 4-3 on road trip
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South Carolina 9, ALABAMA 6
(Mar 30, 2002 at Columbia, SC)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 101 000 202  -  6 15  0      (23-4)
  South Carolina...... 212 000 40X  -  9 12  1      (22-6)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Sanders; Carter(3); Reed(7); Norris(8). South Carolina - 
  Marchbanks D; Taylor, B.(7). 
  Win-Marchbanks D(6-2)  Save-Taylor, B.(7)  Loss-Sanders(3-1)  T-2:43  A-3570
  HR ALABAMA - Garner (3)
  HR SC - Peters, Y. (10), Dyson, Trey (8), Buscher, B. (6)
  Travis Garner ties UA single-game record with five hits...Jeremy Brown     
  (2000) was the last UA player with five hits in a game...Garner also scored
  career high four runs in the loss...Sanders first loss and shortest outing 
  of his career as UA starter...Series tied at one game apiece...
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ALABAMA 10, South Carolina 6
(Mar 29, 2002 at Columbia, SC)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 003 000 001 100 5 - 10 15  1      (23-3)
  South Carolina...... 011 020 000 100 1 -  6 17  4      (21-6)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Cormier; Reed(9); Tankersley(10). South Carolina - 
  Bell, Gary; Taylor, B.(9); Campbell, M.(9); Wilson, Matt(13). 
  Win-Tankersley(3-1)  Loss-Wilson, Matt(0-2)  T-4:11  A-4317
  HR ALABAMA - Garner (2), Brown (8), Hearod (5)
  Jeremy Brown's second career grand slam wins game in 13th inning...UA's    
  longest game since beating Tennessee 3-1 in the 1996 SEC Tournament (14    
  innings)...UA did not win an extra inning game last year (0-3)...Brown has 
  six hits and 10 RBI in last two games...
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ALABAMA 17, Oklahoma 3
(Mar 26, 2002 at Oklahoma City, Okla.)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 343 100 240  - 17 20  2      (22-3)
  Oklahoma............ 001 000 020  -  3  6  3      (16-8)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Woodward; Carter(5); Reed(8). Oklahoma - Mix; White(2); 
  Bradbury(4); Purcey(7); Bebout(8); Z. Cherry(9). 
  Win-Woodward(2-1)  Loss-Mix(4-2)  T-3:04  A-2276
  HR ALABAMA - Pavkovich (3)
  HR OKLA - Frasier (6)
  Alabama's largest margin of victory over a ranked opponent since beating   
  Central Florida (18-4) in 2000 at Tuscaloosa...Brown career high four runs 
  scored and five RBI...Pavkovich career high four runs scored...Pavkovich   
  has homered in back-to-back games for first time in his career...
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ALABAMA 4, Arkansas 1
(Mar 24, 2002 at Fayetteville, Ala.)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 001 000 210  -  4  4  3      (21-3)
  Arkansas............ 000 001 000  -  1  6  1      (12-10)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Sanders; Tankersley(5). Arkansas - Isaacson; Pomeroy(8); 
  Gardner(9). 
  Win-Tankersley(2-1)  Loss-Isaacson(1-3)  T-2:51  A-1442
  HR ALABAMA - Pavkovich (2)
  HR ARKANSAS - Conner (7)
  Alabama wins seventh straight series with Arkansas...Bama 5-1 in the SEC   
  for the third time under Wells (1995, 1999, 2002)...Pavkovich first career 
  SEC home run...UA allowed only two runs in last two Sunday SEC games...    
  Tankersley first SEC win and has stranded all 11 inherited runners this yr
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Arkansas 10, ALABAMA 0
(Mar 23, 2002 at Fayetteville, Ark.)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 000 000 000  -  0  6  0      (20-3)
  Arkansas............ 052 000 03X  - 10 13  1      (12-9)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Baker; Norris(2); Woodward(3). Arkansas - Hogan, Jr.. 
  Win-Hogan, Jr.(2-2)  Loss-Baker(3-1)  T-2:12  A-2012
  HR ARKANSAS - Crouse (3), Conner (6), Hode (1)
  Arkansas snaps 13-game losing streak to Alabama...Bama's nine-game winning 
  streak snapped...Alabama shutout for first time in 100 games, dating back  
  to 2-0 loss at S. Carolina during the 2000 season...Arkansas first SEC     
  shutout since beating Auburn 10-0 in 1994, a span of 222 SEC games...
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ALABAMA 9, Arkansas 5
(Mar 22, 2002 at Fayetteville, Ark.)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 110 005 200  -  9 10  2      (20-2)
  Arkansas............ 100 000 004  -  5 13  3      (11-9)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Cormier; Mennen(9); Reed(9); Tankersley(9). Arkansas - 
  Richmond; Gardner(6); Brannon(7). 
  Win-Cormier(7-0)  Save-Tankersley(3)  Loss-Richmond(2-3)  T-3:10  A-1084
  HR ALABAMA - Stonard (3)
  Cormier ties Alabama all-time record with his 27th career win...Alabama has
  won nine straight games, its second-longest winning streak of the season   
  Alabama has also won 13 straight games over Arkansas, including six        
  straight here in Fayetteville...
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ALABAMA 7, Tennessee 1
(Mar 17, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Tennessee........... 000 100 000  -  1 11  3      (10-13)
  ALABAMA............. 000 121 03X  -  7 10  0      (19-2)
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  Pitchers: Tennessee - Terrell; Sadlowe(8). ALABAMA - Sanders; Tankersley(6). 
  Win-Sanders(4-0)  Save-Tankersley(2)  Loss-Terrell(2-3)  T-2:32  A-5336
  Alabama is 3-0 in the SEC for the first time since 1989, when the Tide also
  swept Tennessee at home...UA 19-2 record equals best start under Wells     
  (1997 also 19-2 after 21 games)...UA swept four-game series with Tennessee 
  this year...
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ALABAMA 14, Tennessee 2
(Mar 16, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Tennessee........... 010 100 000  -  2  6  0      (10-12)
  ALABAMA............. 143 003 21X  - 14 15  4      (18-2)
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  Pitchers: Tennessee - Hicklen; Johnson(3); Massey(6); Filsinger(8). ALABAMA - 
  Baker; Carter(7). 
  Win-Baker(3-0)  Save-Carter(2)  Loss-Hicklen(3-3)  T-2:46  A-5135
  HR UT - Gomez (3)
  HR ALABAMA - Hearod (4)
  McClanahan matches career-high with five RBI...Also had five RBI vs.       
  Niagara (Mar. 6, 1999)...UA won seven straight games and three straight    
  games with Tennessee...Alabama has won all 16 home games this year and 20  
  in-a-row dating back to last year...
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ALABAMA 7, Tennessee 3
(Mar 15, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Tennessee........... 100 010 100  -  3  6  2      (10-11)
  ALABAMA............. 100 020 40X  -  7 10  2      (17-2)
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  Pitchers: Tennessee - Riley; Andrews(6); Massey(8). ALABAMA - Cormier. 
  Win-Cormier(6-0)  Loss-Andrews(2-3)  T-2:27  A-5484
  HR UT - Gomez (2)
  HR ALABAMA - Brown (7)
  Alabama wins SEC opener for the sixth time in eight years under Wells...   
  Alabama's 19th straight home win...Sosa reached base in 10 straight games  
  Cormier second straight complete game...Cormier 26th career win, one shy   
  of all-time UA record...
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ALABAMA 4, Birmingham Southern 2
(Mar 13, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Birmingham Southern. 100 000 001  -  2  6  1      (13-7)
  ALABAMA............. 001 002 01X  -  4  8  1      (15-2)
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  Pitchers: Birmingham Southern - Renfro; Crew(6); Sullivan(8). ALABAMA - 
  Woodward; Sanders(7); Reed(8). 
  Win-Woodward(1-1)  Save-Reed(5)  Loss-Renfro(3-1)  T-2:42  A-5125
  Alabama has won 18 straight home games...Brown hitting streak snapped at   
  seven straight games...Connor Robertson hitting streak ends at 32 games    
  dating back to last year (19 this year)...Reed 5th save of the year...     
  Alabama has won five straight games...
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ALABAMA 19, Miss. Valley State 0
(Mar 12, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Miss. Valley State.. 000    000 000  -  0  7  4      (4-18)
  ALABAMA............. 30(10) 131 10X  - 19 21  1      (15-2)
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  Pitchers: Miss. Valley State - J. Liberto; B. Brown(3); R. Neely(3); 
  J. Allgood(5); M. Lantrip(6); J. Hervery(7); J. Grantham(8). ALABAMA - Norris; 
  Brazell(7). 
  Win-Norris(1-0)  Save-Brazell(1)  Loss-J. Liberto(3-3)  T-2:59  A-4914
  HR ALABAMA - Stonard (2)
  There was a 46-minute rain delay in the bottom of the third inning...      
  Norris earns the win in his first career start for Alabama, tossing six    
  shutout innings...Pavkovich career high four hits...Clements and Marshall  
  record first career hits....Ferguson first career start for UA...
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ALABAMA 7, SE Louisiana 6
(Mar 10, 2002 at TUSCALOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  SE Louisiana........ 003 100 200  -  6  9  4      (10-7)
  ALABAMA............. 201 310 00X  -  7  7  3      (14-2)
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  Pitchers: SE Louisiana - O'Brien; Ma Migliacio(5). ALABAMA - Sanders; 
  Mennen(4); Tankersley(7). 
  Win-Mennen(1-0)  Save-Tankersley(1)  Loss-O'Brien(2-2)  T-2:19  A-5084
  HR SLU - Krajancic (4), Buras (3)
  HR ALABAMA - Brown (6)
  Alabama tops the 1,000,000 mark in all-time attendance today...Brown has   
  homered in four straight games for Alabama, totaling five home runs...     
  Mennen first career win...Tankersley first career save...UA 12-0 at home   
  this year and 16-game winning streak dating back to last year...
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ALABAMA 11, SE Louisiana 9
(Mar 9, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  SE Louisiana........ 312 002 010  -  9 14  2      (10-6)
  ALABAMA............. 010 001 72X  - 11 11  5      (13-2)
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  Pitchers: SE Louisiana - Weinmunson; Mo Migliacio(7); Stempel(7); Gonzales(7). 
  ALABAMA - Baker; Carter(3); Woodward(5); Tankersley(6); Reed(8). 
  Win-Reed(1-0)  Loss-Gonzales(3-2)  T-2:55  A-5056
  HR SLU - Buras (2)
  HR ALABAMA - Brown (5), Redding (1), Pavkovich (1)
  Pavkovich's first career home run in 7th inning gives UA a 9-8 lead after  
  trailing 8-1...Redding ties career high with four hits, including three-run
  home run in 7th inning...UA season high seven runs in 7th inning...UA 15   
  straight home wins...UA 20 straight wins when scoring 10+ runs...
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ALABAMA 7, SE Louisiana 2
(Mar 8, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  SE Louisiana........ 000 000 110  -  2  8  5      (10-5)
  ALABAMA............. 002 104 00X  -  7 11  1      (12-2)
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  Pitchers: SE Louisiana - S. Trosclair; Lambert(6). ALABAMA - Cormier. 
  Win-Cormier(5-0)  Loss-S. Trosclair(2-1)  T- 2:16  A-5303
  HR ALABAMA - Brown (4), Hearod (3)
  Cormier sets all-time UA record for innings pitched with 293 2/3 career    
  innings pitched...The previous record was 285 innings set by Al Drumheller 
  (1991-93)...Brown three home runs in last two games for Alabama...Boyd 10- 
  game hitting streak ends...Garner career high three hits...
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South Alabama 10, ALABAMA 4
(Mar 6, 2002 at Mobile, Alabama)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 200 100 010  -  4  8  0      (11-2)
  South Alabama....... 022 000 33X  - 10 15  1      (8-6)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Woodward; Mennen(3); Carter(6); Brazell(7); Sanders(8); 
  Reed(8). South Alabama - Girardeau; Wood(7). 
  Win-Girardeau(5-1)  Save-Wood(1)  Loss-Woodward(0-1)  T-2:51  A-3428
  HR ALABAMA - Brown 2 (3)
  HR USA - Stanky (2), J.Touchstone (1)
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ALABAMA 8, Florida Atlantic 3
(Mar 3, 2002 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

 
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  Florida Atlantic.... 000 100 200  -  3 10  0      (7-6)
  ALABAMA............. 230 000 30X  -  8 15  1      (11-1)
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  Pitchers: Florida Atlantic - O'BRIEN,M; MACLANE,T(3); EUBANKS,G(7); 
  NESMITH,T(7); DELLA ROCCO(8). ALABAMA - Sanders; Baker(7); Reed(8). 
  Win-Sanders(3-0)  Save-Reed(4)  Loss-O'BRIEN,M(1-1)  T-2:36  A-3117
  HR FAU - COX,M (4)
  HR ALABAMA - Welch (1)
  Game three of 2002 Hormel Foods Classic... Brent Boyd season-high nine-game
  hitting streak...Sanders career high 6.1 IP...Gabe Scott first career start
  for Alabama...Rice first career two-hit game...Zac Welch first career home 
  run in second inning...UA posts 2-1 record at Hormel Foods Classic...
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Minnesota 5, ALABAMA 2
(Mar 2, 2002 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 000 000 020  -  2  9  2      (10-1)
  Minnesota........... 000 201 02X  -  5  9  1      (1-7)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Tankersley; Woodward(6); Reed(8). Minnesota - Ganger. 
  Win-Ganger(1-0)  Loss-Tankersley(1-1)  T-2:20  A-5860
  HR MINN - Kennedy (3)
  Game two of the 2002 Hormel Foods Classic...Alabama winning streak snapped 
  at 10 games (14 dating back to last year)...Alabama's leadoff batter did   
  not reach base in any of the nine innings...UA had two runs and eight hits 
  with two outs...Boyd extended hitting streak to 8 gms with 8th inn single
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ALABAMA 9, Tennessee 0
(Mar 1, 2002 at Minneapolis, Minn.)

 
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  ALABAMA............. 400 001 220  -  9 15  0      (10-0)
  Tennessee........... 000 000 000  -  0  8  2      (4-9)
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  Pitchers: ALABAMA - Cormier; Mennen(9). Tennessee - Terrell; Massey(8). 
  Win-Cormier(4-0)  Loss-Terrell(1-2)  T-2:31  A-2948
  HR ALABAMA - Boyd (1)
  First Game of the 2002 Hormel Foods Classic...Alabama set s school record  
  for most wins over two seasons with 14th straight wins...The 1907-08 teams 
  won 13 in a row...Cormier career high 11 strikeouts...UA season high 15    
  hits...McClanahan, Garner and Boyd season high three hits each...
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ALABAMA 2, North Alabama 1
(Feb 26, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  North Alabama....... 000 100 000  -  1  6  1      (6-5)
  ALABAMA............. 002 000 00X  -  2  5  1      (9-0)
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  Pitchers: North Alabama - T. Brown; K. West(3); K. Heflin(4); B. Hand(6); 
  D. McKinney(7); A. Christie(8). ALABAMA - Carter; Woodward(8); Reed(9). 
  Win-Carter(1-0)  Save-Reed(3)  Loss-K. West(0-3)  T-2:12  A-4883
  Alabama ties school record for most wins over two seasons with its 13th    
  straight win...The 1907 (9) and 1908 (4) teams also combined to win 13     
  straight games...Brent Carter first career win in his first start for UA   
  McClanahan hitting streak ends at 8 games...Boyd 50th career double...
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ALABAMA 7, Arkansas State 3
(Feb 24, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Arkansas State...... 000 003 000  -  3  6  1      (3-5)
  ALABAMA............. 201 300 01X  -  7  7  2      (8-0)
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  Pitchers: Arkansas State - Dove; Thomas(5). ALABAMA - Sanders; Tankersley(7); 
  Reed(9). 
  Win-Sanders(2-0)  Loss-Dove(0-1)  T-2:17  A-5208
  Alabama sweeps three-game series and wins its eighth straight game to open 
  the 2002 season...McClanahan extends hitting streak to eight games with    
  RBI double in 8th inning...Sanders took no-hitter into the sixth inning for
  Alabama...
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ALABAMA 14, Arkansas State 5
(Feb 23, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Arkansas State...... 020 000 003  -  5  6  6      (3-4)
  ALABAMA............. 001 135 40X  - 14 14  4      (7-0)
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  Pitchers: Arkansas State - Oliver; Lovell(6); Kincannon(8). ALABAMA - Cormier; 
  Mennen(8); Woodward(9). 
  Win-Cormier(2-0)  Loss-Oliver(0-2)  T-2:54  A-5488
  HR ALABAMA - Garner (1)
  Alabama sets school single-game record with five sacrifice flies...Third-  
  baseman Allen Rice ties UA record with two sacrifice flies...UA season-    
  high 14 runs...Zac Welch career high three hits...McClanahan seven-game    
  hitting streak...Garner first career HR...Lapks ties ASU record w/4 errors
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ALABAMA 11, Arkansas State 3
(Feb 22, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Arkansas State...... 000 100 020  -  3 10  0      (3-3)
  ALABAMA............. 060 200 03X  - 11 10  3      (6-0)
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  Pitchers: Arkansas State - Petty; Cutler(2); Thomas(4); Hicks(8); Hamilton(8); 
  Kincannon(8). ALABAMA - Baker; Carter(6). 
  Win-Baker(2-0)  Save-Carter(1)  Loss-Petty(1-1)  T-2:48  A-5115
  Grant Redding two hits and two RBI in his first start of the season...He   
  replaced Peter Stonard (illness) in the UA lineup...Brent Carter earns     
  save in first career relief appearance...UA season high 11 runs scored...  
  UA also season-high six runs in second inning...
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ALABAMA 4, Georgia State 2
(Feb 20, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Georgia State....... 000 000 200  -  2  4  1      (2-2)
  ALABAMA............. 020 100 10X  -  4  8  1      (5-0)
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  Pitchers: Georgia State - Hawkins; Haynes(8). ALABAMA - Tankersley; Mennen(7). 
  Win-Tankersley(1-0)  Save-Mennen(1)  Loss-Hawkins(1-1)  T-2:00  A-4966
  HR GST - Burroughs (2)
  HR ALABAMA - Sosa (1), McClanahan (1)
  Tankersley carried no-hitter into the 6th inning and struck out 10 GSU     
  batters in his first career start...McClanahan first home run of the year, 
  to extend UA home run streak to four games...Sosa matches career high three
  hits...Mennen records first save and fans three in his UA debut.
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ALABAMA 9, Georgia Southern 3
(Feb 17, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Georgia Southern.... 010 001 100  -  3  9  0      (0-5)
  ALABAMA............. 010 403 10X  -  9 14  1      (4-0)
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  Pitchers: Georgia Southern - Harrison; Thompson(5); Tolbert(7); Spell(7); 
  Cadenhead(8). ALABAMA - Cormier; Woodward(8). 
  Win-Cormier(2-0)  Loss-Harrison(0-1)  T-2:33  A-5151
  HR ALABAMA - Hearod (2), Brown (1)
  Alabama sweeps the series with Georgia Southern...Jeremy Brown snaps an 0- 
  for-10 slump with 2-run HR in fourth inning...Beau Hearod solo home run was
  his second in as many days...Cormier notches his second win of the week    
  with seven-inning effort...
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ALABAMA 7, Georgia Southern 6
(Feb 16, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Georgia Southern.... 001 100 130  -  6 13  2      (0-4)
  ALABAMA............. 014 200 00X  -  7 11  0      (3-0)
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  Pitchers: Georgia Southern - Rogers; Culpepper(5). ALABAMA - Baker; 
  Pavkovich(8); Reed(8). 
  Win-Baker(1-0)  Save-Reed(2)  Loss-Rogers(0-1)  T-2:33  A-5493
  HR ALABAMA - Stonard (1), Hearod (1)
  Scott McClanahan throws out potential tying run at the plate to end the 8th
  inning, his 15th career OF assist and Alabama record (Rusty Barton, 14,    
  1979-82)...Peter Stonard first career home run (202 career ABs)...UA third 
  win of the year and seventh straight overall, dating back to 2001...
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ALABAMA 5, Georgia Southern 3
(Feb 15, 2002 at TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA)

 
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  Georgia Southern.... 002 000 100  -  3  7  2      (0-3)
  ALABAMA............. 000 031 01X  -  5  8  4      (2-0)
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  Pitchers: Georgia Southern - Lewis; Comstock(6). ALABAMA - Sanders; 
  Woodward(6); Reed(9). 
  Win-Sanders(1-0)  Save-Reed(1)  Loss-Lewis(0-2)  T-2:39  A-5196
  HR GSU - Love (1)
  Jeremy Brown is Alabama's all-time leader with 1,269 career putouts...He   
  breaks the previous record of 1,261 career putouts by Hunter Plott (1987-  
  1991)...Carlos Sosa three hits and one RBI in Alabama debut...Brian Reed   
  first career save...
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ALABAMA 4, Louisiana Tech 0
(Feb 12, 2002 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

 
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  Louisiana Tech...... 000 000 000  -  0  5  3      (5-2)
  ALABAMA............. 002 110 00X  -  4  5  2      (1-0)
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  Pitchers: Louisiana Tech - Cowles, C; Adams, C(4); Lacy, M(7); Brewster, D(8). 
  ALABAMA - Cormier; Sanders(8); Reed(9). 
  Win-Cormier(1-0)  Loss-Cowles, C(0-1)  T-2:14  A-5320
  Alabama's 9th straight opening day win, a school record (8, 1901-08)...UA  
  first shutout in season opener since 1994 (UA 3, New Orleans 0)...Cormier  
  3-0, 1 Save in four career opening day appearances (24 IP, 0 ER)...UA also 
  won nine straight home openers, a school record...
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