Alabama Crimson Tide vs Kentucky (Mar 15, 2008)

Box Score
                       2008 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL
                      Alabama Crimson Tide at #4 Kentucky
           Mar 15, 2008 at Lexington, Kentucky (Cliff Hagan Stadium)

Alabama Crimson Tide 2 (9-7,0-2 SEC)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Josh Rutledge ss.........  4  0  1  0   1  2  1  1   2
Ross Wilson 2b...........  4  0  0  0   0  1  2  1   0
Alex Avila dh............  4  0  0  0   0  3  0  0   2
Brandon May lf...........  1  1  0  0   3  1  2  1   0
Matt Bentley 1b..........  4  0  1  0   0  1  4  0   1
Kent Matthes rf..........  4  1  2  1   0  1  3  0   0
Jake Smith 3b............  2  0  0  0   1  1  1  2   0
 Jeff Texada ph..........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Mike Sharp c.............  3  0  1  0   0  0  9  2   3
 Ryan Rhoden ph..........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Alex Kubal cf............  4  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   0
Will Stroup p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Austin Evans p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Robert Phares p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Del Howell p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 32  2  5  1   5 12 24  7   8

Kentucky 15 (17-0,2-0 SEC)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Keenan Wiley lf..........  4  3  1  1   1  1  1  0   0
Collin Cowgill cf........  3  2  1  3   2  0  3  1   0
Brian Spear 1b...........  4  0  2  3   1  0  6  0   0
Sawyer Carroll dh........  4  2  2  1   1  1  0  0   1
Ryan Wilkes 2b...........  3  3  2  1   2  0  3  0   2
Chris McClendon 3b.......  4  1  2  2   0  1  1  3   0
 Spencer Korus ph/3b.....  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Marcus Nidiffer c........  4  1  1  1   0  3  9  2   1
 Brian Suerdick ph/c.....  1  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
Chris Wade ss............  3  1  2  2   0  1  1  2   0
 Chris Bisson ph/ss......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Troy Frazier rf..........  2  2  0  0   2  2  1  0   1
Scott Green p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Andrew Albers p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 34 15 13 14   9 10 27 10   5

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Alabama Crimson Tide 000 100 001 -  2  5  1
Kentucky............ 066 100 20X - 15 13  1
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E - Bentley(3); S. Korus(2). DP - Alabama 1. LOB - Alabama 8; Kentucky 5. 2B
- B. Spear(7); S. Carroll(7). HR - C. Cowgill(5); R. Wilkes(2). SF - C.
Wade(4). SB - Matthes(3); Kubal(3); C. Wade(1). CS - B. Spear(1).

Alabama Crimson Tide   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Will Stroup.........  2.0  6  7  7  3  1 10 13  56
Austin Evans........  0.0  0  1  1  1  0  0  1   5
Robert Phares.......  1.0  3  4  1  1  1  6  8  35
Del Howell..........  5.0  4  3  3  4  8 18 22  99

Kentucky               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Scott Green.........  4.0  3  1  1  3  5 14 17  68
Andrew Albers.......  5.0  2  1  0  2  7 18 20  90

Win - A. Albers (4-0).  Loss - Stroup (2-1).  Save - None.
WP - Stroup(4); Evans 2(3); Howell(6); S. Green(1). BK - Stroup(1); Phares(3).
PB - Sharp(2); M. Nidiffer(2). Inherited runners/scored: Evans 1/0; Phares 2/2.
Pitches/strikes: Stroup 56/29; Evans 5/1; Phares 35/19; Howell 99/59; S. Green
68/45; A. Albers 90/58.
Umpires - HP: Donald GILMORE  1B: Fred CANNON  3B: Jack COX (cc)
Start: 2:01 PM   Time: 3:12   Attendance: 1754
Game notes:
There was a five-hour, three-minute rain delay in the bottom of the 4th
inning ...
WEATHER: Cloudy w/light rain, 47 degrees; WIND: ENE 13 mph
Stroup faced 1 batter in the 3rd.
Evans faced 1 batter in the 3rd.
Game: BAMA16

Composite Box Score
                               2008 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL
                   Alabama Crimson Tide at #4 Kentucky - Composite Box Score
                   Mar 15, 2008 at Lexington, Kentucky (Cliff Hagan Stadium)

                      Alabama Crimson Tide 2 (9-7,0-2 SEC)

Player            AB  R  H BI  2B 3B HR BB  SB CS HP SH SF SO IBB KL GDP  PO  A  E
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Rutledge ss        4  0  1  0   0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0  0  2   0  1   0   1  1  0
Wilson 2b          4  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0   0   2  1  0
Avila dh           4  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  3   0  2   0   0  0  0
May lf             1  1  0  0   0  0  0  3   0  0  0  0  0  1   0  1   0   2  1  0
Bentley 1b         4  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0   0   4  0  1
Matthes rf         4  1  2  1   0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0  0  1   0  0   0   3  0  0
J. Smith 3b        2  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0   0   1  2  0
Texada ph          1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  1   0  1   0   0  0  0
Sharp c            3  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   9  2  0
Rhoden ph          1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0
Kubal cf           4  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0  0  1   0  0   0   2  0  0
Stroup p           0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0
Evans p            0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0
Phares p           0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0
Howell p           0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0
Totals......      32  2  5  1   0  0  0  5   2  0  0  0  0 12   0  5   0  24  7  1

                           Kentucky 15 (17-0,2-0 SEC)

Player            AB  R  H BI  2B 3B HR BB  SB CS HP SH SF SO IBB KL GDP  PO  A  E
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K. Wiley lf        4  3  1  1   0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0   0   1  0  0
C. Cowgill cf      3  2  1  3   0  0  1  2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   3  1  0
B. Spear 1b        4  0  2  3   1  0  0  1   0  1  0  0  0  0   0  0   1   6  0  0
S. Carroll dh      4  2  2  1   1  0  0  1   0  0  0  0  0  1   0  1   0   0  0  0
R. Wilkes 2b       3  3  2  1   0  0  1  2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   3  0  0
C. McClendon 3b    4  1  2  2   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0   0   1  3  0
S. Korus ph/3b     1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0   0   0  0  1
M. Nidiffer c      4  1  1  1   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  3   0  0   0   9  2  0
B. Suerdick ph/c   1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   2  0  0
C. Wade ss         3  1  2  2   0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0  1  1   0  0   0   1  2  0
C. Bisson ph/ss    1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   0  1  0
T. Frazier rf      2  2  0  0   0  0  0  2   0  0  0  0  0  2   0  2   0   1  0  0
S. Green p         0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0
A. Albers p        0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0   0   0  1  0
Totals......      34 15 13 14   2  0  2  9   1  1  0  0  1 10   0  3   1  27 10  1

Alabama Crimson Tide   IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP HB BK IBB SH SF CI  2B 3B HR  AB BF  FO GO  NP
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Stroup  L,2-1         2.0  6  7  7  3  1   1  0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1  10 13   3  0  56
Evans                 0.0  0  1  1  1  0   2  0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1   0  0   5
Phares                1.0  3  4  1  1  1   0  0  1  0   0  1  0   1  0  0   6  8   1  1  35
Howell                5.0  4  3  3  4  8   1  0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1  18 22   5  1  99

Kentucky               IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP HB BK IBB SH SF CI  2B 3B HR  AB BF  FO GO  NP
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S. Green              4.0  3  1  1  3  5   1  0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0  14 17   2  4  68
A. Albers  W,4-0      5.0  2  1  0  2  7   0  0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0  18 20   5  3  90

Umpires - HP: Donald GILMORE  1B: Fred CANNON  3B: Jack COX (cc)
Start: 2:01 PM   Time: 3:12   Attendance: 1754

Game notes:
There was a five-hour, three-minute rain delay in the bottom of the 4th
inning ...
WEATHER: Cloudy w/light rain, 47 degrees; WIND: ENE 13 mph
Stroup faced 1 batter in the 3rd.
Evans faced 1 batter in the 3rd.
Game: BAMA16

Play-by-Play
                       2008 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL
               Alabama Crimson Tide at #4 Kentucky - Play-by-Play
           Mar 15, 2008 at Lexington, Kentucky (Cliff Hagan Stadium)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Alabama Crimson Tide 000 100 001 -  2  5  1
Kentucky............ 066 100 20X - 15 13  1
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Alabama Crimson Tide starters: 2/ss Rutledge; 3/2b Wilson; 16/dh Avila; 6/lf
May; 25/1b Bentley; 22/rf Matthes; 14/3b J. Smith; 18/c Sharp; 5/cf Kubal; 15/p
Stroup;
Kentucky starters: 46/lf K. Wiley; 4/cf C. Cowgill; 30/1b B. Spear; 19/dh S.
Carroll; 17/2b R. Wilkes; 5/3b C. McClendon; 12/c M. Nidiffer; 7/ss C. Wade;
18/rf T. Frazier; 21/p S. Green;

Alabama Crimson Tide 1st - Rutledge struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS).
Wilson struck out swinging (3-2 BFSBFBS). Avila struck out swinging (1-2 BFKS).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kentucky 1st - K. Wiley lined out to 3b (1-0 B). C. Cowgill flied out to
rf (2-0 BB). B. Spear flied out to lf (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Alabama Crimson Tide 2nd - May walked (3-2 BBKBKB). Bentley flied out to
cf (0-1 F). Matthes singled to left field (0-0); May advanced to second. J.
Smith reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K); Matthes out at second ss to 2b;
May advanced to third. J. Smith advanced to second on a wild pitch. Sharp
fouled out to c (0-2 KS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Kentucky 2nd - S. Carroll singled to right field (2-2 KBBS). R. Wilkes
singled to right field (0-2 FS); S. Carroll advanced to second. R. Wilkes
advanced to second on a balk; S. Carroll advanced to third on a balk. C.
McClendon singled to left field, RBI, out at second lf to 3b to 2b (2-2 BKSB);
R. Wilkes advanced to third; S. Carroll scored. M. Nidiffer struck out swinging
(1-2 BSSS). C. Wade singled through the right side, RBI (0-1 K); R. Wilkes
scored. C. Wade stole second. T. Frazier walked (3-2 KBBBFB); C. Wade advanced
to third on a wild pitch. K. Wiley singled to left field, RBI (2-2 BKKB); T.
Frazier advanced to second; C. Wade scored. C. Cowgill homered to center field,
3 RBI (1-0 B); K. Wiley scored; T. Frazier scored. B. Spear walked (3-1 BBKBB).
B. Spear out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Alabama Crimson Tide 3rd - Kubal struck out swinging, out at first c to
1b (1-2 BKSS). Rutledge singled to third base, bunt (0-0). Wilson reached on a
fielder's choice (2-2 KFBBF); Rutledge out at second 3b to 2b. Avila struck out
looking (2-2 BFKBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Kentucky 3rd - S. Carroll walked (3-2 BBBKFFB). Evans to p for Stroup.
S. Carroll advanced to second on a wild pitch. S. Carroll advanced to third on
a wild pitch. R. Wilkes walked (3-0 BBBB). Phares to p for Evans. C. McClendon
singled up the middle, RBI (0-1 K); R. Wilkes advanced to second; S. Carroll
scored. C. McClendon advanced to second on a balk; R. Wilkes advanced to third
on a balk. M. Nidiffer singled to center field, RBI (3-0 BBB); C. McClendon
advanced to third; R. Wilkes scored. C. Wade flied out to rf to right center,
SF, RBI (1-2 KFB); C. McClendon scored. T. Frazier struck out looking (2-2
BBKKFK). M. Nidiffer advanced to second on a passed ball. K. Wiley reached on a
fielding error by 1b, advanced to second (2-0 BB); M. Nidiffer scored,
unearned. C. Cowgill walked (3-0 BBBB). B. Spear doubled down the lf line, 2
RBI, advanced to third (2-1 FBB); C. Cowgill scored, unearned; K. Wiley scored,
unearned. S. Carroll grounded out to ss (2-2 BKKFB). 6 runs, 3 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.

Alabama Crimson Tide 4th - May walked (3-2 FBSBBB). Bentley singled to
right center, out at second cf to ss (0-0); May advanced to third. Matthes
grounded out to 3b, RBI (1-2 FFB); May scored. J. Smith walked (3-2
BBBKFFFFFB). Sharp reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); J. Smith out at second
ss to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Kentucky 4th - Howell to p for Phares. R. Wilkes homered to right
center, RBI (1-2 FKBFF). C. McClendon struck out swinging (2-2 BBKKS). M.
Nidiffer struck out swinging (3-2 BBBKFS). C. Wade singled to left field (3-2
BBKBK). C. Wade advanced to second on a wild pitch. T. Frazier struck out
looking (2-2 KKBFBK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama Crimson Tide 5th - A. Albers to p for S. Green. Kubal flied out
to cf (0-0). Rutledge walked (3-0 BBBB). Wilson flied out to rf (1-1 KB). Avila
struck out looking (2-2 KBBKK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Kentucky 5th - K. Wiley struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2
KFFFBS). C. Cowgill walked (3-1 SBBBB). B. Spear grounded into double play 3b
to 2b to 1b (3-2 BFBKB); C. Cowgill out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama Crimson Tide 6th - May struck out looking (2-2 KKBFFBK). Bentley
fouled out to 3b (3-2 BKBFBF). Matthes struck out swinging (2-2 KBBFS). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kentucky 6th - S. Carroll struck out looking (3-2 KBBFBK). R. Wilkes
walked (3-1 BBBKB). C. McClendon flied out to cf (0-0). M. Nidiffer struck out
swinging (1-2 SBKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama Crimson Tide 7th - J. Smith struck out swinging, out at first c
to 1b (1-2 KFBS). Sharp singled through the left side (1-2 FKB). Sharp advanced
to second on a passed ball. Kubal lined out to lf (1-1 SB). Rutledge grounded
out to 3b (1-2 SKB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Kentucky 7th - C. Wade struck out swinging (1-2 SKFBS). T. Frazier
walked (3-2 BFKBFFBFB). K. Wiley walked (3-0 BBBB); T. Frazier advanced to
second. C. Cowgill popped up to cf (3-2 BBSFB). B. Spear singled through the
left side, RBI (0-0); K. Wiley advanced to second; T. Frazier scored. S.
Carroll doubled down the lf line, RBI (1-0 B); B. Spear advanced to third; K.
Wiley scored. R. Wilkes flied out to rf down the rf line (0-1 F). 2 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Alabama Crimson Tide 8th - Wilson popped up to cf (1-2 KFBFF). Avila
grounded out to p (1-2 SBK). May walked (3-2 KBBSBFB). Bentley struck out
swinging (1-2 KBKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Kentucky 8th - S. Korus pinch hit for C. McClendon. S. Korus struck out
swinging (0-2 SSK). B. Suerdick pinch hit for M. Nidiffer. B. Suerdick popped
up to 1b (0-1 K). C. Bisson pinch hit for C. Wade. C. Bisson flied out to lf
(0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Alabama Crimson Tide 9th - S. Korus to 3b. B. Suerdick to c. C. Bisson
to ss. Matthes singled to center field (0-2 FS). Texada pinch hit for J. Smith.
Texada struck out looking (2-2 KSBBK). Rhoden pinch hit for Sharp. Matthes
stole second. Rhoden grounded out to ss (3-1 BKBB); Matthes advanced to third.
Kubal reached on a fielding error by 3b (1-0 B); Matthes scored, unearned.
Kubal stole second. Rutledge struck out looking (1-2 BFFFK). 1 run, 1 hit, 1
error, 1 LOB.
Line score

Kentucky 15, Alabama Crimson Tide 2 (Mar 15, 2008 at Lexington, Kentucky)
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Alabama Crimson Tide 000 100 001  -  2  5  1      (9-7, 0-2 SEC)
Kentucky............ 066 100 20X  - 15 13  1      (17-0, 2-0 SEC)
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Pitchers: Alabama Crimson Tide - Will Stroup; Austin Evans(3); Robert Phares(3); Del Howell(4).
Kentucky - Scott Green; Andrew Albers(5).
Win-Andrew Albers(4-0)  Loss-Will Stroup(2-1)  T-3:12  A-1754
HR UK - Collin Cowgill (5); Ryan Wilkes (2).
Game notes:
There was a five-hour, three-minute rain delay in the bottom of the 4th
inning ...
WEATHER: Cloudy w/light rain, 47 degrees; WIND: ENE 13 mph
Stroup faced 1 batter in the 3rd.
Evans faced 1 batter in the 3rd.
Game: BAMA16