Recap
Alabama vs Vanderbilt (Apr 18, 2009)
Box Score
2009 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL
Alabama at #28 Vanderbilt (Game 1)
Apr 18, 2009 at Nashville, Tenn. (Hawkins Field)
Alabama 7 (26-13,9-8 SEC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Taylor Dugas lf.......... 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 0
Josh Rutledge ss......... 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 0
Ross Wilson 2b........... 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0
Kent Matthes rf.......... 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
Brandon May dh........... 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4
Jake Smith 3b............ 4 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 1
Wes Henderson 1b......... 4 1 1 1 0 2 9 2 2
Vin DiFazio c............ 4 1 2 1 0 1 10 0 0
Alex Kubal cf............ 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Del Howell p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Totals................... 36 7 11 7 2 11 27 13 8
Vanderbilt 3 (23-14,7-9 SEC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Andrew Giobbi c.......... 4 1 2 2 0 1 13 1 0
Steven Liddle rf/cf...... 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0
Curt Casali 1b........... 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0
Aaron Westlake dh........ 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jason Esposito 3b........ 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
Joe Loftus lf............ 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2
Brian Harris ss.......... 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Riley Reynolds 2b........ 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Jonathan White cf........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Alex McClure rf......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Caleb Cotham p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sean Bierman p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 31 3 6 3 1 10 27 6 2
Score by Innings R H E
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Alabama............. 202 120 000 - 7 11 0
Vanderbilt.......... 110 001 000 - 3 6 0
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DP - Vanderbilt 1. LOB - Alabama 8; Vanderbilt 2. 2B - Dugas(17); Kubal(10);
Casali(9). 3B - May(1). HR - Matthes(22); W. Henderson(5); DiFazio(7);
Giobbi(3). HBP - Rutledge; Kubal. SH - Dugas(5). SF - J. Smith(4). SB -
Dugas(7); Harris(10).
Alabama IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Del Howell.......... 9.0 6 3 3 1 10 31 32 119
Vanderbilt IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Caleb Cotham........ 4.1 9 7 7 2 7 22 26 87
Sean Bierman........ 4.2 2 0 0 0 4 14 16 56
Win - Howell (5-1). Loss - Cotham (4-4). Save - None.
WP - Bierman(5). HBP - by Cotham (Rutledge); by Bierman (Kubal). Inherited
runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: Howell 119/79; Cotham 87/52; Bierman
56/39.
Umpires - HP: Paul GUILLIE (cc) 1B: Kevin ASSMAN 3B: Ray MILLER
Start: 3:06 PM Time: 2:38 Attendance:
Weather: Cloudy, 71 WIND: S 10
Game notes:
Alabama first SEC road series win of the season ... UA first series win at
Vandy since 2000 ... Matthes hits NCAA-leading 22nd home run in 1st inning
UA hits three HRs and has 82 hits this season ... Henderson and DiFazio
back-to-back HRs in 5th ... Howell first career CG w/10 strikeouts
Game: BAMA39
Composite Box Score
2009 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL
Alabama at #28 Vanderbilt (Game 1) - Composite Box Score
Apr 18, 2009 at Nashville, Tenn. (Hawkins Field)
Alabama 7 (26-13,9-8 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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Dugas lf 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Rutledge ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
Wilson 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 0
Matthes rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
May dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Smith 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 3 0
W. Henderson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 2 0
DiFazio c 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 0
Kubal cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Howell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Totals...... 36 7 11 7 2 1 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 11 1 4 0 27 13 0
Vanderbilt 3 (23-14,7-9 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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Giobbi c 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 1 0
Liddle rf/cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0
Casali 1b 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Westlake dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Esposito 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
Loftus lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
Harris ss 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Reynolds 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0
White cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
McClure rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Cotham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bierman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals...... 31 3 6 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 27 6 0
Alabama 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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Howell W,5-1 9.0 6 3 3 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 31 32 5 10 119
Vanderbilt 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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Cotham L,4-4 4.1 9 7 7 2 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 22 26 5 1 87
Bierman 4.2 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 16 4 4 56
Umpires - HP: Paul GUILLIE (cc) 1B: Kevin ASSMAN 3B: Ray MILLER
Start: 3:06 PM Time: 2:38 Attendance:
Weather: Cloudy, 71 WIND: S 10
Game notes:
Alabama first SEC road series win of the season ... UA first series win at
Vandy since 2000 ... Matthes hits NCAA-leading 22nd home run in 1st inning
UA hits three HRs and has 82 hits this season ... Henderson and DiFazio
back-to-back HRs in 5th ... Howell first career CG w/10 strikeouts
Game: BAMA39
Play-by-Play
2009 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL
Alabama at #28 Vanderbilt (Game 1) - Play-by-Play
Apr 18, 2009 at Nashville, Tenn. (Hawkins Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Alabama............. 202 120 000 - 7 11 0
Vanderbilt.......... 110 001 000 - 3 6 0
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Alabama starters: 1/lf Dugas; 2/ss Rutledge; 3/2b Wilson; 22/rf Matthes; 6/dh
May; 14/3b J. Smith; 11/1b W. Henderson; 24/c DiFazio; 5/cf Kubal; 9/p Howell;
Vanderbilt starters: 5/c Giobbi; 25/rf Liddle; 9/1b Casali; 26/dh Westlake;
22/3b Esposito; 7/lf Loftus; 6/ss Harris; 8/2b Reynolds; 40/cf White; 27/p
Cotham;
Alabama 1st - Dugas singled to left center (0-0). Rutledge struck out
looking (3-2 FFBBBFFK). Dugas stole second. Wilson struck out looking (3-2
BBBKKK). Matthes homered to center field, 2 RBI; Dugas scored. May flied out to
rf (2-1 BBK). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Vanderbilt 1st - Giobbi homered to left center, RBI (2-2 SKFBB). Liddle
grounded out to 2b (1-1 KB). Casali singled to right field (2-0 BB). Westlake
singled to left center (2-2 BSBFF); Casali advanced to second. Esposito struck
out swinging (1-2 KBFFS). Loftus struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). 1 run, 3
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Alabama 2nd - J. Smith struck out looking (1-2 BFSK). W. Henderson
struck out swinging (2-2 KBKBS). DiFazio singled through the left side (2-2
BKSB). Kubal grounded out to p (1-2 KKB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Vanderbilt 2nd - Harris walked (3-0 BBBB). Reynolds struck out swinging
(0-2 FFS). Harris stole second. White grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2 FBFF);
Harris advanced to third. Giobbi singled to left field, RBI, out at second lf
to ss to 2b (2-0 BB); Harris scored. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 3rd - Dugas doubled down the lf line (1-0 B). Rutledge singled
to center field, advanced to second (0-0); Dugas advanced to third. Wilson
struck out swinging (2-2 KBKBFS). Matthes intentionally walked (3-0 BBBB). May
walked, RBI (3-1 BKBBB); Matthes advanced to second; Rutledge advanced to
third; Dugas scored. J. Smith flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-0 B); Matthes
advanced to third; Rutledge scored. W. Henderson struck out swinging (0-2 KSS).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Vanderbilt 3rd - Liddle popped up to ss up the middle (0-0). Casali
grounded out to 3b (1-1 FB). Westlake out at first 1b to p (0-0). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 4th - Del Howell retired Vandy five pitches in the 3rd inning.
DiFazio flied out to lf (1-0 B). Kubal doubled down the lf line (1-1 BF). Dugas
singled to left field, RBI (1-2 KFB); Kubal scored. Rutledge hit by pitch (1-0
B); Dugas advanced to second. Wilson reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 BKF);
Rutledge advanced to second; Dugas advanced to third. Matthes struck out
swinging (3-2 BBSFBS). May flied out to rf (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3
LOB.
Vanderbilt 4th - Esposito grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). Loftus flied out
to cf (0-1 K). Harris grounded out to 2b (3-2 BBKSBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 5th - J. Smith flied out to lf (0-0). W. Henderson homered to
left field, RBI (0-0). DiFazio homered to left center, RBI (1-0 B). Bierman to
p for Cotham. Kubal struck out swinging (1-2 FKBS). Dugas flied out to cf (0-1
K). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Vanderbilt 5th - Reynolds struck out looking (2-2 BSBFK). White struck
out swinging (1-2 BKKS). Giobbi grounded out to 2b (1-1 SB). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 6th - Liddle to cf. McClure to rf for White. Rutledge singled to
center field (3-2 SSBBB). Wilson fouled out to 3b, bunt (0-0). Matthes flied
out to rf to right center (1-1 KB). May out on batter's interference. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Vanderbilt 6th - Liddle singled to second base (3-2 KKBBB). Casali
doubled to right center, RBI, out at third rf to ss to 1b (0-1 S); Liddle
scored. Westlake struck out swinging (1-2 KKFBS). Esposito flied out to lf to
left center (0-1 S). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 7th - J. Smith struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS). W. Henderson
grounded out to 3b (1-1 FB). DiFazio struck out looking (1-2 SBSFK). 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Vanderbilt 7th - Loftus struck out swinging (2-2 BSBKS). Harris grounded
out to p, bunt (1-1 BS). Reynolds flied out to lf down the lf line (1-0 B).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 8th - Kubal hit by pitch (1-2 FBK). Dugas grounded out to 3b,
SAC, bunt (0-0); Kubal advanced to second. Kubal advanced to third on a wild
pitch. Rutledge hit into double play 3b to c to ss (2-1 BKB); Kubal out on the
play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Vanderbilt 8th - kubal called for interference with elbow brush in
rundown ... Ruteldge out on the play. McClure struck out looking (3-2 BKKBBK).
Giobbi struck out swinging (0-2 FSS). Liddle struck out looking (2-2 BKBKK).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 9th - Wilson popped up to 2b to right field (0-0). Matthes
grounded out to ss (2-2 BKBF). May tripled to left field (3-2 BFFBFFB). J.
Smith struck out swinging (1-2 SSBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Vanderbilt 9th - Casali popped up to ss to left field (2-2 SBSB).
Westlake out at first 1b to p (1-1 BK). Esposito grounded out to 3b (0-1 S).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Line score
Alabama 7, Vanderbilt 3 (Apr 18, 2009 at Nashville, Tenn.) (Game 1)
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Alabama............. 202 120 000 - 7 11 0 (26-13, 9-8 SEC)
Vanderbilt.......... 110 001 000 - 3 6 0 (23-14, 7-9 SEC)
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Pitchers: Alabama - Del Howell. Vanderbilt - Caleb Cotham; Sean Bierman(5).
Win-Del Howell(5-1) Loss-Caleb Cotham(4-4) T-2:38 A-0
HR UA - Kent Matthes (22); Wes Henderson (5); Vin DiFazio (7).
HR VU - Andrew Giobbi (3).
Weather: Cloudy, 71 WIND: S 10
Game notes:
Alabama first SEC road series win of the season ... UA first series win at
Vandy since 2000 ... Matthes hits NCAA-leading 22nd home run in 1st inning
UA hits three HRs and has 82 hits this season ... Henderson and DiFazio
back-to-back HRs in 5th ... Howell first career CG w/10 strikeouts
Game: BAMA39
