South Carolina vs Alabama (May 20, 2009)
Box Score
2009 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL
#19 South Carolina vs #12 Alabama
May 20, 2009 at Hoover, Alabama (Regions Park)
South Carolina 9 (38-19)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Whit Merrifield cf....... 5 2 1 0 0 2 5 0 1
DeAngelo Mack dh......... 4 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 2
Nick Ebert 1b............ 5 0 0 1 1 1 9 0 1
Jackie Bradley, Jr. rf... 6 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0
Justin Dalles c.......... 6 0 1 2 0 4 13 0 1
Andrew Crisp 3b.......... 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 4
Adam Matthews lf......... 4 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 0
Bobby Haney ss........... 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 0
Scott Wingo 2b........... 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0
Blake Cooper p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parker Bangs p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curtis Johnson p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Farotto p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 45 9 11 7 5 11 33 9 9
Alabama 5 (37-18)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Taylor Dugas lf/cf....... 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1
Josh Rutledge ss......... 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 1 1
Ross Wilson 2b........... 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 4 0
Kent Matthes rf.......... 5 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 0
Brandon May dh........... 5 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 3
Jake Smith 3b............ 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 3 3
Clay Jones 1b............ 3 0 0 0 2 1 9 1 1
Vin DiFazio c............ 4 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 2
Alex Kubal cf............ 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Tyler Odle cf........... 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
Wes Henderson ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Kyle Moore lf........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Del Howell p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Nathan Kilcrease p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Nelson p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 39 5 8 5 7 13 33 10 13
Score by Innings R H E
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South Carolina...... 000 023 000 04 - 9 11 0
Alabama............. 300 100 100 00 - 5 8 1
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E - Wilson(13). LOB - USC 9; Alabama 13. 2B - Merrifield(15); Dalles(7);
Haney(12); May(18); Kubal(13). HR - Matthews(3); Matthes(28). HBP -
Merrifield; Dugas; Rutledge; DiFazio. SH - Kubal(4). SF - J. Smith(6). SB -
Bradley, Jr.(8).
South Carolina IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Blake Cooper........ 6.2 7 5 5 2 7 25 32 114
Parker Bangs........ 2.2 1 0 0 2 6 9 11 49
Curtis Johnson...... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
Alex Farotto........ 1.1 0 0 0 3 0 4 7 34
Alabama IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Del Howell.......... 5.1 7 5 5 2 7 23 25 101
Nathan Kilcrease.... 5.0 3 3 3 1 3 19 21 65
Jimmy Nelson........ 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 3 5 19
Win - Farotto (4-2). Loss - Kilcrease (4-4). Save - None.
WP - Nelson(3). HBP - by Cooper (Dugas); by Cooper (Rutledge); by Cooper
(DiFazio); by Kilcrease (Merrifield). BK - Howell(2). Inherited runners/scored:
Johnson, C. 2/0; Farotto 2/0; Nelson 3/3. Pitches/strikes: Cooper 114/75; Bangs
49/31; Johnson, C. 4/3; Farotto 34/17; Howell 101/62; Kilcrease 65/47; Nelson
19/9.
Umpires - HP: David SAVAGE 1B: Paul GUILLIE 2B: Tony WALSH 3B: Jack COX
Start: 9:57 PM Time: 3:57 Attendance: 9254
Weather: Clear, 70 WIND: E 5 mph
Game notes:
SEC Tournament Game 4 ... Kent Matthes ties UA single-season home run
record with solo home run in 7th inning ... Alabama has now lost five
straight SEC Tournament first round games ...Wilson 13-game hitting
streak ... May 13-game hitting streak.
Game: BAMA55
Composite Box Score
2009 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL
#19 South Carolina vs #12 Alabama - Composite Box Score
May 20, 2009 at Hoover, Alabama (Regions Park)
South Carolina 9 (38-19)
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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Merrifield cf 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mack dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ebert 1b 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 0
Bradley, Jr. rf 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
Dalles c 6 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 13 0 0
Crisp 3b 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Matthews lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Haney ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Wingo 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
Cooper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bangs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnson, C. p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Farotto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals...... 45 9 11 7 3 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 11 1 2 0 33 9 0
Alabama 5 (37-18)
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/cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Rutledge ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 0
Wilson 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 1
Matthes rf 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
May dh 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Smith 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 0
Jones 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 1 0
DiFazio c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 12 0 0
Kubal cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Odle cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
W. Henderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Moore lf 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 1 0
Kilcrease p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nelson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals...... 39 5 8 5 2 0 1 7 0 0 3 1 1 13 1 5 0 33 10 1
South Carolina 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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Cooper 6.2 7 5 5 2 7 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 25 32 5 8 114
Bangs 2.2 1 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 2 0 49
Johnson, C. 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
Farotto W,4-2 1.1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 2 2 34
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 5.1 7 5 5 2 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 23 25 5 4 101
Kilcrease L,4-4 5.0 3 3 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 21 6 6 65
Nelson 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0 1 19
Umpires - HP: David SAVAGE 1B: Paul GUILLIE 2B: Tony WALSH 3B: Jack COX
Start: 9:57 PM Time: 3:57 Attendance: 9254
Weather: Clear, 70 WIND: E 5 mph
Game notes:
SEC Tournament Game 4 ... Kent Matthes ties UA single-season home run
record with solo home run in 7th inning ... Alabama has now lost five
straight SEC Tournament first round games ...Wilson 13-game hitting
streak ... May 13-game hitting streak.
Game: BAMA55
Play-by-Play
2009 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE BASEBALL
#19 South Carolina vs #12 Alabama - Play-by-Play
May 20, 2009 at Hoover, Alabama (Regions Park)
Score by Innings R H E
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South Carolina...... 000 023 000 04 - 9 11 0
Alabama............. 300 100 100 00 - 5 8 1
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South Carolina starters: 5/cf Merrifield; 17/dh Mack; 47/1b Ebert; 19/rf
Bradley, Jr.; 21/c Dalles; 2/3b Crisp; 26/lf Matthews; 23/ss Haney; 8/2b Wingo;
27/p Cooper;
Alabama starters: 1/lf Dugas; 2/ss Rutledge; 3/2b Wilson; 22/rf Matthes; 6/dh
May; 14/3b J. Smith; 16/1b Jones; 24/c DiFazio; 5/cf Kubal; 9/p Howell;
South Carolina 1st - Merrifield struck out swinging (2-2 KBFFBS). Mack
grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-2 BKFB). Ebert flied out to rf (1-1 BS). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 1st - Dugas grounded out to ss up the middle (1-2 BSK). Rutledge
singled to third base (2-2 BKBS). Wilson singled through the left side (3-2
KBBBK); Rutledge advanced to second. Matthes singled to third base (1-0 B);
Wilson advanced to second; Rutledge advanced to third. May doubled to right
center, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Matthes advanced to third; Wilson scored; Rutledge
scored. J. Smith flied out to cf to right center, SF, RBI (0-0); May advanced
to third; Matthes scored. Jones walked (3-2 FBBKBB). DiFazio flied out to cf to
left center (0-1 F). 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
South Carolina 2nd - Bradley, Jr. fouled out to c (2-1 BBK). Dalles
struck out looking (1-2 KFBK). Crisp struck out swinging (3-2 BFSBBFS). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 2nd - Kubal struck out looking (2-2 KBBSK). Dugas hit by pitch
(1-2 FKBFF). Rutledge hit by pitch (0-1 K); Dugas advanced to second. Wilson
grounded out to ss (0-2 KKFFF); Rutledge advanced to second; Dugas advanced to
third. Matthes intentionally walked (3-0 BBBB). May struck out looking (0-2
KFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
South Carolina 3rd - Matthews grounded out to p, bunt (1-0 B). Haney
walked (3-1 BBKBB). Wingo singled to right field (0-1 K); Haney advanced to
third. Merrifield struck out swinging (1-2 BSFS). Mack struck out swinging (1-2
KBSFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Alabama 3rd - J. Smith struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS). Jones flied out
to cf (0-0). DiFazio struck out swinging (2-2 BFBKFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
South Carolina 4th - Ebert flied out to cf (2-2 KBSB). Bradley, Jr.
singled to right field (1-1 FB). Bradley, Jr. advanced to second on a balk.
Wells visits the mound after balk. Dalles struck out swinging (2-2 KBSFBFS).
Crisp flied out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Alabama 4th - Kubal doubled down the lf line (0-0). Dugas flied out to
lf (0-0); Kubal advanced to third. Rutledge grounded out to ss, RBI (2-0 BB);
Kubal scored. Wilson grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
South Carolina 5th - Matthews walked (3-0 BBBB). Haney flied out to lf
(1-1 BK). Wingo reached on a fielder's choice (1-1 BF); Matthews out at second
2b to ss. Merrifield doubled down the rf line (0-1 F); Wingo advanced to third.
Mack singled to center field, RBI (2-1 BBK); Merrifield scored; Wingo scored.
Ebert struck out swinging (2-2 FSFBBS). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Alabama 5th - Matthes struck out swinging (3-2 BBKFBFFFS). May grounded
out to 2b up the middle (0-1 K). J. Smith singled up the middle (0-0). Jones
grounded out to ss (1-1 BF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
South Carolina 6th - Bradley, Jr. singled up the middle (1-2 BKK).
Dalles grounded out to ss (1-1 FB); Bradley, Jr. advanced to second. Crisp
singled through the right side (3-1 BBBK); Bradley, Jr. advanced to third.
Matthews homered to left center, 3 RBI (1-1 BK); Crisp scored; Bradley, Jr.
scored. Kilcrease to p for Howell. Haney reached on a throwing error by 2b (2-2
KBFB). Wingo lined out to ss (1-1 BS). Merrifield grounded out to 3b (1-1 SB).
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Alabama 6th - DiFazio hit by pitch (1-1 BF). Kubal grounded out to 1b
unassisted, SAC, bunt (0-0); DiFazio advanced to second. Dugas flied out to cf
(1-2 FBFF); DiFazio advanced to third. Rutledge struck out looking (3-2
BBKFBFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
South Carolina 7th - Odle to cf for Kubal. Mack walked (3-0 BBBB). Ebert
flied out to rf (2-2 BBSF). Bradley, Jr. reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K);
Mack out at second 1b to ss. Dalles struck out swinging (0-2 SKS). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Alabama 7th - Wilson struck out swinging (2-2 FBKBS). Matthes homered to
center field, RBI (1-0 B). May grounded out to 3b (2-1 FBB). Bangs to p for
Cooper. J. Smith struck out swinging (0-2 FF). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
South Carolina 8th - Crisp grounded out to 3b (0-2 KF). Matthews flied
out to cf (1-1 SB). Haney grounded out to 2b to right field (2-0 BB). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 8th - Jones struck out swinging (0-2 SSS). DiFazio struck out
looking (2-2 BKFBK). Odle walked (3-2 BKSFBBB). Dugas popped up to ss down the
lf line (1-2 KFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
South Carolina 9th - Wingo struck out swinging (0-2 SSS). Merrifield
grounded out to 3b (1-2 KKBFF). Mack grounded out to 2b (1-2 BFK). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 9th - Rutledge struck out looking (2-2 BSBFK). Wilson struck out
swinging (0-2 KSS). Matthes struck out swinging (2-2 BBKSS). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
South Carolina 10th - Ebert flied out to cf (0-1 K). Bradley, Jr.
singled to right center (0-1 K). Dalles struck out swinging (2-2 BKFBFFS);
Bradley, Jr. stole second. Crisp flied out to cf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Alabama 10th - The ball hit May and he was not awarded first base and
Coach Wells was. ejected from the game by David Savage. May flied out to lf
(3-2 BKFBFBF). J. Smith singled to shortstop (0-2 FF). Jones walked (3-0 BBBB);
J. Smith advanced to second. Johnson, C. to p for Bangs. DiFazio flied out to
rf (1-2 FBF). Farotto to p for Johnson, C.. W. Henderson pinch hit for Odle. W.
Henderson reached on a fielder's choice (1-0 B); Jones out at second 3b to 2b.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
South Carolina 11th - Dugas to cf. K. Moore to lf for W. Henderson.
Matthews fouled out to 3b, bunt (0-0). Haney doubled to left field (0-0). Wingo
singled to left field (0-1 K); Haney advanced to third. Merrifield hit by pitch
(0-0); Wingo advanced to second. Nelson to p for Kilcrease. Merrifield advanced
to second on a wild pitch; Wingo advanced to third on a wild pitch; Haney
scored on a wild pitch. Mack intentionally walked (3-0 BBBB). Ebert walked, RBI
(3-2 BBBKKB); Mack advanced to second; Merrifield advanced to third; Wingo
scored. Bradley, Jr. struck out looking (1-2 KBFK). Dalles doubled to left
field, 2 RBI (1-2 KKB); Ebert advanced to third; Mack scored; Merrifield
scored. Crisp grounded out to 2b (0-0). 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Alabama 11th - Dugas walked (3-2 BBKBKFB). Rutledge flied out to cf to
right center (2-2 KSBFB). Wilson walked (3-2 BFBFBB); Dugas advanced to second.
Matthes flied out to rf (0-1 K); Dugas advanced to third. May walked (3-2
KBKBBB); Wilson advanced to second. J. Smith grounded out to p (2-2 BKFB). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Line score
South Carolina 9, Alabama 5 (May 20, 2009 at Hoover, Alabama)
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South Carolina...... 000 023 000 04 - 9 11 0 (38-19)
Alabama............. 300 100 100 00 - 5 8 1 (37-18)
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Pitchers: South Carolina - Blake Cooper; Parker Bangs(7); Curtis Johnson(10); Alex Farotto(10).
Alabama - Del Howell; Nathan Kilcrease(6); Jimmy Nelson(11).
Win-Alex Farotto(4-2) Loss-Nathan Kilcrease(4-4) T-3:57 A-9254
HR SC - Adam Matthews (3).
HR UA - Kent Matthes (28).
Weather: Clear, 70 WIND: E 5 mph
Game notes:
SEC Tournament Game 4 ... Kent Matthes ties UA single-season home run
record with solo home run in 7th inning ... Alabama has now lost five
straight SEC Tournament first round games ...Wilson 13-game hitting
streak ... May 13-game hitting streak.
Game: BAMA55