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[pmull]

Bama got blown out in Game Two. The season is over but it was a fun ride. We hosted for the first time in a long time, and we made our first Super Regional since 2010. The team could have folded after Bohannon let them down and got fired. Instead, they rallied and made the last month of the season a lot of fun.

What does Greg Burn do now? Does he go after a proven winner and pay up for a home run hire or does he give Jackson the job? I am OK with Jackson staying. He handled himself well and did an amazing job down the stretch.

We begin the long drought of no college sports for the summer. It is time to turn our attention to Football.

What was wrong with us this year pmull? Was it our pitching or hitting? This to me would determine who we go after and hire. RTR!

This year exceeded most people's expectations. We hosted a regional for the first time since 2006. It was our first Super Regional appearance since 2010. 43 wins is the most since 44 in 2006. Our team was very well rounded. He hit for average and power. We were patient at the plate and drew 340 walks. We hit 112 home runs which is 4th best all time for a Bama team. Our pitching was very solid. We had a good team ERA and tied the team record for strikeouts.

Our biggest problem this year was:
1. We had a head coach betting on our games, I assume betting against us.
2. We play in the SEC which is by far the best baseball conference.
3. We got a bad seed in the Regionals which paired us with #1 Wake Forest in the Supers. We should have been seeded 10-13 in lieu of our #16 Seed.

I think we may have our coach. Jackson did a very good job keeping the team together down the stretch. Unless Greg Bryne can go get a proven winner I prefer to stay with Jackson.

Hey, pmull, thanks for the wrap on the BB season.  I had the (wrong) impression that it had fallen apart.  I guess that came from all the stuff with the HC. Winning 44 games is an impressive feat for any team.  We had more talent than I realized and those guys hung together in the face of adversity. Roll Tide!!

I hope some of our guys get drafted by MLB.  It will help our program if we can get more guys to the major leagues.

Question:  Do we recruit any guys from Puerto Rico, the Dominican, etc?

We have had a couple of players from Puerto Rico and/or Dominican in the past. It is rare. I assume the reason you do not see more programs recruiting them is the baseball scholarship limits. The NCAA only allows 11.5 baseball scholarships per year. Most teams have about 35 players. They do not go very far and full rides are rarely given. It would be a very high cost for your average Puerto Rician family to send their kid here. Academic scholarships and NIL play a part in recruiting as well. Alabama & Auburn are at a big disadvantage in baseball recruiting because we do not have lottery or Hope Scholarship money.

[Hannibal Lecter, MD]

Bama has a couple players in the transfer portal, including a very good freshman:

"Less than 24 hours after hiring Rob Vaughn as its next baseball coach, Alabama's Colby Shelton and Bryce Eblin entered the transfer portal on Wednesday, Tide Illustrated has learned.

Shelton was named a Freshman All-American by the Collegiate Baseball News and a Second-Team Freshman All-American by the NCBWA after a season where he hit .300 along with 61 hits, 25 home runs and 51 RBIs. The Lithia, Florida native brought his game to another level during Alabama's postseason run tallying five RBIs and three home runs in the final three games of the season."

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[ricky023]

Bama has a couple players in the transfer portal, including a very good freshman:

"Less than 24 hours after hiring Rob Vaughn as its next baseball coach, Alabama's Colby Shelton and Bryce Eblin entered the transfer portal on Wednesday, Tide Illustrated has learned.

Shelton was named a Freshman All-American by the Collegiate Baseball News and a Second-Team Freshman All-American by the NCBWA after a season where he hit .300 along with 61 hits, 25 home runs and 51 RBIs. The Lithia, Florida native brought his game to another level during Alabama's postseason run tallying five RBIs and three home runs in the final three games of the season."

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Well he must be afraid he'll have to work for his right to start. That is the only reason I can possibly see for players leaving. RTR!

[pmull]

Bama has a couple players in the transfer portal, including a very good freshman:

"Less than 24 hours after hiring Rob Vaughn as its next baseball coach, Alabama's Colby Shelton and Bryce Eblin entered the transfer portal on Wednesday, Tide Illustrated has learned.

Shelton was named a Freshman All-American by the Collegiate Baseball News and a Second-Team Freshman All-American by the NCBWA after a season where he hit .300 along with 61 hits, 25 home runs and 51 RBIs. The Lithia, Florida native brought his game to another level during Alabama's postseason run tallying five RBIs and three home runs in the final three games of the season."

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I hope Vaughn gets a chance to re-recruit them, especially Shelton. The question is are they wanting to play somewhere else or is it NIL money they are looking for?

I hate the Transfer Portal!

[pmull]

Alabama Baseball finishes #10 in final NCAA Baseball rankings.

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[ricky023]

Hey to finish #10 is absolutely grand considering what they had to go through. RTR!

[2Stater]

Alabama Baseball finishes #10 in final NCAA Baseball rankings.

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They played some good baseball this year, particularly after they got rid of Bohannon. Been a very long time since they finished in the top 10.

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