Alabama Baseball Primer: Shades of Crimson

[pmull]

This article by RollBamaRoll.com provides a good overview of what to expect from Bama Baseball this year. It tells you about the returning players and newcomers at each position.

This is year 4 of the Mitch Gaspard era and to be honest this is a tough season to forecast. Alabama Baseball had one of its worst years ever last season. We finished 11th of 12 teams and did not even qualify for the SEC Tourney. To be perfectly honest, we were, in 2012, one of the worst teams in the NCAA. And, as if that were not bad enough, we are now without the best player from last year's squad, Taylor Dugas, who finished his four years in 2012.

Although the four returning position players, with one exception, are probably not (based on last season's efforts) future major leaguers, there is great hope and anticipation in Tuscaloosa. That anticipation is based on an outstanding recruiting class in 2012 which was ranked the number 4 class in the country. The hope in and around the Alabama camp during fall practice was that the veteran players will be improved, and that the newcomers will be as good as advertised. If the two can mesh, then we should see marked improvement over last season. A season in which we did not win one SEC ROAD GAME. Not one!!

Improvement has got to be the theme of this team. In Mitch Gaspard's three previous years, the team's record has gotten worse each season. He went from 42-25 and nearly making the CWS in his first year (2010) to 35-28 the next year to 21-34 last year. With this trend in mind, baseball experts are picking Bama to finish near the bottom of a strong SEC.

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[SUPERCOACH]

I don't think Gaspard will survive another losing season and keep his job.

[ricky023]

Well if he doesn't pick it up this year, I think maybe your right. We are not use to having teams this far down. It is scary. RTR!

[pmull]

I don't think Gaspard will survive another losing season and keep his job.

We need to finish in the top half of the league and make the NCAA Tournament. Anything less is unacceptable. I don't want to be like the barn and accept losing in baseball and basketball.

[BAMAWV]

Off topic a little but Taylor Dugas will be missed. Early analysis of this years team looks like hit and run baseball. His lead-off on base pct. would have been worth gold this season. Dang. Again, this analysis of the Tide's offense is based on one 3 game home stand so we will see. RTR

[pmull]

Here are some stats from the VMI series:

We had a .319 Batting avg:
25 runs
30 hits (5 D, 0 T, 1 HR)
19 walks (.427 OB%)
22 runners LOB

VMI had .286 batting avg:
12 runs (9 earned)
25 hits (4 D, 2 T, 0 HR)
12 walks (.365 OB%)
25 runners LOB

We made 2 errors and turned 4 double plays.

The big stat is we are 3-0 and off to a good start.

[ricky023]

We need to clean up the bases a little more. So many left on base. Tis is something that hurts even the great teams. We will practice this and will get a lot better. RTR!

[BAMAWV]

We need to clean up the bases a little more. So many left on base. Tis is something that hurts even the great teams. We will practice this and will get a lot better. RTR!

Babe Ruth used to be pretty good at that,--clean up. Just sayin'.

[Jamos]

Off topic a little but Taylor Dugas will be missed. Early analysis of this years team looks like hit and run baseball. His lead-off on base pct. would have been worth gold this season. Dang. Again, this analysis of the Tide's offense is based on one 3 game home stand so we will see. RTR

Didn't Bama start out 0-3 last year against one of the lesser Florida schools and everybody on here said that Bama didn't have crap for a team. They were dead on about that team but this year they're singing a different song and I like what they are singing. RTR!!

[pmull]

Off topic a little but Taylor Dugas will be missed. Early analysis of this years team looks like hit and run baseball. His lead-off on base pct. would have been worth gold this season. Dang. Again, this analysis of the Tide's offense is based on one 3 game home stand so we will see. RTR

Didn't Bama start out 0-3 last year against one of the lesser Florida schools and everybody on here said that Bama didn't have crap for a team. They were dead on about that team but this year they're singing a different song and I like what they are singing. RTR!!

We started 0-3 against Florida Atlantic. Guess who we play next in Baca Raton, FL. Pay back time.

Tuesday we host No. 21 Southern Miss. We should have a good feel for how much we have improved after this week's games. So far, I am optomistic we have shored up some weak spots.

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