GAME NOTES--SAMFORD AT ALABAMA (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford University baseball team will travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to take on the eighth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The game can be seen live on SECN+.
 
Samford enters the week with a record of 14-14 overall and 1-2 in SoCon play. Last week, Samford played a midweek game at Mississippi State Tuesday night, falling, 6-1. The team dropped two-of-three games to Creighton over the weekend.
 
Samford and Alabama have met 115 previous times, with Alabama holding a 100-15 series lead. Last season, Alabama earned a pair of wins over Samford, winning, 11-10 in Birmingham and by a score of 14-5 in Tuscaloosa.
 
Samford is scheduled to start right-handed pitcher Brooks Rice in Tuesday night's game. Rice has an 0-2 record and a 9.39 ERA. Alabama has listed right-handed pitcher J.T. Blackwood as its starting pitcher. Blackwood is 2-0 with a 3.74 ERA.
 
Cade Carr is currently leading Samford in hitting with a .375 (36-for-96) average with eight doubles, five home runs and a team-high 37 RBI. His 37 RBI rank third in the Southern Conference. Jeffrey Ince is hitting .337 (33-for-98) with six doubles, three home runs and 19 RBI. Michael Gupton is hitting .323 (30-for-93) with six doubles, three home runs and 13 EBI. Parker McDonald is hitting .321 (27-for-84) with five doubles, seven home runs and 22 RBI.
 
Alabama enters Tuesday night's game with a mark of 25-4 overall and 6-3 in the SEC. The Crimson Tide defeated North Alabama, 4-3 in a midweek game last week and they won two of three games at Oklahoma over the weekend.
 
Alabama has been led by Kade Snell, batting .421 (45-for-107) with eight doubles, five home runs and 24 RBI. Justin Lebron leads the team in home runs with 13 and in RBI with 52.
 
Tuesday night's game can be seen live online on the SEC Network+, and live stats will also be available. To follow all of Samford's games this season, click on the following link: 2025 SCHEDULE.
 
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