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1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

The 1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team is a baseball team that represented the University of Alabama in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide were members of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Sewell–Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They were led by second-year head coach Jim Wells.

1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
SEC regular season champions
SEC tournament champions
South I Regional champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern
Record50–19 (20–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMitch Gaspard (2nd season)
Hitting coachTodd Butler (2nd season)
Home stadiumSewell–Thomas Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 3 Florida  x‍†‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 50 – 18   .735
No. 12 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12   .600 43 – 20   .683
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 15 – 14   .517 35 – 24   .593
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 29 – 25   .537
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 25 – 28   .472
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 8 – 21   .276 24 – 30   .444
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama  x‍†‍‡‍ 20 – 10   .667 50 – 19   .725
No. 1 LSU  x‍†‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 52 – 15   .776
No. 27 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 38 – 24   .613
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 39 – 20   .661
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 32 – 24   .571
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 24 – 30   .444
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

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1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
RHP Skip Ames R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
P Andy Bernard /
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INF Joe Caruso R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
P Joel Colgrove /
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P John Collins /
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P Chris Eilers /
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Eric Goldis /
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OF Doug Hall L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Gallatin, Tennessee
OF Dustan Mohr R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Hattiesburg, Mississippi
INF Chris Moller /
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INF Kevin Nichols R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Panama City, Florida
C Dax Norris R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr La Grange, Georgia
INF Andy Phillips R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Tuscaloosa, Alabama
LHP Corey Spiers L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Joliet, Illinois
INF Brett Taft R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Birmingham, Alabama
OF David Tidwell R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Grenada, Mississippi
RHP Manny Torres /R
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RHP Byron Tribe R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
INF Robbie Tucker /
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LHP Tim Young L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Gulfport, Mississippi
Head coach

Jim Wells

Assistant coach(es)

Todd Butler
Mitch Gaspard

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Schedule

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1996 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log
Regular season
February (9–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
1 February 9 vs Georgia Tech Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida 7–2 1–0 –
2 February 10 vs Wake Forest Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida 10–7 2–0 –
3 February 11 vs North Carolina Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida 6–7 2–1 –
4 February 16 Centenary Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 6–5 3–1 –
5 February 17 Centenary Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–2 4–1 –
6 February 18 Centenary Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 6–1 5–1 –
7 February 21 Middle Tennessee Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–4 5–2 –
8 February 23 at Northeast Louisiana Warhawk Field • Monroe, Louisiana 8–2 6–2 –
9 February 24 at Northeast Louisiana Warhawk Field • Monroe, Louisiana 7–1 7–2 –
10 February 25 at Northeast Louisiana Warhawk Field • Monroe, Louisiana 3–5 7–3 –
11 February 27 Radford Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 6–1 8–3 –
12 February 28 Radford Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 19–4 9–3 –
March (14–7)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
13 March 1 UNC Greensboro Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8–13 9–4 –
14 March 2 UNC Greensboro Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–3 10–4 –
15 March 3 UNC Greensboro Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 12–3 11–4 –
16 March 5 at Samford Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama 5–4 12–4 –
17 March 8 at Georgia Foley Field • Athens, Georgia 1–11 12–5 0–1
18 March 9 at Georgia Foley Field • Athens, Georgia 9–6 13–5 1–1
19 March 10 at Georgia Foley Field • Athens, Georgia 6–4 14–5 2–1
20 March 12 Murray State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–6 14–6 2–1
21 March 13 Murray State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–3 15–6 2–1
22 March 16 Florida Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8–9 15–7 2–2
23 March 16 Florida Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–2 16–7 3–2
24 March 17 Florida Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8–4 17–7 4–2
25 March 19 Eastern Kentucky Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 10–2 18–7 4–2
26 March 20 Eastern Kentucky Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 7–8 18–8 4–2
27 March 22 Tennessee Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2–0 19–8 5–2
28 March 23 Tennessee Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2–6 19–9 5–3
29 March 24 Tennessee Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 5–4 20–9 6–3
30 March 26 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama 1–0 21–9 6–3
31 March 29 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee 0–5 21–10 6–4
32 March 30 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee 14–13 22–10 7–4
33 March 31 at Vanderbilt McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee 14–11 23–10 8–4
April (12–5)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
34 April 2 Auburn Paterson Field • Montgomery, Alabama 2–0 24–10 8–4
35 April 5 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky 17–4 25–10 9–4
36 April 6 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky 2–3 25–11 9–5
37 April 7 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky 4–1 26–11 10–5
38 April 10 UAB Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 17–6 27–11 10–5
39 April 12 Mississippi State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–1 28–11 11–5
40 April 13 Mississippi State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 5–4 29–11 12–5
41 April 13 Mississippi State Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1–5 29–12 12–6
42 April 17 at UAB Jerry D. Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, Alabama 12–5 30–12 12–6
43 April 19 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1–3 30–13 12–7
44 April 20 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–8 30–14 12–8
45 April 21 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–5 31–14 13–8
46 April 22 Birmingham–Southern Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8–2 32–14 13–8
47 April 24 Samford Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 8–2 33–14 13–8
48 April 26 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 6–8 33–15 13–9
49 April 27 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 17–4 34–15 14–9
50 April 28 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 12–5 35–15 15–9
May (5–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
51 May 3 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas 3–9 35–16 15–10
52 May 4 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas 7–3 36–16 16–10
53 May 5 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas 3–2 37–16 17–10
54 May 10 Auburn Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1–0 38–16 18–10
55 May 11 Auburn Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 7–1 39–16 19–10
56 May 12 Auburn Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 4–0 40–16 20–10
Postseason
SEC Tournament (5–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
57 May 16 vs Kentucky Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 3–2 41–16 20–10
58 May 17 vs Tennessee Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 3–1 42–16 20–10
59 May 18 vs Florida Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 3–7 42–17 20–10
60 May 18 vs Kentucky Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 16–8 43–17 20–10
61 May 19 vs Florida Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 10–5 44–17 20–10
62 May 19 vs Florida Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama 15–5 45–17 20–10
South I Regional (4–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
63 May 23 Princeton Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 19–2 46–17 20–10
64 May 24 South Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 9–3 47–17 20–10
65 May 25 Stetson Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3–1 48–17 20–10
66 May 26 Virginia Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama 18–8 49–17 20–10
1996 College World Series (1–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record
67 May 31 vs Oklahoma State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 7–5 50–17 20–10
68 June 2 vs Miami (FL) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–15 50–18 20–10
69 June 4 vs Clemson Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 13–14 50–19 20–10

Awards and honors

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Skip Ames
  • ABCA All-South Region Team
Andy Bernard
  • South I Regional All-Tournament Team
Joe Caruso
  • South I Regional All-Tournament Team
  • SEC All-Tournament Team
  • SEC Tournament MVP
Joel Colgrove
  • South I Regional All-Tournament Team
  • South I Regional MVP
Doug Hall
  • SEC All-Tournament Team
Dustan Mohr
  • SEC All-Tournament Team
Chris Moller
  • SEC All-Tournament Team
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Dax Norris
  • ABCA All-South Region Team
  • First Team All-SEC
Brett Taft
  • South I Regional All-Tournament Team
David Tidwell
  • South I Regional All-Tournament Team
Tim Young
  • Second Team All-SEC[3]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "CWS record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "2020 Alabama Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.rolltide.com. University of Alabama. February 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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