2013 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

2013 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball

Tallahassee Regional, 1–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference West
2013 record	35–27 (14–15 SEC)
Head coach	Mitch Gaspard (4th year)
Hitting coach	Andy Phillips
Pitching coach	Dax Norris
Home stadium	Sewell-Thomas Stadium

	Conf				Overall
2013 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
#9 Vanderbilt ^x†^y	26	–	3	.897	54	–	12	.818
#13 South Carolina ^y	17	–	12	.586	43	–	20	.683
Florida ^y	14	–	16	.467	29	–	30	.492
Kentucky	11	–	19	.367	30	–	25	.545
Missouri	10	–	20	.333	18	–	32	.360
Tennessee	9	–	19	.321	22	–	30	.423
Georgia	7	–	20	.259	21	–	32	.396
Western
#7 LSU ^x‡^y	23	–	7	.767	57	–	11	.838
#18 Arkansas ^y	18	–	11	.621	39	–	22	.639
#2 Mississippi State ^y	16	–	14	.533	51	–	20	.718
Ole Miss ^y	15	–	15	.500	38	–	24	.613
Alabama ^y	14	–	15	.483	35	–	28	.556
Texas A&M ^y	13	–	16	.448	34	–	29	.540
Auburn	13	–	17	.433	33	–	23	.589

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of June 26, 2013^[1]^[2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represents the University of Alabama in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide play their home games in Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

Personnel

Returning starters

Player	Class	Position
Austen Smith	Junior	1B
Kenny Roberts	Senior	2B
Brett Booth	Senior	3B
Ben Moore	Sophomore	RF
Taylor Guilbeau	Sophomore	SP
Tucker Hawely	Senior	SP
Justin Kamplain	Sophomore	SP
Charley Sullivan	Senior	SP

Roster

2013 Alabama Crimson Tide roster

Pitchers

11 Trey Pilkington - Senior
17 Jay Shaw - Sophomore
20 Taylor Guilbeau - Sophomore
23 Ray Castillo - Freshman
26 Justin Kamplain - Sophomore
27 Taylor Wolfe - Junior
28 Jake Hubbard - Sophomore
29 Charley Sullivan - Senior
31 Jonathan Hess - Freshman
32 Spencer Turnbull - Sophomore
33 Mitch Greer - Freshman
36 Keaton Haack - Freshman
39 Clayton Parker - Freshman
35 Jon Keller - Sophomore
44 Tucker Hawley - Junior
50 Ricky Doverspike - Senior

Catchers

10 Wade Wass - Junior
37 Taylor Poe - Freshman

Infielders

1 Mikey White - Freshman
3 Kenny Roberts - Senior
5 Brett Booth - Senior
15 Cameron Carlisle Senior
18 Austen Smith - Junior
19 Daniel Cucjen - Freshman
40 Davis Blair - Junior
42 Allen Dye - Junior
49 Steven Cole - Junior

Outfielders

2 Andrew Miller - Senior
7 Ben Moore - Sophomore
14 Mathew Goodson - Freshman
22 Georgie Salem - Freshman
25 Ryan Blanchard - Freshman
34 Brink Ambler - Freshman
45 Riley Colburn - Freshman

Utility

6 Kyle Overstreet - Freshman
12 Chance Vincent - Freshman
16 Cary Baxter - Sophomore
21 Colton Freeman - Freshman

2013 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Roster

Coaching staff

2013 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaching staff
8 Mitch Gaspard – Head Coach - 13 years at Alabama (4th as Head Coach) 9 Andy Phillips – Hitting Coach - 3rd year 4 Dax Norris – Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator - 7th year 43 Bobby Barbier – Volunteer Coach - 4th year – Ken Brown – Director of Operations - 2nd year

Schedule and results

2013 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log

colspan=2 style="background:#FFF | Regular Season

February (7–1)

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
February 15	VMI	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	8–3	R. Castillo (1–0)	R. Ellis (0–1)	None	3,269	1–0	–
February 16	VMI	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	10–5	J. Keller (1–0)	C. Henkel (0–1)	J. Hubbard (1)	3,059	2–0	–
February 17	VMI	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	7–4	T. Hawley (1–0)	C. Bach (0–1)	J. Kamplain (1)	3,046	3–0	–
February 19	#21 Southern Miss	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	10–8	T. Guilbeau (1–0)	J. Winston (0–1)	None	3,124	4–0	–
February 22	Florida Atlantic	FAU Baseball Stadium	5–2	T. Hawley (2–0)	A. Archer (0–1)	J. Hubbard (2)	559	5–0	–
February 23	Florida Atlantic	FAU Baseball Stadium	4–2	J. Keller (2–0)	J. Meiers (1–1)	R. Castillo (1)	498	6–0	–
February 24	Florida Atlantic	FAU Baseball Stadium	0–3	J. Strawn (1–0)	S. Turnbull (0–1)	H. Adams (1)	360	6–1	–
February 26	Samford	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	5–4	M. Greer (1–0)	A. Garcia (0–2)	J. Kamplain (2)	2,799	7–1	–

March (11–10)

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
March 1	Tulane	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	0-4	T. Rizzotti (2–1)	C. Sullivan (0–1)	None	2,925	7–2	–
March 2	Tulane	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	2–6	A. Byo (1–1)	J. Keller (2–1)	A. Garner (3)	2,800	7–3	–
March 3	Tulane	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	12–6	R. Castillo (2–0)	B. Wilson (1–1)	None	2,864	8–3	–
March 5†	Auburn	Riverwalk Stadium	3–6	C. Kendrick (1–0)	T. Hawley (2–1)	None	6,911	8–4	–
March 8	#5 Louisville	Jim Patterson Stadium	3–4¹⁴	K. McGrath (1–0)	J. Shaw (0–1)	None	1,659	8–5	–
March 9	#5 Louisville	Jim Patterson Stadium	0–6	J. Thompson (4–0)	J. Keller (2–2)	None	3,022	8–6	–
March 10	#5 Louisville	Jim Patterson Stadium	7–8¹⁰	K. McGrath (2–0)	M. Greer (1–1)	None	3,240	8–7	–
March 12	Memphis	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	0–6	A. Gunn (1–1)	T. Guilbeau (1–1)	None	2,982	8–8	–
March 13	Memphis	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	4–2	T. Hawley (3–1)	M. Wills (0–1)	J. Hubbard (3)	2,917	9–8	–
March 15	Tennessee	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	12–1	C. Sullivan (1–1)	Z. Godley (1–2)	None	3,497	10–8	1–0
March 16	Tennessee	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	6–7	T. Bettencourt (2–1)	K. Haack (0–1)	D. Owenby (1)	3,668	10–9	1–1
March 17	Tennessee	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	15–1	S. Turnbull (1–1)	A. Cox (1–2)	None	3,376	11–9	2–1
March 19	Samford	Joe Lee Griffin Field	15–7	T. Hawley (4–1)	P. McGavin (0–3)	None	1,725	12–9	–
March 20	Jacksonville State	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	6–5	J. Hubbard (1–0)	A. Polk (2–4)	R. Castillo (2)	2,962	13–9	–
March 22	Georgia	Foley Field	6–3	C. Sullivan (2–1)	S. McLaughlin (3–2)	R. Castillo (3)	1,808	14–9	3–1
March 23	Georgia	Foley Field	6–3	J. Keller (3–2)	P. Boing (1–3)	K. Haack (1)	2,217	15–9	4–1
March 24	Georgia	Foley Field	3–0	S. Turnbull (2–1)	B. Benzor (1–1)	R. Castillo (4)	1,651	16–9	5–1
March 26	UAB	Hoover Met	0–1	S. Kelley (1–0)	T. Hawley (4–2)	J. German (1)	854	16–10	–
March 28	Auburn	Plainsman Park	6–2	C. Sullivan (3–1)	C. Kendrick (2–1)	R. Castillo (5)	4,043	17–10	6–1
March 29	Auburn	Plainsman Park	3–6	M. O'Neal (5–2)	J. Keller (3–3)	T. Dedrick (2)	3,635	17–11	6–2
March 30	Auburn	Plainsman Park	2–0	S. Turnbull (3–1)	W. Kendall (0–2)	None	3,911	18–11	7–2

April (9-7)

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
April 2	SE Louisiana	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	9–1	M. Oczypok (1–0)	K. Cedotal (4-4)	None	2,958	19–11	–
April 4	#14 Arkansas	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	1-3	J. Beeks (4–1)	C. Sullivan (3–2)	C. Suggs (4)	2,990	19–12	7–3
April 5	#14 Arkansas	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	0–6	R. Stanek (3–2)	J. Keller (3–4)	None	3,787	19–13	7–4
April 6	#14 Arkansas	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	5–0	S. Turnbull (4–1)	R. Fant (2–1)	None	3,470	20–13	8–4
April 9	Alcorn State	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	3–2	T. Guilbeau (2–1)	M. Sanchez (0–3)	R. Castillo (6)	2,739	21–13	–
April 10	Alcorn State	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	7–3	M. Oczypok (2–0)	R. Fuentes (0-2)	None	2,774	22–13	–
April 12	#23 Ole Miss	Swayze Field	0-6	B. Wahl (6–0)	C. Sullivan (3–3)	A. Greenwood (2)	9,894	22–14	8–5
April 13	#23 Ole Miss	Swayze Field	2–5	T. Bailey (2–1)	J. Keller (3–5)	B. Huber (8)	11,729	22–15	8–6
April 14	#23 Ole Miss	Swayze Field	3–4¹¹	B. Huber (3–1)	R. Castillo (2–1)	None	7,310	22–16	8–7
April 16	UAB	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	7–4	M. Oczypok (3–0)	A. Luna (0-3)	J. Shaw (1)	3,013	23–16	–
April 19	#3 LSU	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	0-5	A. Nola (7–0)	C. Sullivan (3–4)	None	4,089	23–17	8–8
April 20	#3 LSU	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	8–11¹⁶	K. McCune (3-0)	M. Oczypok (3–1)	None	5,948	23–18	8–9
April 21	#3 LSU	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	4–3¹⁰	K. Haack (1–1)	J. Bourgeois (2-1)	None	4,178	24–18	9–9
April 24	Southern Miss	Pete Taylor Park	7–4	T. Guilbeau (3–1)	M. McMahon (0–1)	T. Hawley (1)	3,429	25–18	–
April 26	Texas A&M	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	3–2	C. Sullivan (4–4)	D. Mengden (4–2)	R. Castillo (7)	3,859	26–18	10–9
April 27	Texas A&M	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	3–2	J. Kamplain (1–0)	P. Ray (0–1)	R. Castillo (8)	3,207	27–18	11–9
April 28	Texas A&M	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	Cancelled

May (5-6)

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
May 4	#22 Mississippi State	Dudy Noble Field	6–10	R. Mitchell (9–0)	S. Turnbull (4–2)	J. Holder (13)	–	27–19	11–10
May 4	#22 Mississippi State	Dudy Noble Field	4–5¹⁰	C. Girdo (5–1)	R. Castillo (2–2)	None	7,382	27–20	11–11
May 5	#22 Mississippi State	Dudy Noble Field	6-7¹¹	J. Holder (2–0)	C. Sullivan (3–4)	None	6,272	27–21	11–12
May 7	MS Valley State	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	8–3	M. Oczypok (4–1)	D. Lostra (3-8)	T. Wolfe (1)	2,621	28–21	–
May 8	Troy	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	11–2	T. Guilbeau (4–1)	T. Austin (2–1)	None	3,009	29–21	–
May 10	Missouri	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	9–7	C. Sullivan (5–4)	E. Anderson (0–3)	R. Castillo (9)	2,976	30–21	12–12
May 11	Missouri	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	3–7	K. Steelle (5–3)	S. Turnbull (4–3)	None	3,018	30–22	12–13
May 12	Missouri	Sewell-Thomas Stadium	7–6	M. Greer (2–1)	J. Walsh (1–1)	None	3,213	31–22	13–13
May 16	#1 Vanderbilt	Hawkins Field	6–7	W. Buehler (4–1)	C. Sullivan (5–5)	B. Miller (14)	3,076	31–23	13–14
May 17	#1 Vanderbilt	Hawkins Field	5–4¹⁰	J. Shaw (1–1)	B. Miller(5–1)	R. Castillo (10)	3,357	32–23	14–14
May 18	#1 Vanderbilt	Hawkins Field	14–10	S. Rice (4–0)	T. Guilbeau (4–2)	T. Pecoraro (1)	3,357	32–24	14–15

Post-Season

SEC Tournament (2-2)

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SECT Record
May 21	Auburn	Hoover Met	6–3	J. Shaw (2–1)	R. Carter (1–2)	R. Castillo (11)	7,241	33–24	1–0
May 22	#2 LSU	Hoover Met	0–3	C. Glen (7–2)	C. Sullivan (5–6)	C. Cotton (13)	6,197	33–25	1–1
May 23	Ole Miss	Hoover Met	7–5¹⁰	T. Hawley (5–2)	T. Bailey (4–2)	None	5,705	34–25	2–1
May 24	#2 LSU	Hoover Met	2–3	N. Fury (2-1)	M. Oczypok (4–2)	C. Cotton (14)	11,207	34–26	2–2

NCAA Regional (1-2)

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SECT Record
May 31	Troy	Dick Howser Stadium	2–5	S. McCain (9–1)	C. Sullivan (5–7)	T. Hicks (2)	3,206	34–27	0–1
June 1	Savannah State	Dick Howser Stadium	3–2	M. Oczypok (5–2)	J. May (5–4)	R. Castillo (12)	2,932	35–27	1–1
May 31	Troy	Dick Howser Stadium	8–9	J. McGowan (2–0)	R. Castillo (2–3)	None	3,046	35–28	1–2

† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2013 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week Alabama faced each opponent.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[3]	NR	NR*	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Baseball America^[4]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^^[5]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	22	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
NCBWA†^[6]	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* Coaches' does not release a week 1 poll so for comparison purposes the pre-season poll ranking is inserted in the week 1 slot.

Awards and honors

Ray Castillo

All–SEC Freshman Team; RP

Kyle Overstreet

All–SEC Freshman Team; 2B

Georgie Salem

SEC Freshman of the Week; March 18

Chance Vincent

SEC Freshman of the Week; May 20

Mikey White

All–SEC Second Team; SS

SEC Freshman of the Week; February 18

Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2013 MLB Draft

The following members of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program were drafted in the 2013 MLB Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Date Signed	MLB Team
Nick Eicholtz†	RHP	29th	872nd	Unsigned	Milwaukee Brewers
Charley Sullivan	SP	29th	876th	–	Detroit Tigers
Brett Booth	C	34th	1,007th	6/11/13	Houston Astros
Geoffrey Bramblett†	RHP	37th	1,123rd	Unsigned	Atlanta Braves

† Indicates the player 2013-14 baseball signee

References

↑ "SEC Baseball" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
↑ "Southeastern Conference Standings". D1 Baseball. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
↑ USA Today Coaches' Poll
↑ Baseball America Poll
↑ Collegiate Baseball Poll
↑ NCBWA Poll

Alabama Crimson Tide baseball

Playing field	Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Current coaches	Mitch Gaspard HC Andy Phillips (AC) Dax Norris (AC)

Seasons	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Conference affiliations	Southeastern Conference (SEC)

The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama