SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Vanderbilt at Alabama

Alabama-Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt travels to Alabama for a 3-game, Friday-Sunday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews the series and predicts the series winner.

Austin Martin, Vanderbilt
Austin Martin, Vanderbilt
Sewell-Thomas Stad. (8,500)
Sewell-Thomas Stad. (8,500)
Kolby Robinson, Alabama
Kolby Robinson, Alabama

Series Schedule March 15-17

Day Start Time (CT) TV Tickets
Game 1 Friday 6:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets
Game 2 Saturday 8:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK Tickets
Game 3 Sunday 1:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets

Team Statistical Comparison

Hitting

BA OB% R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB CS SB
Vanderbilt 0.308 0.41 299 400 81 13 46 278 202 12 36
Alabama 0.269 0.386 231 348 70 8 33 209 212 15 35

Pitching & Fielding

ERA K OBA H R ER BB 2B 3B HR F%
Vanderbilt 3.77 401 0.225 280 153 139 147 56 5 12 0.982
Alabama 3.61 321 0.237 304 155 137 121 56 3 24 0.980

Statistical Leaders

Vanderbilt Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Austin Martin 0.408 0.497 0.615 1.112 42 53 7 4 4 18 19 16 4
JJ Bleday 0.364 0.464 0.755 1.219 47 52 8 0 16 47 28 28 0
Ethan Paul 0.354 0.398 0.531 0.929 25 52 12 1 4 44 12 30 4
Cooper Davis 0.336 0.444 0.429 0.873 26 40 7 2 0 19 22 18 6
Stephen Scott 0.305 0.418 0.482 0.900 31 43 13 0 4 30 23 34 1
Philip Clarke 0.286 0.378 0.486 0.864 29 40 6 2 6 45 18 23 2
Harrison Ray 0.276 0.336 0.371 0.707 24 32 6 1 1 15 9 31 11

Vanderbilt Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Mason Hickman 5 0 1.84 0 2 49.0 33 12 10 11 61 0.189
Drake Fellows 7 0 3.18 1 0 56.2 47 20 20 24 67 0.225
Patrick Raby 5 1 3.35 0 0 43.0 39 18 16 24 42 0.250

Alabama Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Kolby Robinson 0.342 0.432 0.392 0.824 17 41 4 1 0 19 15 10 5
Drew Williamson 0.324 0.465 0.441 0.906 21 36 5 1 2 16 28 25 4
Keith Holcombe 0.308 0.414 0.504 0.918 18 36 12 1 3 29 14 28 2
Tyler Gentry 0.305 0.375 0.525 0.900 25 43 7 0 8 28 14 29 5
Morgan McCullough 0.301 0.422 0.451 0.873 23 40 10 2 2 22 28 24 4
Joe Breaux 0.261 0.373 0.413 0.786 22 36 11 2 2 20 20 31 3
Brett Auerbach 0.228 0.321 0.310 0.631 22 33 9 0 1 20 16 30 4

Alabama Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Sam Finnerty 5 4 3.50 1 0 54.0 51 22 21 6 40 0.245

NCAA RPI

Vanderbilt:

3

Alabama:

43

Vanderbilt Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
2 Harrison Ray IF R/R 5′-11″ 200 Jr. Longwood FL
3 Cooper Davis OF L/R 5′-10″ 175 So. Mississauga Ontario
5 Philip Clarke C L/R 5′-11″ 190 So. Franklin TN
6 Tate Kolwyck IF R/R 5′-11″ 185 Fr. Memphis TN
8 Isaiah Thomas OF R/R 6′-2″ 190 Fr. Palm Beach Gardens FL
10 Ethan Paul IF L/R 5′-10″ 180 Sr. Bellevue WA
11 Matt Hogan OF L/R 6′-0″ 190 Fr. Melville NY.
12 Dominic Keegan UTL R/R 6′-0″ 210 Fr. Methuen MA
13 Kiambu Fentress OF R/R 6′-0″ 175 R-Jr. Nashville TN
16 Austin Martin UTL R/R 6′-0″ 175 So. Jacksonville Fla
17 Walker Grisanti OF L/R 5′-11″ 195 Sr. Collierville TN
18 Pat DeMarco OF R/R 5′-9″ 192 So. Staten Island NY.
19 Stephen Scott UTL L/R 5′-11″ 200 Sr. Cary NC
20 Ty Duvall C L/R 5′-10″ 185 Jr. Lebanon OH
21 Tyler Brown RHP R/R 6′-4″ 233 So. Ashland OH
22 Julian Infante IF R/R 6′-3″ 210 Sr. Miami FL
27 Ethan Smith RHP R/R 6′-1″ 200 Fr. Mt. Juliet TN
29 Patrick Raby RHP R/R 6′-3″ 230 Sr. Knoxville TN
30 Sterling Hayes IF R/R 6′-1″ 190 Fr. San Diego CA
32 Hugh Fisher LHP R/L 6′-5″ 187 So. Eads TN
33 Erik Kaiser RHP R/R 6′-4″ 215 So. Waterloo IL
34 Zach King LHP L/L 6′-6″ 212 Jr. Spring Hill TN
35 Jackson Gillis LHP R/L 6′-3″ 235 Jr. Wilmington MA
36 John Malcom UTL L/L 6′-3″ 220 Fr. West Bloomfield MI
39 Jake Eder LHP L/L 6′-4″ 220 So. Ocean Ridge FL
42 Justyn-Henry Malloy UTL R/R 6′-2″ 210 Fr. Bergenfield NJ
43 Austin Becker RHP R/R 6′-5″ 190 Fr. Columbus OH
44 Mason Hickman RHP R/R 6′-6″ 230 So. Hendersonville TN
45 Chance Huff RHP R/R 6′-4″ 210 Fr. Niceville FL
49 AJ Franklin LHP L/L 6′-1″ 180 R-Jr. Lebanon TN
50 Kumar Rocker RHP R/R 6′-4″ 255 Fr. Athens GA
51 JJ Bleday OF L/L 6′-3″ 205 Jr. Panama City Beach FL
55 Joe Gobillot LHP L/L 6′-6″ 228 R-Fr. Houston TX
66 Drake Fellows RHP L/R 6′-5″ 216 Jr. Plainfield IL
99 Jayson Gonzalez IF R/R 6′-2″ 207 So. Covina CA

Alabama Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
5 Tyler Ras RHP/OF S-R 6′-4″ 200 Fr. Middletown NJ
7 Brett Auerbach C/INF R-R 5′-9″ 180 Jr. Mission Viejo CA
9 Casey Cobb RHP R-R 5′-10″ 190 Jr. Hamilton GA
10 Sam Finnerty RHP R-R 6′-0″ 225 Sr. Pelham AL
11 Wil Freeman RHP R-R 6′-1″ 205 Jr. Semmes AL
19 Sam Praytor C R-R 5′-9″ 220 So. Helena AL
20 Brock Love RHP R-R 6′-1″ 210 R-Jr. Gadsden AL
21 Garret Rukes LHP R-L 6′-4″ 205 R-So. Coconut Creek FL
23 Jeremy Randolph RHP R-R 5′-11″ 210 Gr. Miamisburg OH
25 Dylan Smith RHP R-R 6′-1″ 160 Fr. Stafford TX
26 Dylan Oliver LHP L-L 5′-10″ 155 Jr. Mount Olive AL
27 Chase Lee RHP R-R 6′-0″ 150 R-Fr. McCalla AL
29 Connor Shamblin RHP R-R 6′-1″ 195 Fr. Lakeland TN
32 Deacon Medders RHP R-R 6′-4″ 195 Jr. Tuscaloosa AL
33 Kyle Cameron RHP R-R 6′-5″ 220 R-Jr. Tuscaloosa AL
34 Jacob McNairy RHP R-R 6′-1″ 195 Fr. Athens AL
40 Brock Guffey LHP S-L 6′-1″ 190 So. Hoover AL
44 Davis Vainer RHP R-R 6′-0″ 185 R-Jr. Atlanta GA
48 Landon Green RHP R-R 6′-1″ 180 Fr. Helena AL
42 Johnny Hawk C R-R 5′-9″ 180 Jr. McClelland IA

Schedule/Results

Vanderbilt

Alabama

Date Opponent Score
Feb 15 Virginia (@Talking Stick, AZ) W 15-9
Feb 16 CSU Fullerton (@Talking Stick, AZ) W 14-9
Feb 17 TCU (@Talking Stick, AZ) L 10-2
Feb 20 vs Evansville W 5-4
Feb 22 vs Pepperdine Cancelled
Feb 24 vs Pepperdine W 6-3
Feb 24 vs Pepperdine W 6-2
Feb 26 vs SE Missouri St W 11-3
Feb 27 vs Austin Peay L 7-6
Mar 1 vs Dayton W 11-3
Mar 2 vs Dayton W 5-1
Mar 3 vs Dayton W 2-0
Mar 5 vs Davidson W 24-2
Mar 6 vs ETSU W 12-4
Mar 9 vs Illinois State W 10-4
Mar 10 vs Illinois State W 9-1
Mar 10 vs Illinois State L 7-3
Mar 12 vs Samford W 11-6
Mar 15 @ Texas A&M W 7-4
Mar 16 @ Texas A&M L 8-7
Mar 17 @ Texas A&M L 7-0
Mar 19 @ Belmont W 3-0
Mar 21 vs Florida W 5-0
Mar 22 vs Florida W 15-2
Mar 23 vs Florida W 14-4
Mar 26 @ Lipscomb W 15-1
Mar 29 vs Tennessee W 4-2
Mar 30 vs Tennessee W 10-4
Mar 31 vs Tennessee L 7-6
Apr 2 vs W Kentucky W 5-4 (10)
Apr 5 @ Georgia W 3-2
Apr 6 @ Georgia L 8-3
Apr 7 @ Georgia L 3-1
Apr 9 @ Middle Tenn W 15-3
Apr 12 vs Arkansas W 3-2
Apr 13 vs Arkansas W 12-2
Apr 14 vs Arkansas L 14-12
Apr 16 vs Indiana State W 7-1
Apr 19 @ Alabama
Apr 20 @ Alabama
Apr 21 @ Alabama
Apr 25 vs Auburn
Apr 26 vs Auburn
Apr 27 vs Auburn
Apr 30 vs Tenn Tech
May 3 @ South Carolina
May 4 @ South Carolina
May 5 @ South Carolina
May 7 @ Louisville
May 10 vs Missouri
May 11 vs Missouri
May 12 vs Missouri
May 14 vs Middle Tenn
May 16 @ Kentucky
May 17 @ Kentucky
May 18 @ Kentucky
Date Opponent Score
Feb 15 vs Presbyterian W 7-2
Feb 16 vs Presbyterian L 4-1
Feb 16 vs Presbyterian W 9-4
Feb 19 vs Jacksonville St W 13-2
Feb 20 vs Alabama State Postponed
Feb 22 vs Ball State W 7-1
Feb 23 vs Ball State L 8-5
Feb 24 vs Ball State W 6-0
Mar 1 @ South Alabama W 7-3
Mar 2 @ South Alabama W 10-5
Mar 3 @ South Alabama W 6-1
Mar 5 vs UAB W 4-3
Mar 8 vs N Kentucky W 15-1
Mar 9 vs N Kentucky W 9-4
Mar 10 vs N Kentucky W 10-1
Mar 12 vs Middle Tenn L 2-0
Mar 15 @ Ole Miss L 1-0
Mar 16 @ Ole Miss W 8-6
Mar 17 @ Ole Miss L 12-2
Mar 19 vs Maine W 16-0
Mar 22 vs Arkansas L 12-3
Mar 23 vs Arkansas W 10-0
Mar 24 vs Arkansas L 10-2
Mar 26 @ Auburn W 6-3
Mar 29 @ Florida L 3-1
Mar 30 @ Florida L 12-3
Mar 31 @ Florida L 6-3
Apr 2 vs Troy L 8-4
Apr 5 vs South Carolina W 9-0
Apr 5 vs South Carolina W 4-1
Apr 6 vs South Carolina L 5-4
Apr 9 @ Samford W 21-2
Apr 12 @ Mississippi St L 6-0
Apr 13 @ Mississippi St L 9-1
Apr 14 @ Mississippi St L 13-3
Apr 16 @ UAB W 3-2
Apr 19 vs Vanderbilt
Apr 20 vs Vanderbilt
Apr 21 vs Vanderbilt
Apr 24 @ Jacksonville St
Apr 26 vs LSU
Apr 27 vs LSU
Apr 28 vs LSU
May 3 @ Auburn
May 4 @ Auburn
May 5 @ Auburn
May 8 @ Troy
May 10 vs Texas A&M
May 11 vs Texas A&M
May 12 vs Texas A&M
May 14 vs Samford
May 16 @ Georgia
May 17 @ Georgia
May 18 @ Georgia

Vanderbilt-Alabama Prediction

Vandy is finally through its tougher first half of the conference season. Vandy should be the odds on favorite to win a series at Alabama. However, no team should be taken lightly in the SEC this season. Just ask Ole Miss who lost a series in Oxford to struggling Kentucky last weekend. The Commodores are the clear favorites though. Vanderbilt 2 wins, Alabama 1 win.

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