Box Score

The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated DBU 8-1 on Saturday night to wrap up the 2008 SWDC.  The Crimson Tide rode the arm of starting pitcher Will Stroup, who pitched 7.2 innings, allowing four hits, one earned run, and striking out 10 Patriots.  With the loss DBU ended up the tournament, 2-1, and is now 4-3 overall.  The Crimson Tide also went 2-1 in the tournament and improved their overall record to 3-3. 

The Crimson Tide jumped out to the early lead in the top of the first inning, after they led the game off with a triple.   Alabama then hit a hard ground ball to first base, which Freshman Jason Krizan came up shooting home and threw out the Crimson Tide's base runner.  However, the play allowed a runner to reach first base and then a two out RBI double to left center, gave Alabama a 1-0 lead.

Alabama extended their lead to 3-0 in the top of the second inning when they led the inning off with a double, walk, and a perfectly placed sacrifice bunt to advance the base runners to second and third base.  A dink ground ball scored the first run of the inning and then an RBI single pushed in the final run.

The Crimson Tide went up 5-0 in the third and fourth innings, on four hits and an error on the Patriots, when the Crimson Tide stole third base in the fourth inning.

DBU scored their only run of the game in the bottom of the fourth inning after Sophomore Trevor Head hit a solo homerun to left center field.  The blast cut the Crimson Tide's lead to 5-1.

Alabama scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning to push their lead to 8-1.   The Crimson Tide used four hits, including a two run homerun by Freshman Ross Wilson.

Junior Brandon Bantz led the Patriots at the plate going two for three, with a double, while Head was one for three, with a homerun. 

Picking up All-Tournament honors for the Patriots was Bantz, Freshman Chris Haney, and Junior Trevor Head.

The Patriots will be in action again on March 3, when they travel to Nacogdoches, Texas, to take on Stephen F. Austin, at 2:00.