In the 17th game of an opening season 20-game home stand the Crimson Tide took it on the chin to the tune of a 10-3 defeat by the Samford Bulldogs on Wednesday afternoon. ‘Bama opens SEC play this weekend when they host the 16-1 Missouri Tigers. The Tide fell to 10-7 on the season.
Sam Finnerty started on the mound for Alabama and struggled right out of the shoot. A lead off walk, followed by a single, a sac bunt and a sacrifice fly plated a first inning run. After a single and two walks in the third Garrett Suchey came in in relief.