The Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represents the University of Alabama in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Alabama athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Southeastern Conference. The team plays its home games on campus at Sewell–Thomas Stadium.
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History
The Crimson Tide baseball team leads the SEC in all-time wins with 2,879 victories. The program trails only LSU for the most SEC regular season titles with 14 and 7 tournament championships. Tide baseball teams have participated in the NCAA College World Series five times (1950, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1999), finishing second in 1983 and 1997. The Crimson Tide have also had over 74 players make it to the major leagues, 2nd most in the SEC just behind Arkansas with 70 players.
Stadium
The team's home venue is Sewell-Thomas Stadium, located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on the campus of the University of Alabama. A tradition at Sewell-Thomas Stadium is to play the Rednex song "Cotton-Eyed Joe" during the after the 7th inning. Sewell-Thomas Stadium is nicknamed "The Joe" by Crimson Tide fans, in honor of Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe Sewell, who played college baseball at Alabama. When Sewell played for Alabama, they were not in the Southeastern Conference. This means that only Frank Thomas, of Auburn, is the only SEC player to make the Baseball HOF. For 12 of the last 13 seasons Alabama has ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance.
In 2016 the team moved into the newly renovated Sewell-Thomas Stadium, a $42 million renovation making The Joe look like a totally new ball park. Club rooms, a kids playground, all chairback seats, and a new state of the art scoreboard were added.
Head coaches
Records are through 2024 season
Year-by-year results
* Alabama won the SEC tournament which determined the overall SEC champion from 1977 to 1987.
Alabama in the NCAA tournament
The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947. The format of the tournament has changed through the years. The Crimson Tide has played in 29 NCAA tournaments, winning 9 NCAA Regional Championships. Alabama has five College World Series appearances and played in the national championship game in 1983 and 1997.
Player awards
National awards
Golden Spikes Award
Dave Magadan (1983)
Baseball America College Player of the Year Award
Dave Magadan (1983)
Johnny Bench Award
Jeremy Brown (2002)
Baseball America Freshman of the Year Award
Wade LeBlanc (2004)
Collegiate Baseball Freshman Player of the Year Award
Wade LeBlanc (2004)
Senior CLASS Award
Emeel Salem (2007)
SEC awards
Player of the Year Award
Kent Matthes (2009)
Freshman of the Year Award
Wade LeBlanc (2004)
Former players
National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
In 2006, the National College Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Lubbock, Texas. Since then, Alabama has had 2 players inducted into the Hall of Fame.