American college baseball season
The 1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team is a baseball team that represented the University of Alabama in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Crimson Tide were members of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Sewell–Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama . They were led by second-year head coach Jim Wells .
Roster
1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/throws
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
RHP
Skip Ames
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Houston, Texas
P
Andy Bernard
/
—
—
INF
Joe Caruso
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
P
Joel Colgrove
/
—
—
P
John Collins
/
—
—
P
Chris Eilers
/
—
—
Eric Goldis
/
—
—
OF
Doug Hall
L/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Gallatin, Tennessee
OF
Dustan Mohr
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
INF
Chris Moller
/
—
—
INF
Kevin Nichols
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Panama City, Florida
C
Dax Norris
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Sr
La Grange, Georgia
INF
Andy Phillips
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
LHP
Corey Spiers
L/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Joliet, Illinois
INF
Brett Taft
R/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Sr
Birmingham, Alabama
OF
David Tidwell
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Grenada, Mississippi
RHP
Manny Torres
/R
—
—
Fr
RHP
Byron Tribe
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Houston, Texas
INF
Robbie Tucker
/
—
—
LHP
Tim Young
L/L
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Gulfport, Mississippi
Head coach
Jim Wells
Assistant coach(es)
Todd Butler Mitch Gaspard
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Schedule
1996 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log
Regular season
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
SEC record
1
February 9
vs Georgia Tech
Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida
7–2
1–0
–
2
February 10
vs Wake Forest
Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida
10–7
2–0
–
3
February 11
vs North Carolina
Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida
6–7
2–1
–
4
February 16
Centenary
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
6–5
3–1
–
5
February 17
Centenary
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
9–2
4–1
–
6
February 18
Centenary
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
6–1
5–1
–
7
February 21
Middle Tennessee
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
3–4
5–2
–
8
February 23
at Northeast Louisiana
Warhawk Field • Monroe, Louisiana
8–2
6–2
–
9
February 24
at Northeast Louisiana
Warhawk Field • Monroe, Louisiana
7–1
7–2
–
10
February 25
at Northeast Louisiana
Warhawk Field • Monroe, Louisiana
3–5
7–3
–
11
February 27
Radford
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
6–1
8–3
–
12
February 28
Radford
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
19–4
9–3
–
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
SEC record
13
March 1
UNC Greensboro
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
8–13
9–4
–
14
March 2
UNC Greensboro
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
9–3
10–4
–
15
March 3
UNC Greensboro
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
12–3
11–4
–
16
March 5
at Samford
Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama
5–4
12–4
–
17
March 8
at Georgia
Foley Field • Athens, Georgia
1–11
12–5
0–1
18
March 9
at Georgia
Foley Field • Athens, Georgia
9–6
13–5
1–1
19
March 10
at Georgia
Foley Field • Athens, Georgia
6–4
14–5
2–1
20
March 12
Murray State
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
3–6
14–6
2–1
21
March 13
Murray State
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
9–3
15–6
2–1
22
March 16
Florida
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
8–9
15–7
2–2
23
March 16
Florida
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
3–2
16–7
3–2
24
March 17
Florida
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
8–4
17–7
4–2
25
March 19
Eastern Kentucky
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
10–2
18–7
4–2
26
March 20
Eastern Kentucky
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
7–8
18–8
4–2
27
March 22
Tennessee
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
2–0
19–8
5–2
28
March 23
Tennessee
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
2–6
19–9
5–3
29
March 24
Tennessee
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
5–4
20–9
6–3
30
March 26
at South Alabama
Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama
1–0
21–9
6–3
31
March 29
at Vanderbilt
McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee
0–5
21–10
6–4
32
March 30
at Vanderbilt
McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee
14–13
22–10
7–4
33
March 31
at Vanderbilt
McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee
14–11
23–10
8–4
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
SEC record
34
April 2
Auburn
Paterson Field • Montgomery, Alabama
2–0
24–10
8–4
35
April 5
at Kentucky
Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky
17–4
25–10
9–4
36
April 6
at Kentucky
Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky
2–3
25–11
9–5
37
April 7
at Kentucky
Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky
4–1
26–11
10–5
38
April 10
UAB
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
17–6
27–11
10–5
39
April 12
Mississippi State
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
3–1
28–11
11–5
40
April 13
Mississippi State
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
5–4
29–11
12–5
41
April 13
Mississippi State
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1–5
29–12
12–6
42
April 17
at UAB
Jerry D. Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, Alabama
12–5
30–12
12–6
43
April 19
Ole Miss
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1–3
30–13
12–7
44
April 20
Ole Miss
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
3–8
30–14
12–8
45
April 21
Ole Miss
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
9–5
31–14
13–8
46
April 22
Birmingham–Southern
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
8–2
32–14
13–8
47
April 24
Samford
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
8–2
33–14
13–8
48
April 26
at LSU
Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
6–8
33–15
13–9
49
April 27
at LSU
Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
17–4
34–15
14–9
50
April 28
at LSU
Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
12–5
35–15
15–9
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
SEC record
51
May 3
at Arkansas
Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas
3–9
35–16
15–10
52
May 4
at Arkansas
Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas
7–3
36–16
16–10
53
May 5
at Arkansas
Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas
3–2
37–16
17–10
54
May 10
Auburn
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1–0
38–16
18–10
55
May 11
Auburn
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
7–1
39–16
19–10
56
May 12
Auburn
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
4–0
40–16
20–10
Postseason
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
SEC record
57
May 16
vs Kentucky
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama
3–2
41–16
20–10
58
May 17
vs Tennessee
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama
3–1
42–16
20–10
59
May 18
vs Florida
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama
3–7
42–17
20–10
60
May 18
vs Kentucky
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama
16–8
43–17
20–10
61
May 19
vs Florida
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama
10–5
44–17
20–10
62
May 19
vs Florida
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama
15–5
45–17
20–10
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
SEC record
63
May 23
Princeton
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
19–2
46–17
20–10
64
May 24
South Alabama
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
9–3
47–17
20–10
65
May 25
Stetson
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
3–1
48–17
20–10
66
May 26
Virginia
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
18–8
49–17
20–10
1996 College World Series (1–2)
Awards and honors
Skip Ames
ABCA All-South Region Team
Andy Bernard
South I Regional All-Tournament Team
Joe Caruso
South I Regional All-Tournament Team
SEC All-Tournament Team
SEC Tournament MVP
Joel Colgrove
South I Regional All-Tournament Team
South I Regional MVP
Doug Hall
Dustan Mohr
Chris Moller
SEC All-Tournament Team
College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Dax Norris
ABCA All-South Region Team
First Team All-SEC
Brett Taft
South I Regional All-Tournament Team
David Tidwell
South I Regional All-Tournament Team
Tim Young
References
Venues People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics
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