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.
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1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team |
Players | Coaches |
# | Pos. | Name | B/T | Height | Weight | Year | Home town |
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RHP |
Skip Ames |
R/R |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
Jr |
Houston, Texas |
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P |
Andy Bernard |
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— |
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INF |
Joe Caruso |
R/R |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
Jr |
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania |
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P |
Joel Colgrove |
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— |
— |
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P |
John Collins |
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— |
— |
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P |
Chris Eilers |
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— |
— |
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Eric Goldis |
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— |
— |
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OF |
Doug Hall |
L/L |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
Jr |
Gallatin, Tennessee |
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OF |
Dustan Mohr |
R/R |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
So |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
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INF |
Chris Moller |
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— |
— |
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INF |
Kevin Nichols |
R/R |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
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Panama City, Florida |
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C |
Dax Norris |
R/R |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
RS Sr |
La Grange, Georgia |
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INF |
Andy Phillips |
R/R |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
Fr |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
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LHP |
Corey Spiers |
L/L |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
204 lb (93 kg) |
Jr |
Joliet, Illinois |
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INF |
Brett Taft |
R/R |
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
160 lb (73 kg) |
Sr |
Birmingham, Alabama |
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OF |
David Tidwell |
R/R |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
Jr |
Grenada, Mississippi |
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RHP |
Manny Torres |
/R |
— |
— |
Fr |
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RHP |
Byron Tribe |
R/R |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
Jr |
Houston, Texas |
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INF |
Robbie Tucker |
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— |
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LHP |
Tim Young |
L/L |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
Sr |
Gulfport, Mississippi |
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- Head coach
Jim Wells
- Assistant coach(es)
Todd Butler Mitch Gaspard
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Current redshirt
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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 | – |
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# | 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 |
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# | 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 |
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# | 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 |
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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 |
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# | 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 |
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1996 College World Series (1–2)
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- 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