TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama batted around three times and scored multiple runs in four innings en route to a 17-7 win over arch-rival Auburn to clinch its seventh straight Southeastern Conference home series win in front of 5,082 fans at Sewell-Thomas Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
With the series win, Alabama moves to within one-game of SEC Western Division leader Ole Miss. The Crimson Tide improved to 25-21 overall and 10-11 in SEC play, while Auburn falls to 24-21 overall and 8-13 in league play. Alabama is one game behind Tennessee (11-10) and Kentucky (11-10) in sixth place in the overall SEC standings and two games back of fourth-place Vanderbilt (11-9) and South Carolina (11-9) with three SEC weekends remaining. Alabama batted around in each of the first two innings and then blew the game open with a five-run seventh inning, highlighted by three straight home runs from senior first baseman
Matt Bentley, junior center fielder
Tyler Odle and sophomore third baseman
Jake Smith. It is believed to be the first time in recent history the Tide has hit three consecutive home runs
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04-28-2008, 09:53 AM
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