2010 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team
Introduction The '''2010 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Team''' represented the University of Alabama in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2010.
Synopsis Alabama (42-25, 15–15 SEC) began the season with an eight-game winning streak and matched the school record for the best record (16–1) after 17 games. Alabama then lost 14 of its next 20 games with a record of 22–15 by April 19.Alabama then won five straight games in late April, before losing six of eight games following a 5–4 loss to Mississippi on May 14.Alabama closed the regular season with five straight wins, qualifying .During post-season play, Alabama participated in the 2010 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament (Alabama's 21st appearance) and the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. In the SEC tournament, Alabama won 3 games, defeating Auburn, Mississippi, and Florida, advancing to the finals where Alabama lost to LSU 4–3 in 11 innings. In the NCAA tournament, Alabama defeated Elon, Mercer, and Georgia Tech, advancing to the finals where Alabama lost to Clemson.
Personnel === 2010 roster ===2010 Alabama Crimson Tide roster '''Pitchers'''* 7 Brett Whitaker - ''Junior''* 11 Trey Pilkington - ''Freshman''* 18 Adam Scott - ''Senior''* 21 Adam Windsor - ''Freshman''* 23 Tyler White - ''Redshirt Sophomore''* 24 Matt Taylor - ''Freshman''* 26 Jonathan Smart - ''Redshirt Junior''* 27 Taylor Wolfe - ''Freshman''* 28 Nathan Killcrease - ''Junior''* 29 Jason Townsend - ''Junior''* 32 Adam Morgan - ''Sophomore''* 33 David Head - ''Senior''* 36 Troy Sutherland - ''Redshirt Freshman''* 39 James Tullidge - ''Redshirt Sophomore''* 40 Jimmy Nelson - ''Junior''* 44 Tucker Hawley - ''Freshman''* 46 Kelby Deerman - ''Redshirt Freshman'' '''Catchers'''* 5 Brett Booth - ''Freshman''* 15 Cody Trotter - ''Senior''* 22 Chris Smelley - ''Redshirt Junior''* 37 Charley Waldrep - ''Freshman''* 41 Brock Bennett - ''Junior'' '''Infielders'''* 2 Josh Rutledge - ''Junior''* 3 Ross Wilson - ''Junior''* 14 Jake Smith - ''Senior''* 16 Clay Jones - ''Senior''* 20 Danny Collins - ''Freshman''* 34 John David Smelser - ''Junior''* 35 Josh Sanders - ''Redshirt Junior''* 38 Cal Tinsley - ''Senior''* 42 Allen Dye - ''Freshman'''''Utility'''* 10 Jon Kelton - ''Redshirt Sophomore''  '''Outfielders'''* 1 Taylor Dugas - ''Sophomore''* 6 Kent Myers - ''Redshirt Freshman''* 9 Andrew Miller - ''Freshman''* 12 Brandt Hendricks - ''Redshirt Freshman''* 13 David Kindred - ''Junior'' === Coaching Staff ===2010 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaching staff* 8 Mitch Gaspard - Head Coach - 10 years at Alabama (1st as Head Coach)* 4 Dax Norris - Assistant Coach, Hitting Coach, Recruiting Coordinator - 4 years* 19 Kyle Bunn - Assistant Coach, Pitching Coach - 1st year* 43 Bobby Barbier - Volunteer Coach - 1st year* 25 Alex Kubal - Fifth-year student assistant coach* Drew French - Director of Operations - 3 years
Schedule/Results  1  February 20  South Alabama  Sewell-Thomas Stadium  12–4  '''A. Morgan (1–0)'''  J. Bailey (0–1) None  4,848  1–0  – 2  February 21  South Alabama  Stanky Field 5-3  '''T. White (1–0)'''  B. Brown (0–1)   '''J. Smith (1)''' 3,273  2–0 – 3  February 26  Illinois-Chicago Sewell-Thomas Stadium   9–4  '''N. Kilcrease (1–0)'''  C. Kovacevich (0–2)  None  3,667 3–0  – 4  February 27  Illinois-Chicago  Sewell-Thomas Stadium  25–1 '''J. Nelson (1–0)'''   E. Wyman (0–2)  None 4,577  4–0 – 5  February 27  Illinois-Chicago  Sewell-Thomas Stadium  4–3  '''B. Whitaker (1–0)'''  M. Heesch (0–1) None 4,577  5–0 – –  March 2  Samford  Joe Lee Griffin Stadium  ''Postponed'' 6  March 3† #25 Georgia  Regions Park  13–2  '''T. Wolfe (1–0)'''  C. Hawkins (0–1) None  792  6–0 – 7  March 5  College of Charleston Patriots Point 6-2  '''A. Morgan (2–0)'''  D. Peterson (1–1) '''B. Whitaker (1)'''   417 7–0 – 8  March 6 College of Charleston Patriots Point  4–0  '''J. Nelson (2–0)'''  C. Powell (2–1) None  768 8–0  – 9  March 7 College of Charleston Patriots Point 6–7  T. Schiller (3–0)  '''J. Smith (0–1)'''  None731 8–1 – –  March 9†  Auburn Riverwalk Stadium ''Postponed'' –  March 10  Michigan StateSewell-Thomas Stadium  ''Cancelled'' 10  March 12 Stony Brook  Sewell-Thomas Stadium  15–8 '''T. White (2–0)'''   T. Johnson (1–1) None 3,637    9–1 – 11  March 13 Stony Brook Sewell-Thomas Stadium  5–0  '''J. Nelson (3–0)'''  N. Tropeano (1–1) '''D. Head (1)''' 3,623   10–1 – 12  March 13  Stony Brook Sewell-Thomas Stadium 13–6  '''T. Wolfe (2–0)'''  M. Barbot (0–1) None  3,623  11–1 – 13  March 14 Stony Brook Sewell-Thomas Stadium  4–3  '''J. Smart (1–0)'''  A. Brown (0–2)  '''T. White (1)'''  3,540  12–1 – 14  March 16 Minnesota Sewell-Thomas Stadium  5–4  '''D. Head (1–0)'''  T. Ryan (0–1)  None4,056   13–1 – 15  March 17 Minnesota Sewell-Thomas Stadium  9–4  '''A. Windsor (1–0)'''  S. Fern (1–3) None  4,044  14–1 – 16  March 19 #19 Vanderbilt Sewell-Thomas Stadium 4-1 '''A. Morgan (3–0)'''  S. Gray (3–2)  '''B. Whitaker (2)'''  4,428 15–1 1–0 17  March 20 #19 Vanderbilt Sewell-Thomas Stadium  8–2  '''J. Nelson (4–0)'''  T. Hill (3–1) None  4,512   16–1 2–0 18  March 21 #19 Vanderbilt Sewell-Thomas Stadium  4–5  J. Armstrong (3–0)  '''T. Wolfe (2–1)''' R. Brewer (3)  3,541   16–2 2–1 19  March 24†  Auburn Riverwalk Stadium  6–8  M. Hurst (2–0)  '''J. Smart (1–1)'''  A. Hubbard (3) 7,205   16–3 – 20  March 26 #16 Arkansas  Baum Stadium  8–9  T. Forrest (3–0)  '''B. Whitaker (1–1)'''  D. Baxendale (6) 8,942   16–4 2–2 21  March 27 #16 ArkansasBaum Stadium  3–4  J. Pratt (1–0)  '''T. White (2–2)''' None  8,332   16–5 2–3 22  March 28 #16 ArkansasBaum Stadium  5–10  T. Forrest (4–0)  '''A. Scott (0–1)'''  None7,130    16–6 2–4 23  March 30 Jacksonville State   Sewell-Thomas Stadium 7–3  '''T. Pilkington (1–0)'''  K. Elwell (1–2) None 3,760   17–6 – 24  March 31 UAB  Regions Park  4–6  B. Waite (1–0)  '''T. Hawley (0–1)''' N. Graffeo (3)  2,281   17–7 – 25  April 2 Auburn  Sewell-Thomas Stadium  10-5   '''A. Morgan (4–0)'''  C. Luckie (1–2) None  5,112   18–7 3–4 26  April 3 Auburn  Sewell-Thomas Stadium  6–5 '''J. Townsend (1–0)'''   A. Hubbard (2–1)  '''N. Kilcrease (1)''' 5,306   19–7 4–4 27  April 4 Auburn Sewell-Thomas Stadium   1-7   '''T. Wolfe (2–1)'''   4,350   19–8 4–5 28  April 6 UABSewell-Thomas Stadium  4–11    '''J. Townsend (1–1)'''   3,895   19–9 – 29  April 7 Jacksonville State  Rudy Abbott Field  10–4       3,392  20–9 – 30  April 9 Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium  6–7       2,179   20–104–6 31  April 10 KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium  2–8       2,098   20–114–7 32  April 11 Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium   11–9       1,953   21–115–7 33  April 13 Samford Sewell-Thomas Stadium  5–7       3,819   21–12– 34  April 14 #23 SE Louisiana Pat Kennelly Diamond 10–5     2,108 22–12– 35  April 16 #6 LSUAlex Box Stadium  5–12       11,332  22–135–8 36  April 17 #6 LSU Alex Box Stadium  7–9       12,313   22–145–9 37  April 18 #6 LSU  Alex Box Stadium  5–6       10,744   22–155–10 38  April 23 Mississippi State Sewell-Thomas Stadium 8-5        4,037   23–156–10 39  April 24  Mississippi State Sewell-Thomas Stadium  9–8       4,828   24–157–10 40  April 25  Mississippi StateSewell-Thomas Stadium  6–4       4,828   25–158–10 41  April 27  Mississippi Valley State Sewell-Thomas Stadium  7–4     3,404    26–15– 42  April 28 Mississippi Valley State Sewell-Thomas Stadium  5–1       3,453   27–15– 43  April 30 #3 South CarolinaCarolina Stadium  7–9       8,145   27–168–11 44  May 1 #3 South Carolina Carolina Stadium   6–4       8,053   28–169–11 45  May 2 #3 South Carolina Carolina Stadium  15–20       8,006 9–12 46  May 7 #3 Florida  Sewell-Thomas Stadium 3–9       4,387   28–189–13 47  May 8 #3 Florida Sewell-Thomas Stadium  8–14       4,273   28–1910–13 48  May 9 #3 Florida  Sewell-Thomas Stadium 10–8       4,317   29–1910–14 49  May 12  Samford  Joe Lee Griffin Stadium  7-8    1,835  29–2010–14 50  May 14 #14 Ole Miss Sewell-Thomas Stadium  4–5       4,039   29–2110–15 51  May 15 #14 Ole Miss Sewell-Thomas Stadium  4–1      4,723    30–2111–15 52  May 16 #14 Ole Miss Sewell-Thomas Stadium  6–3       4,034   31–2112–15 53  May 20  TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium  11–3       2,304  32–2113–15 54  May 21  TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium  4–2       2,487   33–2114–15 55  May 22 TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium  9–7       1,694  34–2115–15 Post-Season 56  May 26 #13 Auburn  Regions Park  7-1'''J. Nelson (8–2)''' C. Luckie (6–4) ''None'' 12,514 35-21  1-0 57  May 27 Ole Miss  Regions Park  6-3'''N. Kilcrease (6–2)''' A. Barret (7–4) '''J. Smith (4)''' 12,18036-21  2-0 58  May 29 #4 Florida  Regions Park  5-2'''A. Morgan (6–4)''' T. Toledo (3–2) ''None'' 11,542 37-21  3-0 59  May 30 LSU  Regions Park  3–4 (11)A. Ranaudo (5–2) '''J. Smith (1–2)''' ''None'' 13,327 37-22  3-1 60  June 4 Elon  Russ Chandler Stadium  11-2'''N. Kilcrease (7–2)''' J. Reyes (10–4) ''None'' 1,257 38-22  1-0 61  June 5 #8 Georgia Tech  Russ Chandler Stadium  2-5D. McGuire (9–4) '''J. Nelson (8–3)''' A. Robinson (8) 4,15738-23  1-1 62  June 6 Mercer  Russ Chandler Stadium  5-3'''T. Hawley (2–1)''' J. French (3–4) '''J. Smith (5)''' 1,191 39-23  2-1 63  June 6 #8 Georgia Tech  Russ Chandler Stadium  8–1 '''A. Morgan (7–4)''' B. Cumpton (9–3) ''None'' 2,187 40-23  3-1 64  June 7 #8 Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium  10–8 '''N. Kilcrease (8–2)''' J. Bradley (9–5) ''None'' 3,113 41-23  4-1  65 June 12 #13 Clemson  Doug Kingsmore Stadium 5-4 '''J. Nelson (9–3)''' C. Harman (7–3) '''J. Smith (6)''' 6,346 42-23  5-1  66 June 13 #13 Clemson  Doug Kingsmore Stadium 5-19    6,024   42–24  5-2  67 June 14 #16 Clemson  Doug Kingsmore Stadium 6-8    5,250  42–25  5-3† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2010 Southeastern Conference Standings.Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Baseball America poll the week Alabama faced each opponent.
Rankings + Ranking Movement Poll  Pre-season  Feb.22  Mar.1  Mar.8  Mar.15  Mar.22  Mar.29  Apr.5  Apr.12  Apr.19  Apr.26   May3  May10  May17  May24  May31  June8  FinalPoll USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll (Top 25)NRNRNR2521162325NRNRNRNRNRNRNR NR 18 Baseball America (Top 25)NRNRNRNRNR202524NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR 16 Collegiate Baseball (Top 30) NR NR NR 302116NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR NR 1616 NCBWA (Top 30)†32 NR282723202925NRNRNRNRNRNRNR 29  Rivals.com (Top 25)NRNRNRNRNR22NR19NRNRNRNRNRNRNR NR 17* NR = Not Ranked*  Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but will only rank 30 teams weekly during the season. * † NCBWA ranked 35 teams in their preseason poll, but will only rank 30 teams weekly during the season.
Awards and honors * Jake Smith: 2010 NCBWA Preseason All-American, Third Team: 2010 Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball newspaper preseason All-America, Third Team: 2010 Ping Baseball Preseason All-American, Third Team* Ross Wilson: 2010 NCBWA Preseason All-American, Second Team: 2010 Ping Baseball Preseason All-American, First Team: 2010 Baseball America preseason All-American, First Team
Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2010 MLB Draft The following members of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program were drafted in the 2010 MLB Draft. Player Position Round Overall MLB Team  Jimmy Nelson  P 2nd   64th Milwaukee BrewersJosh RutledgeSS3rd107thColorado RockiesRoss Wilson2B10th308thChicago White SoxJake Smith3B15th471stPhiladelphia PhilliesTyler WhiteP20th613thDetroit TigersJason TownsendP31st927thPittsburgh PiratesClay Jones1B32nd973rdDetroit Tigers
See also * Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
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