Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Alabama Crimson Tide
NCAA Baseball Championship - Tuscaloosa Regional - Alabama advances to Super Regional

7
Alabama Crimson TideAlabamaALA
40-19
9
40-19
Final/11

Oklahoma State CowboysOklahoma StOKST
39-22
7
39-22
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
Alabama Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
B. Fowler CF |
J. Lebron SS |
B. Neal C |
J. Torres 3B |
J. Lemm DH |
E. Hines LF |
B. Holt 2B |
L. Vaughn 1B |
P. Steele RF |
C. Kroberger PR-RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .322 | .419 | .493 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .382 | .543 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .332 | .444 | .575 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .367 | .409 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 | .383 | .462 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .341 | .554 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 | .379 | .314 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .213 | .364 | .452 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .226 | .316 | .314 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .258 | .259 |
| 44 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
- Batting
- 2BJ. Lebron (12, N. Wech)
- HRB. Neal (10, 11th inning off M. Pesca 2 on, 2 Out); J. Torres (8, 5th inning off N. Wech 0 on, 0 Out); E. Hines (9, 8th inning off E. Lund 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIB. Holt (21), B. Neal 4 (49), J. Torres (47), E. Hines (24), J. Lemm 2 (33)
- 2Out RBIB. Neal 3
- GIDPB. Holt; E. Hines
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP3-10 (B. Holt 1-3, B. Neal 1-2, J. Torres 0-1, J. Lebron 0-1, E. Hines 0-2, J. Lemm 1-1)
- Baserunning
- Picked OffJ. Lemm (3rd base, C. Smithwick)
- Fielding
- EE. Hines (3, fielding)
Oklahoma State Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
A. Conover LF |
B. Thompson SS |
K. Ritchie CF |
A. Ortiz 3B |
C. Smithwick C |
C. Brueggemann 1B |
D. Wallace PR |
G. Shull 2B |
R. Indomenico RF |
D. Pomeroy DH |
E. Essex PR-DH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .357 | .476 | .625 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .284 | .420 | .531 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .326 | .462 | .804 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .261 | .358 | .493 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .275 | .422 | .500 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .265 | .380 | .561 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .371 | .442 |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .226 | .350 | .530 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .213 | .355 | .525 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .400 | .400 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .371 | .276 |
| 44 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
- Batting
- 2BK. Ritchie (13, M. Upchurch)
- HRA. Ortiz (4, 6th inning off M. Upchurch 0 on, 0 Out); K. Ritchie (31, 7th inning off A. Crowther 0 on, 2 Out); B. Thompson (11, 7th inning off A. Crowther 0 on, 2 Out); D. Pomeroy (3, 3rd inning off M. Upchurch 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIA. Ortiz (14), K. Ritchie (75), G. Shull (39), B. Thompson (46), D. Pomeroy 2 (8)
- 2Out RBIB. Thompson
- SHB. Thompson
- GIDPC. Brueggemann
- Team LOB13
- Team RISP1-10 (A. Ortiz 0-1, K. Ritchie 0-1, A. Conover 0-1, G. Shull 1-3, R. Indomenico 0-3, D. Pomeroy 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSE. Essex (1, 2nd base by H. Banks/B. Neal)
- Fielding
- EA. Ortiz 2 (4, fielding, throw)
- AssistsA. Conover (J. Lebron at 2nd base)
Alabama Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Upchurch |
A. Crowther |
H. Banks (W, 2-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 110-69 | 3.57 |
| 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44-29 | 3.27 |
| 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 69-47 | 2.82 |
| 11.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 223-145 |
- Pitching
- WPM. Upchurch ( 3)
- IBBC. Brueggemann (by H. Banks).
- HBPA. Conover (by M. Upchurch); D. Pomeroy (by A. Crowther); C. Smithwick (by M. Upchurch)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedH. Banks 9/16; A. Crowther 6/11; M. Upchurch 14/26
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesH. Banks-11-10-18-7; A. Crowther-11-7-3-8; M. Upchurch-15-18-22-13
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsH. Banks 0-2; A. Crowther 3-1; M. Upchurch 3-6
Oklahoma State Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Wech |
E. Lund |
M. Pesca (L, 7-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 81-49 | 4.66 |
| 4.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 62-41 | 5.34 |
| 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28-20 | 5.99 |
| 11.0 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 171-110 |
- Pitching
- HBPB. Neal (by N. Wech); J. Torres (by N. Wech)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedM. Pesca 6/8; E. Lund 14/16; N. Wech 10/25
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesM. Pesca-4-3-7-6; E. Lund-8-13-11-8; N. Wech-12-12-8-17
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM. Pesca 0-3; E. Lund 1-5; N. Wech 6-4
Scoring Summary
Inning | ALA | OKST | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | B. Holt singled to left, J. Torres scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | B. Neal hit by pitch, P. Steele scored, B. Fowler to third, J. Lebron to second. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | J. Lemm singled to right, B. Fowler and J. Lebron scored, B. Neal to third. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | D. Pomeroy homered to right center, R. Indomenico scored. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | K. Ritchie scored on M. Upchurch's wild pitch. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 5th | J. Torres homered to left center. | 5 | 3 | ||
| 6th | A. Ortiz homered to right. | 5 | 4 | ||
| 7th | B. Thompson homered to right. | 5 | 5 | ||
| 7th | K. Ritchie homered to right. | 5 | 6 | ||
| 8th | E. Hines homered to left. | 6 | 6 | ||
| 11th | B. Neal homered to right, C. Kroberger and J. Lebron scored. | 9 | 6 | ||
| 11th | G. Shull singled to right, K. Ritchie scored, C. Smithwick to third, D. Wallace to second. | 9 | 7 | ||
ALA vs OKST Videos
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Game Information
Sewell-Thomas Stadium
8:00 PM, May 31, 2026Coverage: ESPN+
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Attendance: 3,768