1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

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

Schedule

! style="" | Regular season |- valign="top"

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 9 || vs || Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida || 7–2 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 10 || vs || Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida || 10–7 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || February 11 || vs || Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida || 6–7 || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || February 16 || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 6–5 || 3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || February 17 || Centenary || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 9–2 || 4–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || February 18 || Centenary || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 6–1 || 5–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || February 21 || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 3–4 || 5–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || February 23 || at || Warhawk Field • Monroe, Louisiana || 8–2 || 6–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || February 24 || at Northeast Louisiana || Warhawk Field • Monroe, Louisiana || 7–1 || 7–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || February 25 || at Northeast Louisiana || Warhawk Field • Monroe, Louisiana || 3–5 || 7–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || February 27 || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 6–1 || 8–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || February 28 || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 19–4 || 9–3 || – |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || March 1 || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 8–13 || 9–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || March 2 || UNC Greensboro || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 9–3 || 10–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || March 3 || UNC Greensboro || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 12–3 || 11–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || March 5 || at || Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama || 5–4 || 12–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || March 8 || at || Foley Field • Athens, Georgia || 1–11 || 12–5 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || March 9 || at Georgia || Foley Field • Athens, Georgia || 9–6 || 13–5 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || March 10 || at Georgia || Foley Field • Athens, Georgia || 6–4 || 14–5 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || March 12 || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 3–6 || 14–6 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || March 13 || Murray State || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 9–3 || 15–6 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 || March 16 || Florida || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 8–9 || 15–7 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || March 16 || Florida || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 3–2 || 16–7 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || March 17 || Florida || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 8–4 || 17–7 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || March 19 || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 10–2 || 18–7 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 || March 20 || Eastern Kentucky || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 7–8 || 18–8 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || March 22 || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 2–0 || 19–8 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || March 23 || Tennessee || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 2–6 || 19–9 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || March 24 || Tennessee || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 5–4 || 20–9 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || March 26 || at || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama || 1–0 || 21–9 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 || March 29 || at || McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee || 0–5 || 21–10 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || March 30 || at Vanderbilt || McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee || 14–13 || 22–10 || 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || March 31 || at Vanderbilt || McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee || 14–11 || 23–10 || 8–4 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || April 2 || || Paterson Field • Montgomery, Alabama || 2–0 || 24–10 || 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || April 5 || at || Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky || 17–4 || 25–10 || 9–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 || April 6 || at Kentucky || Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky || 2–3 || 25–11 || 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || April 7 || at Kentucky || Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky || 4–1 || 26–11 || 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || April 10 || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 17–6 || 27–11 || 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || April 12 || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 3–1 || 28–11 || 11–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || April 13 || Mississippi State || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 5–4 || 29–11 || 12–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 || April 13 || Mississippi State || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 1–5 || 29–12 || 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || April 17 || at UAB || Jerry D. Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, Alabama || 12–5 || 30–12 || 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 || April 19 || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 1–3 || 30–13 || 12–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 || April 20 || Ole Miss || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 3–8 || 30–14 || 12–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || April 21 || Ole Miss || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 9–5 || 31–14 || 13–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || April 22 || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 8–2 || 32–14 || 13–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || April 24 || Samford || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 8–2 || 33–14 || 13–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 || April 26 || at LSU || Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana || 6–8 || 33–15 || 13–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || April 27 || at LSU || Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana || 17–4 || 34–15 || 14–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || April 28 || at LSU || Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana || 12–5 || 35–15 || 15–9 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 || May 3 || at || Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas || 3–9 || 35–16 || 15–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || May 4 || at Arkansas || Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas || 7–3 || 36–16 || 16–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || May 5 || at Arkansas || Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas || 3–2 || 37–16 || 17–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || May 10 || Auburn || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 1–0 || 38–16 || 18–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || May 11 || Auburn || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 7–1 || 39–16 || 19–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 || May 12 || Auburn || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 4–0 || 40–16 || 20–10 |-

|- ! style="" | Postseason |- valign="top"

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || May 16 || vs Kentucky || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama || 3–2 || 41–16 || 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || May 17 || vs Tennessee || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama || 3–1 || 42–16 || 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 || May 18 || vs Florida || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama || 3–7 || 42–17 || 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || May 18 || vs Kentucky || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama || 16–8 || 43–17 || 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || May 19 || vs Florida || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama || 10–5 || 44–17 || 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 || May 19 || vs Florida || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, Alabama || 15–5 || 45–17 || 20–10 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || May 23 || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 19–2 || 46–17 || 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 || May 24 || South Alabama || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 9–3 || 47–17 || 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 || May 25 || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 3–1 || 48–17 || 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 || May 26 || || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 18–8 || 49–17 || 20–10 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 || May 31 || vs Oklahoma State || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 7–5 || 50–17 || 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 || June 2 || vs Miami (FL) || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 1–15 || 50–18 || 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 || June 4 || vs Clemson || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 13–14 || 50–19 || 20–10 |-

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

• SEC All-Tournament Team

Dustan Mohr

• SEC All-Tournament Team

Chris Moller

• SEC All-Tournament Team
• College World Series All-Tournament Team

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

• Second Team All-SEC

References