The Crimson Tide improved to 12-0 in midweek contests with the victory
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A back-and-forth affair leaned the way of No. 18 Alabama baseball, as the Crimson Tide scored four late runs to earn an 11-7 victory at Samford on Tuesday at Joe Lee Griffin Field. The win improves Alabama to 32-10 thus far in 2025 and a perfect 12-0 in midweek contests this season.
Will Hodo sparked the Tide offense, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, two walks and a hit-by-pitch, reaching base in all five plate appearances. Richie Bonomolo Jr. was 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI singles, while Justin Lebron also collected three hits in four at-bats, adding a double, an RBI and two walks. Garrett Staton finished 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run home run, with Kade Snell managing an RBI base-hit in his final trip to the plate.
After the Bulldogs leveled the score in the fifth, the Alabama bullpen refused to budge. Connor Lehman managed 1.1 scoreless frames between the fifth and sixth innings, collecting a strikeout. Austin Morris (3-0) nabbed the win after entering in the seventh, picking up an important double play to halt a potential Samford rally Morris recorded two strikeouts as part of a scoreless inning. Hagan Banks struck out the side in the eighth while Carson Ozmer tidied up the victory, working around a walk to strike out two in a clean final frame.
