2010 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

The 2010 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Team represented the University of Alabama in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2010.

2010 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
Atlanta, GA Regional Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
2010 record	42-25 (15-15 SEC)
Head coach	Mitch Gaspard (1st season)
Hitting coach	Dax Norris
Pitching coach	Kyle Bunn
Home stadium	Sewell-Thomas Stadium

2010 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 7 Florida ^x‍†‍‍^y	22	–	8		.733			47	–	17		.734
No. 1 South Carolina ‍‍‍^y	21	–	9		.700			54	–	16		.771
No. 14 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍^y	16	–	12		.571			46	–	20		.697
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			31	–	25		.554
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			30	–	26		.536
Georgia  ‍‍‍	5	–	23		.179			16	–	37		.302
Western
No. 19 Auburn ^x‍‍‍^y	20	–	10		.667			43	–	21		.672
No. 13 Arkansas ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12		.600			43	–	21		.672
Ole Miss ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14		.533			39	–	24		.619
No. 16 Alabama ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15		.500			42	–	25		.627
LSU ‍‍‡‍^y	14	–	16		.467			41	–	22		.651
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	6	–	24		.200			23	–	33		.411
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 29, 2010; Rankings from Baseball America

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 - Sophomore 24 Matt Taylor - Freshman 26 Jonathan Smart - Junior 27 Taylor Wolfe - Freshman 28 Nathan Killcrease - Junior 29 Jason Townsend - Junior 32 Adam Morgan - Sophomore 33 David Head - Senior 36 Troy Sutherland - Freshman 39 James Tullidge - Sophomore 40 Jimmy Nelson - Junior 44 Tucker Hawley - Freshman 46 Kelby Deerman - Freshman		Catchers 5 Brett Booth - Freshman 15 Cody Trotter - Senior 22 Chris Smelley - 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 - Junior 38 Cal Tinsley - Senior 42 Allen Dye - Freshman Utility 10 Jon Kelton - Sophomore		Outfielders 1 Taylor Dugas - Sophomore 6 Kent Myers - Freshman 9 Andrew Miller - Freshman 12 Brandt Hendricks - 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

2010 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 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 # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record – 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) None 731 8–1 – – March 9† Auburn Riverwalk Stadium Postponed – March 10 Michigan State Sewell-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) None 4,056 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 Arkansas Baum Stadium 3-4 J. Pratt (1-0) T. White (2-2) None 8,332 16–5 2–3 22 March 28 #16 Arkansas Baum Stadium 5-10 T. Forrest (4-0) A. Scott (0-1) None 7,130 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 –
April # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 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 UAB Sewell-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 20–10 4–6 31 April 10 Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 2-8 2,098 20–11 4–7 32 April 11 Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 11-9 1,953 21–11 5–7 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 LSU Alex Box Stadium 5-12 11,332 22–13 5–8 36 April 17 #6 LSU Alex Box Stadium 7-9 12,313 22–14 5–9 37 April 18 #6 LSU Alex Box Stadium 5-6 10,744 22–15 5–10 38 April 23 Mississippi State Sewell-Thomas Stadium 8-5 4,037 23–15 6–10 39 April 24 Mississippi State Sewell-Thomas Stadium 9-8 4,828 24–15 7–10 40 April 25 Mississippi State Sewell-Thomas Stadium 6-4 4,828 25–15 8–10 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 Carolina Carolina Stadium 7-9 8,145 27–16 8–11
May # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 44 May 1 #3 South Carolina Carolina Stadium 6-4 8,053 28–16 9–11 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 28–18 9–13 47 May 8 #3 Florida Sewell-Thomas Stadium 8-14 4,273 28–19 10–13 48 May 9 #3 Florida Sewell-Thomas Stadium 10-8 4,317 29–19 10–14 49 May 12 Samford Joe Lee Griffin Stadium 7-8 1,835 29–20 10–14 50 May 14 #14 Ole Miss Sewell-Thomas Stadium 4-5 4,039 29–21 10–15 51 May 15 #14 Ole Miss Sewell-Thomas Stadium 4-1 4,723 30–21 11–15 52 May 16 #14 Ole Miss Sewell-Thomas Stadium 6-3 4,034 31–21 12–15 53 May 20 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 11-3 2,304 32–21 13–15 54 May 21 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 4-2 2,487 33–21 14–15 55 May 22 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 9-7 1,694 34–21 15–15
Post-Season
SEC Tournament # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record 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) 12,180 36-21 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
NCAA Tournament: Regionals # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record 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 2-5 D. McGuire (9-4) J. Nelson (8-3) A. Robinson (8) 4,157 38-23 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 Tech Russ Chandler Stadium 10-8 N. Kilcrease (8-2) J. Bradley (9-5) None 3,113 41-23 4-1
NCAA Tournament: Super Regionals # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record 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
NCAA Tournament: College World Series # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record

† 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	May 3	May 10	May 17	May 24	May 31	June 8	Final Poll
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll (Top 25)[1]	NR	NR	NR	25	21	16	23	25	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR		18
Baseball America (Top 25)[2]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	20	25	24	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR		16
Collegiate Baseball (Top 30)^[3]	NR	NR	NR	30	21	16	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	16	16
NCBWA (Top 30)†[4]	32	NR	28	27	23	20	29	25	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	29
Rivals.com (Top 25)[5]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	22	NR	19	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	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 Brewers
Josh Rutledge	SS	3rd	107th	Colorado Rockies
Ross Wilson	2B	10th	308th	Chicago White Sox
Jake Smith	3B	15th	471st	Philadelphia Phillies
Tyler White	P	20th	613th	Detroit Tigers
Jason Townsend	P	31st	927th	Pittsburgh Pirates
Clay Jones	1B	32nd	973rd	Detroit Tigers

See also

• Alabama Crimson Tide baseball

References

1. https://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-basebl/division_i3.html%5B%5D
2. https://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-basebl/division_i2.html%5B%5D
3. https://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-basebl/division_i1.html%5B%5D
4. https://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-basebl/division_i5.html%5B%5D
5. https://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-basebl/division_i4.html%5B%5D