2016 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

The 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represents the University of Alabama in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide plays their home games in Sewell–Thomas Stadium.

2016 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
2016 record	32–26 (15-15 SEC)
Head coach	Mitch Gaspard (7th season)
Hitting coach	Andy Phillips
Pitching coach	Dax Norris
Home stadium	Sewell–Thomas Stadium

2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Eastern
No. 12 South Carolina  ^x‍‍‍^y	20	–	9	–	0		.690			46	–	18	–	0		.719
No. 7 Florida  ‍‍‍^y	19	–	10	–	0		.655			52	–	16	–	0		.765
No. 23 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			43	–	19	–	0		.694
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			32	–	25	–	0		.561
Georgia  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			27	–	30	–	0		.474
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0		.300			29	–	28	–	0		.509
Missouri  ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0		.300			26	–	30	–	0		.464
Western
No. 10 Mississippi State ^x‍†‍‍^y	21	–	9	–	0		.700			44	–	18	–	1		.706
No. 9 Texas A&M  ‍‍‡‍^y	20	–	10	–	0		.667			49	–	16	–	0		.754
No. 13 LSU  ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			45	–	21	–	0		.682
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			43	–	19	–	0		.694
Alabama  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			32	–	26	–	0		.552
Auburn  ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0		.267			23	–	33	–	0		.411
Arkansas  ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0		.233			26	–	29	–	0		.473
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Personnel

Returning starters

Player	Class	Position
Will Haynie	Sophomore	C
Chandler Avant	Sophomore	INF
Cody Henry	Sophomore	INF
Chance Vincent	Junior	INF
Georgie Salem	Junior	CF
Geoffrey Bramblett	Junior	SP
Jake Walters	Sophomore	SP

Roster

2016 Alabama Crimson Tide roster
	Pitchers 15 Geoffrey Bramblett - Junior 16 Jake Walters- Sophomore 20 Brock Love - Freshman 23 Ray Castillo - Senior 26 Dylan Duarte - Freshman 27 Zac Rogers - Sophomore 28 Jake Hubbard - Senior 29 Nick Eicholtz - Junior 32 Matt Foster - Junior 33 Kyle Cameron - Freshman 35 Jon Keller - Senior 36 Tyler McMurray- Sophomore 39 Austin Coates - Freshman 40 Thomas Burrows - Junior 42 Tyler Adams - Sophomore 44 Davis Vainer - Freshman 45 Will Foy - Freshman 55 Mike Oczypok - Junior		Catchers 13 Tanner DeVinny - Junior 24 Will Haynie - Junior 38 Griffin Tolle - Freshman 41 Taylor Poe - Junior Infielders 1 Cobie Vance - Freshman 3 Daniel Cucjen - Senior 5 Chandler Avant - Sophomore 9 Cody Henry - Sophomore 11 Connor Short - Sophomore 12 Chance Vincent - Senior 37 Zack Coker - Freshman		Outfielders 7 Chandler Taylor - Freshman 14 Gene Wood - Freshman 18 Keith Holcombe - Freshman 19 Hunter Webb - Junior 22 Georgie Salem - Senior 25 Ryan Blanchard - Senior 48 Connor Wright - Freshman Utility 6 Alex Webb - Freshman 10 Sam Finnerty - Freshman 21 Colton Freeman - Junior

Coaching staff

2016 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaching staff

Mitch Gaspard – Head Coach - 16 years at Alabama (7th as Head Coach) Andy Phillips – Assistant Coach, Hitting Coach - 6th year Dax Norris – Assistant Coach, Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator - 9th year Nathan Kilcrease – Volunteer Coach - 2nd year David Kindred – Director of Baseball Operations - 2nd year

Schedule and results

2016 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (6–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attend. Overall Rec. SEC Rec. Feb. 19 #28 Maryland Sewell–Thomas Stadium 3–1 J. Keller (1–0) M. Shawaryn (0–1) T. Burrows (1) SECN+ 5,867 1–0 – Feb. 20 #28 Maryland Sewell–Thomas Stadium 5–9 T. Bloom (1–0) J. Walters (0–1) R. Selmer (1) SECN+ 6,449 1–1 – Feb. 21 #28 Maryland Sewell–Thomas Stadium 5–1 N. Eicholtz (1–0) B. Shaffer (0–1) T. Burrows (2) SECN+ 4,119 2–1 – Feb. 24 Nicholls State #30 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 13–1 M. Oczypok (1-0) M. Hanchar (0–1) None SECN+ 3,210 3–1 – Feb. 26 North Dakota #30 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 2–1 M. Foster (1–0) Z. Muckenhirn (1–1) None SECN+ 3,863 4–1 – Feb. 27 North Dakota #30 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 5–2 J. Walters (1–1) B. DeGagne (1–1) T. Burrows (3) SECN+ 4,699 5–1 – Feb. 28 North Dakota #30 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 6–1 D. Duarte (1–0) M. McNair (0–1) None SECN+ 4,243 6–1 –
March (10–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attend. Overall Rec. SEC Rec. Mar. 1 Troy #22 Riddle–Pace Field 2–1 S. Finnerty (1–0) M. Skinner (0–1) T. Burrows (4) 3,243 7–1 – Mar. 4 Notre Dame #22 USA Baseball Complex 4–0 G. Bramblett (1–0) R. Smoyer (1–2) None 280 8–1 – Mar. 5 Niagara #22 USA Baseball Complex 8–4 M. Oczypok (2–0) D. Procopio (0–2) None 169 9–1 – Mar. 5 NC State #22 USA Baseball Complex 1–2 E. Brabrand (1–0) D. Duarte (1–1) T. DeJuneas (2) 987 9–2 – Mar. 6 Brown #22 USA Baseball Complex 2–0 K. Cameron (1–0) M. Ritchie (0–1) None 107 10–2 – Mar. 10 #8 Oregon #24 Sewell–Thomas Stadium Canceled Mar. 11 Houston #24 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 1–3 A. Lantrip (2–2) M. Foster (1–1) N. Hernandez (2) SECN+ 3,100 10–3 – Mar. 12 Houston #24 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 2–3 S. Romero (2–0) J. Walters (0–2) N. Hernandez (3) SECN+ 3,158 10–4 – Mar. 13 Houston #24 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 7–6 D. Duarte (2–1) T. Cumbie (0–1) None SECN+ 3,543 11–4 – Mar. 15 Sou. Miss Pete Taylor Park 2–9 N. Johnson (1–0) M. Oczypok (2–1) None 3,577 11–5 – Mar. 19 #10 LSU Alex Box Stadium 6–0 G. Bramblett (2–0) A. Lange (2–1) J. Keller (1) SECN+ 10,366 12–5 1–0 Mar. 19 #10 LSU Alex Box Stadium 4–3 J. Walters (2–2) J. Poche (2–2) M. Foster (1) SECN+ 10,806 13–5 2–0 Mar. 20 #10 LSU Alex Box Stadium 5–7 C. Gilbert (2–1) K. Cameron (1–1) None SECN+ 10,376 13–6 2–1 Mar. 22 UAB #22 Regions Field 0–8 K. Davis (1–0) M. Oczypok (2–2) None 3,525 13–7 – Mar. 25 Tennessee #22 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 7–3 G. Bramblett (3–0) Z. Warren (4–1) D. Duarte (1) SECN+ 5,867 14–7 3–1 Mar. 26 Tennessee #22 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 11–3 K. Cameron (2–1) A. Cox (2–2) None SECN+ 3,842 15–7 4–1 Mar. 26 Tennessee #22 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 3–6 Z. Reid (1–0) M. Foster (1–2) D. Vasquez (1) SECN 4,405 15–8 4–2 Mar. 29 Auburn† #25 Riverwalk Stadium 1–10 M. Mitchell (4–0) J. Keller (1–1) G. Cardenas (2) SECN 7,307 15–9 – Mar. 31 Georgia #25 Foley Field 7–1^13 M. Foster (2–2) B. Tucker (3–2) T. Burrows (5) SECN 1,532 16–9 5–2
April (9–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attend. Overall Rec. SEC Rec. April 1 Georgia #25 Foley Field 1–7 R. Tyler (3–1) J. Walters (2–3) None SECN+ 1,848 16–10 5–3 April 2 Georgia #25 Foley Field 4–12 C. Jones (4–1) N. Eicholtz (1–1) None SECN 3,630 16–11 5–4 April 5 Alcorn State Sewell–Thomas Stadium 8–5 M. Foster (3–2) P. McMahon (0–1) T. Burrows (6) SECN+ 3,659 17–11 – April 5 Alcorn State Sewell–Thomas Stadium 8–0^7 J. Hubbard (1–0) R. Johnson (3–3) None SECN+ 3,659 18–11 – April 8 #13 Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 2–3 Z. Brown (2–5) G. Bramblett (3–1) S. Hjelle (5) SECN+ 1,765 18–12 5–5 April 9 #13 Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 2–6 S. Hjelle (2–0) R. Castillo (0–1) None SECN+ 1,918 18–13 5–6 April 10 #13 Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 2–1 N. Eicholtz (2–1) K. Cody (3–2) T. Burrows (7) SECN+ 2,012 19–13 6–6 April 12 UAB Sewell–Thomas Stadium 7–6 M. Foster (4–2) T. Lowery (0–3) T. Burrows (8) SECN+ 3,545 20–13 – April 15 #15 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium 0–4 B. Bramlett (6–2) G. Bramblett (3–2) W. Short (6) SECN+ 5,950 20–14 6–7 April 16 #15 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium 2–0 J. Walters (3–3) D. Parkinson (1–1) T. Burrows (9) SECN+ 6,385 21–14 7–7 April 17 #15 Ole Miss Sewell–Thomas Stadium 7–2 N. Eicholtz (3–1) A. Pagnozzi (5–2) D. Durante (2) SECN+ 6,354 22–14 8–7 April 19 Troy Sewell–Thomas Stadium 5–3 J. Keller (2–1) C. Gill (2–2) T. Burrows (10) SECN+ 3,473 23–14 – April 20 #23 South Ala. Sewell–Thomas Stadium 2–8 R. Bell (3–1) K. Cameron (2–2) None SECN+ 3,565 23–15 – April 22 #5 Texas A&M Olsen Field 3–4 M. Ecker (3–2) D. Duarte (2–2) None SECN+ 5,905 23–16 8–8 April 23 #5 Texas A&M Olsen Field 7–4 J. Walters (4–3) J. Vines (6–1) None SECN+ 6,543 24–16 9–8 April 24 #5 Texas A&M Olsen Field 1–2 A. Vinson (1–1) M. Foster (4–3) None SECN+ 5,936 24–17 9–9 April 26 Samford Griffin Stadium 2–3 T. Widra (3–3) S. Finnerty (1–1) None SECN+ 1,917 24–18 – April 28 #8 Mississippi St. Sewell–Thomas Stadium 5–12 D. Hudson (6–3) G. Bramblett (3–3) B. Smith (2) ESPNU 4,064 24–19 9–10 April 29 #8 Mississippi St. Sewell–Thomas Stadium 4–3 M. Foster (5–3) R. Cyr (1–1) None SECN+ – 25–19 10–10 April 30 #8 Mississippi St. Sewell–Thomas Stadium 1–2 K. Pilkington (2–1) N. Eicholtz (3–2) D. Brown (1) SECN 6,644 25–20 10–11
May (6–4) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attend. Overall Rec. SEC Rec. May 6 Auburn Sewell–Thomas Stadium 6–2 G. Bramblett (4–3) G. Klobosits (2–5) M. Foster (2) SECN+ 6,196 26–20 11–11 May 7 Auburn Sewell–Thomas Stadium 4–3^(11) T. Burrows (1–0) C. Mize (2–3) None SECN 6,324 27–20 12–11 May 8 Auburn Sewell–Thomas Stadium 1–8 B. Braymer (4–4) N. Eicholtz (3–3) None SECN 5,991 27–21 12–12 May 13 Arkansas Baum Stadium 8–6 G. Bramblett (5–3) D. Taccolini (5–4) T. Burrows (11) SECN+ 8,329 28–21 13–12 May 14 Arkansas Baum Stadium 10–4 J. Walters (5–3) K. McKinney (1–5) None SECN+ 8,547 29–21 14–12 May 15 Arkansas Baum Stadium 7–4 T. Burrows (2–0) J. Teague (3–4) None SECN+ 7,128 30–21 15–12 May 17 Samford Sewell–Thomas Stadium 8–2 C. Freeman (1–0) C. Radcliff (3–4) D. Duarte (3) SECN+ 3,548 31–21 – May 19 #6 S. Carolina Sewell–Thomas Stadium 4–6 R. Scott (4–1) R. Castillo (0–2) T. Johnson (7) SECN+ 3,507 31–22 15–13 May 20 #6 S. Carolina Sewell–Thomas Stadium 2–4 B. Webb (10–4) J. Walters (5–4) T. Johnson (8) SECN+ 3,842 31–23 15–14 May 21 #6 S. Carolina Sewell–Thomas Stadium 7–9 T. Widener (4–2) D. Duarte (2–3) T. Johnson (9) SECN+ 4,308 31–24 15–15
Post-Season
SEC Tournament (1-2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend. Overall Record SECT Record May 24 Kentucky Hoover Met 5–2 N. Eicholtz (4–3) Z. Logue (3–2) T. Burrows (12) 7,287 32–24 1–0 May 25 #1 Mississippi St. Hoover Met 1–4 Z. Houston (5–0) G. Bramblett (5–4) B. Smith (4) 13,448 32–25 1–1 May 26 #6 Florida Hoover Met 4–5 N. Horvath (2–1) T. Burrows (2–1) S. Anderson (11) 5,232 32–26 1–2
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Postponement Bold = Alabama team member

† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2016 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Honors and awards

• Chandler Taylor – SEC Freshman of the Week, March 21[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'[2]	NR	NR*	NR*	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Baseball America[3]	NR	NR	NR	23	NR	22	21	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^[4]	RV	30	22	24	NR	22	25	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
NCBWA†[5]	RV	RV	RV	30	RV	30	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

See also

• 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide softball season

References

1. Chandler Taylor Named SEC Baseball Freshman of the Week
2. "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
3. Baseball America Poll
4. Collegiate Baseball Poll
5. NCBWA Poll