# 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.

## 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.

## Schedule/Results

2010 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log :
Regular Season :
February
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
1February 20South AlabamaSewell-Thomas Stadium12–4A. Morgan (1–0)J. Bailey (0–1)None4,8481–0–
2February 21South AlabamaStanky Field5-3T. White (1–0)B. Brown (0–1)J. Smith (1)3,2732–0–
3February 26Illinois-ChicagoSewell-Thomas Stadium9–4N. Kilcrease (1–0)C. Kovacevich (0–2)None3,6673–0–
4February 27Illinois-ChicagoSewell-Thomas Stadium25–1J. Nelson (1–0)E. Wyman (0–2)None4,5774–0–
5February 27Illinois-ChicagoSewell-Thomas Stadium4–3B. Whitaker (1–0)M. Heesch (0–1)None4,5775–0– :
March
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
–March 2SamfordJoe Lee Griffin StadiumPostponed
6March 3†#25 GeorgiaRegions Park13–2T. Wolfe (1–0)C. Hawkins (0–1)None7926–0–
7March 5College of CharlestonPatriots Point6-2A. Morgan (2–0)D. Peterson (1–1)B. Whitaker (1)4177–0–
8March 6College of CharlestonPatriots Point4–0J. Nelson (2–0)C. Powell (2–1)None7688–0–
9March 7College of CharlestonPatriots Point6–7T. Schiller (3–0)J. Smith (0–1)None7318–1–
–March 9†AuburnRiverwalk StadiumPostponed
–March 10Michigan StateSewell-Thomas StadiumCancelled
10March 12Stony BrookSewell-Thomas Stadium15–8T. White (2–0)T. Johnson (1–1)None3,6379–1–
11March 13Stony BrookSewell-Thomas Stadium5–0J. Nelson (3–0)N. Tropeano (1–1)D. Head (1)3,62310–1–
12March 13Stony BrookSewell-Thomas Stadium13–6T. Wolfe (2–0)M. Barbot (0–1)None3,62311–1–
13March 14Stony BrookSewell-Thomas Stadium4–3J. Smart (1–0)A. Brown (0–2)T. White (1)3,54012–1–
14March 16MinnesotaSewell-Thomas Stadium5–4D. Head (1–0)T. Ryan (0–1)None4,05613–1–
15March 17MinnesotaSewell-Thomas Stadium9–4A. Windsor (1–0)S. Fern (1–3)None4,04414–1–
16March 19#19 VanderbiltSewell-Thomas Stadium4-1A. Morgan (3–0)S. Gray (3–2)B. Whitaker (2)4,42815–11–0
17March 20#19 VanderbiltSewell-Thomas Stadium8–2J. Nelson (4–0)T. Hill (3–1)None4,51216–12–0
18March 21#19 VanderbiltSewell-Thomas Stadium4–5J. Armstrong (3–0)T. Wolfe (2–1)R. Brewer (3)3,54116–22–1
19March 24†AuburnRiverwalk Stadium6–8M. Hurst (2–0)J. Smart (1–1)A. Hubbard (3)7,20516–3–
20March 26#16 ArkansasBaum Stadium8–9T. Forrest (3–0)B. Whitaker (1–1)D. Baxendale (6)8,94216–42–2
21March 27#16 ArkansasBaum Stadium3–4J. Pratt (1–0)T. White (2–2)None8,33216–52–3
22March 28#16 ArkansasBaum Stadium5–10T. Forrest (4–0)A. Scott (0–1)None7,13016–62–4
23March 30Jacksonville StateSewell-Thomas Stadium7–3T. Pilkington (1–0)K. Elwell (1–2)None3,76017–6–
24March 31UABRegions Park4–6B. Waite (1–0)T. Hawley (0–1)N. Graffeo (3)2,28117–7– :
April
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
25April 2AuburnSewell-Thomas Stadium10-5A. Morgan (4–0)C. Luckie (1–2)None5,11218–73–4
26April 3AuburnSewell-Thomas Stadium6–5J. Townsend (1–0)A. Hubbard (2–1)N. Kilcrease (1)5,30619–74–4
27April 4AuburnSewell-Thomas Stadium1-7T. Wolfe (2–1)4,35019–84–5
28April 6UABSewell-Thomas Stadium4–11J. Townsend (1–1)3,89519–9–
29April 7Jacksonville StateRudy Abbott Field10–43,39220–9–
30April 9KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium6–72,17920–104–6
31April 10KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium2–82,09820–114–7
32April 11KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium11–91,95321–115–7
33April 13SamfordSewell-Thomas Stadium5–73,81921–12–
34April 14#23 SE LouisianaPat Kennelly Diamond10–52,10822–12–
35April 16#6 LSUAlex Box Stadium5–1211,33222–135–8
36April 17#6 LSUAlex Box Stadium7–912,31322–145–9
37April 18#6 LSUAlex Box Stadium5–610,74422–155–10
38April 23Mississippi StateSewell-Thomas Stadium8-54,03723–156–10
39April 24Mississippi StateSewell-Thomas Stadium9–84,82824–157–10
40April 25Mississippi StateSewell-Thomas Stadium6–44,82825–158–10
41April 27Mississippi Valley StateSewell-Thomas Stadium7–43,40426–15–
42April 28Mississippi Valley StateSewell-Thomas Stadium5–13,45327–15–
43April 30#3 South CarolinaCarolina Stadium7–98,14527–168–11 :
May
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
44May 1#3 South CarolinaCarolina Stadium6–48,05328–169–11
45May 2#3 South CarolinaCarolina Stadium15–208,0069–12
46May 7#3 FloridaSewell-Thomas Stadium3–94,38728–189–13
47May 8#3 FloridaSewell-Thomas Stadium8–144,27328–1910–13
48May 9#3 FloridaSewell-Thomas Stadium10–84,31729–1910–14
49May 12SamfordJoe Lee Griffin Stadium7-81,83529–2010–14
50May 14#14 Ole MissSewell-Thomas Stadium4–54,03929–2110–15
51May 15#14 Ole MissSewell-Thomas Stadium4–14,72330–2111–15
52May 16#14 Ole MissSewell-Thomas Stadium6–34,03431–2112–15
53May 20TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium11–32,30432–2113–15
54May 21TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium4–22,48733–2114–15
55May 22TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium9–71,69434–2115–15 :
Post-Season :
SEC Tournament
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSECT Record
56May 26#13 AuburnRegions Park7-1J. Nelson (8–2)C. Luckie (6–4)None12,51435-211-0
57May 27Ole MissRegions Park6-3N. Kilcrease (6–2)A. Barret (7–4)J. Smith (4)12,18036-212-0
58May 29#4 FloridaRegions Park5-2A. Morgan (6–4)T. Toledo (3–2)None11,54237-213-0
59May 30LSURegions Park3–4 (11)A. Ranaudo (5–2)J. Smith (1–2)None13,32737-223-1 :
NCAA Tournament: Regionals
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT Record
60June 4ElonRuss Chandler Stadium11-2N. Kilcrease (7–2)J. Reyes (10–4)None1,25738-221-0
61June 5#8 Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium2-5D. McGuire (9–4)J. Nelson (8–3)A. Robinson (8)4,15738-231-1
62June 6MercerRuss Chandler Stadium5-3T. Hawley (2–1)J. French (3–4)J. Smith (5)1,19139-232-1
63June 6#8 Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium8–1A. Morgan (7–4)B. Cumpton (9–3)None2,18740-233-1
64June 7#8 Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium10–8N. Kilcrease (8–2)J. Bradley (9–5)None3,11341-234-1 :
NCAA Tournament: Super Regionals
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT Record
65June 12#13 ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium5-4J. Nelson (9–3)C. Harman (7–3)J. Smith (6)6,34642-235-1
66June 13#13 ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium5-196,02442–245-2
67June 14#16 ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium6-85,25042–255-3 :
NCAA Tournament: College World Series
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT 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) | NR | NR | NR | 25 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 25 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | 18 |
| Baseball America (Top 25) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 25 | 24 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | 16 |
| Collegiate Baseball (Top 30)^ | NR | NR | NR | 30 | 21 | 16 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 16 | 16 |
| NCBWA (Top 30)† | 32 | NR | 28 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 25 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 29 | | |
| Rivals.com (Top 25) | 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 |