1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball Alabama Athletics logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Western SEC 50–19 20–10 Jim Wells 2nd Mitch Gaspard 2nd Todd Butler 2nd Sewell–Thomas Stadium SEC regular season championsSEC tournament championsSouth I Regional champions College World Series 4th 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 1996 Alabama Crimson Tide y Skip Ames RHP R R 6 2 175 JR Houston, Texas Andy Bernard P Joe Caruso INF R R 5 9 190 JR Lock Haven, Pennsylvania Joel Colgrove P John Collins P Chris Eilers P Eric Goldis Doug Hall OF L L 6 1 190 JR Gallatin, Tennessee Dustan Mohr y OF R R 6 0 210 SO Hattiesburg, Mississippi Chris Moller INF Kevin Nichols INF R R 6 0 195 Panama City, Florida Dax Norris C R R 5 10 190 SR y La Grange, Georgia Andy Phillips baseball y INF R R 6 0 205 FR Tuscaloosa, Alabama Corey Spiers LHP L L 6 0 204 JR Joliet, Illinois Brett Taft INF R R 5 8 160 SR Birmingham, Alabama David Tidwell OF R R 5 9 170 JR Grenada, Mississippi Manny Torres RHP R FR Byron Tribe RHP R R 6 3 210 JR Houston, Texas Robbie Tucker INF Tim Young baseball y LHP L L 5 9 170 SR Gulfport, Mississippi Jim Wells Todd ButlerMitch Gaspard Schedule Alabama Crimson Tide 2 white 1996 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball game log ! style="Alabama Crimson Tide 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Alabama Crimson Tide 2; February (9–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 9 || vs 1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech || Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida || 7–2 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 10 || vs 1996 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest || Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida || 10–7 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || February 11 || vs 1996 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina || Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, Florida || 6–7 || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || February 16 || 1996 Centenary Gentlemen Centenary || 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 || 1996 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 3–4 || 5–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || February 23 || at 1996 Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana || 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 || 1996 Radford Highlanders Radford || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 6–1 || 8–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || February 28 || 1996 Radford Highlanders Radford || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 19–4 || 9–3 || – |- y Alabama Crimson Tide 2; March (14–7) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || March 1 || 1996 UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro || 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 1996 Samford Bulldogs Samford || Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama || 5–4 || 12–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || March 8 || at 1996 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia || 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 || 1996 Murray State Racers Murray State || 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 || 1996 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky || 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 || 1996 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee || 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 1996 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama || 1–0 || 21–9 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 || March 29 || at 1996 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt || 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 |- y Alabama Crimson Tide 2; April (12–5) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || April 2 || 1996 Auburn Tigers Auburn || Paterson Field • Montgomery, Alabama || 2–0 || 24–10 || 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || April 5 || at 1996 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky || 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 || 1996 UAB Blazers UAB || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 17–6 || 27–11 || 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || April 12 || 1996 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State || 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 || 1996 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss || 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 || 1996 Birmingham–Southern Panthers Birmingham–Southern || 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 |- y Alabama Crimson Tide 2; May (5–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 || May 3 || at 1996 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas || 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="Alabama Crimson Tide 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y Alabama Crimson Tide 2; SEC Tournament (5–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record |- 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 |- y Alabama Crimson Tide 2; South I Regional (4–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || May 23 || 1996 Princeton Tigers Princeton || 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 || 1996 Stetson Hatters Stetson || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 3–1 || 48–17 || 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 || May 26 || 1996 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia || Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama || 18–8 || 49–17 || 20–10 |- y Alabama Crimson Tide 2; 1996 College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record |- 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 TeamCWS record Book http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2012/1-CWSGeneral.pdf NCAA.org 16 June 2012 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-SEChttps://rolltide.com/documents/2020/2/4/mba_media_guide.pdf 2020 Alabama Baseball Media Guide February 4, 2020 University of Alabama www.rolltide.com May 4, 2020 References Alabama Category:Alabama Crimson Tide baseball seasons Alabama Crimson Tide baseball Category:College World Series seasons Alabama Category:Southeastern Conference baseball champion seasons