No. 23 Alabama baseball rolls early in 10-2 win at No. 19 Troy

Alabama Baseball Player Kade Snell (3) and Alabama Baseball Player Richie Bonomolo Jr. (5) celebrate against Troy at Riddle-Pace Field in Troy, AL on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 (Photo by Robert Sutton).

A record 3,892 fans packed Riddle-Pace Field on Tuesday night as No.23 Alabama baseball rolled to a 10-2 win at No. 19 Troy.

Alabama scored seven runs in the first two innings as it closes its non-conference midweek slate of games with a perfect 13-0 record.

Alabama out-hit Troy 14-8, scoring four runs in the first against Trojan starter Jacob Roettgen and three against righty Adam Falinski in the second. Falinski settled in, allowing just one run over the next four innings. The righty matched his season high of 5.0 innings pitched with five strikeouts, which was one shy of his season-high six punchouts in Troy’s win at Mississippi State on February 25.

Snell largely fueled the Alabama offensive output, finishing 4-for-5 with a home run and a career-best five RBI. Justin Lebron reached base in all three of his plate appearances, managing a 2-for-2 line with a double, one home run and a hit-by-pitch. Garrett Staton drove in three runs as part of his 2-for-4 night, with Coleman Mizell adding an RBI.

JT Blackwood opened the game for the Tide, logging 3.0 scoreless innings while scattering a pair of hits to go with two strikeouts. Aeden Finateri was the first man out of the bullpen and was responsible for one earned run across his 2.2 innings, managing two strikeouts. Austin Morris entered the game with the bases-loaded and two outs in the sixth, though the big right-hander induced a groundout to end the frame. Morris totaled 2.1 scoreless innings, recording two strikeouts while not surrendering a hit.

From Alabama Baseball Head Coach Rob Vaughn

“Great team win against a really good team tonight. We were excited to get back on the field with a tough finish to Sunday at Vanderbilt, and the boys came out ready to go. This group just went through the whole 2025 season and won each of their midweek games. This is not an easy feat, especially with the teams we line up against. Proud of the effort wrapping up midweeks and excited to compete against a really good Georgia team this weekend.”

From Troy Baseball Head Coach Skylar Meade 

How It Happened

• T1 I With one out, Justin Lebron lifted solo home run to left. After the homer, Kade Snell and Richie Bonomolo Jr. both singled before Will Hodo was hit by a pitch, loading the bases. Garrett Staton followed Hodo with a two-run single into left-center. Then, Coleman Mizell plated the fourth run of the inning, rolling an RBI groundout to second. (4-0, Alabama)
• T2 I Bryce Fowler and Lebron were both hit by a pitch, preceding Snell’s three-run home run to right-center. (7-0, Alabama)
• T4 I Lebron lined a one-out double to left, leading to Snell’s RBI single up the middle. (8-0, Alabama)
• B6 I The Trojans opened the inning with a double before the next batter bounced an RBI single into center. (8-1, Alabama)
• T7 I Bonomolo Jr. began the seventh with a walk, and two batters later, Staton lined a double down the left field line to score him from first. (9-1, Alabama)
• T8 I Jon Young Jr. lined a single into right and advanced to second after an error by the right fielder. Snell took advantage of the man in scoring position, serving a single into left to score Young Jr. (10-1, Alabama)
• B9 I A one-out double came around to score following a two-out RBI single up the middle. (10-2, Alabama)

Alabama Postgame Notes

• Alabama baseball has now won 10 consecutive games over Troy, streak that began in 2019
• The Tide closed its midweek slate of games with a perfect 13-0 record, marking the first time in school history Alabama finished undefeated in midweek play
• Alabama improved to 13-9 against ranked opponents with the victory
• Completing its last regular season non-conference contest, the Tide concluded the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 24-1 record
• Kade Snell extended his hitting streak to 11 games on Tuesday, going 21-for-43 (.488) with two doubles, one triple, four home runs, 16 RBI and 10 walks in that stretch
• Snell’s five RBI on Tuesday stand as a new career-high, surpassing his previous best of four set on April 17 at LSU
• Snell finished the night with four hits, marking his 23^rd multi-hit game this season
• Snell becomes the first Tide player since Will Hodo against Presbyterian on March 8 to record four hits
• Justin Lebron’s solo home run was his first since homer since April 11 against Mississippi State
• Including Tuesday, Garrett Staton is 8-for-24 (.333) with three doubles, one home run and seven RBI in his last six games
• Richie Bonomolo Jr. has now reached base in 12 consecutive games
• Jason Torres improved his on-base streak to 10 games
• Coleman Mizell stretched his on-base streak to eight games

Troy Postgame Notes

• Tuesday’s game set a Riddle-Pace Field record with 3,892 fans in attendance. It broke the previous record of 3,872 on May 7, 2024 against Alabama.
• Troy used its 40th different lineup this season.
• Troy is 20-6 at Riddle-Pace Field this season.
• Houston Markham extended his on-base streak to 17 games, going 1-for-5.
• Blake Cavill extended his on-base streak to 54 games dating back to last season, going 1-for-4 with a walk and a double.
• Cavill’s walk was his 54th walk of the season, which is the fourth-most in a single season in Troy history. Cavill entered the day ranked second in the nation in walks.
• Sean Darnell recorded his team-best 17th multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
• Steven Meier recorded his 16th multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI game of the season, going 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
• Brooks Bryan tied his career high with two walks. It was the 12th multi-walk game of his career.
• Adam Falinski tied his season high in innings pitched (5.0), which came at Alabama on March 5. His five strikeouts were one shy of his season high of six at Mississippi State on February 25.
• Brock Tapper recorded three strikeouts in his 3.0 innings, which was one-shy of his career high of four strikeouts at Kentucky on March 18, 2023 as a freshman at Mississippi State.

­­Up Next

• Alabama will host its final home series of the spring, as No. 6 Georgia travels to Sewell-Thomas Stadium for a three-game set beginning Friday, May 9 at 6 p.m. CT, airing on SEC Network+
• The Trojans are back in action on Wednesday at Samford. First pitch at Joe Lee Griffin Field in Birmingham is scheduled for 6 p.m.