Alabama Baseball Wins 8th Straight, 4-3 Over Jacksonville State

0:00It's April 1st, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Birmingham News Today, your AI-powered local news. Number 16 Alabama baseball just kept rolling with a tight 4-3 win over Jacksonville State on Tuesday, pushing their win streak to 8. Gain straight. They wrapped up the season sweep against the gamecocks after handling them 6-5 earlier this year right here in Tuscaloosa. Alabama jumped out early with a two-run homer from John Lim in the second inning, then just an Osterhouse added an RBI double in the 5th to make it. Three nothing, but Jacksonville State fought back hard, scratching across three runs over the 5th, 7th and 8th to tie things up. In the 9th, with the score locked at 3-0, Brady Neal stepped up and crushed a solo shot to center for the go ahead run. Neal went 1-4-4 on the night, while Lim paced the team with two RBI's from that big blast. Pitching wise, JT Blackwood started strong, tossing three scoreless innings on just one hit, and Evan Steckmesser locked down the win with 5.

1:01Hitless outs to close it out, that moves the Crimson tie to 23-7 overall, 6-3 in the SEC. Now they hit the road for a big weekend series against number 11 Oklahoma, starting Thursday at 6.30 pm, through April 4th should be A. Showdown worth watching.