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Alabama baseball eliminated by Florida at SEC Tournament

Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.)

HOOVER --The University of Alabama's final three batters went down quickly. Pinch hitter Ryan Blanchard, shortstop Daniel Cucjen and left fielder Hunter Webb were retired by Florida's Shaun Anderson on 10 pitches in the bottom of the ninth inning. Florida eliminated the Crimson Tide from the SEC tournament 5-4 on Thursday at the Hoover Met.

That short inning will beget a long wait until Monday when Alabama learns its fate in the NCAA tournament fate.

"We're pulling like crazy to get in there," head coach Mitch Gaspard said.

Alabama (32-26) finished the season 15-15 in SEC play and beat Kentucky to open the tournament on Tuesday, but was ranked 58th in the RPI before Thursday's loss to the top-seeded Gators.