ALABAMA NOTEBOOK: Pitchers will be tested this week

University of Alabama baseball coach Mitch Gaspard has been pleased with his pitching depth through the first two weeks of the season. But now that unit is about to be tested.

Alabama pitcher Nick Eicholtz winds up Tuesday while playing Troy at Pensacola Bayfront stadium.The Crimson Tide (6-1) leaves Tuscaloosa for five games this week, including four games at the USA Baseball-Irish Classic in North Carolina over the weekend. It will also likely have to make it through without Sunday starter Nick Eicholtz, who UA’s 7-1 win over North Dakota with a forearm strain after three innings and 41 pitches. Gaspard said he might miss some time with the injury.

With Eicholtz out, Alabama could use…