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Last Modified: Friday, February 19, 2016 at 11:20 p.m.
Let the record reflect that the first pitch inside the new Sewell-Thomas Stadium was a fast-ball strike right down the middle. It was the start of a 1-2-3 inning, an appropriate beginning to the new beginning of the University of Alabama’s $42.5 million baseball stadium.
There was a light show just before first pitch, the lights on top of the stadium shut off before displaying blinking LED lights that created a raucous atmosphere, especially in the student section in right field, that showed just what the new stadium is capable of — namely entertaining a sold-out crowd.