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‘Bama Baseball begins the Bohannan era with a sweep of Valparaiso

No Chandler Taylor?

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The Brad Bohannon era got off to a rousing start as the Crimson Tide swept three games from the Valparaiso Crusaders over the weekend. The rain didn’t slow down that bats: ‘Bama scored 34 runs on just 41 hits in the series.

The Tide won the opener 16-2, got a walkoff 6-5 win on Saturday and polished off VU 12-6 in Sunday’s third game. ‘Bama collected 41 hits, walked 22 times, and reached base 14 times after being hit by a pitch. The Crusaders opened the season having had only three outdoor practices, all on a football turf field, and all with temperatures at 30 degrees are below.