2006 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster
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The Lineup This is Alabama Baseball The Alabama Record Book Table of Contents. 1 All-Time Opponents. 71 Quick Facts and Media Services . 2-3 Year-By-Year Records . 72-73 Dr. Robert E. Witt, President . 4 UA Coaching Records, Records by Decade. 74 Mal Moore, Director of Athletics . 5 Miscellaneous Records . 75-77 Finus Gaston, Johhny Williams and All-Time Extra Inning Results. 78 Joe Hornsby . 6 All-Time Television Results . 79 Athletic Department Senior Staff . 7 Records by Class and Position. 80 Alabama Baseball Support Staff . 7 Alabama Team Records . 81-82 CHAMPS – UA Life Skills Program. 8 Alabama Individual Records . 83-85 Center for Athletic Student Services. 9 Individual Single-Season and Career Top 10s . 86-90 The Omaha Challenge . 10-11 Team Single-Season Top 10s . 91 Sewell-Thomas Stadium . 12-14 Year-By-Year Statistical Leaders. 92-97 Baseball Medical Staff . 15 Baseball Strength and Conditioning Staff. 15 Alabama Honors and Awards 2006 UA Scouting Report . 16-19 All-Americans . 98-101 Joe Sewell, 1977 Hall of Famer . 102 ON THE COVER: Alabama The Alabama Baseball Staff Mel Allen, 1978 Ford C. Frick Winner. 103 head coach Jim Wells enters Head Coach Jim Wells . 20-25 David Magadan, 1983 Golden Spikes . 104 the 2006 season just 10 wins Assistant Coach Jim Gatewood. 26 Andy Phillips, 1999 Dick Howser Finalist. 105 shy of becoming the school's Assistant Coach Joe Raccuia . 27 Jeremy Brown, 2002 Bench Award Winner . 106 all-time winningest baseball Volunteer Assistant B.J. Green. 28 Beau Hearod, 2003 District III Player of Year . 107 coach. Sophomore right- Student Assistant Bo Hannah . 28 Wade LeBlanc, 2004 National Freshman of the Year . 108 hander David Robertson Individual Award Winners. 109 (2005 Freshman All-American), The 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide All-South Region, All-SEC Selections . 110-111 Crimson Tide Roster. 29 SEC Academic Honor Roll . 111-112 senior right-hander Jordan Alabama Player Bios . 30-51 Post-Season All-Tournament Teams . 112 Davis (2005 SEC Academic Alabama Career Stats . 52 Honor Roll), junior left-hander Alabama Career SEC Stats. 53 Post-Season History Wade LeBlanc (2006 College World Series Results . 113 Preseason All-American), senior 2006 Opponents NCAA Regional Results . 114 second baseman Evan Bush Winthop, Samford and Kent State . 54 SEC Tournament Results. 115-116 (2004 All-SEC) and senior Memphis, FIU and Bham Southern . 55 All-Time SEC Champions. 117 catcher Kody Valverde (2005 Appy State, South Alabama and Nebraska . 56 2006 SEC Tournament . 118-119 Alaskan Summer League All- USM, Georgia and Troy . 57 Star) hopes to help Wells reach Ole Miss, Lipscomb and Miss State . 58 Major League Baseball that milestone and lead the UAB, South Carolina and SE Louisiana . 59 UA All-Time MLB Roster/Stats . 120-125 Crimson Tide back to the NCAA LSU, Miss Valley and Vanderbilt. 60 Alabama MLB Draft History . 126-127 post-season play. Auburn, Arkansas and Florida . 61 Tennessee and UA Road Headquarters . 62 The Scores CREDITS: The 2006 Alabama Alabama’s All-Time Scores . 128-145 Baseball Media Guide is pro- 2005 Season Review duced by The University of Season Recap . 63-65 Past Players Alabama Athletic Media 2005 Final Overall Stats . 66-67 All-Time Letterman . 146-148 Relations Office, and may not 2005 Final SEC Stats . 68-69 be reproduced in any form 2005 Results . 70 without written permission from the University of Alabama. The book was written and edit- ed by Assistant Director of Media Relations, Barry Allen. The book’s cover was designed by Publications Director, Brent Hollingsworth and student assistant Jason Dunnavant. All photos are by Director of Athletic Photography Kent Gildey and his staff, Jeff Hanson and Michelle Lepianka. Also, special thanks to Jason Harless (Tuscaloosa News) and the various Major League Baseball teams for their photo contributions. The 2006 Alabama Baseball Media Guide was printed by EBSCO Media, Inc., of Birmingham, Alabama. 1 2006 Media Notes CREDENTIALS: Please direct all media requests for Alabama home baseball Quick games to Assistant Media Relations Director Barry Allen. Season credentials and single game credentials are available. Credentials will be left at the first base gate of Sewell-Thomas Stadium, located on Paul W. Bryant Drive, two hours prior to the start of each game. Professional scouts will report to the main ticket booth facts and will be issued a ticket for each game during the 2006 season. UNIVERSITY INFORMATION COVERING PRACTICE: Practice usually begins at 2 p.m. each day and is gener- Location:Tuscaloosa, Alabama ally open to everyone. Please contact the Media Relations Department for Enrollment: 21,750 changes in the practice schedule. Also, we ask that while watching practice you Founded:April 12, 1831 Conference: Southeastern (SEC) remain in the stands at all times. No one will be allowed on the field. Colors: Crimson & White Nickname: Crimson Tide INTERVIEWS: Coach Jim Wells will be available most days from 9-11 a.m. in his President: Dr. Robert E. Witt NCAA Faculty Representative: Joe Hornsby Coleman Coliseum office or by telephone. Wells and members of the team will Athletics Director: Mal Moore be available following practice each day. In addition, Wells will conduct a weekly Senior Associate Athletic Director/CFO: Finus Gaston teleconference each Thursday at 10 a.m. prior to the Crimson Tide’s upcoming Senior Associate Athletic Director/ weekend series. Please contact the Alabama Media Relations Office for specific External Operations: Johnny Williams dates and telephone numbers. UA players will be available from 1-1:45 p.m. each Associate Athletics Director/Senior Women’s Administrator: Marie Robbins day in the Alabama dugout. Please arrange all interviews in advance through Associate Athletics Directors: Barry Allen or Kyle Murphy in the Alabama Media Relations Office. Kevin Almond (Support Services) Jon Gilbert (Event Management) Wendell Hudson (Alumni Relations) POST-GAME INTERVIEWS: Please arrange all post-game interviews through a Chris King (Compliance) member of the Alabama Media Relations staff. Requested players will be available Sarah Patterson (Community Relations) Larry White (Media Relations) in the Crimson Tide team room approximately 10 minutes following the game. Assistant Athletics Director: Jon Dever (Academic Services) CRIMSON TIDE SPORTS MARKETING: Crimson Tide Sports Marketing, a Carol Keys (Business Office) Karin Lee (Lifeskills) division of Learfield Communications is the rights holder for all Crimson Tide Director of Tide Pride: radio and television broadcasts. CTSM (205-752-7281) is in its eighth year with Tommy Ford the University of Alabama and will provide state-wide coverage of all SEC base- Director of Marketing: Daniel Hopper ball games this season. In addition, Alabama baseball will be featured weekly on Assistant Marketing Directors: “Hey, Coach!”,a ninety-minute talk show dedicated to Crimson Tide athletics. Jennifer Downs Matt Greathouse CTSM airs the show each Monday night live from Bob Baumhower’s Wing’s Director of Capital Projects: Restaurant in Tuscaloosa. Veteran broadcaster Tom Roberts serves as the pro- Thad Turnipseed gram’s host. Michael Alford serves as the network’s general manager. CTSM will Director of Major Gifts: Ronny Robertson also provide satellite feeds of Crimson Tide baseball throughout the season. Each Director of Athletic Ticket Office: week a 15-minute feed, consisting of taped Rhoda Vaughn interviews, highlights and narrated tape pack- Baseball Event Management: Bryant Carter Baseball Academics: Tom Buttram age, is offered September through June. In Associate AD/Media Relations Director: addition, selected game highlights are fed Larry White Associate Media Relations Director: after the conclusion of each game. Please con- Becky Hopf tact Tom Roberts or David Crane for more Assistant Media Relations Directors: information concerning dates, times and Barry Allen (Baseball Contact) John Hayden coordinates. To obtain videotaped footage of Cory Hoodjer the Crimson Tide baseball team, please con- Roots Woodruff tact Roberts at the above number. Baseball Media Relations Director: Barry Allen Office Phone: (205) 348-6084 CRIMSON TIDE RADIO: For the eighth Home Phone: (205) 758-6526 FAX: (205) 348-8841 consecutive season, Crimson Tide baseball E-Mail Address: [email protected] will be carried on a state-wide network. Media Relations Department Alabama baseball will be distributed this year Administrative Staff: Brenda Burnette by CTSM and all games will be aired on the Karen Deaver Crimson Tide Sports Network. For a com- Media Relations Intern: Jeff Dunnavant plete listing of affiliates, please contact CTSM Graduate Assistant: Chris Woodfin Media Relations Student Assistants: or the Media Relations Office. In Tuscaloosa, Adam Blevins, Erin Champlin (website), Lenae the flagship station for Crimson Tide baseball Douglas, Alex Greenbaum, Kathryn Lasater, Kyle David Crane and Chris Stewart Murphy (baseball), Emily Screws, Lance Walker is WACT-AM (1420). and Taylor Whitson. 2 David Crane begins his eighth season as the “Voice of 2006 Alabama Baseball Alabama Baseball”,calling the action for all 56 regular- season games plus the entire post-season. He is also the Head Coach . .Jim Wells Overall Record (Years) . .670-314 (.681) (16 Years) voice of Alabama women’s basketball and the host of Alabama Record (Years) . .478-225 (.680) (11 Years) Crimson Tide This Week. Veteran sportscaster Chris Assistant Coaches . .Jim Gatewood and Joe Raccuia Stewart will return for his seventh season on the base- Volunteer Coach . .B.J. Green ball broadcasts. Stewart is also the play-by-play voice for Managers . .John Dunlap, Matt Moore and Nick Rambo Athletic Trainer . .Ginger Gilmore the Alabama men’s basketball team. In addition, all Stadium (Capacity) . .Sewell-Thomas Stadium (6,118) games may be heard via the internet through the Park Dimensions . .325’ (LF/RF), 400’ (CF), 365’ (Alleys) University of Alabama’s official web site or through All-Time Record . .2,180-1,279-23 (.629) (3,483 Games) broadcast.com.