1983 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

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1983 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
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Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
1983 record46–11 (14–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sewell–Thomas Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x‍‍‍14–7 .667  38–14 .731
Tennessee  ‍‍‍12–7 .632  26–16 .619
Georgia  ‍‍‍11–9 .550  29–19 .604
Kentucky  ‍‍‍6–11 .353  31–14 .689
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍6–15 .286  22–23 .489
Western Division
No. 12 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y17–5 .773  42–15 .737
No. 2 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y14–7 .667  46–11 .807
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍10–12 .455  26–18 .591
LSU  ‍‍‍9–12 .429  28–21 .571
Auburn  ‍‍‍4–18 .182  16–34 .320
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1983 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games at Sewell–Thomas Stadium, and were led by fourth-year head coach Barry Shollenberger. They finished as the national runner-up after falling to Texas in the 1983 College World Series Final.

Contents

Roster

1983 Alabama Crimson Tide roster
 

Pitchers

  • Troy Brauchle
  • Jeff Brewer
  • Rick Browne
  • Alan Dunn
  • Dean Hayes
  • Tim Meachem
 

Catchers

  • Frank Velleggia

Infielders

 

Outfielders

  • Rob Skates
  • Allan Stallings
 

Coaching staff

Schedule

Legend
 Alabama win
 Alabama loss
1983 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (4–0)
DateOpponentStadiumScoreOverall
Record		SEC
Record
February 24 North Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium 10–61–0–
February 25at Alabama ChristianUnknown4–112–0–
February 26at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field 8–23–0–
February 26at Southern Mississippi Sewell–Thomas Stadium18–74–0–
March (14–2)
DateOpponentStadiumScoreOverall
Record		SEC
Record
March 2Southern MississippiSewell–Thomas Stadium14–15–0–
March 6at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 6–185–10–1
March 6at Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field5–65–20–2
March 8at Clemson Beautiful Tiger Field 6–56–20–2
March 9at ClemsonBeautiful Tiger Field7–47–20–2
March 12South AlabamaSewell–Thomas Stadium16–58–20–2
March 13South AlabamaSewell–Thomas Stadium8–69–20–2
March 15 Memphis State Sewell–Thomas Stadium12–710–20–2
March 19 LSU Sewell–Thomas Stadium4–111–21–2
March 19LSUSewell–Thomas Stadium17–712–22–2
March 22 Georgia Southern Sewell–Thomas Stadium14–113–22–2
March 23Georgia SouthernSewell–Thomas Stadium14–114–22–2
March 27at Ole Miss Swayze Field12–315–23–2
March 27at Ole MissSwayze Field8–216–24–2
March 29 Delta State Sewell–Thomas Stadium3–916–34–2
March 30Delta StateSewell–Thomas Stadium2–117–34–2
March 31 Auburn Rickwood Field 12–318–34–2
April (13–6)
DateOpponentStadiumScoreOverall
Record		SEC
Record
April 2AuburnSewell–Thomas Stadium6–519–35–2
April 3AuburnSewell–Thomas Stadium3–220–36–2
April 3AuburnSewell–Thomas Stadium6–720–46–3
April 9Mississippi StateSewell–Thomas Stadium10–1320–56–4
April 9Mississippi StateSewell–Thomas Stadium10–1220–66–5
April 10Mississippi StateSewell–Thomas Stadium12–921–67–5
April 12 Alabama State Sewell–Thomas Stadium10–422–67–5
April 13 Jackson State Sewell–Thomas Stadium15–423–67–5
April 16Alabama ChristianSewell–Thomas Stadium6–524–67–5
April 17 Livingston Sewell–Thomas Stadium8–625–67–5
April 19at Memphis State Nat Buring Stadium 2–525–77–5
April 20at Memphis StateNat Buring Stadium3–226–77–5
April 23at LSU Alex Box Stadium 7–826–87–6
April 23at LSUAlex Box Stadium10–327–88–6
April 24at LSUAlex Box Stadium10–528–88–6
April 26at Southern MississippiUnknown17–129–89–6
April 27at Southern MississippiUnknown9–330–89–6
April 30Ole MissSewell–Thomas Stadium3–430–99–7
April 30Ole MissSewell–Thomas Stadium5–431–910–7
May (6–0)
DateOpponentStadiumScoreOverall
Record		SEC
Record
May 1Ole MissSewell–Thomas Stadium17–1032–911–7
May 2 Columbus Sewell–Thomas Stadium18–1233–911–7
May 4ColumbusSewell–Thomas Stadium15–934–911–7
May 7at Auburn Plainsman Park 9–135–912–7
May 7at AuburnPlainsman Park6–436–913–7
May 8at AuburnPlainsman Park13–537–914–7
Postseason
SEC Tournament (3–0)
DateOpponentSite/StadiumScoreOverall RecordSEC Record
May 13vs Florida Dudy Noble Field15–238–914–7
May 14vs Tennessee Dudy Noble Field8–639–914–7
May 15at Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field10–940–914–7
South Regional (3–0)
DateOpponentSite/StadiumScoreOverall RecordSEC Record
May 27vs Miami (FL) Seminole Stadium 6–441–914–7
May 28at Florida State Seminole Stadium7–542–914–7
May 29vs Miami (FL)Seminole Stadium11–943–914–7
1983 College World Series (3–2)
DateOpponentSite/StadiumScoreOverall RecordSEC Record
June 4vs Arizona State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium 6–544–914–7
June 7vs Michigan Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium6–545–914–7
June 9vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium4–645–1014–7
June 10vs Arizona StateJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium6–046–1014–7
June 11vs TexasJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium3–446–1114–7

Awards and honors

Dave Magadan
Tim Meacham

Crimson Tide in the 1983 MLB Draft

The following members of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program were drafted in the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft. [3]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Dave Magadan1B2nd32nd New York Mets
Alan DunnRHP4th95th Detroit Tigers
Rick BrowneLHP8th195th Cleveland Indians
Tim MeachamRHP9th224th Montreal Expos
Frank VelleggiaC26th641st New York Mets
John Elbin3B31st744th Texas Rangers

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References

  1. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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