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The Alabama Crimson Tide (35-28) dropped their second game of the weekend to in-state rival Troy (41-20) on Sunday afternoon. The Tide came into the game looking to redeem their loss to the Trojans on Friday, but couldn’t close the door in the ninth inning.

Tide starter Spencer Turnbull went six innings allowing 4 runs, 5 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, and finished with 6 strikeouts. Jay Shaw worked 2 innings of relief and allowed one run on one hit. Freshman closer Ray Castillo (2-3) entered the game to start the ninth inning but struggled mightily down the stretch. Castillo had issues locating his fastball and walked three batters, including the walk-off-walk that gave the Trojans the 9-8 victory over the Crimson Tide. Castillo was credited with a blown save and the loss.

Alabama head coach Mitch Gaspard made some key lineup changes that seemed to spark the Crimson Tide’s sputtering offense on Sunday. Gaspard moved freshman Mikey White to the lead-off spot and senior Brett Booth to clean-up. Both players responded in a big way, driving in three of Alabama’s eight runs on the afternoon. Mikey White finished 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Brett Booth was 2-5 from the plate with 2 RBI and a run scored in his final game for the Crimson Tide.

Troy reliever Jeremy McGowan (2-0) earned the victory after pitching 1.1 innings of shutout baseball in the eighth and ninth innings.

The Trojans advanced to play Florida State in the Regional Championship game but fell 11-4 on Sunday night. Troy head coach Bobby Pierce believed that their exhausting game against the Tide earlier in the day hindered the Trojans in the night-cap against Florida State. “You’re expending a lot of energy in a game like that,” Pierce said. “But the emotional high I think we rode into the second game, that part… I believe probably helped us.”

With the victory, Florida State advanced to their sixth-straight NCAA Super Regional – the longest active streak in the nation. The Seminoles will face fellow No. 1 seed Indiana next week in a best-of-three series. The winner will advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

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