Alabama OF/LB Keith Holcombe

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The Alabama baseball team secured the weekend series sweep of Valparaiso with a 12-6 victory on Sunday afternoon at Sewell-Thomas Stadium to improve to 3-0 on the young season.

The Tide (3-0) called on its bullpen early, and the offense provided some late insurance to claim the win on getaway day.

Alabama built an early 4-0 lead after one inning of play, but Valparaiso answered with a five-run top of the second to take the advantage. The Crimson Tide then scored one in the bottom of the second to tie things up and followed with a three-run third to take the lead. Valpo would add one in the top of the fourth but was held off the scoreboard for the remainder of the game as UA added four more runs across the final three innings.

Junior outfielder Keith Holcombe paced the offense, finishing a perfect 4-for-4 with a walk, coming up a double short of the cycle on Sunday. Holcombe added a team-high three RBIs and four runs scored -- both of which were new career-high marks for the third-year player.

Freshman catcher Sam Praytor recorded a 3-for-5 afternoon with an RBI and one run scored to rank second on the team in hits.

The Crimson Tide bullpen came up big again for Alabama, with the duo of sophomore Davis Vainer and freshman Brock Guffey combining for 5.1 innings of scoreless work. Vainer (1-0) earned his first career win after tossing 3.2 frames, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out four. Guffey recorded the save, throwing 1.2 innings, tallying three of his five outs by way of the strikeout.

Alabama will return to the diamond on Tuesday afternoon as Middle Tennessee comes to town for a single midweek contest at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The Tide will look to redshirt freshman Garret Rukes, a left-hander, in the start. First pitch of the matchup between the Crimson Tide and Blue Raiders is set for 3 p.m. CT with the game airing live on SEC Network+.

*** This information was acquired from a recent press release from Alabama Athletics.

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