Alabama baseball team stays undefeated with a 5-2 victory at Florida Atlantic

The Alabama baseball team improved its record to 5-0 Friday night with a 5-2 victory over Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton, Florida.

It was the first road game of the season for a team that was 3-22 away from home last season.

Freshman Georgie Salem went 3 for 5 to lead the Crimson Tide, which broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the eighth inning.

Austen Smith drove in the tying run in the seventh inning with his first hit of the season and Kenny Roberts capped a 2-for-3 performance with the game-winning hit, a single in the eighth inning.

Tucker Hawley (2-0) was the winner with two scoreless innings in relief of starter Charley Sullivan. Jake Hubbard got a game-ending double play and earned his second save of the season.

In five innings, Sullivan held Florida Atlantic (3-2) to two unearned runs on five hits. He had a career-high six strikeouts and walked none.

FAU reliever Andrew Archer (0-1) was the losing pitching after allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits in one inning.

The Owls swept Alabama in a season-opening series a year ago in Tuscaloosa.

Sophomore left-hander Jon Keller (1-0, 6.75 ERA) will start the second game of the three-game series for Alabama at 3 p.m. CST Saturday. Senior right-hander Jake Meiers (1-0, 3.60 ERA) will start for Florida Atlantic.

Sophomore right-hander Spencer Turnbull (0-0, 2.45 ERA) will start a noon CST game Sunday for the Crimson Tide. He started the season opener.

Source: http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/02/alabama_baseball_team_stays_un.html

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