Date Game Time Radio

Mar. 3 Appalachian State at ALABAMA 6:30 PM CTSN, WACT (1420 AM)

Mar. 4 Appalachian State at ALABAMA 4 PM WACT (1420 AM) Only

Mar. 5 Appalachian State at ALABAMA 2 PM CTSN, WACT (1420 AM)

ASU 29 Garrett Sherrill (RHP, Fr., 6-5, 180, Kannapolis, NC; 2 GS, 2-0, 0.82 ERA, 11 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 6 B, 9 K)

UA 23 Wade LeBlanc (LHP, Jr., 6-3, 193, Lake Charles, La.; 3 GS, 2-0, 1.65 ERA, 20 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 28 K)

INTERNET BROADCAST: Live audio broadcasts and live stats can be found at www.rolltide.com. The games are aired on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with David Crane and Chris Stewart.

TICKETS: Single-game tickets are available through the Alabama Athletic Ticket Office (205.348.2262). Single-game tickets are $5 each. Tickets are also available at the front gate of Sewell-Thomas Stadium two hours prior to each home game.

PROMOTIONS: On Friday, Coach Jim Wells goes for his 488th win to become UA's all-time winningest baseball coach. On Saturday, the first 1,000 fans will receive the 2006 Alabama Baseball Trading Card set featuring Brandon Belcher, Evan Bush, Jordan Davis, Matt Downs, Wade LeBlanc, Greg Paiml, David Robertson, Emeel Salem, Kody Valverde and head coach Jim Wells.

JIM WELLS LOOKING FOR ALABAMA RECORD 488TH WIN: University of Alabama head baseball Coach Jim Wells looks to become the school's all-time winningest coach as the Crimson Tide hosts the Appalachian State Mountaineers in the first game of a three-game series Friday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m. here at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Wells tied Dr. Barry Shollenbeger (1980-94) as the school's all-time winningest coach with his 487th win in Tuesday's 7-6 victory over Birmingham Southern. Wells has compiled a 487-228 (.682) all-time record in his 12 years at Alabama. Shollenberger was 487-334-1 (.534) in 15 years at the Capstone. In addition, Wells and Shollenbeger have won more games than any other coach in the history of Alabama athletics (see chart on page 6). Wells has guided the Crimson Tide to three College World Series appearances and nine NCAA Tournament trips in his first 11 seasons. He has one SEC regular-season championship (1996) and six SEC Tournament titles (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002 and 2003). His UA teams have won 40 or more games eight times, including four 50-win seasons. Wells averaged 43.5 wins per season in his first 11 years at Alabama. He is also the winningest coach in Northwestern State history with a 192-89 (.683) record from 1990-94. He is 2005 inductee into the NSU Athletic Hall of Fame and his jersey number (17) was retired by the Athletics Department when the Crimson Tide played at Brown-Stroud Field during the 2003 season. Alabama (9-3) puts its four-game winning streak on the line in Friday's series opener with Appalachian State. The streak includes a series win over FIU and a hard-fought 7-6 win over Birmingham Southern on Feb. 28th. The Crimson Tide is batting .288 (38-for-132) during its current winning streak with four home runs and six RBI. Senior first baseman Spencer Pennington (Fayette) has led the way at the plate the last four games with a .455 (5-for-11) average and has two RBI. Senior catcher Kody Valverde (Baton Rouge, La.) is batting .417 (5-for-12) in the last four games, with one home run and four RBI. He leads the SEC this season in slugging percentage (.900), home runs (5) and RBI (16) through 12 games. Valverde is also riding an eight-game hitting streak, where he is batting .414 (12-for-29) with three home runs and 10 RBI. Alabama pitchers have compiled a 1.00 ERA (36 IP, 4 ER) and logged 28 strikeouts during the four-game winning streak. Appalachian State (5-1) also brings a four-game winning streak into Friday's series opener. The Mountaineers are hitting .328 as a team and are led on offense by a trio of freshmen .400 hitters, including 1B Wes Borden (Charlotte, NC), DH Jason Rook (Greensboro, NC) and OF Rand Smith (Boliva, NC). Borden is batting .488 (13-for-29) with eight RBI to lead ASU in both categories. Rook is hitting .444 (8-for-18) with three RBI and Smith is batting .435 (10-for-23) with one home run and six RBI. The Mountaineers are coming off a 12-7 win over Campbell on Tuesday and six of the nine starters had two or more hits in the win.

WELLS TIES BAMA RECORD FOR WINS:

*Alabama head coach Jim Wells has compiled 487 career wins, which ties Dr. Barry Shollenberger (1980-94) as the school's all-time winningest baseball coach.

*He tied the mark with a 7-6 win over Birmingham Southern on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium (see boxscore page 20).

*Wells is now one win away from becoming the school's all-time winningest baseball coach and he will shoot for the all-time record on Friday, March 3 when Alabama hosts Appalachian State in the first game of a three-game series in Tuscaloosa.

*Wells has compiled a 487-228 (.681) record in 12 seasons at Alabama.

*Shollenberger posted a 487-334-1 (.534) record in 15 years at the Capstone.

*Shollenberger became Alabama's all-time winningest coach on March 14, 1990 when the Crimson Tide beat Murray State 3-0 at Sewell-Thomas Field (see boxscore on page 19).

*He broke the previous record of 355 wins held by Tilden "Happy" Campbell from 1935-42 and 1947-63. Campbell missed four prime coaching years while serving in the US Navy during World War II.

*Shollenberger entered the 1990 season 11 wins shy of Campbell's record.

*Wells entered the 2006 season 10 wins shy of Shollenberger's mark.

1. Jim Wells (1995-Present) 487

Barry Shollenberger (1980-94) 487

3. Tilden Campbell (1935-42, 47-63) 355

4. Hayden Riley (1970-79) 236

5. Joe Sewell (1964-69) 106

*In addition, Wells is also second on the all-time games list with 715 games at Alabama.

*Shollenberger is the all-time leader in that category with 822 games coached from 1980-94.

1. Barry Shollenberger (1980-94) 822

2. Jim Wells (1995-Present) 715

3. Tilden Campbell (1935-42, 47-63) 527

4. Hayden Riley (1970-79) 443

5. Joe Sewell (1964-69) 185

*Alabama head coach Jim Wells is also the second-winningest coach in school history in terms of Southeastern Conference victories.

*The Alabama skipper has compiled a 190-134 (.586) record in 324 SEC games since the 1995 season.

*He moved past former head coach Dr. Barry Shollenberger into second place with a 6-2 win at Kentucky on May 14, 2004.

*Shollenberger (1980-94) posted a 171-188-1 (.476) SEC record in his 15-year career.

*Coach Tilden "Happy" Campbell (265-117-3, .692) holds the Alabama record with 265 career SEC wins in his 25-year career at Alabama.

*Wells is third on the school's all-time charts for SEC games coached with 294. He trails Shollenberger's second-place total of 360 games by 66 games entering the 2005 season.

*In addition, Wells is 91 SEC games shy of tying Campbell's school record of 385 SEC games coached from 1935-42 and 1947-63.

1. Tilden Campbell (1935-42, 47-63) 265

2. Jim Wells (1995-Present) 190

3. Barry Shollenberger (1980-94) 171

4. Hayden Riley (1970-79) 83

5. Joe Sewell (1964-69) 47

1. Tilden Campbell (1935-42, 47-63) 385

2. Barry Shollenberger (1980-94) 360

3. Jim Wells (1995-Present) 324

4. Hayden Riley (1970-79) 187

5. Joe Sewell (1964-69) 96

*Here is a look at Wells' milestone games in his career and at Alabama.

WELLS MILESTONE GAMES (Overall)

No. Opponent Date

1 Houston Baptist Feb. 12, 1990

100 SW Louisiana April 24, 1991

200 Stephen F. Austin April 9, 1993

300 Western Michigan March 18, 1995

400 Auburn May 10, 1996

500 Mercer March 4, 1998

600 Vanderbilt May 7, 1999

700 Louisiana Tech March 7, 2001

800 Auburn (NCAA) June 1, 2002

900 Vanderbilt April 11, 2004

950 LSU April 1, 2005

984 at Tulane June 6, 2005

WELLS MILESTONE GAMES (Alabama)

No. Opponent Date

1 Middle Tennessee State Feb. 18, 1995

100 at Kentucky April 5, 1996

200 Miami, Fla. (CWS) June 2, 1997

300 South Carolina April 2, 1999

400 Nevada (NCAA) May 27, 2000

500 Auburn April 26, 2002

600 Southern Miss March 10, 2004

650 Duquesne Feb. 26, 2005

675 Memphis April 12, 2005

700 UL Lafayette (NCAA) June 4, 2005

*By becoming the school's all-time winningest baseball coach, Jim Wells will have also accumulated more wins that any coach in the history of Alabama athletics.

*He is currently tied with Shollenberger for that honor entering Friday's game with Appalachian State.

*No one will argue that Paul W. Bryant is the greatest coach in the history of college football and his legacy at Alabama will never be matched.

*Bryant also produced a .824 winning percentage in his 25 years on the UA sidelines, a mark that may never equalled by any coach in any sport.

*Bryant is the school's all-time winningest football coach with a 232-46-9 (.824) record. His six national championships (1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978 and 1979) will never be matched.

*Wimp Sanderson (1981-92) posted a 267-119 record in his 11 years on the sidelines to become the winningest men's basketball coach,

*Rick Moody (1990-2005) has more wins than any basketball coach in Alabama (men or women) with his 311-176 career ledger.

*Gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson (1979-present) has posted a remarkable 355-77-4 (.819) record at Alabama. She has led the Crimson Tide to five national titles and is the only sport other than football to boast a national championship in Crimson Tide lore.

*Patrick Murphy (1999-present) has posted a 367-130 (.738) record and led the UA softball team to three trips to the College World Series.

*Stephanie Schleuder won 324 games as head volleyball coach (1974-81) and women's basketball coach (1975-77). She compiled a 285-108 (.725) volleyball record and a 39-36 (.520) hoops mark.

*Here is a look at the winningest coaches in Bama annals and a sport-by-sport breakdown.

BAMA'S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES (Games won while at UA)

Coach (Years) Wins

1. Jim Wells (1995-Present) 487

Barry Shollenberger (1980-94) 487

3. Patrick Murphy (1999-Present) 367

4. Sarah Patterson (1979-Present) 355

Tilden "Happy" Campbell (1935-42, 46-63) 355

6. Stephanie Schleuder (1974-81) 324

7. Rick Moody (1990-2005) 311

8. Don Gambril (1974-90) 270

9. Wimp Sanderson (1981-92) 267

10. Hank Crisp (1925-42, 46) 264

APPALACHIAN STATE SERIES: This is the first-ever meeting between Alabama and Appalachian State in baseball.

TIDE PUTS FOUR-GAME WINNING STREAK ON THE LINE:

*The last time Alabama put a four-game winning streak on the line it suffered a 2-0 loss to Memphis on Feb. 21.

*Alabama will make another attempt Friday night when they host Appalachian State at 6:30 p.m.

*The Crimson Tide brings a four-game wining streak into the series opener and has won eight of its last nine games overall.

*During the recent streak, Alabama is hitting .288 (38-for-32) with four home runs and 26 RBI.

*Senior 1B Spencer Pennington (Fayette) is the leading hitter over the last four games with a .455 (5-for-11) average, with one run scored and two RBI.

*Senior catcher Kody Valverde (Baton Rouge) is hitting .417 (5-for-12) during the streak with six runs scored, one home run and four RBI.

*Senior backup catcher David Ferazza (Hayward, Calif.) is 4-for-6 (.667) during the streak with two home runs and five RBI.

*Freshman DH Alex Avila (Hialeah, Fla.) is 4-for-9 (.444) with two runs scored and two RBI during the winning streak.

*Alabama also posted a four-game winning streak from Feb. 14-18 with wins over Samford and Kent State.

*The Crimson Tide hit .270 (33-for-122) during that streak with four home runs and 26 RBI.

*Freshman RF Ryan Rhoden (Tuscaloosa) led the club with a .489 (6-for-14) batting average during the streak.

*Junior CF Emeel Salem (Mountain Brook) also hit .429 (6-for-14), scored six runs and stole seven bases.

*Valverde hit .385 (5-for-13) with six runs scored, two home runs and six RBI.

*Alabama has compiled a 140-63 (.690) record during the month of March in the Wells era.

*The Crimson Tide was 12-5 (.706) last season, its best record since posting a 13-5 mark in 2003.

*The Crimson Tide's longest winning streak in the month of March was a 10-game streak from March 4-21, 2003. Bama also had a nine-game winning streak from March 8-22, 2002.

*The longest losing streak in the month is four games from March 23-27, 2001.

*Alabama has never had a losing record in the month of March under coach Wells.

*Alabama has used 18 position players in its first seven games this season.

*The Crimson Tide has won eight of its last nine games, including a four-game winning streak.

*A win over Appalachian State would give the Tide its longest winning streak of the season and longest since an eight-game wining streak last year.

*Evan Bush (2B), Greg Paiml (SS), Emeel Salem (CF) and Kody Valverde (C) are the only UA players to start all 12 games.

*The Crimson Tide ranks 11th in the SEC this week with a .250 batting average. Vanderbilt (.191) is last among the 12 SEC teams.

*Alabama ranks second in the SEC with five triples.

*The Crimson Tide also ranks second in the league in walks (66), stolen bases (18) and stolen base attempts (25).

*Bama is third in the league with nine home runs.

*Alabama's bench is hitting .474 (9-for-19) with two home runs and eight RBI this season.

*Ferazza is hitting .750 (3-for-4) with two home runs and five RBI off the bench.

*Bama pinch-hitters are 6-for-17 (.353) this year.

*After starting the year 0-for-7, UA pinch hitters have six hits in their last 10 at-bats.

*Valverde ranks among the SEC leaders in seven offensive categories through Sunday's games.

*He leads the SEC in slugging percentage (.900), home runs (5), triples (2) and total bases (36) through 12 games.

*Valverde is third in runs scored (14) and RBI (16) and eighth in hits (15) in the SEC.

*Downs is the SEC co-leader with 11 walks in 10 games.

*Salem leads the league with 11 stolen bases and ranks seventh with eight walks.

*Bush ranks third in the league in walks (10) and 12th in RBI (10).

*Alabama owns a 20-1 scoring edge in the eighth and ninth innings.

*Bama owns a 38-12 scoring edge in the final four innings (6-9) of play.

*Alabama has out scored the opposition 7-0 in the fourth inning this season.

*The Crimson Tide has not hit into a double play this season.

*Alabama has homered in three consecutive games and totaled four home runs during those three games.

*Bama has homered in eight of 12 games this season.

*Dating back to the 2005 NCAA Regionals, Alabama has homered in 12 of its last 16 games.

*Alabama is 7-3 against RH starters and 2-0 against LH starters on the mound this year.

*Alabama had 19 runs and 25 hits in its double header sweep of FIU on Feb. 26th.

*The Tide had its most productive three-game series on offense against FIU. Bama hit .304 (31-for-102) in the three games, with two home runs and 20 RBI.

*Alabama has five players with significant hitting streaks entering tonight's game with Appy State.

CURRENT HITTING STREAKS

Player Strk Stats

Valverde 8 .414 (12-29)

Pennington 4 .455 (5-11)

Ferazza 3 .667 (4-6)

Rhoden 3 .273 (3-11)

Salem 2 .571 (4-7)

*Alabama has used 10 pitchers in its first 12 games this season.

*Alabama is fourth in the SEC with its sparkling 2.00 ERA in 12 games.

*The Crimson Tide ranks second in the league in innings pitched (1089) and third in strikeouts (97).

*LeBlanc is among the SEC leaders in five categories this week.

*He is the SEC co-leader with 28 strikeouts in just 20 innings.

*LeBlanc also ranks fifth in innings pitched (20) and opponents batting average (.132), eighth in wins (2) and 12th in fewest runs allowed (3).

*Hunter is tied for the SEC lead in fewest walks (0) this season.

*He also ranks fifth in earned runs allowed (1), sixth in runs allowed (2) and 10th in ERA (0.63).

*Robertson is fourth in games finished (5) and fifth in saves (2).

*Alabama starters are 6-2 with a 1.78 ERA and one complete game this season.

*The Crimson Tide bullpen is 3-1 with three saves and a 1.78 ERA this year.

*Alabama allowed just two runs and 13 hits in its three-game sweep of FIU (Feb. 24-26).

*The Crimson Tide threw two shutouts in the three-game series against FIU and allowed just one earned run (0.33) in 27 innings.

*Alabama has three shutouts in its first 12 games this year and all three have come in the last seven games.

*Bama gave up six runs in its win over Birmingham Southern. The Crimson Tide had allowed just seven runs in its previous seven games.

*Dating back to the third inning of the Winthrop game on Feb 13, Alabama has allowed just seven earned runs (0.72 ERA) in its last 88 innings on the mound.

*The Crimson Tide yielded just one earned run (27 IP, 0.33 ERA) in the series sweep of Kent State and posted its first shutout of the season on Feb. 18.

*Alabama had a string of 16 consecutive scoreless innings against Kent State.

*Alabama's bullpen threw 35 consecutive innings without an earned run from Feb. 12 through Feb. 28.

*BSC snapped the streak with a sixth-inning home run.

*The Crimson Tide saw its 97 2/3 innings streak without allowing a home run end against BSC on Feb. 28.

*UA gave up three home runs in the season opener and did not allow another dinger until the 12th game of the season.

*UA relievers have stranded 18 of 21 (.857) inherited runners this season.

*Bama pitchers stranded 17 consecutive inherited runners from Feb. 12 until Feb. 28. The streak ended in the seventh inning against BSC.

*Bama's pitching staff has three pitchers who logged more than 100 strikeouts last season, including LeBlanc (108), Robertson (105) and Robert (101).

*LeBlanc set the UA sophomore record for strikeouts and Robertson set the freshman strikeout record last year. Robert had 101 strikeouts in 115 innings at SE Louisiana in 2005.

*Alabama is eighth in the SEC with a .955 fielding mark in 12 games.

*The Crimson Tide has made 21 errors in 12 games, an average of 1.75 errors per game.

*Alabama made 22 errors in first 12 games last year.

*Valverde is the SEC co-leader with a 1.000 fielding percentage in 12 games.

*He also ranks second second in the league in total chances (103) and third in putouts (93).

*Valverde also leads the SEC by throwing out 50.0 percent (7-for-14) base runners this year.

*Alabama has made 10 errors in its last four games.

*The Crimson Tide has made a season-high four errors twice this season and won both games.

*UA beat FIU 1-0 on Feb. 24 despite four miscues. The Crimson Tide also made four errors in its 7-6 win over BSC on Feb. 28.

*Alabama made six errors in its three-game series with FIU (Feb. 24-26).

*The Crimson Tide has played two errorless games this season against Kent State (Feb. 18) and Memphis (Feb. 21).

*Downs leads the team with five errors, while Bush and Paiml are second with four each.