Alabama’s Myles Upchurch Named SEC Freshman of the Week

Alabama baseball clinched a double-bye in this week's SEC tournament after defeating Ole Miss last weekend, taking games one and three over the Rebels to finish the regular season 37-18 and 18-12 in conference play. Freshman Myles Upchurch led the Crimson Tide on the mound in game three on Saturday as Alabama defeated Ole Miss 6-2, earning the four-seed this week in Hoover.

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Upchurch's efforts on Saturday earned him the first SEC weekly award of his career after the Southeastern Conference named him SEC Freshman of the Week, with a career-high 7.0 innings against the Rebels in the 6-2 victory.

Upchurch played a key role in Alabama's series victory, allowing just two earned runs over 7.0 innings on Saturday against the Rebels. He allowed just four hits and two walks to go along with his six strikeouts across 21 outs on Saturday. After giving up two runs in the third inning to Ole Miss, Upchurch retired 12 of the next 15 hitters he faced over 4.0 shutout innings. His start on Saturday was the 14th of his career, ending the regular season as one of four Power Four pitchers to complete all 14 available weekend starts.

Puchurch's distinction is the first of his collegiate career and is the third that Alabama baseball has earned this season. The regular season concluded with Alabama finishing fourth in the standings, earning the Crimson Tide a double-bye in this week's SEC baseball tournament in Hoover, Alabama. The Crimson Tide's first game will come on Thursday, May 21.

Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.