Casey Hughston

Things did not go to well for Alabama's baseball team on Sunday afternoon. The Crimson Tide fell to Louisiana-Lafayette, 14-2, allowing the Ragin' Cajuns to clinch the series. Now the Crimson Tide (7-4) must prepare to face Auburn on Tuesday in the 7th annual Capital City Classic, which is held yearly at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.

Alabama (6-2), fresh off its sweep of Savannah State in a doubleheader on Tuesday night, will look to brave the cold weather conditions of Hoover Metropolitan Stadium this weekend when they take on Louisiana-Lafayette (4-4) in a three-game series.

He won’t do this all season. He can’t. It ain’t possible. The downright gaudy .720 batting average that Alabama sophomore outfielder Casey Hughston is sporting after six games, is 53 percentage points higher than the two players tied behind him in the current NCAA Division One stats...

Alabama saw its fair share of struggles over the weekend in a three-game series with Houston. A three-run home run helped give the Cougars a 3-1 win in the first game. The Crimson Tide blew a 9-5 lead in game two of the series. Mitch Gaspard used eight different pitchers in route to the 14-9 loss...