1983 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

The 1983 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1983 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games at Sewell–Thomas Stadium, and were led by fourth-year head coach Barry Shollenberger. They finished as the national runner-up after falling to Texas in the 1983 College World Series Final.

1983 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
1983 record46–11 (14–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSewell–Thomas Stadium
1983 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x 147 .667  3814 .731
Tennessee   127 .632  2616 .619
Georgia   119 .550  2919 .604
Kentucky   611 .353  3114 .689
Vanderbilt   615 .286  2223 .489
Western Division
No. 12 Mississippi State  xy 175 .773  4215 .737
No. 2 Alabama  y 147 .667  4611 .807
Ole Miss   1012 .455  2618 .591
LSU   912 .429  2821 .571
Auburn   418 .182  1634 .320
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1983[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

1983 Alabama Crimson Tide roster
 

Pitchers

  • Troy Brauchle
  • Jeff Brewer
  • Rick Browne
  • Alan Dunn
  • Dean Hayes
  • Tim Meachem
 

Catchers

  • Frank Velleggia

Infielders

 

Outfielders

  • Rob Skates
  • Allan Stallings
 

Coaching staff

Schedule

Legend
 Alabama win
 Alabama loss
1983 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Postseason

Awards and honors

Dave Magadan
Tim Meacham
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]

Crimson Tide in the 1983 MLB Draft

The following members of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program were drafted in the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Dave Magadan1B2nd32ndNew York Mets
Alan DunnRHP4th95thDetroit Tigers
Rick BrowneLHP8th195thCleveland Indians
Tim MeachamRHP9th224thMontreal Expos
Frank VelleggiaC26th641stNew York Mets
John Elbin3B31st744thTexas Rangers

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  2. "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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