Watch all 13 home runs in Alabama baseball's matchup vs. Wake Forest in Super Regional Game 2
The home runs were flying on Sunday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as Alabama baseball and Wake Forest faced off in Game 2 of the NCAA Tournament's super regional round.
The final count was 13 home runs, with nine coming from Demon Deacon bats and four from Crimson Tide bats. Alabama lost the game 22-5, ending their season.
Here are all the home runs from Sunday's action:
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Top of the first inning
Wake Forest's Nick Kurtz, the game's third batter, started the fireworks with a two-run home run and one out:
That's a baaaaaaad man 😤@nickkurtz23 🕸
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/gCMpyFSYfm— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) June 11, 2023
Brock Wilken went back-to-back with a solo shot of his own:
Absolutely demolished. @B_Wilkes25 🚀™️
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/TvbM2OGXQo— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) June 11, 2023
Bottom of the first inning
Andrew Pinckney started the scoring for Alabama with a two-run home run:
B1 | 💣⏰ PINCK! AP sends one over the wall in left-center and it's a one-run ballgame!
3-2 Wake Forest#RollTide || 📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/r9qgkXbyvy— Alabama Baseball (@AlabamaBSB) June 11, 2023
Top of the second inning
Tommy Hawke had the only Demon Deacon home run in the second, a two-run shot:
HE'S. AN. ISSUE. @tommy_hawke24 🦅
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/XTaEd50kUI— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) June 11, 2023
Bottom of the second inning
Colby Shelton had his 24th home run of the year to lead off the second for the Crimson Tide.
Top of the third inning
Wake Forest added three more home runs, giving them a total of six on the day. Wilken started it with a solo home run with one out, his second HR of the game.
BR💣CK. WILKEN. AGAIN. @B_Wilkes25 has now tied the ACC record for career HRs!
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/tdfcA4flyu— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) June 11, 2023
Danny Corona added a three-run home run:
IT'S CORONA TIME... AGAIN 😎@DC7Jr ⚡️
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/31qSGiyBEj— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) June 11, 2023
Bennett Lee immediately followed Corona's shot with a solo home run:
BLEE GOES BACK-TO-BACK 💣@BennettLee51 with our sixth HR of the day!
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/yPnxIZCmIH— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) June 11, 2023
Bottom of the sixth inning
Shelton hit his second solo shot of the game.
Bottom of the seventh inning
Mac Guscette joined the party for Alabama hitting a solo shot.
Top of the eighth inning
Wake Forest added two runs without a home run, then Marek Houston hit a grand slam.
MAREK HOUSTON GRAND SLAM 😤@HoustonMarek 💪
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/S95ax6K6Ib— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) June 11, 2023
Top of the ninth inning
Wilken hit his third home run of the day. The home run would set the ACC career mark at 70.
THE ACC RECORD BREAKER 👑🚀
LET'S GO, @B_Wilkes25‼️
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/Oz9R26tzlX— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) June 11, 2023
Corona got his second home run of the day to end the scoring:
The home run party continues with a three-run blast from @DC7Jr, his second of the day 🕺
Deacs lead 22-5!
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/y5SxVM2wjl— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) June 11, 2023
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: NCAA super regional: Wake Forest, Alabama baseball combine for 13 homers
