Between batting practice hacks, some Alabama players gauged the playing surface at Wake Forest’s David F. Couch Ballpark.
The field is all turf. The mound and warning track are differentiated by different shades of beige and green. As one Crimson Tide player demonstrated with his bat on Thursday, there’s a slight change in depth between the areas where grass and dirt would normally rest. Because of the slicker surface, one could predict an offensive showcase this weekend. But both coaches would tell you the opposite.
Alabama interim coach Jason Jackson and Wake Forest’s Tom Walter previewed the NCAA Super Regional, noting each team may follow a similar game plan: Rely on depth, limit walks and try to bash a couple of home runs. In Game 1, it’ll be Alabama sophomore Luke Holman against junior Rhett Lowder, a player of the year and the best arm in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Holman pitched six strong innings against Nicholls last week. Lowder is a perfect 14-0 and has struck out 125 batters in 101 2/3 innings.
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