Tide fans will have to wait a few more years before they get a chance to see Pires play at The Joe, but it will be fun to see how he improves his game before he gets to Tuscaloosa.
Bohannon and the Tide will look to continue to reload this offseason after losing outfielder Owen Diodati and infielder Davis Heller earlier last month. The Tide failed to make the NCAA Tournament this season but hopes to make it back next year with the addition of Guscette and other portal transfers.
On Sunday evening, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s 50th convention named Riley Quick the state’s Mr. Baseball. The 6’6 right-handed pitcher out of Hewitt-Trussville was also named Pitcher of the Year and Player of the Year for Class 7A.