Overview
- Home-plate umpire Scott Kennedy took a foul ball to the mask in the second inning Friday, which knocked him unconscious.
- Trainers from both teams treated him on the field, then he walked off under his own power and an alternate umpire took over after about 15 minutes in a standard college baseball protocol.
- Play resumed and Alabama beat Vanderbilt 5-0 to clinch the series at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa.
- After the game, Alabama head coach Rob Vaughn said trainers reported Kennedy was okay and doing better.
- An Alabama athletics spokesperson told the New York Post a replacement umpire will work Saturday’s game.