TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Interstat) — Tyler Fay threw 7 1/3 innings of two-hit, shutout ball and Alabama rolled past Saint John’s 8-0 on Saturday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The Crimson Tide improved to 41-19; the Red Storm fell to 36-25.

Alabama struck in the second when Brennan Holt doubled to right, driving in two runs. The Tide broke the game open in the fourth, sending nine batters to the plate. A walk forced in a run, Bryce Fowler doubled down the right-field line for two RBIs, and another walk plated a run, making it 5-0. Justin Lebron doubled to right-center in the eighth for two more RBIs.

Fay struck out nine and scattered two hits. Ashton Crowther worked 1 2/3 hitless innings. Holt went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Lebron went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Fowler added two RBIs. For Saint John’s, Tyler Longoria tossed 3 1/3 hitless innings with three strikeouts, but Liam O’Leary allowed six earned runs in 3 1/3 innings. Adam Agresti had the Red Storm’s only hit. Alabama outhit Saint John’s 11-2.