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Alabama Baseball 2022 Season Preview: Catcher

By Matt Melton

Omaha, NE - JUNE 27: A general view of a baseball on the field prior to game two of the College World Series Championship Series between the Oregon State Beavers and the Arkansas Razorbacks on June 27, 2018 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
Omaha, NE - JUNE 27: A general view of a baseball on the field prior to game two of the College World Series Championship Series between the Oregon State Beavers and the Arkansas Razorbacks on June 27, 2018 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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Hunter Sute

The lone freshman addition to the catching position on Alabama’s roster comes from Sute, a local product from Tuscaloosa who played his high school ball at American Christian Academy.

A talented multi-sport athlete in high school, Sute is an excellent hitter from the left side of the plate who batted a career .461 during his high school career, including a phenomenal .504 with 44 RBI’s as a senior. Coming off that previously mentioned senior season that earned Sute Class 4A First-Team All-Star honors, the freshman could see time in 2022.

2022 Season Prediction: .245 AVG, .320 OBP, 380 SLG, .700 OPS, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 1 SB

Will Portera

A player who could see time both in the infield and at catcher in 2022, Portera returns to Tuscaloosa after not seeing time as a freshman a year ago.

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Also a multi-sport athlete at Memphis University School (TN), Portera was a highly rated shortstop from the state of Tennessee out of high school, even starting on varsity since the eighth grade. As mentioned previously, the switch-hitting redshirt freshman could see time in the infield and at catcher this season.

2022 Season Prediction: .260 AVG, .340 OBP, 380 SLG, .720 OPS, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 3 SB

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