Alex Kubal Class: Senior Hometown: Shorewood, Minn. High School: Minnetonka HS Last College: Gulf Coast CC Height / Weight: 5-11 / 190 Position: OF Experience: 1L B/T: R/R

One of 10 seniors on the roster ... Kubal is a talented outfielder with speed and quickness ... can be a productive leadoff hitter ... also has outstanding defensive skills and has turned in some highlight-reel catches at UA ... had an excellent junior season for the Tide, where he hit .329 (48 for 146) with four home runs and 23 RBI ... also scored 31 runs and added eight stolen bases, five doubles and one triple ... he tallied 16 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games ... 3-for-10 (.300 with triple, home run and RBI with bases loaded ... hit only career grand slam against Kentucky at 2008 SEC Tournament ... added bases-loaded triple against Coastal Carolina in 2008 NCAA Regional ... spent the summer developing his skills in the wooden-bat Northwoods League, where he played for the Thunder Bay (Ontario) Border Cats ... led the Border Cats to the 2008 Northwoods League championship with 42-26 overall record ... also posted 23-11 second half record en route to Northern Division title ... hit .274 (46 for 168) with five extra base hits, 19 RBI and 23 runs scored in 46 games ... made 43 starts and committed only one error ... played high school baseball in Minnesota and won a batting title as a junior ... once singled off Minnesota Twins all-star closer Joe Nathan.

CUBA FRIENDSHIP TOURNAMENT:
Kubal made two starts for Alabama in centerfield during the three-game exhibition series against Cuba ... he was 1 for 5 (.200) in the series with two runs scored, one double and one RBI ... went 1-for-3 with double, RBI and one run scored in series finale ... also recorded an RBI double and scored one run in UA's 5-run, 5th inning that gave UA its only lead in the series.

CAREER Postseason NOTES:
Kubal played six postseason games and made five starts as a junior in 2008 ... he made two starts in the SEC Tournament in Hoover and three starts at the NCAA Conway Regional ... made post season debut and scored as pinch-runner against Georgia on May 22 ... first postseason start came against Kentucky on May 23, where he went 2 for 4 with two runs scored and grand slam home run that set the tone in UA's elimination game win ... went 3 for 7 (.429) and scored three runs in three SEC Tournament games ... started all three games at NCAA Regional against East Carolina (2) and Coastal Carolina (1) ... went 2 for 5 in NCAA Regional debut against East Carolina on May 30 ... added bases-loaded triple (1 for 4, 3 RBI) against Coastal Carolina on May 31.

JUNIOR (2008):
Played in 54 games in his first season with the Crimson Tide ... also made 41 starts and had two streaks of 10 or more consecutive starts (15 from Feb.29-March 21 and 13 from April 1-19) ... batted .329 (48 for 146) with four home runs and 23 RBI ... also had 31 runs scored and added eight stolen bases, five runs and one triple ... hit .242 (16 for 66) in 26 SEC games with one home run and seven RBI ... made Alabama debut as pinch-runner against UT Arlington on Feb. 28 ... named to Southwest Diamond Classic All-Tournament team after hitting .625 (5 for 8) with three runs scored, one home run and three RBI in Frisco, Texas ... went 2 for 4 and slugged first career home run against Nevada on Feb. 29 ... helped Tide to Southwest Diamond Classic championship with three hits in title game against Dallas Baptist (March 1) ... also added three hits at UT Arlington on March 2 ... went 4 for 4 with two runs scored, one double, one home run and two RBI at North Alabama on March 11 ... game-winning two-run double vs. UAB on April 1 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium ... recorded back-to-back multi-hit games at LSU (5 for 8) on April 5-6 ... tallied three hits against Southeastern Louisiana on April 8 ... Played in six postseason games and made five starts as a junior in 2008 ... he made two starts in the SEC Tournament in Hoover and three starts at the NCAA Conway Regional ... made post season debut and scored as pinch-runner against Georgia on May 22 ... first postseason start came against Kentucky on May 23, where he went 2 for 4 with two runs scored and grand slam home run that set the tone in UA's elimination game win ... went 3 for 7 (.429) and scored three runs in three SEC Tournament games ... started all three games at NCAA Regional against East Carolina (2) and Coastal Carolina (1) ... went 2 for 5 in NCAA Regional debut against East Carolina on May 30 ... added bases-loaded triple (1 for 4, 3 RBI) against Coastal Carolina on May 31.

SOPHOMORE (2007 - Gulf Coast CC):
Played junior college baseball at Gulf Coast Community College, where he was a First-Team All-Panhandle Conference selection ... played 49 games at center field ...led the Commodores to a 32-18 overall record ... a First-Team All-Panhandle Conference selection ... hit .372 with two home runs and 30 RBI, including 17 doubles, 14 stolen bases and one triple ... set a school single-season records for stolen bases (14) and doubles (17) ... ranked seventh on the school's single-season chart with 73 hits ... played summer ball for coach Tony Andrich and the St. Cloud (Minn.) Riverbats in the Northwoods League ... played in 59 games and hit .271 with eight doubles and 31 runs scored ... selected to play in the 2006 Northwoods League All-Star Game.

FRESHMAN (2006 - Concordia University-St. Paul):
Originally signed with Concordia University-St. Paul ... he played one season for Coach Mark McKenzie ...he was named 2006 Freshman of the Year in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) ... he was also named a First-Team All-NSIC selection ... he helped the Golden Bears to a 29-12-1 overall, including a 13-5 mark and third place finish in the NSIC ... he started 42 games in center field ... he posted a .373 batting average (53-for-142) with four home runs and 29 RBI ... he also tallied 32 runs, 14 doubles, 13 stolen bases and posted a .585 slugging percentage ... he ranked fifth on single-season charts with 13 stolen bases and seventh with 14 doubles.

HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2005 graduate of Minnetonka (Minn.) High School where he was a three-year starter for Coach Jim Nunn ... a two-time All-State selection ... a two-time First-Team All-Classic Lake Conference selection (2004 and 2005) ... won the Classic Lake Conference batting title in 2004 (.433 average) ... set the single-season (21 in 2005) and career (41, 2004-05) stolen base records ... hit .404 with four home runs and 39 RBI over his combined junior and senior seasons with 19 doubles and 41 stolen bases ... as a senior, he hit .373 with two home runs, nine doubles and 21 stolen bases ... as a junior, he hit .433 with two home runs, 10 doubles and 20 stolen bases ... played in the Minnesota High School All-Star game in 2005 ... was also a three-year letterman as a defensive back in football ... named a First-Team All-State and was an All-Classic Lake Conference selection in 2005 ... led his team to the state title in 2005 ... played summer ball for Excelsior (Minn.) Fire Club in 2004 and 2005 ... was named the Most Valuable Player of the Helena (Mont.) Classic in 2004.

PERSONAL:
Full name is Alex Gregory Kubal (pronounced Koo-Ball) ... son of Greg and Corinne Kubal ... has two brothers, Andy and Aaron ... both parents played collegiate sports... father, Greg, played baseball at St. Cloud State ... mother, Corinne, played softball at Minnesota State.