2015 year in preview: Hoover Met hosting University of Alabama baseball team

This spring, the Crimson Tide will roll into Hoover. 

The University of Alabama recently announced it will play its 2015 home baseball games at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Alabama head baseball coach Mitch Gaspard is returning for his sixth year as head coach in 2015. 

Approximately 30 games will be played at the Met, and UA will pay the city $3,500 per game. Concession rights remain with the city. Any postseason play (NCAA regionals or super-regionals that Alabama may host) will also be at the Met. Additionally, as already scheduled, the SEC Tournament will be at the Met from May 19-24.

The season-opening game at the Met will be against Maryland-Eastern Shore on Friday, Feb. 13. Nonconference games include games against Samford (March 16) and UAB (April 14). Weekend home series include games against Texas A&M, LSU, Georgia, Arkansas and Vanderbilt.