The Alabama baseball team, coming off of a hard-fought Southeastern Conference opener last weekend against No. 4 Arkansas, is on the road again to take on the Troy Trojans tonight, with first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m.

Alabama (8-12, 0-3 SEC) is returning home after being swept by the Razorbacks. Alabama stretched the Razorbacks to extra innings on Friday night, losing 4-3 in 12 innings. Alabama then lost on Saturday 8-4 and Sunday 7-4.

Troy (9-9, 1-2 Sun Belt) has numerous common opponents with Alabama. Both teams have faced East Carolina, Samford, South Alabama and Southern Mississippi throughout the season. Alabama has compiled a 3-2 record against those opponents, while Troy has a 3-3 record.

Alabama will be starting freshman left-hander Jon Keller, who will get his first collegiate start against the Trojans. Keller has appeared in nine games for the Tide, giving up six earned runs and 12 hits in 13 innings pitched.

Keller will be facing an explosive Trojan lineup, a team that scored 26 runs against Bethune-Cookman on March 3. The Trojans averaged just under nine runs per game in its season-opening series against Central Michigan and had a 13-run outing against Samford on Feb. 28.

The Trojans are led offensively by senior shortstop Tyler Hanna, who comes into tonight’s game with a .369 batting average and a .528 on-base percentage. The Trojans also bring the bats of Danny Collins and Logan Pierce, who are hitting .329 and .328, respectively. Both Collins and Pierce have 13 RBIs and two home runs.

Freshman catcher/right fielder Ben Moore, who has a .329 batting average this season and will enter the game on an 11-game hitting streak, will lead Alabama’s offense.

This will be the 25th meeting between Alabama and Troy, with Alabama holding a 17-7 edge. Alabama won the 2011 meeting 6-5 in 11 innings.