Alabama baseball adds established closer in transfer portal from Florida school
Alabama baseball adds established closer in transfer portal from Florida school
Alabama baseball has added its second arm from the transfer portal since the Crimson Tide's season-ending loss to Southern Miss at the Hattiesburg Regional of the NCAA Tournament a week ago.
North Florida reliever Kaden Humphrey announced his commitment to Alabama in a post to social media Saturday. A right-hander who recently completed his junior season, Humphrey joins Texas State Bobcats right-hander Matthew Tippie as pitchers Alabama have added from the portal this week.
Listed as 6-foot-1, 189 pounds, Humphrey appeared in 24 games for UNF this past season and was 2-2 with a 4.30 ERA. In 29 1/3 innings, he struck out 46 batters and walked 17 while notching 11 saves for a 1.34 WHIP. Opponents batted .206 against Humphrey.
In two seasons with the Ospreys, Humphrey posted a 5.05 ERA over 66 innings pitched. He struck out 89 batters while walking 42 in that span. He'll be a senior in 2026 after his two seasons at UNF, plus his freshman campaign at Stetson in the Atlantic Sun conference in 2023.
Alabama will looking to replace right-hander Carson Ozmer (4-2, 3.29 ERA) in the bullpen after his NCAA-leading 17 saves in 2025. Ozmer is one of 13 finalists for the annual NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award, presented to the top relief pitcher in the nation.
The Crimson Tide finished the 2025 season 41-18 overall and were 16-14 in SEC play during the regular season in head coach Rob Vaughn's second year in Tuscaloosa. Alabama's 40 victories in the regular season marked the first time since 2002 that the program had posted 40 or more wins in a regular season.
Alabama was the No. 2 seed at the Hattiesburg Regional and were ranked No. 20 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll entering the NCAA Tournament.
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