The 2026 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games at Sewell–Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Rob Vaughn.
The 2026 season was the first season since 1942 where an Alabama pitcher threw a solo no-hitter. Tyler Fay accomplished this in their 6–0 win against Florida on March 20.
Previous season
The Crimson Tide are coming off a 41–18 (16–14) season. The Tide went 1–1 in the 2025 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament, and earned an at-large berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they were the two-seed in the Hattiesburg Regional. There, the Crimson Tide went 0–2, losing to Miami (FL) and then hosts, Southern Miss.
Preseason SEC coaches poll SEC coaches poll 1 LSU 231 (9) 2 Texas 214 (1) 3 Mississippi State 205 (4) 4 Arkansas 203 (2) 5 Auburn 175 6 Tennessee 162 7 Florida 156 8 Vanderbilt 151 9 Georgia 133 10 Ole Miss 110 11 Kentucky 99 12 Alabama 87 13 Texas A&M 86 14 Oklahoma 84 15 South Carolina 49 16 Missouri 31 Source:
Awards and honors
Preseason SEC awards and honors Preseason All-SEC Team Player No. Position Class Designation Justin Lebron 1 SS Junior First Team
Preseason All-Americans Preseason All-Americans Player Position Selector Designation Justin Lebron SS D1Baseball Second Team Perfect Game First Team NCBWA Second Team
Personnel
Starters LineupPos. No.Player. Year C 33 John Lemm Senior 1B 13 Luke Vaughn RS Sophomore 2B 4 Brennan Holt Graduate 3B 32 Jason Torres Senior SS 1 Justin Lebron Junior LF 18 Justin Osterhouse Junior CF 9 Bryce Fowler RS Senior RF 10 Brady Neal Senior DH 3 Will Plattner RS Junior
Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday 8 Tyler Fay RS Junior Saturday 20 Zane Adams Junior Sunday 11 Myles Upchurch Freshman
Roster
Game log 2026 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball game log (42–21) Regular season: 37–18 (Home: 23–6; Away: 10–11; Neutral: 4–1) February: 9–2 (Home: 6–1; Away: 1–1; Neutral: 2–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC February 13 SECN+ Washington State* Sewell–Thomas StadiumTuscaloosa, AL L 4–8 Meyers (1–0) Fay (0–1) None 4,888 1–0 — February 14 SECN+ Washington State* Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 8–1 Adams (1–0) Lewis (0–1) None 4,378 1–1 — February 14 SECN+ Washington State* Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 11–17 Upchurch (1–0) Smith (0–1) None 4,378 2–1 — February 17 ESPN+ at * Joe Lee Griffin StadiumBirmingham, AL W 3–2 Morris (1–0) Malone (0–1) Banks (1) 1,613 3–1 — February 18 SECN+ * Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 2–1 Alcock (1–0) Baptist (0–1) Heiberger (1) 3,513 4–1 — February 20 SECN+ * Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 19–47 Fay (1–1) Sabbath (0–2) None 4,598 5–1 — February 21 SECN+ Rhode Island* Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 8–5 Adams (2–0) Johnston (0–2) Steckmesser (1) 4,909 6–1 — February 21 SECN+ Rhode Island* Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 11–18 Upchurch (2–0) Cullen (0–2) None 4,909 7–1 — February 24 ESPN+ at No. 12 Southern Miss* Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS L 4–148 Littleton (1–0) Blackwood (1–1) None 5,538 7–2 — Frisco College Baseball Classic February 27 vs. * Riders FieldFrisco, TX W 12–2 Fay (2–1) Guerin (1–2) None 3,350 8–2 — February 28 vs. No. 19 Oregon State* Riders Field W 8–7 Heiberger (1–0) Kleinschmit (0–2) Banks (2) 5,771 9–2 — March: 14–5 (Home: 11–0; Away: 2–4; Neutral: 1–1) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Frisco College Baseball Classic March 1 vs. * Riders Field L 2–8 Hoffman (1–0) Upchurch (2–1) None 4,802 9–3 — March 3 SECN+ No. 25 * Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 6–5 Crowther (1–0) Cantrell (0–1) Banks (3) 4,659 10–3 — March 4 ESPN+ at Alabama State* Wheeler–Watkins BallparkMontgomery, AL W 13–4 Chiarodo (1–0) Baptist (0–3) None 878 11–3 — March 6 SECN+ * Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 7–2 Fay (3–1) Stone (0–1) None 3,408 12–3 — March 7 SECN+ North Florida* Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 9–3 Adams (3–0) Hendry (0–3) None 3,573 13–3 — March 8 SECN+ North Florida* Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 12–27 Upchurch (3–1) Diminio (0–1) None 3,316 14–3 — March 10 SECN+ Troy* Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 7–3 Alcock (2–0) Cartron (0–1) None 4,423 15–3 — March 13 SECN+ at No. 21 Kentucky Kentucky Proud ParkLexington, KY L 4–7 Jelkin (4–0) Fay (3–2) Bennett (4) 2,717 15–4 0–1 March 14 SECN+ at No. 21 Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park L 7–8 Skelding (2–0) Adams (3–1) Bennett (5) 3,178 15–5 0–2 March 15 SECN+ at No. 21 Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park L 4–6 Harris (3–1) Upchurch (3–2) Adcock (1) 3,046 15–6 0–3 March 17 ESPN+ at South Alabama* Eddie Stanky FieldMobile, AL L 3–6 Stevens (2–1) Crowther (1–1) None 2,608 15–7 — March 20 SECN+ No. 18 Florida Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 6–0 Fay (4–2) Peterson (1–1) None 3,610 16–7 1–3 March 21 SECN+ No. 18 Florida Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 8–4 Adams (4–1) King (3–2) None 3,875 17–7 2–3 March 22 SECN No. 18 Florida Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 14–7 Crowther (2–1) Sandefer (0–1) None 3,753 18–7 3–3 March 24 vs. * No. 23 Toyota FieldMadison, AL W 6–2 Lehman (1–0) Cox (0–3) None 2,968 19–7 — March 27 SECN+ No. 5 Auburn No. 23 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 11–18 Fay (5–2) Marciano (3–1) None 4,862 20–7 4–3 March 28 SECN No. 5 Auburn No. 23 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 3–2 Banks (1–0) Hetzler (3–1) None 5,800 21–7 5–3 March 29 SECN+ No. 5 Auburn No. 23 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 3–1 Heiberger (2–0) Brewer (1–2) Banks (4) 5,800 22–7 6–3 March 31 ESPN+ at No. 24 Jacksonville State* No. 17 Rudy Abbott FieldJacksonville, AL W 4–3 Steckmesser (1–0) Hutto (2–2) None 1,852 23–7 — April: 7–9 (Home: 1–4; Away: 4–5; Neutral: 1–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC April 2 SECN+ at No. 11 Oklahoma No. 17 L. Dale Mitchell Baseball ParkNorman, OK W 10–7 Fay (6–2) Mercurius (5–3) Heiberger (2) 3,895 24–7 7–3 April 3 SECN+ at No. 11 Oklahoma No. 17 L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park L 2–4 Johnson (4–1) Adams (4–2) Leon (1) 2,571 24–8 7–4 April 4 SECN+ at No. 11 Oklahoma No. 17 L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park W 3–2 Upchurch (4–2) Collier (0–1) Banks (5) 3,906 25–8 8–4 April 7 SECN+ Samford* No. 8 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 16–27 Blackwood (1–1) Andre (1–1) None 5,184 26–8 — April 10 SECN+ No. 22 Arkansas No. 8 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 5–7 Gaeckle (4–3) Heiberger (2–1) Coil (2) 5,075 26–9 8–5 April 11 SECN No. 22 Arkansas No. 8 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 6–15 Fisher (3–4) Mitchell (0–1) None 5,249 26–10 8–6 April 12 SECN+ No. 22 Arkansas No. 8 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 2–3 Gaeckle (5–3) Crowther (2–2) McElvain (2) 4,235 26–11 8–7 April 14 ESPN+ vs. * No. 11 Regions FieldBirmingham, AL W 12–6 Mitchell (1–1) Helmers (1–2) None 2,149 27–11 — April 17 SECN+ at No. 4 Texas No. 11 Disch–Falk FieldAustin, TX L 2–10 Volantis (5–0) Fay (6–3) Cozart (5) 7,547 27–12 8–8 April 18 SECN+ at No. 4 Texas No. 11 Disch–Falk Field L 1–3 Leffew (3–1) Heiberger (2–2) Cozart (6) 6,878 27–13 8–9 April 19 SECN+ at No. 4 Texas No. 11 Disch–Falk Field W 2–1 Upchurch (5–2) Harrison (4–2) Crowther (1) 7,223 28–13 9–9 April 21 SECN+ UAB* No. 13 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 2–11 Miller (3–0) Smyers (0–1) House (1) 4,849 28–14 — April 23 ESPN2 at Tennessee No. 13 Lindsey Nelson StadiumKnoxville, TN W 12–8 Fay (7–3) Mack (3–4) None 6,485 29–14 10–9 April 24 SECN+ at Tennessee No. 13 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 0–108 Kuhns (3–3) Adams (4–3) None 6,391 29–15 10–10 April 24 SECN+ at Tennessee No. 13 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 4–11 Blanco (5–2) Upchurch (5–3) None 7,051 29–16 10–11 April 30 ESPNU Vanderbilt No. 24 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 5–4 Heiberger (3–2) Baird (0–4) None 3,639 30–16 11–11 May: 7–2 (Home: 4–1; Away: 3–1; Neutral: 0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC May 1 SECN+ Vanderbilt No. 24 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 5–0 Adams (5–3) Stillman (2–2) Crowther (2) 3,469 31–16 12–11 May 2 SECN+ Vanderbilt No. 24 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 8–5 Upchurch (6–3) Nadeau (1–3) Banks (6) 4,258 32–16 13–11 May 5 ESPN+ at Troy* No. 19 Riddle–Pace FieldTroy, AL L 1–6 Dill (3–2) Lehman (1–1) Thigpen (1) 3,982 32–17 — May 8 SECN at No. 19 Founders ParkColumbia, SC W 8–3 Fay (8–3) Phillips (3–7) None 6,368 33–17 14–11 May 9 SECN at South Carolina No. 19 Founders Park W 9–6 Adams (6–3) Stone (5–4) None 6,308 34–17 15–11 May 10 SECN+ at South Carolina No. 19 Founders Park W 7–6 Upchurch (7–3) Valentin (1–4) Heiberger (3) 6,120 35–17 16–11 May 14 SECN+ No. 15 Ole Miss No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 5–4 Fay (9–3) Elliott (5–3) Heiberger (4) 3,700 36–17 17–11 May 15 SECN No. 15 Ole Miss No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 0–9 Rabe (4–3) Adams (6–4) Robertson (1) 4,180 36–18 17–12 May 16 SECN+ No. 15 Ole Miss No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 6–2 Upchurch (8–3) Townsend (5–3) None 4,315 37–18 18–12 Postseason: 5–3 (Home: 5–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–3) : 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–1) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SECT Record May 21 SECN vs. (5)No. 18 Florida (4)No. 15 Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL L 3–138 Peterson (3–5) Fay (9–4) None 11,146 37–19 0–1 : 3–0 (Home: 3–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Regional Record May 29 SECN (4) Alabama State (1)No. 16 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 21–3 Fay (10–4) Laboy (9–6) None 4,466 38–19 1–0 May 30 ESPN+ (3) (1)No. 16 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 7–5 Adams (7–4) Land (1–2) Heiberger (5) 4,089 39–19 2–0 May 31 ESPN+ (2)No. 19 Oklahoma State (1)No. 16 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 9–711 Banks (2–0) Pesca (7–5) None 3,768 40–19 3–0 : 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Super Regional Record June 6 ESPN2 (7)No. 16 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 8–0 Fay (11–4) O'Leary (8–5) None 7,573 41–19 1–0 June 8 ESPN2 (7)No. 16 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 7–2 Adams (8–4) Chaffee (7–5) None 6,738 42–19 2–0 : 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall MCWS Record June 13 ESPN vs. Oklahoma (7)No. 16 Charles Schwab FieldOmaha, NE L 0–9 Rager (6–3) Fay (11–5) None 24,579 42–20 0–1 June 15 ESPN vs. (6)No. 6 Texas (7)No. 16 Charles Schwab Field L 2–14 Riojas (6–2) Adams (8–5) None 22,687 42–21 0–2 Legend: = Win = Loss = CanceledBold = Alabama team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Schedule Notes
Record vs. conference opponent
Awards and honors SEC awards and honors
SEC Weekly honors Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref. Player of the Week Brady Neal C March 23, 2026 Pitcher of the Week Tyler Fay P March 23, 2026
National awards and honors National Weekly honors Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref. Perfect Game USA Freshman of the Week Myles Upchurch P March 10, 2026 Perfect Game USA Pitcher of the Week Tyler Fay P March 31, 2026 Perfect Game USA Freshman of the Week Myles Upchurch P March 31, 2026 Perfect Game USA Midseason All-American Justin Lebron SS April 1, 2026 Perfect Game USA Midseason Freshman All-American Myles Upchurch P April 1, 2026
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Statistics
Team batting Team Alabama .270 .863 34 34 1086 250 293 59 5 46 231 500 .460 188 66 295 13 .403 17 10 65 Opponents .225 .647 34 34 1069 135 241 35 1 25 127 353 .330 115 31 300 19 .317 6 15 30
Team pitching Team IP H R ER BB SO SV ERA Alabama 603.1 545 311 287 245 606 10 4.28 Opponents 588 753 541 491 319 545 11 7.52
Individual batting Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played