Alabama Baseball Regional Tournament Central: Schedule, How to Watch, Bracket Breakdown

The Alabama Crimson Tide drew the 7-seed in the upcoming NCAA Baseball Tournament, earning an opportunity to host the NCAA Regional round in Tuscaloosa. Rob Vaughn's squad will host Alabama State, USC Upstate, and Oklahoma State in Sewell-Thomas Stadium for the right to go to the Super Regionals.

"Obviously got three really good teams here that we're hosting here this weekend," Vaughn said. "So excited to get out there and compete and fly around the yard. It starts with Alabama State tomorrow night. So yeah, good day of work out there today. So now it's rest, recover, hydrate, and get ready for a long weekend."

Alabama and Alabama State have played twice already in midweek affairs with the Crimson Tide coming up with two victories. Vaughn dismissed the prior matchups due to the unique approach of midweek games versus the do or die nature of the NCAA Regional. He furthered that point by selecting Alabama's ace to take the mound against the Hornets to open the weekend.

"Fay's going to go Friday night. So Tyler's going to go out there Friday night," Vaughn said. "We've looked at a lot of different things. I'm a big believer in respecting your opponent and going about it the right way. I think Alabama State deserves our best. So that's what they're going to get tomorrow night."

Live Updates from Tuscaloosa Regional, 1-Seed Alabama vs. 4-Seed Alabama State

The Crimson Tide dominated Alabama State 21-3 to stay in the winner's side of the bracket. Alabama takes on USC Upstate on Saturday at 6 p.m. CT.

"Coach Vaughn said before the game, he told us just focus where your feet are at," Alabama centerfielder Bryce Fowler said. "So that was a big thing, and obviously, we handled business tonight. Now our attention turns to USC Upstate, and hopefully, it'd be nice to score 21 runs again and have a hit parade like that. Just come out and focus on ourselves and the task at hand."

Live Updates from Tuscaloosa Regional, No. 7 Alabama vs. USC Upstate

The Crimson Tide handled USC Upstate 7-5 and moved into Sunday's winner's bracket game where they'll face the winner of Oklahoma State vs. USC Upstate.

"The big thing for us is the job's not done," Vaughn said. "You don't get any kind of trophy for being 2-0 to start the regional and making a regional championship game. That's not what it's about. This team wants to do bigger and better things. Obviously, we're going to try to rest up, recover and get ready for tomorrow. You've got two really good teams left in this tournament. You've got a really dangerous Oklahoma State team and you've got a team that's tough as all get out in USC Upstate. I hope they play 25 innings at 2o'clock tomorrow and then I don't care if we start at midnight, let's make that game go as long as we can. Three really good teams left in this thing. The job's far, far from done, so we've got to rest, recover and get ready to go."

How to Watch: 7-Seed Alabama in Sunday's Regional Final

Who: 7-seed Alabama (39-19, 18-12 SEC) vs. Oklahoma State (38-21, 18-12 Big 12)

What: NCAA Regional Game 6

When: Sunday, May 31, 7 p.m. CT

Where: Sewell-Thomas Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

TV: ESPN +

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network. LISTEN LIVE

Series: Oklahoma State leads Alabama 1-0.

Last Meeting: Alabama lost to the Cowboys 10-6 in Clemson in 2009.

Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide scored four runs in the third inning to seize control of Saturday's regional contest. Alabama defeated USC Upstate 7-5.

Last time out, Oklahoma State: The Cowboys defeated Alabama State 8-7 to stay alive in the Tuscaloosa Regional. Colin Brueggemann had four RBIs and a home run and starting pitcher Brennan Phillips had seven strikeouts

Tuscaloosa Regional Information

Alabama, (37-19)
Oklahoma State, (37-20)
USC Upstate, (31-27)
Alabama State, (31-21)

Friday

Game 1 - #2 Oklahoma St. (37-20) vs. #3 USC Upstate (33-28), 1 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 2 - #1 Alabama (37-19) vs. #4 Alabama St. (34-21), 6 p.m. CT, SEC Network

Saturday

Game 3 - Oklahoma State vs. Alabama State - 1 p.m. CT
Game 4 - USC Upstate vs. Alabama - 6 p.m. CT

Sunday

Game 5 - Oklahoma State vs. USC Upstate - 2 p.m. CT
Game 6 - Alabama vs. Oklahoma State - 7 p.m. CT

Monday

Game 7 - IF Necessary - Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 - TBD

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