Live Game, Weather Updates: College World Series, No. 7 Alabama vs. Oklahoma

OMAHA, Neb. — Alabama baseball's 27-year wait ends on Saturday as the Crimson Tide makes its debut in the 2026 College World Series against the Oklahoma Sooners.

Alabama defeated Oklahoma in an April series two games to one, but both sides have undergone significant changes over the last ten weeks. The Crimson Tide plans to start Tyler Fay on the mound, while Oklahoma is set to throw Cord Rager.

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Bottom 8th Inning

Oklahoma turns to LJ Mercurious in the bullpen. Cord Rager went seven innings, allowing three hits, striking out eight batters without any free passes. Rager put on his career long outing and hands the ball to Mercurious with two innings left.

Mid 8th Inning: Oklahoma 9, Alabama 0

Top 8th Inning

Jason Torres finally makes the play to end the inning, fielding a Kyle Branch ground ball and throws him out at first to end the inning.

Dayton Tockey keeps the inning rolling with a double into the outifeld, moving Harris to third.

Dasan Harris rips a two-out single into the outfield, scoring Willits and Brock. Oklahoma leads 9-0. Crowther is now charged with four earned runs.

Alabama brings Evan Steckmesser in from the bullpen. Ashton Crowther went 1.2 innings, allowing two runs on three hits with a strikeout and a walk. He is responsible for Willits on third and Brock on second.

Brendan Brock ropes a two-run double as the Oklahoma hit-parade continues. Brock brings LaChance around to score and the Sooners lead 7-0 with Brock and Willits standing on second and third. Jason Jackson heads out to make a pitching change.

Trey Gambill flies out to Eric Hines for the second out of the inning. Alabama just looks a bit surprised by Oklahoma's efficient style of play today.

Jaxon Willits ropes a single into left centerfield as Ashton Crowther looks for his first out of the inning. Jason Walk comes around to score from second base and the Sooners still have men on first and second with no outs. Oklahoma leads 6-0.

Deiten LaChance stays hot, ripping a single into the outfield in front of Bryce Fowler. Oklahoma has men on first and second with no outs as the Sooners look to slam the door on Alabama

Camden Johnson strikes out swinging for the first out of the inning.

Ashton Crowther walks Jason Walk, giving Oklahoma the leadoff man on base for the fifth time today.

Bottom 7th Inning

Wow. Cord Rager strikes out Eric Hines swinging. He struck out the side as the Crimson Tide offense can't touch the freshman.

Cord Rager strikes out John Lemm swinging and is up to seven on the day.

Jason Torres opens the inning striking out swinging as Cord Rager continues to dominate the game for Oklahoma.

Mid 7th Inning: Oklahoma 5, Alabama 0

Top 7th Inning

Kyle Branch flies out to Eric Hines in left field. Bryce Fowler nearly ran into Hines, but avoided him and Alabama has its second 1-2-3 of the game.

Dayton Tockey hits a hard ground ball to Luke Vaughn. The Alabma first baseman scoops the ball and beats Tockey to the bag for the second out of the frame.

Brennan Holt scoops a Dasan Harris ground ball and is thrown out at first for the first out of the inning.

Alabama moves to Ashton Crowther from the bullpen as Tyler Fay's day is over. Fay went six innings, allowing five runs on six hits. He struck out six batters and walked two batters with one hit batter on 101 pitches.

Bottom 6th Inning

Brady Neal rips a groundball to Dayton Tockey at first. Tockey fields the ground ball without moving and takes a single step to first for the third out.

Justin Lebron strikes out looking for the second out of the inning. He's 0-for-3 at the plate at the College World Series.

Bryce Fowler gets his first hit of the College World Series, ripping a single into right field through the infield. Alabma has a few frames left to get on the board.

Peyton Steele flies out to centerfield to lead off the inning for Alabama. Court Rager has been in complete control for Oklahoma.

Mid 6th Inning: Oklahoma 5, Alabama 0

Top 6th Inning

Justin Lebron slides across the infield and fields Brendan Brock's ground ball, throwing him out at first for the end of the inning.

Fay fans Trey Gambill for his sixth of the day and the second out in the inning.

Tyler Fay notches his fifth strikeout of the day, getting Jaxon Willits to strike out swinging.

Deiten LaChance smashes his 16th home run of the season over the left field fence. The two-run bomb gives Oklahoma a 5-0 lead. Ashton Crowther begins warming up in the Alabama bullpen.

Tyler Fay hits Camden Johnson, putting a Sooner runner on first with no outs.

Mid 5th Inning: Oklahoma 3, Alabama 0

Bottom 5th Inning

Luke Vaughn grounds out to second base and John Lemm is stranded at third. Alabama did muster two hits in the inning, but still trails 3-0. The Holt at-bat just zapped any momentum the Crimson Tide offense was building.

Brennan Holt draws two-strikes trying to bunt, then grounds into a 3-6-3 double play at first. Alabama picks up two outs, but John Lemm moves to third.

"Ala-Bama" comes from the crowd as they desperately try to keep momentum going

Eric Hines makes it two hits in a row, ripping a hard ground ball through the third base side of the infield. Alabama has a little momentum with men on first and second without an out.

John Lemm breaks up the no-hitter with a leadoff single into centerfield. Lemm got on base by taking a pitch in the arm in his last at-bat. He's the only Alabama to reach safely and now he's done it twice.

Mid 5th Inning: Oklahoma 3, Alabama 0

Top 5th Inning

Eric Hines web-gem! Jason Walk hits a ball into the leftfield corner, but Hines tracks it and makes a diving catch for the third out. Tyler Fay recorded his first 1-2-3 inning and Alabama trails 3-0.

Tyler Fay seems to be settling in. He strikes out Kyle Branch for his fourth strikeout of the day.

Dayton Tockey makes good contact, but Bryce Fowler runs down the fly ball at the left centerfield warning track for the first out of the inning.

Bottom 4th Inning

1-2-3 inning again for Cord Rager as Jason Torres fouls out to the Oklahoma catcher. Rager is through four innings, has four strikeouts and hit one batter as the freshman is dealing at the College World Series.

Brady Neal grounds into the infield shift on the second-base side for the second out of the frame.

Justin Lebron opens the inning popping out to second. Lebron is 0-2 as the team is still hitless.

Mid 4th Inning: Oklahoma 3, Alabama 0

Top 4th Inning

Brady Neal gunned down Brendan Brock as he tries to steal second base. Justin Lebron applied the tag on a perfectly thrown ball. Brock slid head first into the tag, ending the inning.

Dasan Harris pops out to Jason Torres in foul territory for the second out of the inning. Torres drifted in front of the Alabama dugout but made the snag.

Brendan Brock draws a walk. Oklahoma has put a man on base in every inning as Tyler Fay has struggled settling in.

Trey Gambill strikes out swinging as Tyler Fay keeps fighting. It's Fay's third strikeout of the afternoon and the first inning Oklahoma doesn't get its leadoff man on base.

Bottom 3rd Inning

Bryce Fowler pops the first pitch he sees out to left field. Cord Rager has Alabama's offense searching for answers through three innings. He's thrown 34 pitches, with 25 strikes.

Peyton Steele grounds out to third base. Cord Rager has now navigated the first time through the Alabama lineup without allowing a hit.

Luke Vaughn grounds out to the shortstop to leadoff the inning. Alabama continues to look for its first hit of the day.

Mid 3 Inning - Oklahoma 3, Alabama 0

Top 3rd Inning

Tyler Fay ends the inning by striking out Jaxon Willits. He has two strikeouts today, but Oklahoma has a 3-0 lead and has five hits in three innings. The Sooners' offense stays hot.

Driven LaChance grounds into a 5-4-3 double-play, but Jason Walk comes in from third to score. Oklahoma takes a 3-0 lead.

Camden Johnson rips a single into right field, putting runners on the corners for Oklahoma with no outs.

Jason Walk steals second base to keep the pressure on Alabama.

Tyler Fay walks Jason Walk on five pitches to give the Sooners a leadoff runner on base for the third consecutive inning.

Bottom 2nd Inning

Brennan Holt swings at the first pitch he sees and flies out to right field, ending the inning. Alabama got its first baserunner, but is still looking for its first hit of the afternoon through two frames.

Eric Hines works a longer at-bat with Cord Rager, but strikes out swinging on pitch number 10. John Lemm remains on first base with two outs.

John Lemm leans in and take a pitch in the arm to give the Crimson Tide their first baserunner of the day.

Jason Torres battled a little better than his counterparts in the first inning, but still struck out as Cord Rager has started the game on fire.

Mid 2 Inning: Oklahoma 2, Alabama 0

Top 2nd Inning

Alabama gets out of the inning as Kyle Branch grounds into a double-play. Torres takes the ground ball at third, throws to Brennan Holt at second who threw to Luke Vaughn at first. Vaughn scooped the low throw and Fay has a much better second inning.

Tyler Fay gets his first strikeout of the game, retiring Dayton Tockey as he starts to settle in. Fay must be experiencing a few more jitters as he returns to his home state of Nebraska.

Dasan Harris beats out a ground ball to Jason Torres as the Sooners are up to four hits without going through the entire order. Torres charged the slow roller, but Harris was too fast and Oklahoma has a second leadoff single in two innings.

Bottom 1st Inning

Brady Neal strikes out swinging on four pitches and Alabama is retired in order. Cord Rager threw nine pitches in the frame as he and Tyler Fay had vastly different starts to this game.

Justin Lebron swings at the first pitch he sees and pops out to second base. Alabama has two quick outs.

Cord Rager strikes out Bryce Fowler swinging on four pitches. Alabama didn't get to see Rager in the April series as he was hampered by injury.

Mid 1 Inning: Oklahoma 2, Alabama 0

Top 1st Inning

Brendan Brock flies out to Peyton Steele in right field for the third out. Oklahoma put up two runs on three hits and takes an early 2-0 lead.

Trey Gambill smashes a two-out double into the right-centerfield gap, scoring Deiten LaChance and Jaxon Willits to give the Sooners a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. The Oklahoma bats have had Fay dialed up in the early part of the game.

A "Let's Go Bama" chant emerges from the crowd as Tyler Fay blows a pitch past Trey Gambill.

Jaxon Willits keeps the inning going with a single into the outfield in front of Bryce Fowler. LaChance moves to second on the hit, but may have gotten hurt as a trainer is out to check on him. Looked like LaChance stepped on the bag in a funny way, but he stays in the game.

Deiten LaChance hits a ground ball to Justin Lebron. The Alabama shortstop makes the scoop and throws Jason Walk out at second. Brennan Holt can't quite turn the double-play and LaChance is safe at first.

Camden Johnson drives a pitch to deep centerfield, but Bryce Fowler makes a running catch at the warning track for the first out of the inning. Johnson got good contact on Fay, but Fowler's athleticism made the out.

Brady Neal fires a pitch down to first base as Jason Walk takes a large lead. Walk is back safely but Neal has his eye on him.

Jason Walk takes a strike, then fouls off multiple pitches before driving a single into the outfield in front of Bryce Fowler. The Sooners have Walk on first with no outs.

First pitch at 2:09 p.m. Tyler Fay throws a strike to Jason Walk and Alabama is underway in the College World Series.

Pregame Updates

Bryce Fowler lead the huddle outside the dugout and the Crimson Tide breaks and takes the field. Tyler Fay walks around the mound, getting ready to open this game.

Weather was announced as 78-degrees with an eight mph northwest wind.

The national athem has been sung and we're about to get underway. 2:09 is the scheduled first pitch so we are 10 minutes away.

Starting Lineups

1:27 p.m. - Alabama players are in the outfield warming up ahead of todays game. The weather looks pretty good, but it's gotten a little warmer. It's 84-degrees, but the humidity has the heat index at 86-degrees and climbing.

Alabama

CF - Bryce Fowler
SS - Justin Lebron
C - Brady Neal
3B - Jason Torres
DH - John Lemm
LF - Eric Hines
2B - Brennan Holt
1B - Luke Vaughn
RF - Peyton Steele

Starting Pitcher: RHP, Tyler Fay - 4.37 ERA, 11-4, 121 SO, 24 BB, 103 IP

Oklahoma

CF - Jason Walk
3B - Camden Johnson
C - Deiten LaChance
SS - Jaxon Willits
DH - Trey Gambill
LF - Brendan Brock
RF - Dasan Harris
1B - Dayton Tockey
2B - Kyle Branch

Starting Pitcher: LHP, Cord Rager - 5.20 ERA, 5-3, 81 SO, 19 BB, 64 IP

Tyler Fay puts his cleats on one foot at a time like everyone else.

He does not throw the baseball like everyone else tho.

Fay takes the ball to start Alabama’s first College World Series game soon pic.twitter.com/NDhDYGNBX3
— Joe Gaither (@JoeGaither6) June 13, 2026

12:00 p.m. CT - The rain has largely cleared out of the area but the sky is full of clouds. Grounds crew in the stadium is working on the field and it loks like it's draining nicely. There is a lot of water in foul territory, but with two hours until first pitch should have plenty of time to treat it.

8:00 a.m. CT - Thunderstorms and high winds hit Omaha hard on Saturday morning. The rain brought on a flash flood alert.

Good morning from Omaha pic.twitter.com/mcgpSpOg1B
— Joe Gaither (@JoeGaither6) June 13, 2026

How to Watch: 7-Seed Alabama at the College World Series

Who: 7-seed Alabama (39-19, 18-12 SEC) vs. Oklahoma (38-22, 14-16 SEC)

What: NCAA Baseball College World Series

When: Saturday, June 13, 2 p.m. CT

Where: Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network. LISTEN LIVE

Series: Alabama leads the series against Oklahoma 9-4 all-time, dating back to the first meeting in 2001. The Crimson Tide is 4-2 over the last two seasons against the Sooners in SEC play.

Last Meeting: The Crimson Tide defeated the Sooners in a series 2-1 in the first weekend in April. Tyler Fay went six innings, allowing four runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and a walk in the Friday game. The Crimson Tide mustered 10 runs on 10 hits, knocking out starting pitcher LJ Mercurius in the second inning.

Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide swept St. John's in the Tuscaloosa Super Regional behind two strong performances by starting pitchers Tyler Fay and Zane Adams. Alabama endured a 17-hour rain delay in game two and saw senior Jason Torres hit a seventh-inning grand slam to eliminate the Red Storm and advance to the College World Series for the first time since 1999.

Last time out, Oklahoma: The Sooners swept 15-seeded Kansas in the Lawrence Super Regional. The Sooners never trailed against the Jayhawks and hit seven home runs over two games to advance to the College World Series.

Omaha Weather Information

Saturday, June 13 - Heavy thunderstorms kicked off the morning, but dissipated around 10 a.m. The Crimson Tide is scheduled to play at 2 p.m., giving the area time to dry out before first pitch. However, the forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms between 3 and 6 p.m., complicating matters.

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