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Live Updates As Alabama Baseball Goes For Series Win Over Auburn

Score updates and analysis from Sewell-Thomas Stadium as the Crimson Tide tries to claim the series against the No. 5 Tigers.
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March 27, 2026; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama batter Luke Vaughn jogs the bases after hitting a two-run homer at Sewell-Thomas Stadium as the Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers played the first game of their three-game series.
March 27, 2026; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama batter Luke Vaughn jogs the bases after hitting a two-run homer at Sewell-Thomas Stadium as the Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers played the first game of their three-game series. | Gary Cosby Jr. / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama baseball is back at it following what may have been its best performance of the season on Friday night. The Crimson Tide hung 11 runs on No. 5 Auburn to run-rule the Tigers 11-1.

Tyler Fay, Matthew Heiberger, and Sam Mitchell were lights-out on the mound, holding the Tigers to just three hits over eight innings. Alabama's bats were all over the Tigers as Jason Torres, John Lemm and Luke Vaughn each drove in three runs. Vaughn, Lemm and Bryce Fowler went yard in what was an electric night all around for the team.

Zane Adams is on the mound for Alabama, coming off a solid showing against Florida last Saturday. He is 4-1 with a 4.11 ERA over 30.2 innings pitched this season, with his only real shaky outing coming against Kentucky two weeks ago. The left-hander will be up against Jackson Sanders, who has posted a 3.66 ERA over 32.0 innings pitched with a 2-1 record.

Alabama has lost the series to the Tigers in each of the last two seasons, and has a chance to change that tonight. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. CT and the game will air on SEC Network. Follow along for live updates and analysis from the series opener:

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FINAL: Alabama 3, Auburn 2

B9

Fowler doubles to left center field, bringing home Holt. Alabama wins the series in walk-off fashion.

Holt is safe after the review.

Holt hits a leadoff double, but the safe call is under review.

T9 — Alabama 2, Auburn 2

Gregorio flies out to end the frame.

McCraine steals second. He collides with Lebron on the slide and is shaken up. Runner in scoring position for Gregorio, who tied the game in the seventh.

Madrigal makes contact, getting the ball into the outfield. Fowler makes a diving catch for the second out.

McCraine walks. Luke Smyers and Austin Morris are warming up in the bullpen.

Terrell flies out to Fowler just shy of the warning track for the first out.

B8 — Alabama 2, Auburn 2

Vaughn flies out to left to end the inning.

Osterhouse flies out to right for the second out.

Plattner lines out to second for the first out.

Lemm hits a leadoff single.

T8 — Alabama 2, Auburn 2

Guevara grounds out and Bingamin flies out to right to end the frame. Both teams came up empty with a runner in scoring position this inning.

Holt makes an impressive diving stop on a hard grounder. He throws to first for the out as Fralick moves to third.

Fralick hits a leadoff double off the center field wall, coming out on top of a nine-pitch at-bat.

Hagan Banks is taking over on the mound.

B7 — Alabama 2, Auburn 2

Torres flies out to the warning track, stranding the two runners.

Neal strikes out swinging, biting on a low breaking ball.

The infield is playing very shallow to eliminate any potential bunt from Neal.

Lebron grounds out to third, but advances both runners.

Fowler walks, putting two on for Lebron with nobody out.

Holt hits a line drive to left for a leadoff single that deflects off the outstretched glove of Guevara at third base.

T7 — Alabama 2, Auburn 2

Carter pops up to Lebron for the third out.

Another pinch-hitter, Logan Gregorio, comes up. He hits a sac fly to left to bring McCraine home. Alabama 2, Auburn 2

Madrigal singles to center, putting runners in the corners. That's consecutive hits allowed for Alcock.

Eddie Madrigal is pinch-hitting for Auburn. He got the start yesterday.

Alcock gives up a single to McCraine, his first batter.

Adams strikes out Terrell in what will be his final at-bat. Bobby Alcock is taking over.

Adams stays on the mound to start the seventh.

B6 — Alabama 2, Auburn 1

Vaughn flies out to center. Osterhouse tags up but is thrown out on an excellent throw to third from Carter.

Osterhouse hits a one-out double.

Plattner pops up to start the frame.

T6 — Alabama 2, Auburn 1

Adams gets hit by a hard line drive, but recovers to field the ball and throw out Bingaman at first to end the frame.

Connor Lehman and Bobby Alcock are warming up in the Alabama bullpen. This is likely the final inning for Adams.

Guevara flies out for the second out.

Fralick singles to shallow center field. Auburn has its fourth hit, surpassing last night's mark of three.

Rembert grounds out to Lebron to start the sixth.

B5 — Alabama 2, Auburn 1

Lemm tried to check his swing on a low 3-2 pitch, but did not get the call. It would have loaded up the bases for Plattner. Instead, the inning is over.

Torres walks, putting runners in the corners for Lemm with two outs.

Fowler moves to third on a Neal groundout.

Fowler singles up the middle on the first pitch he sees. Lebron then grounds out, but moves him to second.

T5 — Alabama 2, Auburn 1

Jason Torres turns a frame-ending 5-4-3 double play.

Adams walks just his second batter of the evening, sending Combs to first.

Clay grounds out to Lebron to start the inning.

B4 — Alabama 2, Auburn 1

Holt flies out, stranding two. The top of the order will be up for Alabama in the fifth.

Vaughn puts Alabama ahead with an infield single up the middle. Alabama 2, Auburn 1

McCraine commits the game's first error, failing to field a routine grounder. Osterhouse is safe at first as Lemm moves to third with two outs.

Plattner lays down a perfect sac bunt along the first base line. Lemm moves to second as Neal comes home to tie the game. Alabama 1, Auburn 1

Lemm continues his strong weekend with a single to right that moves Neal to third.

Torres flies out to right. Neal was held up at first after tagging.

Neal rips a single to right field, his second hit of the night.

T4 — Auburn 1, Alabama 0

McCraine flies out to Osterhouse in left to end the frame.

Adams is up to seven strikeouts after cutting down Bingaman and Terrell consecutively.

Guevara singled to right to start the inning, the first leadoff hit on either side.

B3 — Auburn 1, Alabama 0

Jackson Sanders puts together a 1-2-3 inning. Brennan Holt flies out, Fowler strikes out, and Lebron grounds out to end a quick frame.

T3 — Auburn 1, Alabama 0

After the long stoppage, Fralick flies out to Fowler to end the frame.

The game stopped for about seven minutes as Butch Thompson went onto the field after Birmingham issued a review to see if Fralick was out of the batter's box.

Rembert extends the frame with a single to right.

Adams has his fifth strikeout of the night, getting Carter looking for the second out.

Adams strikes out nine-hole batter Caiden Combs to start the third.

B2 — Auburn 1, Alabama 0

Luke Vaughn strikes out swinging. A chorus of boos echo through the stadium after a strike three call that the fans were not pleased with.

Justin Osterhouse goes down looking for the second out.

Captain Will Plattner hits an infield single down the third base line.

John Lemm, coming off a three-RBI showing last night, flies out in his first at-bat.

T2 — Auburn 1, Alabama 0

Adams strikes out the next two batters, Brandon McCraine and Todd Clay, to end a quick 1-2-3 frame.

Bub Terrell grounds out to Luke Vaughn at first to start the second inning.

B1 — Auburn 1, Alabama 0

Jason Torres strikes out swinging to end the inning.

Brady Neal rips a double to the center field wall to keep the inning alive.

Justin Lebron gets an infield single, but then is picked off at first after breaking for second and trying to slide back into the bag.

Bryce Fowler strikes out looking in Alabama's first at-bat.

T1 — Auburn 1, Alabama 0

Ethin Bingaman flies out to Brady Neal in right field to end the frame. Good recovery from Adams after a shaky start. The run scored is unearned due to the passed ball.

Eric Guevara, who drove in Auburn's lone run on Friday, grounds out to Holt for the second out, moving Rembert to third.

Auburn is now on the board after a passed ball. Looks like Adams' pitch went through the legs of John Lemm, and Bristol Carter comes home for the first run. Auburn 1, Alabama 0

Zane Adams has fallen behind 3-1 in the first three at-bats of the game. He just struck out Chase Fralick, but Auburn has runners in the corners with one out.

Carter steals third. No throw from Lemm.

Two straight baserunners for Adams to start the game. He fell behind 3-1 once again to Chris Rembert and ended up allowing a single just over the outstretched glove of Brennan Holt. Runners on first and second now for Chase Fralick.

Adams falls behind 3-1 in the count and ends up walking leadoff batter Bristol Carter.

First pitch was 7:02 p.m. CT.

Pregame:

Alabama is keeping its starting lineup the same.

Auburn's lineup
Auburn's lineup | BamaCentral

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Theodore Fernandez
THEODORE FERNANDEZ

Theodore Fernandez is BamaCentral’s baseball beat reporter and a co-host of The Joe Gaither Show. He also works as a weekend sports anchor at WVUA 23 News in Tuscaloosa and serves as one of the station’s lead high school sports reporters. Fernandez is a news media student at The University of Alabama and is pursuing a master’s degree in sports management.

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