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Live Updates From Sewell-Thomas Stadium As Alabama Baseball Looks To Sweep Auburn

Score updates and analysis from Sewell-Thomas Stadium as the Crimson Tide tries to sweep the No. 5 Tigers.
Theodore Fernandez|
March 27, 2026; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama batter Bryce Fowler launches a home run to right against Auburn 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 Bryce Fowler launches a home run to right against Auburn 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 on the verge of sweeping Auburn for the first time since 2017.

The Crimson Tide has continued to play its best baseball of the season this weekend. First, a Friday night run-rule victory where the No. 5 Tigers were held to just three hits. Then, a thrilling 3-2 victory off a Bryce Fowler walk-off double that gave Alabama its first series win over Butch Thompson's squad since 2023.

Myles Upchurch takes the mound for the Sunday finale, set to begin at 1 p.m. CT. The freshman is 3-2 with a 3.97 ERA over six starts this season, with 34 strikeouts over 22.2 innings pitched. He's struggled in his two SEC starts, going 3.2 innings against Kentucky and then getting ran off the diamond after recording just one out against Florida last week. Upchurch faced six batters in that game, giving up a hit and walking four of them.

Tensions flared in Saturday's game, as Thompson and Rob Vaughn contested a batter's box review and Brennan Holt got heated with Auburn's Brandon McCraine on a ninth-inning double. The stage is set for another highly emotional battle on Sunday as the Crimson Tide looks to cap off a perfect weekend and Auburn looks to avoid the embarrassment of a sweep to its rival. Follow along for live updates and analysis from the series finale:

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FINAL: Alabama 3, Auburn 1

T9

McCraine strikes out Belza looking to end the game.

McCraine flies out to Osterhouse. Taylor Belza is pinch-hitting as the potential final out.

Gregorio strikes out swinging. Banks is two away with Brandon McCraine up to bat.

Logan Gregorio is pinch-hitting for Auburn.

Hagan Banks is taking over for Heiberger. Banks threw two scoreless innings and in the win in Saturday night's game.

B8 — Alabama 3, Auburn 1

Osterhouse grounds out to end the inning.

Plattner extends the lead with a single to left field that scores Neal. Alabama 3, Auburn 1

Lemm lines out. Both runners stay put.

It's hard not to question why Cormier didn't stay in the game. He'd worked through two scoreless and hitless innings and was at just 29 pitches.

Lebron scores on a wild pitch from Brewer. Torres is then walked, giving the Crimson Tide two runners on. Brewer's day is done as right-hander Jett Johnston takes over. Alabama 2, Auburn 1

Lebron steals second, and then advances to third as Neal grounds out.

Lebron reaches on a fielder's choice as Fowler is out at second.

Fowler draws a full-count walk to start the frame.

Garrett Brewer replaces Cormier on the mound.

T8 — Alabama 1, Auburn 1

Holt turns two, fielding a grounder, stepping on second, and throwing to first for a 4-3 double play to end the frame.

Heiberger plunks consecutive batters in Guevara and Madrigal. Lemm heads onto the mound to speak with him.

Fralick pops up to start Heiberger's appearance.

Matthew Heiberger is taking over for Crowther. Heiberger pitched 2.0 innings on Friday.

B7 — Alabama 1, Auburn 1

Holt grounds out to end another hitless frame.

Vaughn flies out to the warning track. The ball is not carrying at all for either team.

Osterhouse fouls off a couple pitches before striking out swinging.

Cormier hits Plattner on an inside 0-2 pitch to start the frame.

T7 — Alabama 1, Auburn 1

Crowther puts together an eight-pitch frame to put the Tigers down 1-2-3. Both staffs are rolling through this game with just five combined hits so far.

B6 — Alabama 1, Auburn 1

Cormier puts the Tide down 1-2-3 in his first inning.

Auburn freshman LJ Cormier is taking over on the mound. Cormier is a Tuscaloosa native and the son of former Alabama All-American Lance Cormier.

T6 — Alabama 1, Auburn 1

McCraine lines out to Holt, who makes a nice leaping catch to end the frame. Holt had to enjoy making that play, considering last night's altercation between the two.

Madrigal is out on a fielder's choice.

Steele strikes out swinging, Crowther's first strikeout of the day. Ethin Bingaman is pinch-hitting for Mason McCraine.

Madrigal hits a leadoff single to right.

B5 — Alabama 1, Auburn 1

Lebron lines out to end the inning.

Fowler draws a six-pitch walk to keep the frame alive for Lebron.

Vaughn grounds out, and Holt strikes out swinging for a quick two outs to open the frame.

T5 — Alabama 1, Auburn 1

Guevara lines out to end the frame and strand both runners.

Fralick grounds out to first, advancing both runners.

Rembert walks on four pitches, and Jason Jackson is coming out. Ashton Crowther has been warming up in the bullpen and will be taking over for Upchurch.

Beyleu is plunked to start the inning and advances to second on a Carter groundout.

B4 — Alabama 1, Auburn 1

Osterhouse grounds out, ending the inning.

Plattner grounds out to short, keeping Lemm at second.

Lemm hits a ground rule double to left on the first pitch of his at-bat.

Torres goes down looking to start the frame.

T4 — Alabama 1, Auburn 1

Brandon McCraine flies out to Neal to complete a 1-2-3 frame. The ball carried to the warning track, but Neal tracked it without issue.

Upchurch gets Mason McCraine looking for his fourth strikeout.

Steele flies out to Osterhouse in left to start the fourth.

B3 — Alabama 1, Auburn 1

Neal flies out to left to end the inning.

Lebron delivers a two-out RBI single to score Vaughn and tie the game. Alabama 1, Auburn 1

Brennan Holt moves Vaughn to third with a groundout. Fowler then strikes out swinging on three pitches.

Luke Vaughn pops up to start the inning. It's an extremely high ball that nobody is able to track, and it drops for a double that is Alabama's first hit of the afternoon.

T3 — Auburn 1, Alabama 0

Upchurch gets Madrigal looking to strand the two runners.

Upchurch walks Guevara, and Jason Jackson is out for a mound visit. Upchurch has thrown 47 pitches and now walked three batters.

Upchurch walks Fralick on five pitches to keep the frame alive. Justin Lebron was playing in the outfield between first and second as Alabama applied a heavy shift.

Rembert grounds out to Torres at third.

Upchurch strikes out Carter for his second strikeout.

B2 — Auburn 1, Alabama 0

Justin Osterhouse lines out to first to end the inning.

Will Plattner lines out to Brandon McCraine at short. Quick reaction from the freshman on a hard-hit ball.

John Lemm strikes out looking. Strike three was a fastball that was very much in the zone.

Jason Torres walks, the first runner on for Alabama today.

T2 — Auburn 1, Alabama 0

Cade Beyleu pops up to Jason Torres to end the frame. It's back to the top of the lineup for Auburn in the third.

McCraine walks and then steals second.

Brandon McCraine, who got into the altercation with Brennan Holt yesterday, is booed as he steps up for his first at-bat.

Upchurch has his first strikeout of the game as he gets Mason McCraine swinging for the second out.

Lucas Steele pops up for the first out.

B1 — Auburn 1, Alabama 0

Alex Petrovic starts his day with a 1-2-3 inning as Brady Neal strikes out.

Justin Lebron rips a hard grounder to third, but is thrown out for the second out.

Bryce Fowler goes down looking on a 3-2 pitch to the edge of the zone.

T1 — Auburn 1, Alabama 0

Eddie Madrigal lines out to Luke Vaughn at first base. Vaughn immediately throws to second to turn the double play and end the frame.

Upchurch hits Fralick as well. Guevara then drops a base hit to shallow right field. Brady Neal's throw home is not in time, and Rembert scores. Auburn 1, Alabama 0

After a challenge, Upchurch did in fact hit Rembert.

Upchurch appears to have plunked Chris Rembert. The call is under review.

Bristol Carter grounds out to Justin Lebron to start the game.

Pregame:

Alabama has kept its lineup unchanged throughout the series.

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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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