The Alabama Crimson Tide earned the #7 National seed on Monday morning. Joining the #1 Tide in the Tuscaloosa Regional will be 2nd seeded Oklahoma State, 3rd seeded South Carolina Upstate, and 4th seeded Alabama State. The Tuscaloosa Regional is lined up with the Tallahassee Regional and the 10th overall seed, the Florida State Seminoles. OSU and SCU will open play at 1 p.m. CT Friday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Alabama and Alabama State will follow at 6 p.m; CT on Friday night. The Tide has now made the NCAA Tournament in four straight seasons, and will host for the second time in that time frame, joining the special 2023 team. If the Tide survives the Regional they would host a Super Regional for the first time since 2006.
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Alabama Baseball Earns #7 National Seed
Alabama played Alabama State twice this season, winning 2-1 at home on February 18th and 13-4 in Montgomery on March 4th. Bobby Alcock was the winning pitcher in February while Joe Chiardo was awarded the win in the March show down.
Here is a thumb nail look at each of the teams that will be in Tuscaloosa this weekend.
Alabama- 37-19 overall record. SEC record 18-12, 4th in the conference.
Team Offense:,
Team batting average , .253, 70 home runs, 90 doubles, 82 stolen bases, .428 slugging percentage, .372 on base percentage.
Leading hitters: RF/C Brady Neal, .328 average, 8 home runs, 14 doubles, 43 RBI, CF Bryce Fowler .316 average, 17 doubles , 35 RBI, 15 stolen bases. SS Justin LeBron, .266 average, 14 home runs, 11 doubles, 40 RBI, 38 stolen bases in 39 attempts, 3B Jason Torres, .241 average, 7 home runs, 45 RBI, LF/DH Eric Hines .278, 7 home runs, 18 RBI, C Johnny Lemm .244 average, 9 home runs, 9 doubles, 31 RBI.
Team Pitching: 4.26 ERA, .242 batting average against, 50 home runs allowed, 484 innings pitched, 446 hits allowed, 476 strikeouts, 195 walks.
Individual: Tyler Fay, 9-4 4.70 ERA, 90 innings pitched, 104 strikeouts, 20 walks, .230 batting average against, Zane Adams 6-4 4.36 ERA, 76 innings pitched, 85 strikeouts, 24 walks, .264 average against, Myles Upchurch 8-3 3.54 ERA, 64 innings pitched, 68 strikeouts, 38 walks, .195 batting average against. Matthew Heiberger 23 appearances, 3-1, 4 saves, 3.31 ERA, 35 innings pitched, 30 strikeouts, .242 batting average against. Ashton Crowther 16 appearances, 2-2, 2 saves, 2.90 ERA, 31 innings pitched, 8 walks, 21 strikeouts, .235 batting average against. Hagan Banks 16 appearances, 1-0 6 saves, 2.79 ERA, 19 innings pitched, 23 strikeouts, .234 batting average against.
Oklahoma State-37-20 18-12 BIG 12
Offense: .280 average, 137 home runs, 106 doubles, .562 on base percentage, .402 on base percentage
Leading hitters: Alex Conover, .383 average, 14 home runs, 15 stolen bases, Kollin Ritchie, .335 average, 29 home runs, 73 RBI, Aidan Meola, .320 average, 17 home runs, 69 RBI
Pitching: 6.24 ERA, .274 batting average against, 76 home runs allowed, 275 walks, 558 strikeouts.
Individual: Hudson Barrett, 5-1 3.05 ERA 38.1 innings pitched, 12 games, 8 starts, 4 saves, 15 walks, 54 strikeouts, .212 average against. Ethan Lund, 5-2, 5.26 ERA, 77 innings pitched, 127 strikeouts, 48 walks, .219 average against, Mario Pesca 6-4, 5.62ER, 65 innings pitched, 75 strikeouts, .276 average against.
South Carolina Upstate-33-28 Big South Conference 13-11
Offense: .291 average, 70 home runs, 138 doubles, 83 stolen bases, .463 slugging percentage, .400 on base percentage.
Leading hitters: Henry Zenor, .346 average, 18 doubles, 51 RBI,12 stolen bases, Wylie Waters, .320 average, 12 home runs, 50 RBI, Malloy Heaghney, .303 average, 21 doubles, 6 home runs, 50 RBI, 22 stolen bases.
Pitching: 5.89 ERA, 82 home runs allowed, .278 batting average against, 249 walks, 449 strikeouts.
Individual: Brent Stukes, 7-3, 5.42 ERA, 73 innings pitched, 35 walks, 50 strikeouts, .285 average against. Chris Torres 5-4, 5.42 ERA, 74 innings pitched, 30 walks, 69 strikeouts, .287 average against. Jacob Kirby 5-1, 3.91 ERA, 2 saves, 48 innings pitched, 19 walks, 35 strikeouts, .230 average against.
Alabama State-34-21, 20-10 in SWAC
Offense: .281 average, 57 home runs, 91 doubles, 38 stolen bases, .433 slugging percentage, .391 on base percentage.
Leading hitters: Miguel Oropeza, .366 average, 11 home runs, 19 doubles, 65 RBI. Niguel Jennings .331 average, 15 doubles, Jackson Williams, .269 average, 12 home runs, 45 RBI, Trey Calloway, .268 average, 16 home runs, 46 RBI.
Pitching: 6.05 ERA, .301 batting average against, 33 home runs allowed, 89 doubles allowed, 260 walks, 362 strikeouts.
Individual: James Peterson, 7-1 3.32 ERA, 4 saves, 29 games, 5 starts, 24 walks, 54 strikeouts. Jordan LaBoy, 9-5, 4.52 ERA, 85 innings pitched, 24 walks, 65 strikeouts, .291 average against. Trey Power, 7-3 6.40 ERA, 58 innings pitched, 27 walks, 40 strikeouts, .278 average against.
The Crimson Tide has a regional they can surely win. Oklahoma State has some mashers, and hits a ton of home runs and doubles, but their pitching struggles. South Carolina Upstate has a few power bats, but also struggles on the mound. Bama is obviously more familiar with Alabama State since they have played the Hornets twice this year already. ASU doesn’t have much power and the pitching staff can definitely be “got”. The Tide just needs to play clean defense, pitch like they are capable, and have just enough offense at the right times to win the weekend and move on to host a Super Regional for the first time since 2006.
If you are in the area, come to The Joe this weekend, this team deserves your support. In 2023 the atmosphere was electric and the Tide advanced. Let’s give them that home field advantage again!
Bama Baseball Fever, Catch it!
The SEC opponents for Alabama women’s basketball during the 2026-27 campaign has been officially revealed.
The Tide will face some of the top teams in all of women’s college basketball throughout SEC play this upcoming season. Alabama will face Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss and Texas A&M at home, with Ole Miss being the Tide’s only SEC opponent that they will face twice this year, both home and away. Alabama will be on the road for matchups against Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas as well.
The dates, start times, and television network for each will be revealed at a later date.
Alabama held a 7-9 record throughout SEC play last season. The Tide were widely regarded as one of the top teams in the nation despite struggling at times during conference play, and Alabama was able to make a run during the SEC Tournament with a shocking upset to the Tennessee Lady Vols in Nashville.
Alabama went 24-11 last season as a whole, but the Tide will undoubtedly need to play better during SEC play this year nonetheless.
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Enjoy two nights of free dance at Stars on the Riverfront
Alabama Dance Theatre will present Stars on the Riverfront on June 20 and 21, at 7:30 p.m. each night at Riverwalk Amphitheater in Montgomery.
In Alabama’s coastal landscape, two Alabama bridges quietly stand among the longest in the United States.
A new World Atlas ranking of the 11 longest bridges in the United States is a reminder that not all crossings are so forgettable. These are the spans that stretch the idea of a “quick drive” into something else entirely.
As World Atlas notes, the country’s roughly 617,000 bridges are mostly routine. The ones on this list “swallow the horizon,” turning open water into a roadway that can take ten or fifteen minutes to cross.
Louisiana dominates the ranking, but Alabama also makes its presence known with two entries: the Jubilee Parkway and the General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge.
Jubilee Parkway: Alabama’s 7.5-mile bridge ranks No. 7 among longest in US
Ranked at No. 7 on World Atlas’ list, the Jubilee Parkway carries Interstate 10 across Mobile Bay as a pair of parallel viaduct bridges stretching 7.5 miles between Mobile and Spanish Fort/Daphne. Opened in 1978, the four-lane crossing is often called the “Bayway.”
The World Atlas says the bridge takes its name from Mobile Bay’s “jubilee” phenomenon, when marine life is pushed into shallow water, making it unusually easy to catch.
General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge: 6.08-mile span ranks No. 10 in U.S.
The General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge ranks No. 10 on the World Atlas list, stretching 6.08 miles across the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta northeast of Mobile as part of Interstate 65.
World Atlas says the bridge is better known locally as the “Dolly Parton Bridge,” a nickname inspired by the paired arch design that, locals say, resembles a distinctive silhouette when viewed from certain angles.
Completed in 1980, it features twin parallel weathering-steel arches and concrete viaducts carrying four lanes over the wide, marshy delta.
Longest bridges in the U.S. Full World Atlas ranking
World Atlas ranks these as the longest bridges in the U.S.:
- Lake Pontchartrain Causeway: 23.83 miles
- Manchac Swamp Bridge: 22.8 miles
- Louisiana Airborne Memorial Bridge: 18.2 miles
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel: 17.6 miles
- Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge: 11 miles
- Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge: 8.26 miles
- Jubilee Parkway: 7.5 miles
- San Mateo-Hayward Bridge: 7 miles
- Seven Mile Bridge: 6.79 miles
- General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge: 6.08 miles
- Norfolk Southern Lake Pontchartrain Bridge: 5.8 miles
Jennifer Lindahl is a Breaking and Trending Reporter in Alabama for USA TODAY’s Deep South Connect Team. Connect with her on X @jenn_lindahl and email at jlindahl@usatodayco.com.
The iconic wooden roller coaster at Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure is officially back in action, along with some seasonal deals. This Father’s Day, dads can get into the park for free to ride the restored coaster, Rampage.
It’s not the only attraction returning; this Halloween, Alabama Adventure is bringing back not one but two haunted houses for the first time since the late 2000s.
If you can’t wait until then, the Bessemer park will be open late on Saturdays and end with a pop of color. Adventure Summer Nights will have the park open until 9:30 p.m. once a week with a fireworks show to round off the night.
And as an apology to their loyal visitors, people who bought a daily ticket before June 10 are welcome to come back and try their new and improved attractions for free. If you’re a season pass holder, don’t feel left out—pass holder discounts are doubled for the month of July.
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