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USA TODAY Sports projects Alabama baseball’s NCAA Tournament fate ahead of Florida series

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The Alabama Crimson Tide are in Gainesville to close the 2025 SEC baseball regular season against the Florida Gators in a Top 25 matchup that could have a major impact on NCAA Tournament seeding.

Alabama (39-13 overall, 15-12 SEC), ranked No. 16 in this week’s USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, is coming off a huge series win over the Georgia Bulldogs, a top five team in many rankings.

The Crimson Tide are one of many SEC teams hoping to make it to Omaha for this year’s College World Series, a place Alabama baseball hasn’t visited since 1999. Jim Wells was the Tide’s skipper back then, and CWS appearances had become fairly consistent with three in four years.

With regular season play wrapping up this weekend and conference tournaments for the Power Four leagues set to begin next week, USA TODAY Sports experts Eddie Timanus and Erick Smith unveiled their full 64-team projections for the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Thursday.

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The two see Alabama as one of the 16 regional site hosts — barely. The Crimson Tide are the No. 15 seed in USA TODAY Sports’ projections, so a solid weekend in Gainesville and at the SEC Tournament in Hoover would go a long way in making coach Rob Vaughn’s team a lock as a regional host.

West Virginia (40-10), Southeastern Louisiana (37-14) and Fairfield (36-15) are the three teams Smith and Timanus project Alabama would face in a Tuscaloosa Regional, if tournament play began today.

More NCAA Tournament expert predictions for Alabama baseball

First pitch for Game 1 of Alabama vs. Florida is at 5:30 p.m. CT Thursday. Right-hander Tyler Fay (0-2, 5.44 ERA) is scheduled to start for Alabama against Florida’s Liam Peterson (8-2, 3.81). The game and series can be streamed on SEC Network+ and ESPN+.

Watch Alabama Crimson Tide vs Florida Gators live on ESPN+

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Alabama hires former college offensive lineman as assistant tight ends coach

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Alabama football is hiring Noah Fisher to be its assistant tight ends coach, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz.

Fisher spent two seasons as a graduate assistant working with the offensive line and tight ends at Louisville before joining the Tide’s staff. He played three years on the offensive line at South Alabama and spent one season with Tulane. The Jaguars started Fisher along its offensive line when he was a player for multiple games.

The Crimson Tide appear to want to use their tight ends in multiple ways in the future including as extra blockers along the line of scrimmage. Fisher looks as if he can assist the Tide with this mission.

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Petition calls on State of Alabama to fund fix for Prichard sewer system after spills

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Petition calls on State of Alabama to fund fix for Prichard sewer system after spills


Sewage overflows during storms in Prichard are sending wastewater into local waterways that feed Mobile Bay, prompting an environmental group to push for state funding to upgrade aging infrastructure.

Mobile Baykeeper says sewage overflows during storms flow into Three Mile Creek, then into the Mobile River, and ultimately end up in Mobile Bay. The group said that last week, during heavy rain, more than 256,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Gum Tree Branch and Three Mile Creek.

Mobile Baykeeper has launched a petition seeking funding from the state of Alabama to fix Prichard’s old water infrastructure.



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Crash Closes Crescent Ridge Road Early Monday Morning

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Crash Closes Crescent Ridge Road Early Monday Morning


This resulted in the stretch of Crescent Ridge Road to be closed while wrecker crews work to recover the vehicle involved in the crash.

Troopers with ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division are on the scene investigating the circumstances surrounding the wreck.





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