# 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

The 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team representthe University of Alabama during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide play their home games at Sewell–Thomas Stadium, and are under second year head coach Rob Vaughn.

## Previous season

The 2024 Crimson Tide team finished with a 33–24 overall record and a SEC record of 13–17. Despite a losing conference record and an early SEC tournament exit, Alabama received an at-large berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. There, the Crimson Tide went 0–2 in the Tallahassee Regional, losing to UCF in the opening game, and then losing to Stetson in the elimination game.

## Preseason
### Preseason SEC awards and honors

Preseason awards will be announced in January or February 2025.
Preseason All-SEC Team :
| Player | No. | Position | Team | Class |
| Justin Lebron | xx | SS | First | class |
| Will Hodo | xx | DH/UTL | First | class |
| Zane Adams | 8 | SP | First | class |
* SEC Preseason Freshman of the Year: Derek Curiel, UTL

### SEC coaches poll

The SEC Coaches poll was released on February 2, 2025. Alabama was predicted to finish thirteenth in the SEC.
SEC coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 228 (10) |
| 2 | Tennessee | 215 (1) |
| 3 | Arkansas | 214 (3) |
| 4 | LSU | 204 (1) |
| 5 | Florida | 183 (1) |
| 6 | Georgia | 165 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 156 |
| 8 | Texas | 146 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | 112 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 102 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 101 |
| 12 | Auburn | 100 |
| 13 | Alabama | 98 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 61 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 60 |
| 16 | Missouri | 31 |

## Personnel
### Starters

Lineup :
| Pos. | No. | Player. | Year |
| C | 10 | Bradley Neal | Junior |
| 1B | 32 | Jason Torres | Junior |
| 2B | 21 | Brennan Norton | Senior |
| 3B | 27 | Garrett Staton | RS Senior |
| SS | 1 | Justin Lebron | Sophomore |
| LF | 3 | Kade Snell | RS Senior |
| CF | 5 | Richie Bolomolo, Jr. | Junior |
| RF | 9 | Bryce Fowler | RS Junior |
| DH | 18 | Will Hodo | Senior |
Weekend Pitching Rotation :
| Day | No. | Player. | Year |
| Friday | 20 | Zane Adams | Sophomore |
| Saturday | 4 | Riley Quick | RS Sophomore |
| Sunday | 48 | Bobby Alcock | RS Senior |

### Coaching and support staff
## Game log

2025 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball game log (20–1) :
Regular season (20–1) :
February (10–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| February 14 | Bradley* | Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL | W 10–6 | Adams (1–0) | Lutz (0–1) | Ozmer (1) | SECN+ | 4,171 | 1–0 | — |
| February 15 | Bradley* | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | W 19–3 | Quick (1–0) | Politte (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,279 | 2–0 | — |
| February 16 | Bradley* | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | W 11–4$^8$ | Alcock (1–0) | Marks (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,311 | 3–0 | — |
| February 18 | Middle Tennessee* | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | W 12–2$^8$ | Blackwood (1–0) | Jenkins (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,180 | 4–0 | — |
| February 19 | Alabama State* | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | W 15–1$^7$ | Kittrell (1–0) | Power (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 2,885 | 5–0 | — |
| Jacksonville Classic ||||||||||||
| February 21 | vs. Coastal Carolina* | VyStar Ballpark Jacksonville, FL | W 9–2 | Adams (2–0) | McKay (0–1) | None | D1B+ | 2,020 | 6–0 | — |
| February 22 | vs. No. 12 NC State* | VyStar Ballpark | W 4–0 | Quick (2–0) | Andrews (1–1) | Ozmer (2) | D1B+ | 2,719 | 7–0 | — |
| February 23 | vs. Ohio State* | VyStar Ballpark | W 12–10 | Robertson (1–0) | Copenhaver (0–2) | None | D1B+ | 2,611 | 8–0 | — |
| February 25 | Jacksonville State* | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | W 20–11 | Blackwood (2–0) | Thomas (1–1) | None | SECN+ | 4,007 | 9–0 | — |
| February 28 | North Dakota State* | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | W 12–4 | Myers (1–0) | Johnson (0–3) | None | SECN+ | 4,180 | 10–0 | — |
March (10–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| March 1 | North Dakota State* | | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | W 9–7 | Quick (3–0) | Knight (0–2) | Ozmer (3) | SECN+ | 4,019 | 11–0 | — |
| March 2 | North Dakota State* | | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | W 11–3 | Alcock (2–0) | Martin (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 3,419 | 12–0 | — |
| March 4 | at Jacksonville State* | No. 23 | Rudy Abbott Field Jacksonville, AL | W 11–1 | Myers (2–0) | Knight (1–1) | None | ESPN+ | 834 | 13–0 | — |
| March 5 | No. 19 Troy* | No. 23 | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | W 3–1 | Heiberger (1–0) | Falinski (0–1) | Ozmer (4) | SECN+ | 2,990 | 14–0 | — |
| March 7 | Presbyterian* | No. 23 | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | W 10–0$^7$ | Adams (3–0) | Mueller (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 3,367 | 15–0 | — |
| March 8 | Presbyterian* | No. 23 | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | W 15–1$^7$ | Quick (4–0) | McGregor (1–2) | None | SECN+ | 3,368 | 16–0 | — |
| March 9 | Presbyterian* | No. 23 | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | L 8–11 | Hollister (2–1) | Heiberger (1–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,021 | 16–1 | — |
| March 11 | at UAB* | No. 17 | Regions Field Birmingham, AL | W 6–3 | Bryans (1–0) | Olson (2–1) | Ozmer (5) | ESPN+ | 2,528 | 17–1 | — |
| March 14 | at No. 19 Texas A&M | No. 17 | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park College Station, TX | W 6–4 | Ozmer (1–0) | Rudis (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 6,917 | 18–1 | 1–0 |
| March 15 | at No. 19 Texas A&M | No. 17 | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park | W 6–2 | Heiberger (2–1) | Wilson (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 6,929 | 19–1 | 2–0 |
| March 16 | at No. 19 Texas A&M | No. 17 | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park | W 2–0 | Alcock (3–0) | Myles (2–2) | Myers (1) | SECN | 6,864 | 20–1 | 3–0 |
| March 18 | South Alabama* | No. 12 | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | — |
| Alabama–Tennessee Series ||||||||||||
| March 20 | No. 1 Tennessee | No. 12 | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | | | | | ESPNU | | | |
| March 21 | No. 1 Tennessee | No. 12 | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | |
| March 22 | No. 1 Tennessee | No. 12 | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | |
| March 25 | vs. North Alabama* | | Toyota Field Madison, AL | | | | | | | | — |
| March 28 | Oklahoma | | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | |
| March 29 | Oklahoma | | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | | | | | SECN | | | |
| March 30 | Oklahoma | | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | |
April (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | SEC record |
| April 1 | Samford* | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | — |
| Iron Series ||||||||||||
| April 4 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park Auburn, AL | |
| April 5 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park | |
| April 6 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park | |
| April 8 | Southern Miss* | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | — |
| April 11 | Mississippi State | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | |
| April 12 | Mississippi State | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | |
| April 13 | Mississippi State | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | |
| April 15 | UAB* | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | — |
| April 17 | at LSU | Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA | |
| April 18 | at LSU | Alex Box Stadium | |
| April 19 | at LSU | Alex Box Stadium | |
| April 22 | at Samford* | Joe Lee Griffin Stadium Birmingham, AL | — |
| April 24 | Missouri | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | |
| April 25 | Missouri | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | |
| April 26 | Missouri | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | |
May (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | SEC record |
| May 2 | at Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field Nashville, TN | |
| May 3 | at Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | |
| May 4 | at Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | |
| May 6 | at Troy* | Riddle–Pace Field Troy, AL | — |
| May 9 | Georgia | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | |
| May 10 | Georgia | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | |
| May 11 | Georgia | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | |
| May 15 | at Florida | Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL | |
| May 16 | at Florida | Condron Ballpark | |
| May 17 | at Florida | Condron Ballpark | |
Postseason :
SEC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
| May 20–25 | | | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL | | | | | | | | |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Alabama team member      * = Non-conference game Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. :

## Record vs. conference opponents

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2025 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2025 SEC baseball game results, 2025 SEC baseball schedule :
| Tm | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZ | OKL | OMS | SCA | TEN | TEX | TAM | VAN | Tm | SR | SW |
| ALA | 3–0 | | . | 4/6 | 5/17 | 5/11 | . | 4/19 | 4/13 | 4/27 | 3/30 | . | . | 3/23 | . | 3–0 | 5/4 | ALA | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| ARK | 2–1 | . | | . | 4/27 | 4/13 | . | 5/11 | . | 4/6 | . | 2–1 | 3/23 | 5/17 | 5/4 | 4/19 | 3/30 | ARK | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| AUB | 2–1 | 4/6 | . | | . | 3/30 | 3/23 | 4/13 | 4/27 | . | . | 5/17 | 5/11 | 5/4 | 4/19 | . | 2–1 | AUB | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| FLA | 0–3 | 5/17 | 4/27 | . | | 3/23 | . | . | 4/20 | 4/13 | . | 3/30 | 5/4 | 0–3 | 5/11 | . | 4/6 | FLA | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| UGA | 2–1 | 5/11 | 4/13 | 3/30 | 3/23 | | 2–1 | . | . | 5/4 | 4/27 | . | . | . | 4/6 | 5/17 | 4/19 | UGA | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| KEN | 1–2 | . | . | 3/23 | . | 1–2 | | . | 5/4 | . | 5/11 | 4/6 | 4/27 | 4/20 | 4/13 | 3/30 | 5/17 | KEN | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| LSU | 3–0 | 4/19 | 5/11 | 4/13 | . | . | . | | 3/30 | 3–0 | 4/6 | . | 5/17 | 4/27 | 3/23 | 5/4 | . | LSU | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| MSU | 0–3 | 4/13 | . | 4/27 | 4/20 | . | 5/4 | 3/30 | | 5/17 | 3/23 | 5/11 | 4/6 | . | 0–3 | . | . | MSU | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| MIZ | 0–3 | 4/27 | 4/6 | . | 4/13 | 5/4 | . | 0–3 | 5/17 | | 4/19 | 3/23 | . | . | 3/30 | 5/11 | . | MIZ | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| OKL | 2–1 | 3/30 | . | . | . | 4/27 | 5/11 | 4/6 | 3/23 | 4/19 | | 5/4 | 2–1 | . | 5/17 | . | 4/13 | OKL | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| OMS | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 5/17 | 3/30 | . | 4/6 | . | 5/11 | 3/23 | 5/4 | | 4/19 | 4/13 | . | . | 4/27 | OMS | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| SCA | 1–2 | . | 3/23 | 5/11 | 5/4 | . | 4/27 | 5/17 | 4/6 | . | 1–2 | 4/19 | | 3/30 | . | 4/13 | . | SCA | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| TEN | 3–0 | 3/23 | 5/17 | 5/4 | 3–0 | . | 4/20 | 4/27 | . | . | . | 4/13 | 3/30 | | . | 4/6 | 5/11 | TEN | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| TEX | 3–0 | . | 5/4 | 4/19 | 5/11 | 4/6 | 4/13 | 3/23 | 3–0 | 3/30 | 5/17 | . | . | . | | 4/27 | . | TEX | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| TAM | 0–3 | 0–3 | 4/19 | . | . | 5/17 | 3/30 | 5/4 | . | 5/11 | . | . | 4/13 | 4/6 | 4/27 | | 3/23 | TAM | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| VAN | 1–2 | 5/4 | 3/30 | 1–2 | 4/6 | 4/19 | 5/17 | . | . | . | 4/13 | 4/27 | . | 5/11 | . | 3/23 | | VAN | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Tm | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZ | OKL | OMS | SCA | TEN | TEX | TAM | VAN | Team | SR | SW |
Updated for all games through March 16, 2025.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | 20 | 17 | 16 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | 25 | 20 | 16 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | 23 | 17 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Perfect Game | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.