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Rob Vaughn on Reviving Alabama Baseball & Chasing Omaha

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🗓️ 2 June 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Alabama Baseball Head Coach Rob Vaughn joins The Next Round to talk all things Crimson Tide Baseball as the Tide prepares to host St. John’s in the NCAA Super Regionals. Coach Vaughn discusses how Alabama has built the program back into contention, what makes this Crimson Tide team dangerous in the postseason, the challenge of facing a red-hot St. John’s team, and what it means for Alabama Baseball to be hosting a Super Regional with a trip to Omaha on the line. The conversation also dives into the grind of minor league baseball compared to the luxuries and resources available to college baseball players in 2026, how the sport has changed with NIL and player development, and Vaughn’s love for legendary fireballer **Nolan Ryan**. Alabama fans, college baseball fans, and SEC Baseball fans won’t want to miss this interview as the Crimson Tide continues its postseason run. Topics include: * Rob Vaughn joins The Next Round * Alabama Baseball hosting St. John’s in the Super Regionals * Crimson Tide Baseball’s road back to contention * Building a winning culture at Alabama * The grind of minor league baseball vs. modern college baseball * NIL, facilities, and player development in 2026 * Rob Vaughn’s admiration for Nolan Ryan * Alabama’s path to Omaha and the College World Series 👍 Like this video if you’re fired up for Alabama Baseball. 📲 Subscribe to **The Next Round** for more SEC Baseball, college football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, and year-round sports coverage. #AlabamaBaseball #RobVaughn #CrimsonTide #RollTide #CollegeBaseball #SECBaseball #SuperRegionals #RoadToOmaha #NCAABaseball #TheNextRound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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which will be hosting a regional.

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We just found out start time. ball crazy state right now. We are and one of the reasons why the Alabama Crimson Tide,

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which will be hosting a regional we just found out start times late night. Saturday,

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Coach Rob Vaughn is with us now, head coach of the Crimson Tide. First of all, coach, welcome in

1:05.3

and congratulations on making the Super Regional. It's a heck of a, a heck of a road it takes to get to

1:10.2

that point. Yeah, man, I appreciate that. It's, uh, it's been a long ride. It's a heck of a heck of a road it takes to get to that point.

1:29.7

Yeah, man, I appreciate that. It's, it's been a long ride. It's been a fun ride. And, man, it's really great to be able to do it at home. So you got a really tough St. John's team coming in. I think you guys kind of alluded to it, man. I think how cool for our state. I mean, what a cool thing for our state to have three stupid regionals happening.

1:49.3

Obviously, what Bush has done at Auburn, what Schuyler's done at Troy, Troy, fighting like heck to get in, hosting a super. What a cool thing for our state. But, man, my folks are going to be right here in Tuscaloosa against a really good St. John's team. So fired up that we get hosted at home and man, excited to pack this place out. And I spent six years at Jacksonville State almost got a degree. Man, we were close, coach. We were so close to have it for. I tell you what,

1:55.3

man, those guys, and I'm not saying this, that's one of the best teams we played all year. Like

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as far as like complete teams, they played hard. They threw the ball well, well coached. Man, Steve Beasier's

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