Alabama defeats Oklahoma State in extras to win Tuscaloosa Regional, advance to Supers
By Andrew Olson
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Alabama will host a Super Regional. The No. 7 national seed Crimson Tide completed a sweep of the Tuscaloosa Regional on Sunday night, topping Oklahoma State 9-7 in extra innings.
Thanks to NCAA Tournament scheduling quirks, Alabama was the visiting team in Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The crowd at The Joe, however, was on UA’s side and treated to a back-and-forth ballgame with a thrilling finish for the Regional hosts.
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Oklahoma State scored 2 in the bottom of the 7th inning to take a 6-5 lead. Eric Hines made sure that Alabama wasn’t out of it with a towering solo home run in the top of the 8th inning to tie things up 6-6.
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THE KID DOES IT!@Eric_hines2025 | #RollTide pic.twitter.com/D0NgQflwzD
— Alabama Baseball (@AlabamaBSB) June 1, 2026
The game went to extra innings and remained 6-6 until the top of the 11th inning when the Tide scored on another homer. This time, it was Brady Neal with a 3-run blast to right field.
BIG GAME BRADY 😤
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A 3-run shot in crunch time!#RoadToOmaha x 🎥 ESPN+ / @AlabamaBSB pic.twitter.com/CfWawI9eG5
OSU refuses to go away quietly. In the bottom of the 11th, the Cowboys loaded the bases on 1 hit and 2 walks with 2 outs. An RBI single brought home 1 run and put the winning run on 1st base. Hagan Banks, the game’s winning pitcher, struck out the next batter to seal the deal.
SLAMMED THE DOOR 🚪@AlabamaBSB x @NCAABaseball pic.twitter.com/JdEX3QHJhi
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) June 1, 2026
Alabama will now host a Super Regional for the first time since 2006. The Crimson Tide don’t know who they will be playing yet. The Tuscaloosa Regional is paired with the Tallahassee Regional. No. 10 overall seed Florida State and St. John’s, the 4-seed, are in the regional final. FSU needs to beat St. John’s twice to advance to the Tuscaloosa Super Regional.
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