Live Game, Weather Updates: College World Series, No. 7 Alabama vs. No. 6 Texas

OMAHA, Neb. — Alabama baseball has its back against the wall at the College World Series as the Crimson Tide opens up an elimination game against the Texas Longhorns.

The Crimson Tide was blanked in its opening game of the event, losing 9-0 to Oklahoma, and faces a Longhorns program that fell to Georgia 7-1. The game begins at 1 p.m. CT with the winner playing on Wednesday against the loser of this evening's Georgia-Oklahoma matchup.

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FINAL: Texas 14, Alabama 2

Top 9 Inning Inning:

Alabama's season is officially over, but despite the ugly result, 2026 was a historic season for as head coach Rob Vaughn led the Crimson Tide to the College World Series for the first time since 1999. It was just the sixth time the program has ever made this prestigious tournament.

Freshman Chase Kroberger pinch hits for Steele, but strikes out on five pitches.

Alabama captain Will Plattner pinch hits for Vaughn, but grounds out to short after two pitches. The Crimson Tide is down its final out of the 2026 season.

Texas pitcher Ethan Walker struck out Holt after four pitches, but was taken out immediately after and replaced with fifth-year senior Cody Howard.

Alabama is down to its final three outs of the season, with Holt, Vaughn and Steele due up.

Bottom 8 Inning:

Ashton Larson ground out to Luke Vaughn unassisted.

Temo Becerra struck out swinging for the second out in the inning.

Adrian Rodriguez smokes a double over Luke Vaughn's head, touching down inside fair territory and scoring Pack Jr. from second. Texas leads 14-2.

Ethan Mendoza grounds out to Luke Vaughn but gets an RBI, scoring Tinney. Luke Vaughn made a good play to stop the hot ground ball and get it to Upchurch for the first out in the inning. Texas leads 13-2.

Anthony Pack Jr. rips a single into left field and takes second base on the throw into the infield. Aiden Robbins scores from second, punishing the Lebron error and Texas has a 12-2 lead.

Carson Tinney draws his fourth walk of the day and Texas has men on first and second with no outs in the inning.

Aiden Robbins gets on base as Justin Lebron fails to scoop a ground ball at shortstop. Lebron's error puts the leadoff man on base.

Mid 8: Texas 11, Alabama 2

Top 8 Inning

Eric Hines flies out to left field and ends the inning. Alabama will have three more outs to work with at the College World Series.

John Lemm strikes out swinging for the second out in the inning.

Jason Torres gets on base after third baseman Casey Borba has an errant throw to first. Alabama has men on first and second with one out.

Brady Neal struck out swinging. He is 0-for-4 today and likely won't get another at bat, meaning Neal went 0-for-8 over the two games with four strikeouts at the College World Series.

Justin Lebron ducks but gets hit in the back shoulder to give Alabama a leadoff runner.

Bottom 7 Inning

Upchurch gets Dariyan Pendergrass to ground out to Luke Vaughn unassisted at first base to end the inning.

Myles Upchurch enters the game for Alabama out of the bullpen. The normal Sunday starter comes out to hold the line for the Crimson Tide. Banks went 1 inning, allowed one run on one hit with two strikeouts.

Casey Borba struck out for the second out in the inning.

Ashton Larson grounds out to Luke Vaughn to open the Texas half of the inning.

Mid 7 Inning: Texas 11, Alabama 2

Top 7 Inning

Bryce Fowler flies out to right field to end the Alabama half of the inning, stranding Peyton Steele at first.

Peyton Steele draws a two-out walk to keep the inning going for Alabama.

Luke Vaughn flies out to Dariyan Pendergrass in centerfield. Pendergrass didn't have to move and made an easy catch.

Brennan Holt grounds out to first base to start the inning.

Texas brings in Brody Walls from the bullpen. Ruger Riojas went six innings, allowing two runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and two walks.

Bottom 6 Inning

Hagan Banks strikes out Temo Becerra swinging to end the inning. Texas puts up four insurance runs as Alabama's offense continues to look for life.

Adrian Rodriguez smashes his 7th home run of the season, putting the ball deep into the right field stands, scoring Mendoza from second. Texas takes a 11-2 lead.

Mendoza steals second base as Brady Neal throws down to first base. Odd play as Mendoza cruised to second without a challenge.

Hagan Banks enters the game for the Crimson Tide from the bullpen. Heiberger went 4 innings, gave up three runs on three hits with a strikeout, two walks, and one hit batter.

Ethan Mendoza rips a single past Luke Vaughn for a single. Callum Early enters the game to pinch run for Mendoza with two outs in the inning. Jason Jackson heads to the mound to take Heiberger out of the game.

Anthony Pack Jr. hits his 12th home run of the season over the left field wall and into the Texas bullpen. The Longhorns lead 9-2.

Myles Upchurch is warming up in the Alabama bullpen.

Carson Tinney took Matthew Heiberger for a ride, but Peyton Steele made the play at the warning track for the second out.

Matthew Hieberger put Aiden Robbins on base after he hit him with a pitch.

Dariyan Pendergrass grounds out to Luke Vaughn at first base. Vuaghn was moving away from the base and made a nice snag, before throwing to Matthew Heiberger for the out.

Mid 6 Inning: Texas 7, Alabama 2

Top 6 Inning

Eric Hines struck out looking and Alabama went 1-2-3 in the inning. They've struggled to string together hits and still trail 7-2.

John Lemm grounds out to the shortstop in the shift on the right side of the infield for the second out of the frame.

Ruger Riojas just cleared the 100 pitch mark as he's stayed in control throughout the day.

Jason Torres grounds out to second base. He hasn't reached safely at the College World Series yet.

Bottom 5 Inning

Casey Borba hits into a 6-4-3 double-play as Justin Lebron flips the ground ball to Brennan Holt to turn it over at first and end the inning.

Hagan Banks is warming up in the Alabama bullpen as Matthew Heiberger walks Ashton Larson, putting Texas runners on first and second with one away.

Matthew Heiberger strikes out Temo Becerra for the first out of the inning.

Adrian Rodriguez squirts a groundball past a diving Justin Lebron for a leadoff single. Alabama has not been able to get a leadoff man out consistently at the College World Series.

Mid 5 Inning: Texas 7, Alabama 2

Top 5 Inning

Brady Neal grounds out to the shortstop in the shift on the right side of the infield to end the inning. Neal is 0-for-7 at the College World Series in two games.

Justin Lebron pops the ball way into the sky but Anthony Pack Jr. is there at shortstop to make the catch.

Bryce Fowler opens the inning with a strikeout as Ruger Riojas continues to deal.

Bottom 4 Inning

Ethan Mendoza hits a liner to Luke Vaughn, who flips it to Matthew Heiberger for a third out. Heiberger put the leadoff man on first for free, but gets out of it without allowing any damage.

Anthony Pack Jr. grounds into a double-play, clearing the bases. Brennan Holt fielded the ground ball, flipped it to Justin Lebron who finished the play with a nice throw to Luke Vaughn.

Carson Tinney opens the inning by drawing his third walk of the day. Texas has a leadoff man on base for the third time.

Mid 4 Inning: Texas 7, Alabama 2

Top 4 Inning

Peyton Steele strikes out swinging to end the inning. Alabama got a run back, but stranded two as Texas leads 7-2.

Luke Vaughn barrels one up, but it goes right to Dariyan Pendergrass in centerfield for the second out of the inning and Bama's baserunners stay put on first and second.

Brennan Holt goes opposite way, hitting a line drive single into left field, advancing Hines to second. Alabama's got three hits in the inning as the offense tries to make a dent in Ruger Riojas' confidence.

Eric Hines rips a ground ball through the second base side for a single as the Crimson Tide try to build momentum.

John Lemm smacks his 10th home run of the season as his strong College World Series continues. The home run went over the right field fence and into the stands, cutting Texas' lead to 7-2. Lemm's reached base safely four times on the weekend.

Jason Torres strikes out for the second time today and four on the weekend. Ruger Riojas is up to four strikeouts on the afternoon.

Bottom 3 Inning

Luke Vaugn makes a diving stop at first and flips to Matthew Heiberger for the third out, making it the first 1-2-3 inning for the Alabama defense.

Dariyan Pendergrass grounds out to Brennan Holt for the second out as Texas' lineup turns over.

Casey Borba grounds out to Justin Lebron to open the inning and its the first inning Texas doesn't have its leadoff batter on base.

Mid 3 Inning: Texas 7, Alabama 1

Top 3 Inning

Justin Lebron avoided the double-play, but Brady Neal didn't. His ground ball to second was flipped to the shortstop and then back to first base to erase both runners and end the inning.

Justin Lebron beats out a double-play for a fielder's choice. Fowler is out at second on the ground ball to third base.

Bryce Fowler pokes a line drive through the shift on the right side of the infield for a leadoff single. Alabama trails 7-1, but has plenty of time to comeback. Fowler gives the Crimson Tide a leadoff man on base.

Bottom 2 Inning

Ashton Larson grounds out to Justin Lebron to end the inning. Texas puts up four runs on four hits with one error. Adams went 1.2, allowed seven runs on seven hits with three walks and a wild pitch. He struck out two batters and threw 63 pitches with 38 strikes.

Temo Becerra takes second base without a throw, putting Longhorns on second and third.

Alabama moves on from Zane Adams and brings in Matthew Heiberger from the bullpen. Adams couldn't complete two innings as he gave up seven runs on seven hits with two strikeouts and three walks with a wild pitch. Adams is responsible for Rodriguez on third and Becerra at first.

ESPN's broadcast is saying that Zane Adams may be tipping his pitches based on how high or low he kicks his leg up in the stretch. Temo Becerra draws a walk on eight pitches and the inning continues.

Adrian Rodriguez hits a triple to clear the bases. Rodriguez puts it in the gap between Eric Hines and Bryce Fowler and neither outfielder was dialed in, while either looked like a diving attempt could've made the play. The ball got past both of them and went to the wall. Pack Jr. and Mendoza score and Texas leads 7-1. The play was ruled a single and an error for Hines.

Ethan Mendoza smokes a single through the infield and advances to second on Peyton Steele's throw to the plate. Tinney scored as he was moving on contact and now Texas has Pack Jr. on third. Texas leads 5-1.

Anthony Pack Jr. rips a single into left field in front of Eric Hines, scoring Borba and putting the Longhorns on first and second with two outs. Texas leads 4-1.

Carson Tinney draws a walk and puts runners on the corners for Texas.

Zane Adams throws a wild pitch and Casey Borba advances to third.

Robbins eventually strikes out and Adams is up to two for the afternoon as he looks to shake off the rough first inning.

Aiden Robbins takes a wild swing and loses his bat. It goes flying into foul territory and luckily no one got hit with it.

Dariyan Pendergrass lays down a sacrifice bunt to move Borba to second. Zane Adams fields the position and throws out Pendergrass at first.

Casey Borba opened the inning with a single into left centerfield. Texas has four hits already, and gets a leadoff man on base safely for the second straight inning.

Mid 2 Inning: Texas 3, Alabama 1

Top 2 Inning

Peyton Steele grounds out to the shortstop, but Alabama scored its first run of the College World Series and started to get to Ruger Riojas, with two hits and two walks in the inning.

Luke Vaughn gets Alabama on the scoreboard, dropping a single infront of left fielder Anthony Pack Jr. John Lemm got on his horse from second for the RBI and Alabama cut Texas' lead to 3-1.

Brennan Holt lined into a double play at first base. Ashton Larson caught the line drive and doubled up Hines by stepping on the bag before he could get back. Holt grounded into a double play at first with two men on base against Oklahoma.

Eric Hines draws a four-pitch walk. Alabama is showing much better plate discipline and has men on first and second with no outs.

John Lemm draws an 11 pitch walk to open the second inning. Lemm is on base for the third time this weekend and gives Alabama a leadoff runner.

Bottom 1 Inning

Zane Adams strikes out Ashton Larson for the final out in the inning, but Texas strikes first, just like Oklahoma did on Saturday, taking a 3-0 lead after one inning.

Temo Becerra grounds out to Jason Torres for the second out of the inning, but Rodriguez advances to third on the play, keeping the pressure on Alabama. Matthew Heiberger starts warming up in the Alabama bullpen.

Adrian Rodriguez keeps the hit parade going, hitting a line drive past Luke Vaughn at first base for a double. Tinney scores from third and Mendoza scores from second. There's only one out in the inning and Texas has a 3-0 lead.

Ethan Medoza rips a ground ball past Jason Torres on the third base line for a double. Aiden Robbins scores from second and Carson Tinney moves to third and there's just one out in the inning. Jason Jackson comes out to the mound to check on Adams. Texas 1-0.

Anthony Pack Jr. works Zane Adams deep into the count, but flies out to Eric Hines on a full-count for the first out of the inning. Hines didn't have to move much and caught the ball cleanly, preventing any Texas runners from advancing.

Zane Adams walks Carson Tinney to put Longhorns on first and second with no outs. Tinney worked Adams into a full count and drew the walk on a pitch in the dirt.

Aiden Robbins opens the Longhorns inning with a double down the third base line. Oklahoma got its leadoff man aboard in five of the nine innings on Saturday and Texas keeps the trend going with Robbins standing on second.

Top 1 Inning

Jason Torres strikes out swinging and lets out an audible curse word after missing. Ruger Riojas strikes out three Alabama batters to open the game. The top four of the Alabama order are now 3-for-20 with nine strikeouts at the College World Series.

Justin Lebron puts the pressure on Riojas and steals second base. Lebron's stolen 42 bases and only been caught once this season.

Brady Neal strikes out swinging and is now 0-for-5 at the College World series. Riojas is now up to two Ks.

Justin Lebron hits a single right up the middle for a base hit. He gives Alabama a baserunner and starts his day much better after going 1-for-4 on Saturday.

Alabama's Bryce Fowler strikes out to open the inning. Texas starter Ruger Riojas struck out 11 Crimson Tide batters in their April matchup and he opens the elimination game by punching out Fowler on five pitch.

Pregame

12:50 p.m. CT - The national anthem has been sung and we're about to get underway at Charles Schwab Stadium.

11:31 a.m. CT - The skies are completely clear and the temperature reads 77-degrees. It's perfect weather for an afternoon baseball game.

Starting Lineups

Alabama

CF - Bryce Fowler
SS - Justin Lebron
C - Brady Neal
3B - Jason Torres
DH - John Lemm
LF - Eric Hines
2B - Brennan Holt
1B - Luke Vaughn
RF - Peyton Steele

Starting Pitcher: LHP - Zane Adams - 3.96 ERA, 8-4, 98 SO, 27 BB, 88.2 IP

Texas

RF - Aiden Robbins
C - Carson Tinney
LF - Anthony Pack Jr.
DH - Ethan Mendoza
SS - Adrian Rodriguez
2B - Temo Becerra
1B - Ashton Larson
3B - Casey Borba
CF - Dariyan Pendergrass

Starting Pitcher: RHP - Ruger Riojas - 4.04 ERA, 5-2, 113 SO, 19 BB, 75.2 IP

How to Watch: 7-Seed Alabama at the College World Series

Who: 7-seed Alabama (39-20, 18-12 SEC) vs. 6-seed Texas (45-14, 19-10)

What: NCAA Baseball College World Series

When: Monday, June 15, 1 p.m. CT

Where: Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, NE

TV: ESPN

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network. LISTEN LIVE

Series: The Crimson Tide is 1-7 all time against the Texas Longhorns, dating back to the first matchup in 1983. Alabama is 1-2 against the Longhorns since Texas moved into the Southeastern Conference in 2024.

Last Meeting: Texas defeated Alabama two games to one in a weekend series in the middle of April. Alabama struck out 49 times across the three games, but did take the Sunday matchup 2-1 to avoid being swept.

Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide swept St. John's in the Tuscaloosa Super Regional behind two strong performances by starting pitchers Tyler Fay and Zane Adams. Alabama endured a 17-hour rain delay in game two and saw senior Jason Torres hit a seventh-inning grand slam to eliminate the Red Storm and advance to the College World Series for the first time since 1999. However, it opened with the College World Series with an uncharacteristic 9-0 loss to Oklahoma.

Last time out, Texas: The Longhorns ace Dylan Volantis took the ball against the Georgia Bulldogs and gave up four runs in the first inning. Designated hitter Ethan Mendoza got Texas' only RBI in the fifth inning, cutting Georgia's lead to 4-1, but that's as close as the Longhorns got as the Bulldogs won 7-1 to stay in the winner's side of the College World Series bracket.

Omaha Weather Information

Saturday, June 13 - Partly cloudy early, followed by increasing clouds with showers developing later in the day. High around 80 degrees. 10-15 miles per hour winds with chances of rain at 50-percent.

Monday, June 15 - Forecasts call for 79-degrees at first pitch with sunny skies and just 24-percent humidity and an eight mile per hour western wind.

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