April 23, 2026, 5:07 a.m. ET

The Alabama Crimson Tide will look to bounce back from an ugly loss to the UAB Blazers in midweek play when they return to SEC action Thursday against the rival Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville in Week 11 of the 2026 college baseball season.

Alabama (28-14 overall, 9-9 conference) is ranked No. 15 in the USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll; Tennessee (27-14, 8-10) is unranked in the Coaches Poll. The Crimson Tide were crushed, 11-2, by UAB on Tuesday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa after the Blazers jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first inning. Alabama’s only runs came in the sixth inning on a two-run John Lemm homer, his seventh of the season.

The Crimson Tide have lost six of their last eight overall, including five of six in SEC play after being swept by Arkansas on April 12 in Tuscaloosa and dropping two of three at Texas last week. Tennessee completed a three-game sweep of a top-10 Mississippi State team on April 12 but dropped two of three to No. 25 Ole Miss a week ago in Knoxville.

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Alabama vs. Tennessee will broadcast nationally on ESPN2 in Week 10 of the 2026 NCAA baseball season on Thursday, and stream on SEC Network+ on Friday and Saturday. Dave Neal and Chris Burke will call Thursday’s game from the broadcast booth at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Cruz Martin and Cody Haven will call Friday and Saturday’s games. Streaming options for Game 1 include ESPN+ and FUBO, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.

Alabama vs. Tennessee start time todayDate: April 23-25Start time: 6 p.m. CT (Thursday), 5:30 p.m. (Friday), 12 p.m. (Saturday).

The Alabama-Tennessee game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. CT on Thursday from Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, and at noon on Saturday.

Stream Alabama vs. TennesseeAlabama baseball 2026 scheduleFeb. 13-15: vs. Washington State (L, 8-4; W, 8-1; W, 11-1)Feb. 17: at Samford (W, 3-2)Feb. 18: vs. Alabama State (W, 2-1)Feb. 20-22: vs. Rhode Island (W, 19-4; W, 8-5; W, 11-1)Feb. 24: at Southern Miss (L, 14-4)Feb. 27: vs. Iowa at Frisco College Baseball Classic (W, 12-2)Feb. 28: vs. Oregon State at Frisco College Baseball Classic (W, 8-7)March 1: vs. Houston at Frisco College Baseball Classic (L, 8-2)March 3: vs. Jacksonville State (W, 6-5)March 4: at Alabama State (W, 13-4)March 6-8: vs. North Florida (W, 7-2; W, 9-3; W, 12-2)March 10: vs. Troy (W, 7-3)March 13-15: at Kentucky (L, 7-4; L, 8-7; L, 6-4)March 17: at South Alabama (L, 6-3)March 20-22: vs. Florida (W, 6-0; W, 8-4; W, 14-7)March 24: vs. Austin Peay (W, 6-2)March 27-29: vs. Auburn (W, 11-1; W, 3-2; W, 3-1)March 31: at Jacksonville State (W, 4-3)April 2-5: at Oklahoma (W, 10-7; L, 4-2; W, 3-2)April 7: vs. Samford (W, 16-2)April 10-12: vs. Arkansas (L, 7-5; L, 15-6; L, 3-2)April 14: at UAB (W, 12-6)April 17-19: at Texas (L, 10-2, L, 3-1; W, 2-1)April 21: vs. UAB (L, 11-2)April 23-25: at Tennessee (6 p.m. Thursday, 5:30 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday)April 30-May 2: vs. Vanderbilt (6 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday)May 5: at Troy, 6 p.m.May 8-10: at South Carolina (4:30 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday, 12:30 p.m. Sunday)May 14-16: vs. Ole Miss (6 p.m. Thursday, 6 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday)May 19-24: SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama

Record: 28-14 overall, 9-9 SEC.

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