Alabama is ranked as high as No. 7 in this week’s top 25 rankings from Perfect Game and is No. 9 in the new USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll<\/a>. The Crimson Tide are coming off a 3-1 week that included a 3-2 victory in Saturday’s series finale at Oklahoma and a 4-3 win at Jacksonville State in their last midweek contest. Alabama is batting .265 as a team, which ranks 13th in the SEC, but its pitching has been outstanding. Crimson Tide hurlers have combined for a 3.63 ERA that ranks fourth in the conference and 14th nationally.<\/p>\n Brady Neal (.367\/.471\/.633), who hit the go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth inning of the win over Jacksonville State, leads Alabama at the plate, followed by Bryce Fowler’s .361\/.484\/.541 slash line. Consensus MLB first-round draft pick Justin Lebron is batting .262 with a team-high 11 home runs in 33 games.<\/p>\n Watch Alabama vs. Samford<\/a> Alabama vs. Samford will stream on SEC Network+ in Week 9 of the 2026 college baseball season. Roger Hoover and David Kindred will call the game from the broadcast booth at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Streaming options for the game include ESPN+<\/a>.<\/p>\n Alabama vs. Samford start time todayDate: Tuesday, April 7Start time: 6 p.m. CT<\/p>\n The Alabama-Samford game starts at 6 p.m. CT Tuesday from Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa.<\/p>\n Stream Alabama vs. Samford<\/a>Alabama baseball 2026 scheduleFeb. 13-15:\u00a0vs. Washington State (L, 8-4; W, 8-1; W, 11-1)Feb. 17:\u00a0at Samford (W, 3-2)Feb. 18:\u00a0vs. Alabama State (W, 2-1)Feb. 20-22:\u00a0vs. Rhode Island (W, 19-4; W, 8-5; W, 11-1)Feb. 24:\u00a0at Southern Miss (L, 14-4)Feb. 27:\u00a0vs. Iowa at Frisco College Baseball Classic (W, 12-2)Feb. 28:\u00a0vs. Oregon State at Frisco College Baseball Classic (W, 8-7)March 1:\u00a0vs. Houston at Frisco College Baseball Classic (L, 8-2)March 3:\u00a0vs. Jacksonville State (W, 6-5)March 4:\u00a0at Alabama State (W, 13-4)March 6-8:\u00a0vs. North Florida (W, 7-2; W, 9-3; W, 12-2)March 10:\u00a0vs. Troy (W, 7-3)March 13-15:\u00a0at Kentucky (L, 7-4; L, 8-7; L, 6-4)March 17:\u00a0at South Alabama (L, 6-3)March 20-22:\u00a0vs. Florida (W, 6-0; W, 8-4; W, 14-7)March 24:\u00a0vs. Austin Peay (W, 6-2)March 27-29:\u00a0vs. Auburn (W, 11-1; W, 3-2; W, 3-1)March 31:\u00a0at Jacksonville State (W, 4-3)April 2-5:\u00a0at Oklahoma (W, 10-7; L, 4-2; W, 3-2)April 7:\u00a0vs. Samford, 6 p.m.April 10-12:\u00a0vs. Arkansas (6 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday)April 14: at UAB, 6 p.m.April 17-19:\u00a0at Texas (6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday)April 21:\u00a0vs. UAB, 6 p.m.April 23-25:\u00a0at Tennessee (6 p.m. Thursday, 5:30 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday)April 30-May 2:\u00a0vs. Vanderbilt (6 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday)May 5:\u00a0at Troy, 6 p.m.May 8-10:\u00a0at South Carolina (4:30 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday, 12:30 p.m. Sunday)May 14-16:\u00a0vs. Ole Miss (6 p.m. Thursday, 6 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday)May 19-24:\u00a0SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama<\/p>\n Record: 25-8 overall, 8-4 SEC.<\/p>\n Follow us\u00a0@RollTideWire<\/a>\u00a0on X, and like our page on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0for ongoing coverage of\u00a0Alabama Crimson Tide<\/a>\u00a0news, notes and opinions.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89382451007-usatsi-28614467.jpg\")