{"id":1184364,"date":"2026-06-09T07:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/?p=1184364"},"modified":"2026-06-09T07:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:42:25","slug":"alabama-headed-to-omaha-for-first-time-since-1999-after-super-regional-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/alabama-headed-to-omaha-for-first-time-since-1999-after-super-regional-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Headed to Omaha for First Time Since 1999 After Super Regional Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Alabama Crimson Tide\u00a0is headed back to Omaha for the first time in decades after winning their\u00a0Super Regional\u00a0matchup in Tuscaloosa against St. John\u2019s this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Celebration was a bit delayed, however, after the final inning from Sunday afternoon could not be played until Monday morning due to weather and rain, but fans still returned to the stadium to watch a historic moment for the program and their first trip to the\u00a0College World Series\u00a0since 1999.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SEE YOU IN OMAHA! \u26be\ufe0f\ud83d\udc18 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/RollTide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RollTide<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5qxUK3xPQK\">pic.twitter.com\/5qxUK3xPQK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The University of Alabama (@UofAlabama) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UofAlabama\/status\/2064045367990038556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WE\u2019RE GOING TO OMAHA!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/RollTide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RollTide<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlabamaBSB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlabamaBSB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KQ8YGcUHHF\">pic.twitter.com\/KQ8YGcUHHF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alabama Athletics (@UA_Athletics) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UA_Athletics\/status\/2064043432872390694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ALABAMA IS HEADED TO THE MCWS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1999\u203c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlabamaBSB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlabamaBSB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oZjRFxTmZr\">pic.twitter.com\/oZjRFxTmZr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SEC Network (@SECNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SECNetwork\/status\/2064024313120899298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With 8-0 and 7-2 victories over the Red Storm, the Tide cruised to Omaha in style. Before the rain delay, it was a grand slam for Jason Torres on Sunday to put Alabama up by five and on the brink of victory.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">GO CRAZY, FOLKS!<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/RollTide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RollTide<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AcHIUOJxQ7\">pic.twitter.com\/AcHIUOJxQ7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alabama Baseball (@AlabamaBSB) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlabamaBSB\/status\/2063747189881405750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Manager Rob Vaughn \u2014 who has now brought Alabama to the furthest it has been in almost three decades after just three seasons leading the program \u2014 addressed the crowd after the game finally concluded on Monday and thanked those who did come back, telling them how special this group of players for the Tide is and praising the group for what they have already been able to accomplish to this point.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the page turns to Alabama\u2019s attempt to win its first national title in the history of the program. With a matchup against Oklahoma on the docket this Saturday, fans headed to Omaha will have the chance to see something many of them never have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Alabama Crimson Tide\u00a0is headed back to Omaha for the first time in decades after winning their\u00a0Super Regional\u00a0matchup in Tuscaloosa against St. John\u2019s this weekend. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/alabama-headed-to-omaha-for-first-time-since-1999-after-super-regional-victory\/\" title=\"Alabama Headed to Omaha for First Time Since 1999 After Super Regional Victory\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":4874,"featured_media":1061430,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,91,147],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1184364","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-crimson-tide-bama-tide","8":"category-alabama","9":"category-featured-news"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/00806022009dbacks_dodgers033.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4874"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1184364"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1184365,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184364\/revisions\/1184365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1061430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1184364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1184364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1184364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}