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Next opponent for Alabama baseball in NCAA Tuscaloosa region championship

Alabama baseball's next opponent in the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional won't be revealed until Sunday.

The No. 7 overall seed Crimson Tide advanced to the region title game with a 7-5 win over 3-seed USC Upstate on Saturday night. Yet, the Spartans are still alive in the postseason, too, thanks to the double-elimination format.

Sunday, May 31 will feature another double-header in Sewell-Thomas Stadium, but whoever wins the first game of the day will have to play again later that evening against an Alabama (39-19) squad that has a 'ship on the line.

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USC Upstate will face 2-seed Oklahoma State at 2 p.m. CT. The Cowboys fell 8-5 to the Spartans in the region opener, which was Upstate's first NCAA Tournament win.

Oklahoma State stayed alive with an 8-7 victory over 4-seed Alabama State that stretched 11 innings.

A win on Sunday in The Joe would mark Alabama's first regional championship since 2023 and lock in a Tuscaloosa Super Regional. Should the Tide lose, a decisive regional final game would be played Monday.

Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for The Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at esmarr@usatodayco.com.

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