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Alabama hires Rob Vaughn as baseball coach, keeps Jason Jackson on staff

Alabama baseball has found its next permanent head coach. The university announced Monday afternoon that Maryland's Rob Vaughn will become the 33rd head baseball coach in program history and will be formally introduced on Tuesday.

In addition to Vaughn's hiring, Alabama also announced that interim head coach Jason Jackson will remain on the staff as the associate head coach while also continuing his duties as the pitching coach.

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23 for '23: Who will be Alabama's top freshman?

Who will be Alabama's top freshman?

  • Justice Haynes

  • Keon Keeley

  • Caleb Downs

  • Kadyn Proctor

  • Dezz Ricks

  • Yhonzae Pierre

  • Qua Russaw

  • James Smith

  • Jalen Hale

  • Someone else


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I went with Justice Haynes while James took Keon Keeley. Who's your pick?

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23 for '23: Which Alabama coordinator has the toughest job this season?

Which Alabama coordinator has the toughest job this season?

  • Tommy Rees

  • Kevin Steele


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I went with Rees, and James took Steele. Who do y'all have?

Baseball ⚾️ Top target emerges in Alabama baseball's search for permanent head coach

A top target has emerged in Alabama baseball’s search for a new permanent head coach. According to multiple sources, Maryland’s Rob Vaughn is the most likely successor to Brad Bohanon, who was fired last month for his role in a betting scandal involving the Crimson Tide.

Vaughn, 35, has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year the past two seasons. He has led Maryland to back-to-back Big Ten regular-season titles and three straight NCAA Tournament appearances. This season, Maryland finished 42-21, winning the Big Ten conference tournament before advancing to the Winston-Salem Regional. Last year, Vaugh led Maryland to a school-record 48 wins, helping the Terrapins host an NCAA regional for the first time in program history.

In his six seasons as Maryland’s head coach, Vaughn has compiled a 183-115 record, including an 84-54 mark in conference play. Before serving as the Terrapins head coach, he spent five years as an assistant with the program. The former Kansas State catcher began his coaching career with his alma mater, serving as an assistant for the Wildcats from 2012-13.

Last year, Vaughn signed a contract extension with Maryland, running his deal through the 2027 season. His current contract pays him a $300,000 base salary as well as $150,000 in supplemental annual income. According to sources, Vaughn is expected to make somewhere between $600,000 and $750,000 if he’s hired by Alabama.

As of now, no deal has been reached between Vaughn and Alabama. The Crimson Tide is currently being managed by interim head coach Jason Jackson, who has led the team to a 13-4 record since his promotion. Hosting an NCAA regional for the first time since 2006, Alabama (43-19) won all three of its games this weekend, advancing to its first super regional since 2010. It’s still possible that Tide’s run under Jackson could see the interim manager land the full-time role.

“He's been a good coach for a long period of time, and everybody respects him,” Auburn head coach Butch Thompson said during last month’s SEC Tournament. “And when he's got his opportunity, I think there's enough maturity there that he's handled himself with. As a coach that's been in this league a long time, we absolutely respect people that handle themselves very well, and he's done an amazing job.”

No. 16 overall seed Alabama will face No. 1 overall seed Wake Forest this weekend in the Winston-Salem Super Regional. The winner of the best-of-three series will advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

Saw this old Gerald Wallace highlight reel from high school

Had to share it here. Sorry it’s a FB reel. Saw him play 2 times in high school. Dude could really fly. In all honesty he probably would have been better off going pro right out of high school.

Baseball Coaching Search. No Preference and why.

This years Head Coaching Search is critical to the future success of Bama Baseball. While I believe that Coach Jackson deserves the chance, the choice of a new head coach will be crucial to the long term operation of the program.

Alabama will lose at least five or six position players this year and two front line pitchers. Alabama will have to have a head coach that can hit the Portal to replace position players and we will have to get a coach that can retain the recruits we have coming into campus. First Base, Second Base, Shortstop, Right Field (Redshirt Junior) and Left Field are gone and we might do worse with the draft. We also lose our Day Two and Day Three Starters. In short there is a lot to replace from this team and we had better have a coach that can get the job done.

Jackson may be the man for the job; however, the AD cannot get this one wrong.
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