There's only two weekends left for Alabama baseball in the regular season. Rob Vaughn's club has put itself in position to potentially host a Regional for the second time in three years. The Crimson Tide enters the stretch run at 37-12 overall and 13-11 in SEC play.
Last weekend's series loss to Vanderbilt stung, but Alabama bounced back with a Tuesday night thumping of No. 19 Troy 10-2. The win allowed the Tide to finish the season undefeated in mid-week matchups.
The next two weekends are pivotal for the Tide's chances of hosting a Regional. This weekend, Alabama takes on Georgia in the final regular season weekend at the Joe. The Tide will face the Bulldogs in a double-header on Friday with the series finale coming on Saturday.
Tyler Fay and Riley Quick will likely take the mound on Friday with Zane Adams the probable starter on Saturday.
The Crimson Tide will turn around and face off against Florida in Gainesville to finish the regular season next Thursday-Saturday.
According to one college baseball expert, Alabama will host a Regional with a 4-2 record over their final six. Splitting the six games would put the Tide on the hosting bubble:
4-2 in the final six will be a tall task for Alabama
Alabama has only hosted a Regional six times, previously. Doing so would be a big accomplishment and further proof of concept for Rob Vaughn in Tuscaloosa. The Tide last hosted two years ago. Before that, it was 2006.
This weekend in Tuscaloosa is a big one. But it won't be easy. Georgia is ranked No. 6 in the country in the D1 Baseball Poll. The Bulldogs are legit and a team that will be a factor to get to Omaha. If Alabama wants a serious chance at hosting, they need to take two out of three in this series.
Dropping the series would likely mean Alabama needs to sweep Florida in Gainesville. While the Gators aren't near the peak of their recent powers, they are still formidable, especially at home.