Alabama baseball head coach Rob Vaughn's full opening statement after the season-ending loss to Texas in the CWS:
"It's one of those things, it can be equal parts disappointed in the last couple of games and at the same time overly proud of what this group has done.
"We see this all over. If you come Tuscaloosa you see signs that say where legends are made, and these guys did that. These guys, there's a group of dudes sitting here, obviously two next to me, and a team that revitalized baseball in Tuscaloosa. They've got 7,500 people out to a game last week, to see them do something that hadn't been done in 27 years. Proud of obviously the effort, proud of the year. Everybody is hurting.
"Everybody that doesn't hold that throw at the very end is hurting. But at the end of the day I go back to why we do this. And we do it for the two dudes sitting next to me. We do it for the locker room full of dudes that are hurting in there because the journey that this group went on this year was damn special, was really special.
"I'm fortunate to get to be a part of it. They took me along for a heck of a ride. So forever indebted to the 2026 Alabama baseball team. And I challenge those young pups out there. The foundation's been late. It's their job to get us back. It's their job to get us back. It ain't going to be 27 years again, I can promise you that. So really grateful for this group."
Everything Rob Vaughn, Alabama Said After Season-Ending CWS Loss to Texas
A full transcript and press conference video from the Crimson Tide head coach and players Jason Torres and Hagan Banks after Alabama was eliminated by the Longhorns in Omaha.
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