Rob Vaughn's team was rewarded for its 3-1 performance against all ranked foes with a five-spot boost in the D1Baseball Top 25. Alabama was previously ranked 23rd but is now back at No. 18. The team had not previously risen in the poll since March.

Alabama baseball's final home series of the regular season is here. Follow along for score updates, game highlights and more throughout the weekend.

Needing a series win against the Top 10 ranked Bulldogs to boost their regional host chances, Alabama opened the series about as rough as you can with a 19-3 run-rule loss, but bounced back over the next two games with wins to end up taking the three-game set in a big resume-boosting weekend.