New Alabama baseball coach Rob Vaughn is already 1-0 if you count the way he won his introductory press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Vaughn is the 33rd baseball coach in the University of Alabama history and was presented a number 33 jersey by University President Stuart Bell and Athletics Director Greg Byrne prior to speaking to assorted media members, athletic department staff, and boosters of the program.
After opening remarks from the voice of Alabama baseball Chris Stewart, Byrne gave a quick overview of his process of hiring coach Vaughn. Byrne mentioned talking to 27 coaches during his six week search, and kept coming back to Vaughn as his number one candidate.