{"id":7627,"date":"2023-06-13T23:22:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T04:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=7627"},"modified":"2023-06-13T23:22:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T04:22:23","slug":"new-alabama-baseball-coach-rob-vaughn-almost-passed-out-when-he-met-nick-saban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/new-alabama-baseball-coach-rob-vaughn-almost-passed-out-when-he-met-nick-saban\/","title":{"rendered":"New Alabama baseball coach Rob Vaughn \u2018almost passed out\u2019 when he met Nick Saban"},"content":{"rendered":"

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. \u2013<\/strong> Alabama introduced new head baseball coach, Rob Vaughn, on Tuesday in a press conference<\/a> at the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility. Vaughn, the head coach at Maryland the last six seasons, spoke to a crowd of his family, baseball staffers, supporters and reporters and did so confidently less than 24 hours after his hire was announced by the Crimson Tide.<\/p>\n

He discussed the tradition of the Alabama program, first from a baseball standpoint, mentioning former head coaches Joe Sewell, Barry Shollenberger and Jim Wells, as well as Jason Jackson, who served as the Tide\u2019s interim head coach to close the 2023 season and will stay on staff as associate head coach after being offered a 2-year contract, athletic director Greg Byrne said.<\/p>\n

But he also highlighted some of the other head coaches on the Alabama campus, starting with a story of meeting head football coach Nick Saban<\/a><\/strong> that resulted in a chuckle from the audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look around at the other teams here, I look at the other coaching staffs here and see what they do,\u201d Vaughn said. \u201cObviously \u2013 my wife laughs at me \u2013 I got to meet Coach Saban yesterday. I almost passed out in there. That was one of the more intimidating things I\u2019ve ever been a part of, but what a special thing here. You have the best coach of all-time right down the street from us right here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vaughn continued by lauding the Crimson Tide\u2019s men\u2019s basketball and softball head coaches.<\/p>\n

\u201cWatching Coach (Nate) Oats and what he\u2019s developed on the basketball court and seeing how they\u2019ve done that \u2013 shoot, from afar, we\u2019ve followed from Maryland and we\u2019ve watched those things and we\u2019ve seen the way he\u2019s developed that and how special of an organization he has,\u201d Vaughn said. \u201cCoach (Patrick) Murphy, elite-level softball coach. Good gracious, the best, if not one of the best softball coaches in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy Alabama? You look at that and you see elite-level coaches. You see the ability to win. You see the ability for these young people to get drafted and be everything that they wanna be a part of. That\u2019s why my family is here, that\u2019s why we\u2019re here and that\u2019s why we\u2019re so excited to be a part of this family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vaughn preaches culture, development<\/h2>\n

Also during his introductory press conference, Vaughn shared what he wants Alabama baseball to be known for under his watch \u2013 culture and development. He detailed why they are crucial.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s what we\u2019re all about, it\u2019s what I care about as a coach,\u201d Vaughn said. \u201cThis sounds super cliche to everybody involved, but my goal is that this group of people that I get to coach, that we get to work alongside one day finish their time here and are equipped to be unbelievable dads one day, unbelievable husbands one day and unbelievable leaders. This isn\u2019t popular, but I will tell everybody: this world doesn\u2019t need another shortstop. Don\u2019t worry, I will find good shortstops, and we will have those here, but this world\u2019s gonna keep spinning without it.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut what we desperately, desperately need is men and women that know how to lead, that lead their families, that are people of character, that know how to lead communities. That\u2019s really what they need, and that\u2019s what our program is gonna be built on, that\u2019s what we\u2019re gonna be all about. We\u2019re gonna be about building those things.\u201d <\/p>\n

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