Key Alabama starter scheduled to return in 2026, per report
According to a report Sunday from the Tuscaloosa News' Emilee Smarr, Adams is scheduled to return to Alabama for his junior season. Smarr's report states that an American League scout told the Tuscaloosa News that Alabama "took care of" the pitcher financially.
The 21-year-old Adams, a 6-foot-4, 195-pound southpaw from Porter, Texas, was a weekend starter for the Crimson Tide this past season and tied with Riley Quick for the team lead with 14 starts. Adams finished 7-4 with an ERA of 5.54 over 65 innings. He struck out 62 batters and walked 26 while posting a 1.55 WHIP. Opponents batted .283 against him.
Adams' best outing in SEC play came on April 26 against Missouri. He held the Tigers to one run on five hits while striking out five batters in a seven-inning complete game in the Crimson Tide's 12-1 victory over Missouri to finish off a three-game sweep.
In his previous start against LSU a week earlier on April 19, Adams held the Tigers to one run in five innings in a 7-4 win in Baton Rouge. Adams pitched into the sixth inning or later five times in 2025.
Alabama finished the season 41-18 overall and went 16-14 in conference play. The Crimson Tide were a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and were swept in the Hattiesburg Regional. Alabama's 40 wins in the regular season were a first for the program since 2002.
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