Alabama baseball continues to build a strong 2026 recruiting class.

The Crimson Tide landed another commit this week, picking up right-handed pitcher Arian Vargas. With its announcement, Alabama has nine commitments for the 2026 class.

A native of Lanham, Maryland, Vargas is 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds. and is the sixth right-handed pitcher to commit to Alabama in the 2026 class, joining Shawn Sullivan of Barberton, Ohio, Hudson Devaughan of Mooresville, Indiana, Brighton Fontaine of North Wales, Pennsylvania, Tate Troxell of Noblesville, Indiana and Evan Malone from Tuscaloosa.

Rob Vaughn and his staff have put together a top-10 recruiting class for 2025, and with Vargas’ commitment, they now sit at the 17th-ranked class for 2026, according to Perfect game.

Vaughn led the Tide to a 33-24 record in his first season as head coach and is looking to build on this year after recruiting a lot of talent during the offseason. Alabama will have its work cut out for it in the SEC this season as 11 teams in the conference are currently ranked in Baseball America ranking among the top 25.

The Crimson Tide recently traveled to Tallahassee, Florida, for an exhibition with Florida State and played 15 innings against the Seminoles, winning the first seven and losing the last eight. Preseason polls/rankings have Florida State in third place, so a strong showing for Alabama could be a good sign for the upcoming season.