A new attendance record has been set at Sewell-Thomas Stadium for a game 20 years in the making.There are 7,573 people in attendance to watch Alabama baseball face St. John's in the first matchup of the Tuscaloosa Super Regional. The previous record was 6,821 spectators.The Crimson Tide hadn't hosted a Super Regional since 2006 and head coach Rob Vaughn wanted more than anything for fans to show up. He personally bought 500 student tickets before the game, and now the crowd is overflowing."This is it, man. This is what it's all about," Vaughn told the ESPN2 broadcast after the third inning when asked if this was what he dreamed it could be. "I told the boys before the game started, we were out in left [field], to take a minute and look around. We've got a job to do the second we break this huddle, but you guys built this, so enjoy the heck out of it tonight."Many fans are cheering from right field, as lawn chairs are stacked on top of each other with a long beer wall under construction. Every square inch is filled at Sewell-Thomas Stadium, a phrase that hasn't been said for quite some time."The Joe" began as Thomas Field in honor of head coach Frank Thomas on March 26, 1948. "Sewell" was added 30 years later to recognize former UA baseball standout and head coach Joe Sewell, who spent 14 years with the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees during his Hall of Fame baseball career.This story will be updated.Sign up to our free newsletter and follow us on Twitter/X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Threads and Blue Sky for the latest news.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow