The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Baseball Notebook: 3/21
3/21/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 21, 2005
Overall Record: 15-5 (3-0 C-USA)
Last Week: 4-0 (3-0 C-USA)
Tues., March 15- UAB 12, Butler 7
Fri., March 18- UAB 12, Saint Louis 1
Sat., March 19- UAB 3, Saint Louis 2
Sun., March 20- UAB 2, Saint Louis 1
This Week:
Wed., March 23- UAB at Birmingham-Southern- 6:00 pm
Fri., March 25- UAB at Houston- 7:00 pm
Sat., March 26- UAB at Houston- 7:00 pm
Sun., March 27- UAB at Houston- 1:00 pm
Hitter of the Week:
Clint Toomey- .500 (6-for-12), 7 runs, 6 BB
- Freshman centerfielder entered the weekend as C-USA's leading hitter
- Extended his hitting streak to 12 games
- Leads Blazers in batting average (.443), runs scored (25), hits (27), walks (21), stolen bases (4), and on-base percentage (.590)
- Has not committed an error in 37 chances in center field
Pitchers of the Week:
Eric Roberts- 3.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 3 K's, 2 Saves
- Senior registered saves in final two games of Saint Louis series after entering the game with runners on base in the ninth inning
- Leads the team in appearances (12) and saves (5)
- Has 17 strikeouts and just one walk in 18.2 IP
Jeff Brown- 2-0, 10.0 IP, 1.80 ERA
- Got the start on Tuesday vs. Butler and Friday vs. Saint Louis
- Recorded wins in both games
- Leads UAB with 4 victories
News and Notes:
- Blazers are off to their first 3-0 Conference USA start since the 1998 season
- UAB's current nine-game winning streak is longest single-season mark since opening 2003 season with 13 consecutive victories
- Blazers did not record 15th victory of 2004 season until April 17
- UAB starting pitchers combined to go 4-0 last week with a combined 1.44 ERA in 25.0 innings pitched. Jeff Brown led the way with two victories while Adam Price and Randy Mills collected one apiece
- Freshmen Clint Toomey and Phillip Bell are making an impact on the UAB lineup- they rank first and second, respectively, in batting average. Toomey leads the squad with a .443 clip while Bell is batting .385
