The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Baseball Hosts Samford on Wednesday
3/29/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 29, 2005
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The UAB baseball team will host Samford in a non-conference game on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Young Memorial Field. The Blazers take a 17-7 overall record into the matchup with the Bulldogs who are 5-15 on the season. UAB freshman Heath Tapscott (1-0, 2.35 ERA) will take the mound against Samford's Parker Gargis (0-2, 7.94 ERA). Follow all the action live with Gametracker on www.uabsports.com.
After defeating Birmingham-Southern last Wednesday to extend its winning streak to ten games, UAB dropped two of three games at Houston last weekend . The Cougars jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first inning on Friday night and held off the Blazers by a score of 9-6, putting an end to the UAB streak. The Blazers bounced back for a 7-4, 10-inning win on Saturday night, but fell 8-1 in Sunday afternoon's series finale.
Samford opened up its conference schedule last weekend at home against Jacksonville State and dropped both games of a doubleheader on Friday before rebounding with a 5-1 victory in Saturday's contest.
The Blazers have dominated the all-time series against Samford, winning 47 of the 60 contests.
