The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Baseball Notebook: 4/10
4/11/2005 12:00:00β―AM | Baseball
April 10, 2005
Overall Record: 22-10 (7-5 C-USA)
Last Week: 4-0 (3-0 C-USA)
Wed. April 6- UAB 3, Georgia State 0
Fri., April 8- UAB 6, Memphis 3
Sat., April 9- UAB 6, Memphis 3
Sun., April 10- UAB 17, Memphis 12
This Week:
Tues., April 12- UAB vs. Birmingham-Southern- 7:00 pm
Fri., April 15- UAB at USF- 7:00 pm
Sat., April 16- UAB at USF- 1:00 pm
Sun., April 17- UAB at USF- 12:00 pm
Hitter of the Week:
Nathan McCorkle- .533 (8-for-15), HR, 5 RBI, 5 runs
- Senior firstbaseman leads UAB with seven home runs and 31 RBI
- Has hit safely in a season-high eight consecutive games
- UAB's leading hitter in C-USA games with a .340 batting average, two home runs, 10 RBI
Pitchers of the Week:
Heath Tapscott- 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7.2 IP
- Freshman improved to 3-0 with 7.2 shutout innings at Georgia State on Wednesday
- Leads the team with a 1.93 ERA
Adam Price- 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 6 K's
- Entered Friday's game vs. Memphis in relief and picked up the victory
- Tied for second on the team with four wins
- Allowed just two hits and one walk while striking out six batters in six innings
News and Notes:
- UAB has an 18-3 home record this season, including a 14-game winning streak at Young Memorial Field, the longest streak in school history
- The Blazers have won four straight heading into Tuesday's game against Birmingham-Southern
- UAB did not record its 22nd victory of the season in 2004 until May 4 at Birmingham-Southern
- Senior reliever Eric Roberts earned his second win and seventh save of the season in Memphis series
- UAB completed three-game home sweep of Memphis for the second time in as many chances- the Blazers also took three straight from the Tigers in 2003 at Young Memorial Field
