The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Baseball Notebook: May 9
5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 9, 2005
Overall Record: 29-19 (13-11 C-USA-T-5th)
Last Week: 1-3 (1-2 C-USA)
Wed., May 4- #12 Alabama 5, UAB 4
Fri., May 6- #30 Southern Miss 4, UAB 3
Sat., May 7- UAB 8, #30 Southern Miss 6
Sun., May 8- #30 Southern MIss 8, UAB 7
This Week:
Tues., May 10- UAB at Jacksonville State- 6:30 pm
Wed., May 11- UAB vs. Jacksonville State- 7 pm
Fri., May 13- UAB vs. East Carolina- 7 pm
Sat., May 14- UAB vs. East Carolina- 2 pm
Sun., May 15- UAB vs. East Carolina- 1 pm
Hitter of the Week:
Cole Helms- .353 (6-for-17), 2 2B, RBI
- Senior designated hitter had five hits in three games at Southern Miss
- Struck out just once in 17 at-bats last week
Levi Patmon- .600 (3-for-5), 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 runs
- Sophomore leftfielder made an impact in his only appearance last week
- Hit solo home runs in back-to-back innings on Sunday at Southern Miss, notching the first multi-homer game of his career
- Also singled and scored three runs
Pitcher of the Week:
Eric Roberts- 1-0, 1.69 ERA, 3 G, 5.1 IP, 9 K's
- Senior closer picked up team's lone victory of the week on Saturday at Southern Miss
- Struck out nine batters in just 5.1 innings of work, including all three Golden Eagle batters in the ninth inning on Saturday
News and Notes:
- Alabama evened the season series with the Blazers by taking a 5-4, walk-off victory in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday evening. UAB had defeated the Crimson Tide by a score of 7-1 back in February at Young Memorial Field.
- With its victory at Southern Miss on Saturday, UAB has now won 13 Conference USA games this season, matching its league win total from 2004. With one more victory, the Blazers will have their most conference wins since 1998. If UAB can win three of its final six conference games, it will set a new school record for single-season C-USA victories.
- With six conference games remaining, UAB is tied for fifth place in the league standings with East Carolina. Each team takes a 13-11 C-USA mark into this weekend's series at Young Memorial Field. The Blazers then travel to Louisville next weekend for their final series of the season against the Cardinals who are currently just 1/2 game behind UAB in the conference standings at 12-11.
