The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Baseball Welcomes Troy On Tuesday
4/2/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 2, 2012
Game Notes 
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- The UAB baseball team hosts the Troy Trojans for a Tuesday tilt at Young Memorial Field. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m. CT.
UAB (17-12) | Troy (13-14)
Game Information & Probable Starters
Location: Birmingham, Ala. (Young Memorial Field)
Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
Radio: WJOX-AM 690 - David Crane (pxp)
UAB: RHP Tanner Bryant (1-0, 1.69 ERA)
Troy: RHP Joe Hernandez (2-0, 6.28 ERA)
Previous Meeting: UAB 9, Troy 7
The Blazers defeated the Trojans, 9-7, at Riddle-Pace Field on March 6.
In the victory, UAB pounded out 14 hits, featuring five players with multi-hit contests. Leading the charge was John Frost, who clubbed a pair of hits, scored twice and knocked in a pair.
Dylan Munger put forth a strong performance out of the UAB bullpen, firing three scoreless innings, surrendering only one hit and striking out three in relief of David Hayes and Jacob German. Ryan Nance pitched the ninth to earn the save.
All the scoring took place in the first six innings, as UAB crossed home in five of the first six frames. Each team was blanked over the last three innings.
UAB Notebook
>UAB finished last week 1-3, defeating in-state foe Alabama prior to dropping all three games at East Carolina.
>1B John Frost roped a two-out walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 12th to break a 0-0 tie against the Crimson Tide. It was the fourth time UAB won in walk-off fashion in 2012.
>Frost finished the week hitting .368 (7-for-19) with five runs scored and four RBI, which included tying a career-best with three hits in game one vs. the Pirates. He had a hit in all four games and extended his current hitting streak to seven games.
>Five pitchers - RHP Tanner Bryant, RHP Chase Mallard, LHP Dylan Munger, RHP Ryan Nance and RHP Jacob German - worked in the 12-inning shutout against the Tide without walking a batter. The victory marked the second time this season that UAB defeated a team 1-0 in 12 innings. The Blazers beat Ball State on Feb. 25 by the same score using the same number of innings.
>The 6-5 13-inning loss at East Carolina in the series finale marked the first time UAB lost in extras this season. The Blazers had been 3-0 prior to falling to the Pirates on Sunday. It was also the longest game played in by UAB since April 13, 2011, when the Green and Gold fell 6-4 in 13 innings against Memphis.
>In the series finale vs. ECU, RHP Michael Busby worked 7.2 innings for the second consecutive start, tying his career-high in a no decision. Busby recorded the same number of outs a week earlier in a win over Marshall.
>3B Patrick Palmeiro tops the team in RBI (19) and doubles (10). His two-bagger total is tied for second in Conference USA.
>RHP Tanner Bryant will make his 10 appearance and sixth start on Tuesday. For the season, Bryant has logged 26.2 innings, giving up 33 hits, 10 runs (five earned) with four walks and 13 strikeouts. The opposition is hitting .308 vs. Bryant for the season.
Scouting Troy
The Trojans went 2-3 last week, which featured dropping two of three in a series with Arkansas State.
Logan Pierce has been a standout at the plate for Troy hitting a sizzling .404 at the plate through 27 games. In 99 at bats he has 40 hits, scored 28 runs, clubbed four homers and knocked in 24. He has also walked 24 times compared to just 12 strikeouts.
Tuesday's starter Joe Hernandez will make his second start of the season and ninth appearance. For the season he has worked 14.1 innings, giving up 15 runs (10 earned) off 15 hits. He has struck out 19 batters to only four walks and opponents are hitting .250 against him.
