The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Saturday, March 10
Birmingham / Mary Bowers Field
10:30 AM
UAB
8-17, 0
2
vs
1
Marshall University
8-13, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARSHALL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| UAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 2 | 4 | 0 |
UAB Opens Conference USA Play with a Win
3/10/2018 4:34:00β―PM | Softball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. β The Blazers used an electric fifth inning rally to come back and win its conference opener against Marshall 2-1 Saturday afternoon at Mary Bowers Field.
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The Thundering Herd's Grayson Radcliffe broke the scoreless tie in the top of the fifth with a home run to center field but the 1-0 wouldn't last long.
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In the home half of the fifth, Katlyn Sides drew a one-out walk and was followed up by Natalie Erwin who also drew a walk to put runners on first and second with one out. A fly out put UAB in a two-out whole but Destini England stepped to the plate and provided some two-out magic.
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England took a 1-2 count pitch a laced it to the left field corner which sent Sides and Erwin racing around for home and both runners scored as England slid into third for a two-run RBI triple.
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Marshall (8-13, 0-1 C-USA) threatened in both the sixth and seventh innings but starting pitcher Emily Kachel shut them down both times.
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In the sixth, Marshall got a one-out double and advanced the runner to third on a grounder to second. However, the Hurd's Madi Marshall hit a comebacker up the middle that Kachel snagged for the final out of the inning.
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After Kachel got two quick outs in the seventh, the Thundering Herd used back-to-back bunt singles to put runners on first and second. Kachel battled on and got the final out of the game on a pop-up to the shortstop.
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Kachel tossed her fourth complete game of the season and improves to 6-6 with the win. The Kennesaw, Ga. native gave up six hits but allowed just the one run. Marshall drew two walks against Kachel but she tagged them for three strikeouts.
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UAB (8-17, 1-0) ended its three game losing skid with the win over Marshall and improves to 4-1 in its last five conference openers. The Blazers also improve to 22-17 all-time against the Thundering Herd and are 12-4 all-time at home against Marshall.
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The Blazers and the Hurd were scheduled to play a doubleheader Saturday and got the second game started but in the top half of the fifth the skies opened and put a halt to the proceedings. UAB was leading when the fifth started but Marshall tied the game up at 4-4 before the stoppage.
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Game Two will resume tomorrow, Sunday, March 11 at 12 p.m. CT. The final game of the series will be played following the conclusion of Game Two.
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The Thundering Herd's Grayson Radcliffe broke the scoreless tie in the top of the fifth with a home run to center field but the 1-0 wouldn't last long.
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In the home half of the fifth, Katlyn Sides drew a one-out walk and was followed up by Natalie Erwin who also drew a walk to put runners on first and second with one out. A fly out put UAB in a two-out whole but Destini England stepped to the plate and provided some two-out magic.
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England took a 1-2 count pitch a laced it to the left field corner which sent Sides and Erwin racing around for home and both runners scored as England slid into third for a two-run RBI triple.
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Marshall (8-13, 0-1 C-USA) threatened in both the sixth and seventh innings but starting pitcher Emily Kachel shut them down both times.
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In the sixth, Marshall got a one-out double and advanced the runner to third on a grounder to second. However, the Hurd's Madi Marshall hit a comebacker up the middle that Kachel snagged for the final out of the inning.
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After Kachel got two quick outs in the seventh, the Thundering Herd used back-to-back bunt singles to put runners on first and second. Kachel battled on and got the final out of the game on a pop-up to the shortstop.
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Kachel tossed her fourth complete game of the season and improves to 6-6 with the win. The Kennesaw, Ga. native gave up six hits but allowed just the one run. Marshall drew two walks against Kachel but she tagged them for three strikeouts.
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UAB (8-17, 1-0) ended its three game losing skid with the win over Marshall and improves to 4-1 in its last five conference openers. The Blazers also improve to 22-17 all-time against the Thundering Herd and are 12-4 all-time at home against Marshall.
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The Blazers and the Hurd were scheduled to play a doubleheader Saturday and got the second game started but in the top half of the fifth the skies opened and put a halt to the proceedings. UAB was leading when the fifth started but Marshall tied the game up at 4-4 before the stoppage.
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Game Two will resume tomorrow, Sunday, March 11 at 12 p.m. CT. The final game of the series will be played following the conclusion of Game Two.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kachel, Emily (6-6)
L: TOLBERT, Abigail (3-6)
Batting:
2B: HARRELL, Aly 1
HR: RADCLIFFE, Grayson 1
RBI: RADCLIFFE, Grayson 1
SH: COLLIFLOWER, Jordan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: RADCLIFFE, Grayson 1
SB: D'ORAZIO, Elicia 1
Batting:
2B: Rogers, Rachel 1
3B: England, Destini 1
RBI: England, Destini 2
SH: Petree, Analyse 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sides, Katlyn 1 ; Erwin, Natalie 1
CS: Hayes, Makayla 1
PO: Cooper, Raina 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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