The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Tuesday, March 20
Tuscaloosa, AL
6:00 PM
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University of Alabama
UAB Travels to Tuscaloosa to Battle the Tide
3/19/2018 4:49:00 PM | Softball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The UAB softball heads out on the road again this week as it travels down to Tuscaloosa to face off with No. 12 Alabama on Tuesday, March 20 at 6 p.m. CT.
The Blazers are coming off their first conference series win of the season against UTEP after splitting the first series with Marshall 1-1-1. UAB won game one of the series with UTEP 11-0 in five innings and won the second game 8-6. UTEP won the series finale in a shootout 16-13.
Destini England was named Conference USA Player of the Week on Monday after she went 9-for-13 with eight RBI, four runs scored and hit three doubles in the series against UTEP.
She was especially effective in clutch situations. Six of her eight runs batted in came with two outs and five of the nine hits also came with UAB down to two outs. England hit .800 (4-for-5) with runners in scoring position and went 2-for-3 with the bases loaded.
Heading into Tuesday's matchup, Alabama has won all of the previous meetings between the Blazers and the Tide. The two teams met earlier this season in Birmingham with Alabama winning 4-0.
Broadcast Info
The game will be broadcast on the SEC Network's SECN+ live stream and live stats will be available by visiting the UAB softball schedule page and clicking on the live stats link. A watch link will also be provided on the schedule page.
Series History
Overall: Alabama leads, 22-0
In Tuscaloosa: Alabama leads, 0-12
Last Meeting: L, 4-0 (Feb. 26, 2017)
Need to Know
- England sits third in Conference USA in batting average at .416.
- England is also second in the conference in hits with 42, just one behind the C-USA leader.
- Analyse Petree is eighth in the conference in runs scored with 22.
- As a team the Blazers are second in C-USA with 41 doubles.
- UAB is third in the conference in hits with 220 through 30 games
Opponent Scout
- Alabama is coming off an SEC series loss to in-state rival Auburn.
- Alexis Osorio has thrown 61 innings and has 101 strikeouts during that 61 inning stretch.
- Bailey Hemphill and Kaylee Tow are tied for the team lead in home runs with five each.
- The Alabama pitching staff has a 1.64 ERA.
Up Next
The Blazers will have the weekend off and will return to action at home with five games at Mary Bowers Field next week starting with Alabama A&M on Tuesday, March 27.
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