The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics

UAB Heads to Music City to Face Lipscomb
4/2/2018 4:57:00 PM | Softball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The UAB softball team will travel to Nashville, Tenn. on Tuesday, April 3, to square off with the Lipscomb Bisons at Smith Stadium, at 5 p.m. CT.
The Blazers are coming off their second-straight Conference USA series win, taking the series with Middle Tennessee, 2-1. UAB currently sits third in the conference and Lipscomb is coming off a 2-1 series win over Stetson.
Broadcast Info
Live stats will be available for Tuesday's contest by visiting the UAB softball schedule page.
Series History
Overall: UAB leads, 12-7
In Nashville: UAB leads, 7-2
Last Meeting: L, 9-0 (March 15, 2017)
Need to Know
- Destini England leads the team in batting average (.397), hits (48) and on-base percentage (.439).
- England is tied for third in C-USA in hits and is seventh in the conference in batting average.
- Rachel Rogers has a team-high 10 doubles and is in a three way tie for fourth in the conference.
- UAB is second in the conference in hits with 268, second in doubles with 49, second in triples with nine and fourth in RBI at 128.
Scouting Lipscomb (22-10)
- Sarah Higgins owns a team-high .330 batting average and leads the Bisons in hits (35), doubles (8) and total bases (52).
- Abby Fenichel leads the way in home runs (5) and RBI (18).
- Mandy Jordan has been Lipscomb's ace as she has compiled 13 wins this season with an 1.22 ERA.
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UAB will stay on the road this weekend to square off with Conference USA opponent Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, Miss.
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