UAB Prepares For 1 vs. 2 Showdown With Louisiana Tech

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – UAB is in second place in the Conference USA softball standings and it hits the road this weekend to take on the number one team in the league, Louisiana Tech.

The series gets underway on Saturday, April 21 with a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m. CT. Game three is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, April 22.

The Blazers (19-26-1, 10-4-1 C-USA) have won four-straight C-USA series including last weekends sweep of WKU and are currently on a season-long winning streak having won four games in a row. Louisiana Tech (28-17, 13-5) has won three-straight conference series, all of them sweeps, and is riding a 12-game winning streak.

Broadcast Info

All three games this weekend will be available for live streaming through CUSA.tv. Links for the live stream can be found on the UAB softball schedule page or by visiting the C-USA website and clicking on the CUSA.tv link in the upper right hand corner.

Live stats will be available for every game this weekend with those links also posted on the UAB softball schedule page.

Series History

Overall: Louisiana Tech leads, 9-4
In Ruston: Louisiana Tech lead, 2-1
Last Meeting: L, 16-5 (March 9, 2017)

Need to Know

UAB sits in second place overall in the conference.
The Blazers are fourth in the league with 327 hits.
Extra base hits have been a big part of the UAB offense as it has 89 on the year with 58 doubles, 10 triples and 21 home runs.
The Green and Gold is tied for third in Conference USA in walks (137).
The pitching staff has combined for 211 batters struck out, the third most in the league while 64 of those strikeouts have been looking, also the third most in C-USA.
Destini England ranks fourth in the conference in batting average (.400) and is tied for the conference lead in hits (62).
Natalie Erwin lead C-USA in triples with four.
Emily Kachel and Claire Blount both sit in the top-10 in strikeouts in the conference with 98 and 85, respectively.

Up Next

Conference play continues for UAB as it hosts UTSA at Mary Bowers Field April 28-29. The Blazers and Roadrunners will play a doubleheader on Saturday, April 28 beginning at 1 p.m. CT and wraps up the series on Sunday, April 29 with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. CT. UAB will celebrate its seniors on Senior Day before game three on Sunday.

UAB Prepares For 1 vs. 2 Showdown With Louisiana Tech

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Players Mentioned

Claire Blount

Destini England

Natalie Erwin

Emily Kachel

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