Blazers Fall 4-3 In Tuscaloosa

Tuesday, March 5

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

3 p.m.

UAB

Alabama

Blazers Fall 4-3 In Tuscaloosa

3/5/2019 6:39:00 PM | Baseball

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A pair of runs with bases loaded with no outs in the top of the ninth inning proved to not be enough as the UAB baseball team fell 4-3 at Alabama on Tuesday night in Sewell-Thomas Stadium.

UAB (9-4) recorded a season low six hits, while matching its fewest runs in a game this season as it fell to 0-2 on Tuesday mid-week contests during 2019.

"We got that tying run 90-feet away again," head coach Brian Shoop said. "Alabama is obviously a good club, off to an 11-2 start, but I felt like we helped them with a couple runs. We didn't turn a double play in their two-run inning and they pushed one across just after that and it was a pretty routine double play. We misplayed a very catchable ball in the outfield in the sixth inning which led to their last run. We don't give up those two we win, but it was a close game against a very good team on the road. Thankfully we get to practice tomorrow, I feel like we haven't practiced in forever because of the weather, so we get to work on some things before heading back on the road to Oxford."

J Paul Fullerton was the only Blazer to record a multi-hit game as the catcher went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs. The junior is in the midst of an 11-game hitting streak, including a three-game multi-hit streak.

Graham Ashcraft (1-1) suffered his first career loss, allowing two runs on five hits with five walks and five strikeouts over 3.2 innings of work.

Alabama (11-2) struck in the bottom of the third inning as a fielder's choice plated the first run of the game followed by an infield RBI three batters later to give the Crimson Tide a 2-0 lead.

The Crimson Tide pushed their lead to three in the bottom of the fifth inning, with a leadoff home run, off the bat of Tyler Gentry to make the game 3-0.

The fourth Alabama run of the contest came in the bottom of the sixth inning as the Crimson Tide led off the inning with a triple into left field. Two batters later a sacrifice fly to center field scored the leadoff man, pushing Alabama's lead to 4-0.

The Blazers pushed their first run of the game across the plate in the top of the seventh inning as Fullerton hit a leadoff double into right center field before moving to third on a groundout three pitches later. Thomas Johns drove a pinch hit single up the middle, scoring Fullerton to make the game 4-1.

Carter Pharis led off the ninth inning with a walk followed by Fullerton's second hit of the game before Austin Triplett walked to load the bases with no outs. A wild pitch scored Pharis to make it a two-run contest and put runners on second and third with one out. Blake Johnson gave the Blazers their final run as he hit a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Fullerton but a strikeout one batter later ended the game and the threat.

UAB closes its four-game road trip with a series at No. 10 Ole Miss, beginning Friday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m. Games two and three are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday with first pitch set for 1:30 p.m. in both contests.

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