The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Thursday, May 16
Hattiesburg, Miss.
6 p.m.
UAB
26-28, 11-17
3
at
2
Southern Miss
33-18, 19-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
UAB Takes Game One Over C-USA Leading Southern Miss in Extras
5/16/2019 9:37:00β―PM | Baseball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. β A two-out go ahead single from Tyler Tolbert in the 10th inning lifted the UAB baseball team to a 3-2, extra inning victory over Conference USA leading Southern Miss on Thursday night in Hattiesburg.
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UAB (26-28, 11-17 C-USA) kept its C-USA Tournament chances alive with the victory, staying within two games of the eighth seed in the field with a pair of games left in the regular season. Additionally, tonight's win over the Golden Eagles in Hattiesburg was UAB's first at Southern Miss since April 2, 2015. A victory in game two tomorrow would secure the first series win on the road against the Golden Eagles since 2009.
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"That was great and had we of lost the game I would said the same thing," head coach Brian Shoop said. "It was a great game, our kids played great. They played hard is what they did, they really competed. We've been without our leading hitter J Paul (Fullerton) for eight weeks, without Thomas (Johns) for nine and then Colton (Schultz) goes down in the first inning tonight and that is a lot of firepower to take out of your lineup. The kids keep hanging in there and fighting and that was a special win. But I would have had the same comments either way, our guys played their hearts out and that was a special one though. I'm glad for the win, that's a good one."
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Matthew Calvert got the Blazers into extra innings, throwing a career high 6.2 shutout innings, giving up just one walk with three strikeouts and four hits en route to his first win of his senior season.
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Tolbert's go ahead single was his second hit of the contest as he went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBIs and two stolen bases.
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Jess Davis led UAB at the plate with a trio of hits, including a double and also scored the first Blazer run of the game. The freshman now has 17 multi-hit games in his inaugural season and has seven contests with four or more.
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UAB got on the board in the first inning as J. Davis drove his first hit of the game with a one-out double to right field. A batter later, Colton Schultz reached on a throwing error by the Golden Eagles, allowing J. Davis to come around to score and give the Blazers an early 1-0 lead.
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Southern Miss (33-18, 19-9) tied the game in the third inning, scoring on bases loaded walk to make it a 1-1 contest.
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The Golden Eagles took their one and only lead of the game an inning later in the fourth with a solo home run to leadoff the home half of the frame and give Southern Miss a 2-1 advantage.
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The Blazers retied the game in the fifth inning as Blake Johnson reached on a leadoff, infield single. A sac bunt and a groundout advanced Johnson to third, before Tolbert's first hit of the game scored the designated hitter to make it a 2-2 contest.
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Neither team was able to manufacture a run through the rest of regulation, taking the game to the top of the 10th inning tied at two.
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In the 10th, Austin Triplett was brought into pinch hit and reached on a dropped, routine fly ball by the Southern Miss first baseman to put one on with one out. A stolen base advanced Triplett into scoring position, allowing Tolbert to single into centerfield for the go ahead RBI, plating Triplett and giving UAB a 3-2 lead.
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Southern Miss led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a single. A sacrifice bunt and a wild pitch moved the tying run 90-feet away, but a fly out to centerfield ended the game and the threat, securing the extra inning victory for the Blazers.
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UAB and Southern Miss are set to play game two of the series on Friday night. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. from Pete Taylor Park.
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For more information on the UAB baseball team, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_Baseball) or on Instagram (UAB_Baseball).
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UAB (26-28, 11-17 C-USA) kept its C-USA Tournament chances alive with the victory, staying within two games of the eighth seed in the field with a pair of games left in the regular season. Additionally, tonight's win over the Golden Eagles in Hattiesburg was UAB's first at Southern Miss since April 2, 2015. A victory in game two tomorrow would secure the first series win on the road against the Golden Eagles since 2009.
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"That was great and had we of lost the game I would said the same thing," head coach Brian Shoop said. "It was a great game, our kids played great. They played hard is what they did, they really competed. We've been without our leading hitter J Paul (Fullerton) for eight weeks, without Thomas (Johns) for nine and then Colton (Schultz) goes down in the first inning tonight and that is a lot of firepower to take out of your lineup. The kids keep hanging in there and fighting and that was a special win. But I would have had the same comments either way, our guys played their hearts out and that was a special one though. I'm glad for the win, that's a good one."
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Matthew Calvert got the Blazers into extra innings, throwing a career high 6.2 shutout innings, giving up just one walk with three strikeouts and four hits en route to his first win of his senior season.
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Tolbert's go ahead single was his second hit of the contest as he went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBIs and two stolen bases.
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Jess Davis led UAB at the plate with a trio of hits, including a double and also scored the first Blazer run of the game. The freshman now has 17 multi-hit games in his inaugural season and has seven contests with four or more.
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UAB got on the board in the first inning as J. Davis drove his first hit of the game with a one-out double to right field. A batter later, Colton Schultz reached on a throwing error by the Golden Eagles, allowing J. Davis to come around to score and give the Blazers an early 1-0 lead.
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Southern Miss (33-18, 19-9) tied the game in the third inning, scoring on bases loaded walk to make it a 1-1 contest.
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The Golden Eagles took their one and only lead of the game an inning later in the fourth with a solo home run to leadoff the home half of the frame and give Southern Miss a 2-1 advantage.
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The Blazers retied the game in the fifth inning as Blake Johnson reached on a leadoff, infield single. A sac bunt and a groundout advanced Johnson to third, before Tolbert's first hit of the game scored the designated hitter to make it a 2-2 contest.
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Neither team was able to manufacture a run through the rest of regulation, taking the game to the top of the 10th inning tied at two.
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In the 10th, Austin Triplett was brought into pinch hit and reached on a dropped, routine fly ball by the Southern Miss first baseman to put one on with one out. A stolen base advanced Triplett into scoring position, allowing Tolbert to single into centerfield for the go ahead RBI, plating Triplett and giving UAB a 3-2 lead.
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Southern Miss led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a single. A sacrifice bunt and a wild pitch moved the tying run 90-feet away, but a fly out to centerfield ended the game and the threat, securing the extra inning victory for the Blazers.
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UAB and Southern Miss are set to play game two of the series on Friday night. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. from Pete Taylor Park.
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For more information on the UAB baseball team, follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_Baseball) or on Instagram (UAB_Baseball).
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Pitching:
W: Calvert, Matthew (1-5)
L: Stanley, Hunter (5-2)
Batting:
2B: Davis, Jess 1
RBI: Tolbert, Tyler 2
SH: Anthes, Nathan 1 ; Wiley, Justin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis, Jess 1 ; Johnson, Blake 1 ; Triplett, Austin 1
SB: Tolbert, Tyler 2 ; Pharis, Carter 1
CS: Schultz, Colton 1
HBP: Davis, Zack 1
PO: Davis, Zack 1
Batting:
HR: Wallner, Matt 1
RBI: Slater, Hunter 1 ; Wallner, Matt 1
SH: Montenegro, Gabe 1 ; McGillis, Will 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wallner, Matt 1 ; Lynch, Danny 1
SB: Donaldson, Cole 1
CS: LeBlanc, Hunter 1
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