The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Friday, February 21
Mary Bowers Field
4 p.m.
UAB
vs
Ole Miss
UAB Softball to Host Blazer Classic at Mary Bowers Field
2/20/2020 11:45:00 AM | Softball
BIRMINGHAM – The UAB softball team is set to host a blockbuster tournament this weekend at Mary Bowers Field which features two top 15 teams. The tournament will run from Friday, Feb. 21, through Sunday, Feb. 23.
UAB welcomes No. 11 Louisiana (7-2), No. 14 Oklahoma State (6-3) and Ole Miss (2-8) for its home opening weekend. The Blazers will play Ole Miss twice, along with UL and OSU once.
The Blazers (8-3) have matched their best start in program history through 11 games, and will be tested against a field who all made the NCAA Tournament a year ago. Oklahoma State advanced to the College World Series, while Ole Miss knocked out Louisiana to advance to Super Regionals.
"We are excited to be home at Mary Bowers Field," head coach Jimmy Kolaitis said. "As we continue to move forward as a program, we want to play high caliber competition and this tournament will provide that for us. We have two top 15 teams in Louisiana and Oklahoma State, and also an Ole Miss team that returns a roster that went to Super Regionals a year ago.
"These are very good teams, but as I told our club, we are pretty dang good too. At the end of the day, we play to our standards and it doesn't matter who is in the other dugout. We will continue to do that this weekend."
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Friday, Feb. 21
11 a.m. – No. 14 Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss
1:30 p.m. – No. 14 Oklahoma State vs. No. 11 Louisiana
4 p.m. – UAB vs. Ole Miss
Saturday, Feb. 22
10 a.m. – No. 11 Louisiana vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State
12:30 p.m. – No. 11 Louisiana vs. Ole Miss
3 p.m. – UAB vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State
5:30 p.m. – UAB vs. Ole Miss
Sunday, Feb. 23
11 a.m. – Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Louisiana
1:30 p.m. – UAB vs. No. 11 Louisiana
Amy Woodham is the reigning Conference USA Pitcher of the Week. In two starts at the Scrap Yard College Softball Classic, Woodham went 2-0 with two complete game shutouts. In three total appearances last week, she pitched 15.0 innings and did not allow a run while striking out 12 batters and allowing only 10 hits.
Woodham boasts a razor thin 0.70 ERA and leads a pitching staff that collective has a 1.91 ERA.
The Blazer bats have also been on display in the early going as UAB owns a .319 batting average and has collected 101 hits through 11 games. Senior Dylinn Stancil leads the charge with a .514 batting average. In six games last week, Stancil was 13-for-21 at the plate for a .619 batting average. In all, the Blazers have six players batting over .300.
Live stats for all games can be found by clicking here, and fans can also watch the UAB contests through a paid subscription on CUSA.tv.
General admission seating to the tournament is $10 for adults and $6 for youth per day. Premium chairback seating behind home plate is available to adults for $15 and $10 for youth. Click here to purchase your tickets.
For more information on the UAB softball team, be sure to follow @UAB_SB on Twitter and Instagram.
UAB welcomes No. 11 Louisiana (7-2), No. 14 Oklahoma State (6-3) and Ole Miss (2-8) for its home opening weekend. The Blazers will play Ole Miss twice, along with UL and OSU once.
The Blazers (8-3) have matched their best start in program history through 11 games, and will be tested against a field who all made the NCAA Tournament a year ago. Oklahoma State advanced to the College World Series, while Ole Miss knocked out Louisiana to advance to Super Regionals.
"We are excited to be home at Mary Bowers Field," head coach Jimmy Kolaitis said. "As we continue to move forward as a program, we want to play high caliber competition and this tournament will provide that for us. We have two top 15 teams in Louisiana and Oklahoma State, and also an Ole Miss team that returns a roster that went to Super Regionals a year ago.
"These are very good teams, but as I told our club, we are pretty dang good too. At the end of the day, we play to our standards and it doesn't matter who is in the other dugout. We will continue to do that this weekend."
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Friday, Feb. 21
11 a.m. – No. 14 Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss
1:30 p.m. – No. 14 Oklahoma State vs. No. 11 Louisiana
4 p.m. – UAB vs. Ole Miss
Saturday, Feb. 22
10 a.m. – No. 11 Louisiana vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State
12:30 p.m. – No. 11 Louisiana vs. Ole Miss
3 p.m. – UAB vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State
5:30 p.m. – UAB vs. Ole Miss
Sunday, Feb. 23
11 a.m. – Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Louisiana
1:30 p.m. – UAB vs. No. 11 Louisiana
Amy Woodham is the reigning Conference USA Pitcher of the Week. In two starts at the Scrap Yard College Softball Classic, Woodham went 2-0 with two complete game shutouts. In three total appearances last week, she pitched 15.0 innings and did not allow a run while striking out 12 batters and allowing only 10 hits.
Woodham boasts a razor thin 0.70 ERA and leads a pitching staff that collective has a 1.91 ERA.
The Blazer bats have also been on display in the early going as UAB owns a .319 batting average and has collected 101 hits through 11 games. Senior Dylinn Stancil leads the charge with a .514 batting average. In six games last week, Stancil was 13-for-21 at the plate for a .619 batting average. In all, the Blazers have six players batting over .300.
Live stats for all games can be found by clicking here, and fans can also watch the UAB contests through a paid subscription on CUSA.tv.
General admission seating to the tournament is $10 for adults and $6 for youth per day. Premium chairback seating behind home plate is available to adults for $15 and $10 for youth. Click here to purchase your tickets.
For more information on the UAB softball team, be sure to follow @UAB_SB on Twitter and Instagram.
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