Kennesaw State Clinches Series Over UAB Baseball, 9-3

Saturday, March 6

Birmingham, Ala.

1 PM

UAB

5-4

Kennesaw State

7-3

Kennesaw State

UAB

Kennesaw State Clinches Series Over UAB Baseball, 9-3

3/6/2021 5:17:00 PM | Baseball

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BIRMINGHAM — Kennesaw State used a five-run eighth inning to clinch the series over UAB Saturday at Young Memorial Field, 9-3.

For the second day, UAB (5-4, 0-0 CUSA) and Kennesaw State (7-3, 0-0 ASUN) were in a pitchers' duel through three innings as the teams remained scoreless and allowed only two combined hits.

This time it was the Owls who broke through first in the top of the fourth on a passed ball. Kennesaw State would add a run a piece in the fifth and sixth innings to take the 3-0 lead on the Blazers.

UAB got its first run of the game off a solo home run to right field from Zack Davis to bring the score within two.

In the top of the eighth, KSU tallied five runs on four hits, powered by a three-run home run to bring the lead to seven, 8-1.

Leo Harris and Jess Davis started out the bottom of the eighth with back-to-back walks that made the Owls have their first pitching change of the game. Chandler Simpson had a bunt single to load the bases with no outs. Colton Schultz grounded into a double play and Harris scored followed by Thomas Johnston reaching on an error that brought in Jess Davis to bring the score within five, 8-3.

The Owls added a run in the top of the ninth. Zack Davis was in scoring position with one out in the bottom of the inning, but Kennesaw State closed out the game and series clinching win over the Blazers, 9-3.

UAB and Kennesaw State will meet in the series finale Sunday at 1 p.m. at Young Memorial Field. Live stats and streaming information for each game is available on the UAB baseball schedule page.

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BASEBALL AT YOUNG MEMORIAL FIELD
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