The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Friday, May 14
Bowling Green, Ky.
12 p.m. CST
UAB
31-18
2
vs
1
North Texas
38-11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| North Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Photo by: Steve Roberts/Conference USA
UAB Softball Advances to C-USA Title Game with 2-1 Victory over North Texas
5/14/2021 5:05:00 PM | Softball
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The UAB softball advanced to the Conference USA Championship title game for the first time since 2016 with a 2-1 victory over North Texas on Friday afternoon.
Redshirt senior Analyse Petree was the difference in the game, hitting her eighth run of the season off the second floor of the WKU parking deck to give the Blazers an early 1-0 lead.
With 26 career long balls, Petree now has the fourth-most in program history and moved up to No. 7 in career RBIs (92) with her performance at the plate against the Mean Green. She finished the game with the sole two RBIs for the Blazers.
Amy Woodham (10-8) earned her eighth straight win in the circle, allowing just one earned run, two hits and striking out three batters in five innings of work.
Sarah Cespedes earned a second straight save, pitching two innings of relief and allowing just one hit.
UAB (31-18, 15-5 C-USA) is the only C-USA team to beat the Mean Green (38-11,18-2 C-USA) this season, and the Blazers have done it three times. With the victory, the Green and Gold also broke North Texas' 19-game win streak against C-USA opponents.
After a scoreless first inning, the first hit of the game came in the second inning into the form of Petree's solo home run.
That was the only run of the game until the top of the sixth, when Petree scored Faith Hegh with an RBI single, giving UAB a 2-0 lead.
The Mean Green cut the lead in the half with a RBI double, going into the seventh down just 2-1.
After UAB went down in the top of the inning, Cespedes retired the Mean Green in order, securing the win.
The Blazers will face the winner of North Texas and WKU in the winner-take-all title game CBS Sports Network 12 p.m. CST.
Redshirt senior Analyse Petree was the difference in the game, hitting her eighth run of the season off the second floor of the WKU parking deck to give the Blazers an early 1-0 lead.
With 26 career long balls, Petree now has the fourth-most in program history and moved up to No. 7 in career RBIs (92) with her performance at the plate against the Mean Green. She finished the game with the sole two RBIs for the Blazers.
Amy Woodham (10-8) earned her eighth straight win in the circle, allowing just one earned run, two hits and striking out three batters in five innings of work.
Sarah Cespedes earned a second straight save, pitching two innings of relief and allowing just one hit.
UAB (31-18, 15-5 C-USA) is the only C-USA team to beat the Mean Green (38-11,18-2 C-USA) this season, and the Blazers have done it three times. With the victory, the Green and Gold also broke North Texas' 19-game win streak against C-USA opponents.
After a scoreless first inning, the first hit of the game came in the second inning into the form of Petree's solo home run.
That was the only run of the game until the top of the sixth, when Petree scored Faith Hegh with an RBI single, giving UAB a 2-0 lead.
The Mean Green cut the lead in the half with a RBI double, going into the seventh down just 2-1.
After UAB went down in the top of the inning, Cespedes retired the Mean Green in order, securing the win.
The Blazers will face the winner of North Texas and WKU in the winner-take-all title game CBS Sports Network 12 p.m. CST.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Woodham, Amy (10-8)
L: Janie Worthington (9-1)
S: Cespedes, Sarah (2)
Batting:
2B: Valbak, Olivia 1
HR: Petree, Analyse 1
RBI: Petree, Analyse 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Hegh, Faith 1 ; Petree, Analyse 1
Batting:
2B: Tuesday DerMargosian 1
RBI: Tuesday DerMargosian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Maia Wark 1
HBP: Kalei Christensen 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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