The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB
31-19
Western Kentucky University
31-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 4 |
| UAB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
UAB Softball Falls to WKU in C-USA Championship Title Game, 13-4
5/15/2021 3:07:00 PM | Softball
The Hilltoppers got off to a quick start in the top of the first inning, recording three hits and plating the first run of the game.
WKU added to its lead in the second, scoring two runs on two hits and going up 3-0.
UAB got two runs back in the home side, with Analyse Petree scoring on a Hilltopper error before an Olivia Valbak bunt scored Jenna Olszewski, bringing the score to 3-2 after two innings.
After a scoreless third, the Hilltoppers exploded in the fourth, plating six runs on five hits and one UAB error, making it an 8-2 game.
UAB plated its final two runs of the day in the bottom of the fifth, with KK Crocker scoring on a passed ball and Sierra Frazier scoring on a fielding error.
WKU went on to score one run in the sixth and three more in the seventh.
The Blazers used six different pitchers in the game, but Amy Woodham (11-9) earned the loss in the circle.
UAB and first-year head coach Joe Guthrie finished the 2021 season with a 31-19 record, going 15-5 in Conference USA play.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shelby Nunn (12-4)
L: Woodham, Amy (11-9)
Batting:
2B: Paige Carter 1 ; Maddie Bowlds 1 ; Brylee Hage 1
HR: Paige Carter 1 ; Kennedy Sullivan 1 ; Kendall Smith 1 ; Taylor Sanders 1
RBI: Paige Carter 4 ; Jordan Ridge 1 ; Kennedy Sullivan 3 ; Kendall Smith 3 ; Taylor Sanders 1 ; Brylee Hage 1
SH: Jordan Ridge 1
SF: Paige Carter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Paige Carter 2 ; Jordan Ridge 2 ; Kennedy Sullivan 2 ; Kendall Smith 1 ; Taylor Sanders 2 ; Taylor Davis 2 ; TJ Webster 2
SB: Jordan Ridge 1 ; Brylee Hage 1 ; TJ Webster 1
HBP: Taylor Sanders 1
Batting:
2B: Frazier, Sierra 1 ; Petree, Analyse 1 ; Olszewski, Jenna 1
RBI: Valbak, Olivia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Crocker, KK 1 ; Frazier, Sierra 1 ; Petree, Analyse 1 ; Olszewski, Jenna 1
PO: Valbak, Olivia 1
