The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Tuesday, May 18
Homewood, Ala.
2 PM
UAB
18-36
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at
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Samford
31-20
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5
6
7
8
9
R
H
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UAB
0
0
0
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4
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Samford
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UAB Baseball Falls to Samford in Season Finale
5/18/2021 6:00:00 PM | Baseball
HOMEWOOD, Ala. — The UAB baseball team fell in the season finale at Samford, 9-4, on Tuesday afternoon at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
UAB wraps up the season with a 18-36 record and an 11-21 mark in Conference USA play.
Colton Schultz led the Blazers at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two RBIs. Chandler Simpson, Jess Davis, Zack Davis J Paul Fullerton and Thomas Johns collected hits in the contest.
Sam Brace pitched four innings in relief, only allowing four hits with two strikeouts. Starter Tanner Rusk (1-3) picked up the loss, while Samford starter Hamp Skinner (4-2) earned the win.
Samford (31-20, 19-8 SoCon) jumped out to an early 9-0 lead after four innings.
The Blazers scored their first run in the seventh on a leadoff home run from Johns. Simpson scored on a single up the middle by J. Davis for the second run of the inning.
Schultz added to the scoring in the seventh on a towering two-run shot over the right field scoreboard to bring the score to the eventual final tally, 9-4.
For more information on the UAB baseball team, follow @UAB_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
UAB wraps up the season with a 18-36 record and an 11-21 mark in Conference USA play.
Colton Schultz led the Blazers at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two RBIs. Chandler Simpson, Jess Davis, Zack Davis J Paul Fullerton and Thomas Johns collected hits in the contest.
Sam Brace pitched four innings in relief, only allowing four hits with two strikeouts. Starter Tanner Rusk (1-3) picked up the loss, while Samford starter Hamp Skinner (4-2) earned the win.
Samford (31-20, 19-8 SoCon) jumped out to an early 9-0 lead after four innings.
The Blazers scored their first run in the seventh on a leadoff home run from Johns. Simpson scored on a single up the middle by J. Davis for the second run of the inning.
Schultz added to the scoring in the seventh on a towering two-run shot over the right field scoreboard to bring the score to the eventual final tally, 9-4.
For more information on the UAB baseball team, follow @UAB_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hamp Skinner (4-2)
L: Rusk, Tanner (1-3)
Batting:
2B: Fullerton, J Paul 1
HR: Schultz, Colton 1 ; Johns, Thomas 1
RBI: Davis, Jess 1 ; Schultz, Colton 2 ; Johns, Thomas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Simpson, Chandler 1 ; Davis, Jess 1 ; Schultz, Colton 1 ; Johns, Thomas 1
SB: Simpson, Chandler 1
Batting:
2B: Brooks Carlson 1 ; Tyler McManus 1
3B: Ayrton Schafer 1
HR: Tyler McManus 1 ; Towns King 1
RBI: Brooks Carlson 1 ; Tyler McManus 3 ; Towns King 3 ; Graham Dvorak 1
SF: Graham Dvorak 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Max Pinto 2 ; Brooks Carlson 2 ; Tyler McManus 2 ; Towns King 2 ; Ayrton Schafer 1
SB: Max Pinto 1
PO: Tyler McManus 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
1
H
3
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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