The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Friday, May 7
Birmingham, Ala.
6:00 p.m.
UAB
27-17, 0
7
vs
0
Southern Miss
21-29, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| UAB | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 1 |
UAB Softball Shuts Out Southern Miss 7-0 To Open Four-Game Series
5/7/2021 9:51:00β―PM | Softball
BIRMINGHAM β The UAB softball team earned their seventh straight victory on Friday night, defeating Southern Miss 7-0 at Mary Bowers Field.
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The night was highlighted by a three-run homer from Sierra Frazier in the top of the first to put UAB ahead 3-0.
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In the circle, Amy Woodham earned her sixth straight victory, allowing just two hits in six innings of work and striking out three batters.
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UAB (27-17, 13-4 C-USA) got things going early, with KK Crocker earning a leadoff walk in the first inning, followed by a single from Faith Hegh.
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Crocker and Hegh were both brought home with Frazier's ninth home run of the season, a three-run shot over the left field fence.
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The Blazers added to their lead in the second, opening up with back-to-back walks from Valbak and Crocker, before Hegh doubled to center field, her twelfth two-bagger of the season.
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Crocker advanced to third on the play, while Valbak was tagged out at home.
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Sierra Frazier was then walked, loading the bases for the Green and Gold.
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Analyse Petree scored Crocker with an RBI single, followed by a RBI sac fly from Jenna Olszewski that brought home Hegh, giving UAB a 5-0 lead.
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With two outs, Jolie Readeaux then reached on a Southern Miss error that allowed Petree and Frazier to score, before Readeaux was called out at second, ending the inning.
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UAB held a 7-0 lead after two, a lead they held onto for the remainder of the game.
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Petree and Hegh both went 3-of-4 from the plate against the Golden Eagles, while Frazier, Sam Bean and Β Readeaux all recorded a hit in the matchup.
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UAB and Southern Miss will meet again tomorrow for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
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GAME NOTES
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The night was highlighted by a three-run homer from Sierra Frazier in the top of the first to put UAB ahead 3-0.
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In the circle, Amy Woodham earned her sixth straight victory, allowing just two hits in six innings of work and striking out three batters.
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UAB (27-17, 13-4 C-USA) got things going early, with KK Crocker earning a leadoff walk in the first inning, followed by a single from Faith Hegh.
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Crocker and Hegh were both brought home with Frazier's ninth home run of the season, a three-run shot over the left field fence.
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The Blazers added to their lead in the second, opening up with back-to-back walks from Valbak and Crocker, before Hegh doubled to center field, her twelfth two-bagger of the season.
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Crocker advanced to third on the play, while Valbak was tagged out at home.
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Sierra Frazier was then walked, loading the bases for the Green and Gold.
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Analyse Petree scored Crocker with an RBI single, followed by a RBI sac fly from Jenna Olszewski that brought home Hegh, giving UAB a 5-0 lead.
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With two outs, Jolie Readeaux then reached on a Southern Miss error that allowed Petree and Frazier to score, before Readeaux was called out at second, ending the inning.
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UAB held a 7-0 lead after two, a lead they held onto for the remainder of the game.
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Petree and Hegh both went 3-of-4 from the plate against the Golden Eagles, while Frazier, Sam Bean and Β Readeaux all recorded a hit in the matchup.
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UAB and Southern Miss will meet again tomorrow for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
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GAME NOTES
- With tonight's win, head Joe Guthrie became the winningest first-year softball coach in program history
- Sierra Frazier has now reached base in 27 straight games
- Frazier now ranks No. 8 in program history with 19 career home runs
- Faith Hegh now ranks at No. 8 in program history with 31 career doubles
- This is the first time that UAB has won 27 games in a season since 2016Β
Players Mentioned
INF
/ Softball
UT
/ Softball
C
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
RHP
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Woodham, Amy (8-8)
L: Nichols, Karley (1-1)
Base Running:
SB: Brown, Destini 1
HBP: Powell, Jamie 1
Batting:
2B: Hegh, Faith 1 ; Bean, Sam 1
HR: Frazier, Sierra 1
RBI: Frazier, Sierra 3 ; Petree, Analyse 1 ; Olszewski, Jenna 1
SF: Olszewski, Jenna 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Crocker, KK 2 ; Hegh, Faith 2 ; Frazier, Sierra 2 ; Petree, Analyse 1
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