The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Friday, February 18
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Puckett Walk-Off Lifts UAB Baseball Over Northwestern, 8-7
2/18/2022 7:30:00 PM | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM — Freshman Peyton Puckett's walk-off base hit in the ninth inning powered the UAB baseball team to an 8-7 victory over Northwestern on Friday at Young Memorial Field.
Freshman Carson Myers picked up his first-career win after tossing four innings in relief with five strikeouts. Jackson Reynolds made his Blazer debut as a starter, going five innings with seven strikeouts.
Josh Sears led the Blazers at the plate going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and a walk.
"It was good for our guys to finish the way they did today," head coach Casey Dunn said. "Jackson and Carson did a nice job of keeping us in the game and letting us win it late."
The UAB (1-0) bats started hot with John Marc Mullins leading off with a single and advanced home on a Sears two-run blast out to left center field for the early 2-0 advantage. The Green and Gold added another run in the first on a Henry Hunter groundout that scored Puckett to go up 3-0.
Northwestern (0-1) responded with six runs on four hits in the top of the second to take the lead, 6-3.
With bases loaded in the sixth, Christian Hall came in to pinch hit and hit a sacrifice fly out to right to cut the Wildcat lead to two. A Tyler Waugh single and Darryl Buggs reaching on an error, brough in two more runs to tie the game, 6-6.
The Wildcats brought in their seventh run of the game on an error to take the one run lead, 7-6.
Bases loaded for the third time in the game, Puckett hit a single right over the third base bag to score Sears and Matthew Golda for the first win of the season.
The series continues with a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. at Young Memorial Field. Fans can follow along with live stats through Sidearm Live Stats. All four games of the series will be broadcasted on CUSA.tv. This is a subscription-based service that offers a variety of packages. Click here to register for a new account.
Baseball season tickets are available by purchasing the 2021-22 Gold Card for $65. This exclusive offer grants admission to all UAB men's and women's soccer, volleyball, women's basketball and softball games in addition to all baseball home contests. Complete the Gold Card Request Form or contact the UAB Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1 for more details.
For more information on the UAB baseball team, follow @UAB_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
Freshman Carson Myers picked up his first-career win after tossing four innings in relief with five strikeouts. Jackson Reynolds made his Blazer debut as a starter, going five innings with seven strikeouts.
Josh Sears led the Blazers at the plate going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and a walk.
"It was good for our guys to finish the way they did today," head coach Casey Dunn said. "Jackson and Carson did a nice job of keeping us in the game and letting us win it late."
The UAB (1-0) bats started hot with John Marc Mullins leading off with a single and advanced home on a Sears two-run blast out to left center field for the early 2-0 advantage. The Green and Gold added another run in the first on a Henry Hunter groundout that scored Puckett to go up 3-0.
Northwestern (0-1) responded with six runs on four hits in the top of the second to take the lead, 6-3.
With bases loaded in the sixth, Christian Hall came in to pinch hit and hit a sacrifice fly out to right to cut the Wildcat lead to two. A Tyler Waugh single and Darryl Buggs reaching on an error, brough in two more runs to tie the game, 6-6.
The Wildcats brought in their seventh run of the game on an error to take the one run lead, 7-6.
Bases loaded for the third time in the game, Puckett hit a single right over the third base bag to score Sears and Matthew Golda for the first win of the season.
The series continues with a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. at Young Memorial Field. Fans can follow along with live stats through Sidearm Live Stats. All four games of the series will be broadcasted on CUSA.tv. This is a subscription-based service that offers a variety of packages. Click here to register for a new account.
Baseball season tickets are available by purchasing the 2021-22 Gold Card for $65. This exclusive offer grants admission to all UAB men's and women's soccer, volleyball, women's basketball and softball games in addition to all baseball home contests. Complete the Gold Card Request Form or contact the UAB Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1 for more details.
For more information on the UAB baseball team, follow @UAB_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Myers, Carson (1-0)
L: Moe (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Ethan O'Donnell 1
HR: Anthony Calarco 1
RBI: Anthony Calarco 3 ; Minarovic 1 ; Luke Tanner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ethan O'Donnell 2 ; Anthony Calarco 1 ; Bianchina 1 ; Ruben Fontes 1 ; Minarovic 1 ; Livermore 1
SB: Ethan O'Donnell 1 ; Bianchina 1
CS: Bianchina 1
Batting:
HR: Sears, Josh 1
RBI: Sears, Josh 2 ; Puckett, Peyton 2 ; Hunter, Henry 1 ; Hall, Christian 1 ; Waugh, Tyler 1
SF: Hall, Christian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mullins, John Marc 2 ; Golda, Matthew 1 ; Sears, Josh 1 ; Puckett, Peyton 2 ; Floyd, Caleb 1 ; Hunter, Henry 1
SB: Mullins, John Marc 1 ; Puckett, Peyton 1
CS: Sears, Josh 1
HBP: Mullins, John Marc 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
2
H
1
RBI
0
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