The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics

UAB Baseball Falls 1-0 to Middle Tennessee in Pitchers Duel
3/25/2022 9:51:00β―PM | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM β Senior Jackson Reynolds tallied a career high nine strikeouts, but the UAB baseball team fell 1-0 to Middle Tennessee on Friday night in the series opener at Young Memorial Field.
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Reynolds threw seven innings and allowed just four hits and two walks, but Middle Tennessee saw their starting pitcher Zach Keenan have a career night with 11 strikeouts and allowed two hits in seven innings of work.
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The Middle Tennessee run came in the top of the third inning on an RBI groundout by Jacob Williams, which scored Brett Coker. Coker led off the inning with a single, then stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch for the only run of the game.
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The Blue Raiders out-hit the Blazers 5-2 and Middle Tennessee tallied 14 total strikeouts in the contest as relief pitcher Peyton Wigginton pitched the final two innings and earned the save.
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UAB (14-6, 2-2 C-USA) and Middle Tennessee (9-12, 2-2) continue their series on Saturday at Young Memorial Field. First pitch is set for 2 p.m.
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Reynolds threw seven innings and allowed just four hits and two walks, but Middle Tennessee saw their starting pitcher Zach Keenan have a career night with 11 strikeouts and allowed two hits in seven innings of work.
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The Middle Tennessee run came in the top of the third inning on an RBI groundout by Jacob Williams, which scored Brett Coker. Coker led off the inning with a single, then stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch for the only run of the game.
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The Blue Raiders out-hit the Blazers 5-2 and Middle Tennessee tallied 14 total strikeouts in the contest as relief pitcher Peyton Wigginton pitched the final two innings and earned the save.
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UAB (14-6, 2-2 C-USA) and Middle Tennessee (9-12, 2-2) continue their series on Saturday at Young Memorial Field. First pitch is set for 2 p.m.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Zach Keenan (2-2)
L: Reynolds, Jackson (1-2)
S: Peyton Wigginton (1)
Batting:
RBI: Jacob Williams 1
SH: JT Mabry 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brett Coker 1
SB: Fausto Lopez 1 ; Nathan Sanders 1 ; JT Mabry 1 ; Brett Coker 1
CS: Brett Coker 1
HBP: Nathan Sanders 1

Batting:
SH: Kiel, Joseph 1
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