The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics

UAB Falls to DBU in Series Opener
4/6/2023 9:24:00 PM | Baseball
Dallas, Texas – The UAB Blazers (10-19, 3-7) fall to the DBU Patriots (21-9, 7-3) by a score of 2-1 on Thursday, April 6 in Dallas, Texas.
During the pitching duel, the game stood scoreless through six innings before DBU scored one run in the sixth. It was not until the eighth inning when UAB put a run on the board after Brayton Brown hit a laser shot to left field to collect his fourth home run of the year. Christian Hall collected the Blazers' first hit of the game after he picked up his fourth double of the season.
On the mound for UAB, Brooks Walton started and threw five and two thirds of an inning and allowed one run – earned – on four hits with five strikeouts. Tyler O'Clair received the loss after he came on in relief and gave up the go-ahead run but struck out four of the eight batters he faced.
UP NEXT
The Blazers and Patriots will meet for game two of the three-game series on Friday, April 7 at Horner Ballpark. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 P.M.
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During the pitching duel, the game stood scoreless through six innings before DBU scored one run in the sixth. It was not until the eighth inning when UAB put a run on the board after Brayton Brown hit a laser shot to left field to collect his fourth home run of the year. Christian Hall collected the Blazers' first hit of the game after he picked up his fourth double of the season.
On the mound for UAB, Brooks Walton started and threw five and two thirds of an inning and allowed one run – earned – on four hits with five strikeouts. Tyler O'Clair received the loss after he came on in relief and gave up the go-ahead run but struck out four of the eight batters he faced.
UP NEXT
The Blazers and Patriots will meet for game two of the three-game series on Friday, April 7 at Horner Ballpark. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 P.M.
For more information on UAB Baseball, follow @UAB_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram as well as on UAB Athletics Facebook page.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brady Rose (4-0)
L: O'Clair, Tyler (1-1)
S: Kyle Amendt (6)

Batting:
2B: Hall, Christian 1
HR: Brown, Brayton 1
RBI: Brown, Brayton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brown, Brayton 1

Batting:
3B: Jace Grady 1
HR: Miguel Santos 1
RBI: Miguel Santos 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Jace Grady 1 ; Miguel Santos 1
SB: Miguel Santos 1
PO: Kodie Kolden 1
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