The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Tuesday, May 9
Montgomery, AL
6 P.M.
UAB
at
Alabama State University
UAB Set to Meet Alabama State in Mid-Week Matchup
5/8/2023 3:51:00 PM | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM – The UAB Blazers (15-31) will travel to Montgomery, Ala. for a mid-week matchup against their seventh in-state opponent – Alabama State (33-15). First pitch is set for 6 P.M. on Tuesday, May 9 at Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex.
Opponent: Alabama State Hornets
Location: Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex – Montgomery, Ala.
Game Time: 6 P.M.
TV: Option One | Option Two
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
The Blazers are 5-4 in mid-week games this season while the Hornets are 3-8. UAB enters the week coming off a game three win over Louisiana Tech by a score of 6-1 but dropped the series. Alabama State, on the other hand, swept Mississippi Valley State to increase its conference record to 21-3.
UAB BLAZERS
Logan Braunschweig continues to lead the team offensively and has batted .321 since March 13 while collecting the most stolen bases of anyone this season (15). Braunschweig also leads the team in hits (46), slugging percentage (.397) and on-base percentage (.425) while Tyler Waugh falls closely behind in batting average (.287) and Christian Hall falls second in hits (45). Hall collected his sixth home run on the year on Sunday, May 7 to earn most homers out of the bunch and most RBI (27).
ALABAMA STATE HORNETS
Offensively, six Hornets post a .300 or better batting average including Jack Hay who sits at .358. Hay also leads the team in RBI and is tied with Ian Matos for second most home runs (9) – closely behind Ali Lapread who has 12. Four players have double digit doubles including Matos who has 17 and the team posts 11 triples.
UAB AND ASU HISTORY
Since 2001, UAB holds a hefty lead over ASU in the series record, 19-3. The Blazers took the last matchup between the two programs back on May 10, 2022 in Montgomery by a score of 8-4.
For more information on UAB Baseball
Opponent: Alabama State Hornets
Location: Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex – Montgomery, Ala.
Game Time: 6 P.M.
TV: Option One | Option Two
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
The Blazers are 5-4 in mid-week games this season while the Hornets are 3-8. UAB enters the week coming off a game three win over Louisiana Tech by a score of 6-1 but dropped the series. Alabama State, on the other hand, swept Mississippi Valley State to increase its conference record to 21-3.
UAB BLAZERS
Logan Braunschweig continues to lead the team offensively and has batted .321 since March 13 while collecting the most stolen bases of anyone this season (15). Braunschweig also leads the team in hits (46), slugging percentage (.397) and on-base percentage (.425) while Tyler Waugh falls closely behind in batting average (.287) and Christian Hall falls second in hits (45). Hall collected his sixth home run on the year on Sunday, May 7 to earn most homers out of the bunch and most RBI (27).
ALABAMA STATE HORNETS
Offensively, six Hornets post a .300 or better batting average including Jack Hay who sits at .358. Hay also leads the team in RBI and is tied with Ian Matos for second most home runs (9) – closely behind Ali Lapread who has 12. Four players have double digit doubles including Matos who has 17 and the team posts 11 triples.
UAB AND ASU HISTORY
Since 2001, UAB holds a hefty lead over ASU in the series record, 19-3. The Blazers took the last matchup between the two programs back on May 10, 2022 in Montgomery by a score of 8-4.
For more information on UAB Baseball
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