The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB
2-3
NIU
2-5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| UAB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | X | 12 | 10 | 2 |
UAB Softball Goes 2-3 at South Alabama Invitational
2/18/2024 5:52:00β―PM | Softball
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The Blazers (3-6) opened the tournament with a 12-8 victory over Northern Illinois on Friday, and then fell to the Huskies 5-1 on Saturday Morning. UAB rebounded on Saturday afternoon to defeat Central Michigan by the score of 6-1.
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On Sunday, UAB fell to Eastern Kentucky 4-2 in its first game of the day and then concluded action with a 2-0 loss to South Alabama.
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In UAB's opening win of the tournament against NIU, freshman Hannah Dorsett had a day, going 4-for-5 at the plate with two RBI and scored three runs. Fellow freshman Olivia Cummings picked up her first collegiate win in the circle as she made a relief appearance and was credited with the win.
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In the victory over Central Michigan, the Blazers only collected two hits but were able to score six runs as CMU had six errors in the contest.
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Against EKU (who is now 9-0 to open the season), Lindsey Smith hit her second home run of the season to tie the game at 2-2 in the top of the sixth, but EKU then plated two runs in the bottom half of the inning for the 4-2 victory. '
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The Blazers return to the field on Wednesday at crosstown rival Samford, followed by hosting the Green and Golf Classic beginning on Friday morning at Mary Bowers Field.
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For more information on the UAB softball team, be sure to follow @UAB_SB on Twitter and Instagram.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cummings, Olivia (1-0)
L: Dato (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Conner 1
3B: Turner 1
RBI: Pechman 1 ; Erickson 1 ; Ramage 1 ; Shumaker 1 ; Quick 1 ; Turner 1
SF: Quick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pechman 2 ; James 1 ; Erickson 1 ; Stewart 1 ; Ramage 1 ; Conner 1 ; Turner 1
SB: Pechman 1 ; Stewart 1 ; Ramage 1
Batting:
2B: Dorsett, Hannah 1
3B: Wiggins, Bella 1 ; Dorsett, Hannah 1
RBI: Wiggins, Bella 1 ; Dorsett, Hannah 2 ; Smith, Lindsey 2 ; Droddy, Makenzie 1 ; Valbak, Olivia 1 ; Brock, Lauren 1 ; Aguilar, Alyssa 1 ; Tucker, Hope 2
SH: Smith, Lindsey 1 ; Aguilar, Alyssa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wiggins, Bella 3 ; Dorsett, Hannah 3 ; Hubbard, McKinley 1 ; Valbak, Olivia 1 ; Brock, Lauren 1 ; Miles, Hannah 1 ; Kramer, AJ 2
SB: Wiggins, Bella 1 ; Brock, Lauren 1
HBP: Wiggins, Bella 1
