The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB
3-1
Alabama A&M
1-3
Blazer Offense Explodes in Run Rule Victory over Alabama A&M
2/18/2025 6:50:00 PM | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM - The Blazers (3-1) scored at least 15 runs for the second time in their 3-game winning streak as they blew past Alabama A&M (1-3) in a run rule victory.
Neither side crossed the plate in the first inning and the Bulldogs were held scoreless in their half of the 2nd inning. The bottom of the 2nd inning saw 16 Blazers come to the plate with nine runs scoring on just three hits. The Blazers drew six walks in the inning.
UAB drew 12 walks to just three strikeouts. The Blazers drew 14 walks in the contest against the Bulldogs last season. The 12 walks are the most in a game since a 12-1 win over Florida Atlantic on May 3rd of last season.
The Bulldogs answered back with three runs of their own in the top of the 3rd thanks to a 3-run double by Brycen Hammonds. UAB got two of those runs back in the bottom of the 3rd via a sacrifice fly by Camden Hayslip and a bases loaded walk by Landon Beaver.
The Green and Gold got three more runs in the bottom of the 4th by way of a Logan Braunschweig 2-RBI single. Braunschweig scored the third run of the inning by way of a wild pitch three batters later. Braunschweig extended his American Conference leading on-base streak to 32 games on Tuesday afternoon.
In what would be the Blazers' final frame of offense, Braxton Brooks tripled home Jake Merrick to drive home the final run scored on the day.
Alex Cheeseman led the team with three RBI. Braunschweig and Jax Yoxtheimer each tallied two hits. Braunschweig added three runs scored.
The Blazer bullpen threw three scoreless innings in relief of Braxton Shelton. Ryan Olson, Justin Hicks, and Tyler Haines combined to face the last 13 batters, striking out four and surrendering three hits.
UAB continues its 4-game homestand on Friday as the Blazers host South Alabama (4-0). First pitch is at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shelton, Braxton (1-0)
L: J. Valerio (0-1)
Batting:
2B: B. Hammonds 1 ; K. Stanfield 1
RBI: B. Hammonds 3
Base Running:
RUNS: K. Stanfield 1 ; W. Cuevas 1 ; T. Rutledge 1
SB: D. Amaral 1 ; T. Rutledge 1
Batting:
2B: Lewis Jr., Gavin 1 ; Hollifield, Nick 1 ; Hayslip, Camden 1 ; Yoxtheimer, Jax 1
3B: Brooks, Braxton 1
RBI: Braunschweig, Logan 2 ; Hollifield, Nick 1 ; Clay, Todd 1 ; Hayslip, Camden 1 ; Brooks, Braxton 1 ; Hunt, Andrew 1 ; Beaver, Landon 2 ; Cheeseman, Alex 3 ; Yoxtheimer, Jax 2
SF: Clay, Todd 1 ; Hayslip, Camden 1 ; Cheeseman, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lewis Jr., Gavin 2 ; Braunschweig, Logan 3 ; Hollifield, Nick 2 ; Merrick, Jake 1 ; Hayslip, Camden 2 ; Hunt, Andrew 2 ; Beaver, Landon 1 ; Yoxtheimer, Jax 2
SB: Braunschweig, Logan 1 ; Beaver, Landon 1
HBP: Braunschweig, Logan 1 ; Merrick, Jake 1 ; Beaver, Landon 1
