Blazers Blank Jaguars on Friday, 8-0

Friday, February 21

Birmingham, Ala.

2 p.m.

UAB

4-1

South Alabama

4-1

South Alabama

UAB Blazers

Cole Cheatham

Photo by: Brenley Sanders

Blazers Blank Jaguars on Friday, 8-0

2/21/2025 6:38:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM - UAB Baseball (4-1) shuts out South Alabama (4-1) on Friday afternoon at Young Memorial Field. The Blazers allowed just three hits to the Jaguar offense.

Cole Cheatham was dominant through six innings of work. The senior southpaw from Ardmore, Alabama tossed five strikeouts and surrendered just two hits and two walks. Brendan Conner pitched the final three innings, striking out four and earning his second save of the season.

The Blazer offense picked up where they left off on Tuesday. UAB jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two innings courtesy of four hits. Todd Clay led off the inning with a double down the left field line. The next batter was Camden Hayslip who narrowly missed out on a home run to right field, but doubled home Clay to open the scoring. After a stolen base by Hayslip, Wesley Helms drove him in via an RBI single through the left side to make it 2-0. Freshman Jake Merrick doubled home Helms on a ball hit directly off the wall to cap off the three run 2nd inning.

The Blazers added two more runs thanks to a two strike, two RBI single by Merrick. A true freshman from Knoxville, Tennessee, Merrick went 2-4 with 3 RBI in his first career start.

Braxton Brooks joined in on the scoring in the 5th inning when he cranked his first career home run on a solo shot to left field to put the Green and Gold up 6-0.

A couple of selfless at bats in the 6th added to the Blazer lead. With runners at second and third with nobody out, Hayslip grounded out to second to score Nick Hollifield. Wesley Helms then hit a sacrifice fly to left to score Todd Clay to end the Blazers' scoring for the day.

UAB and South Alabama play game two of the series tomorrow at Young Memorial Field. First pitch is at 1:00 p.m.

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