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Blazers Host #22 Auburn at Regions Field on Wednesday
3/4/2025 4:46:00 PM | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM - UAB Baseball (9-2) welcomes the 22nd ranked Auburn Tigers (11-1) to Birmingham on Wednesday. The game will be the first of two games for the Blazers at Regions Field this season. Wednesday's game will be the first of six consecutive games at a minor league operated field for UAB.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Probable Starters
Wednesday (5:30):
UAB: Braxton Shelton (1-1, 10.13 ERA), RHP, Junior
Auburn: Andreas Alvarez (0-0, 5.40 ERA), RHP, Freshman
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: ESPN+
ON THE CALL
Curt Bloom (PxP) and Alan Dunn (Color Commentator) will be calling the game on ESPN+. The Voice of the Blazers, David Crane, will be on air on 100.5 FM WJOX2 and the Varsity Sports App beginning at 5:25 p.m.
TICKET INFORMATION AND PROMOTIONS
Tickets are $12 for adults, $7 for youth (16 and under) can be purchased here or on-site at Regions Field. Promotions for the game will include: a UAB Mardi Gras bead giveaway (while supplies last) and a pregame autograph session featuring select members of the UAB football team. The autograph session will take place on the concourse from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM.
THE LAST TIME OUT
The Blazers picked up their second consecutive weekend sweep this past weekend against North Alabama. UAB outscored UNA 15-3 in the series. Each UAB starting pitcher went at least six innings in each start.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Winners of 10 in a row, Auburn comes to Birmingham as one of the hottest teams in D1 baseball. The Tigers are most recently coming back from a trip to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas where they beat Ohio State, Oregon State, and Baylor. Chris Rembert became the second Auburn player in consecutive weeks to earn SEC Freshman of the Week honors with Bub Terrell earning the honors the week before.
SERIES HISTORY
Auburn leads the overall series, 21-3. Auburn also leads 10-1 in Birmingham.
DANIEL WINS AMERICAN CONFERENCE PITCHER OF THE WEEK FOR THE SECOND TIME
UAB right-handed pitcher Colin Daniel has been named American Conference Pitcher of the Week after his performance on Saturday against North Alabama. This is the second time this season Daniel has received the honor with the first award coming after his first start of the season.
The junior tossed seven shutout innings, struck out three, and faced 22 batters. He induced nine ground ball outs, two of which resulted in double plays. Daniel is now 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA, with 15 strikeouts and just six walks.
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