The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB
University of South Florida
Blazers Travel to Tampa for AAC Play
3/5/2025 2:27:00 PM | Softball
BIRMINGHAM – The UAB Softball team (9-11) heads to Tampa, Florida for the first conference game of the year against South Florida (16-6).
UAB finished the Crimson Classic with a 1-4 record winning game one against SIUE. The top of the lineup has been dominant as Bella Wiggins, Hannah Dorssett, Hope Tucker, and Lindsey Smith have been a force all year with an OB% above .443. Lindsey Smith has driven in 15 runs in the third or fourth spot in the lineup.
American Athletic Conference play starts this weekend with the South Florida Bulls. Last year the Blazers beat USF 2-1 in Birmingham. This year South Florida started 16-6 and had an RPI ranking of 45 playing 10 Power Four teams. South Florida is led by Ken Erikson in his 28th season with the USF Softball Program. South Florida leads the conference in double plays, on base %, sacrifice bunts, and RBIs per game.
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ each day, while live statistics can be found here. Game times for the series are as follow:
Friday, March 7th – 3:00 p.m. CST
Saturday, March 8th – 3:30 p.m. CST
Sunday, March 9th – 10:00 a.m. CST
QUICK NOTES
- Bella Wiggins is ranked 26th in the country and first in the American in stolen bases with 12.
- Hope Tucker is ninth in the country and first in the American in sacrifice bunts per game (.37).
- Bella Wiggins is ranked 54th in the country and 1st in the American in on base percentage (.554).
- Caroline McLendon has thrown four complete games which is good enough for a 34th ranking in the country.
- Hannah Miles is sixth in the country and first in the American in triples (4).
- UAB leads the American in triples (11) and stolen bases (34).
- UAB is tenth in the country in sacrifice bunts (19).
- Caroline McLendon and Tait Davidson have thrown four complete games.
SERIES HISTORY
UAB has won the last two games including the series win last year. USF won six straight from 2003-2005.
LAST MEETING
UAB beat South Florida 7-5 in their last meeting in Birmingham. UAB scored five first innings runs which was too big for USF to recover from. Olivia Cummings got the win white Carlie Wilkins went 1-2 with three RBIs.
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