Blazers Battle to Nine Innings in Tampa

Saturday, March 8

Tampa, FL

3:30 PM

UAB

10-12, 1-1

University of South Florida

18-8, 1-1

UAB

South Florida

Blazers Battle to Nine Innings in Tampa

3/8/2025 8:31:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM – The UAB Softball team (10-12) lost to South Florida (17-7) by a score of 4-3 on Saturday night in Tampa. South Florida won the game after nine innings of softball on a play at the plate that was reversed because of replay.

IN THE INNINGS
South Florida started off the scoring in the first inning once again. A double steal allowed Josie Foreman to score for the Bulls. Then in the fifth inning, Foreman hit a solo home run to double the lead (2-0).

South Florida had opportunities to put more runs on the board, but good defense by UAB left seven Bulls on base.

Lindsey Smith made plays all over the field today. She hit a two run home run to tie the game in the third inning and made a huge diving catch in the seventh. The score was all tied up at two until USF added another run to take a 3-2 lead into the sixth inning. UAB tied the game on a South Florida error, scoring Bella Wiggins. We headed into extra innings after a scoreless seventh.

UAB had just two hits on the night compared to USF's 10 hits.

After zero runs and just one hit in innings seven and eight, South Florida put together two hits to get a few base runners. A hard hit ball to Brantlee Wortham was thrown home quickly and was called out initially and would have been the second out of the inning. South Florida's head coach decided to challenge last minute and the runner was called safe to give USF the 4-3 extra innings win.

UAB is back for the season deciding final game against South Florida at 10 a.m. CST and 11 a.m. EST.

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