Softball Starts Back-to-Back Weekends in Texas

BIRMINGHAM – The UAB Softball team (17-22, 6-9) is headed to San Antonio to play UTSA (15-23, 2-13). The series is scheduled for Friday-Sunday, 6:00, 2:00, and 1:00 p.m.

UAB have won two out of the last three conference series, beating Tulsa and Memphis before dropping two out of three against Wichita State. The Blazers are now at 6-9 in conference play and eighth place in the standings. UAB defeated Auburn on Wednesday night for the first time in 22 years splitting the midweek.

UAB has just four home games left this season including one midweek against Troy and one conference series against East Carolina. UAB is on the road for 11 out of their last 15 games.

UTSA currently are sitting at an RPI of 172 with notable wins over Michigan State, Houston, and one against Wichita State. UAB has an RPI at 146. The Roadrunners have lost four straight games including a midweek at Baylor (0-6).

BROADCAST SCHEDULE
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ at 6:00, 2:00, and 1:00 p.m., while live statistics can be found here.

QUICK NOTES

Bella Wiggins is ranked 35th in the nation and third in the conference in hits (53).
Wiggins is ranked 27th in the nation and first in the conference in toughest to strikeout (31.3%).
Hope Tucker is ranked 31st in the nation and second in the conference in sacrifice bunts per game (.24).
Hannah Miles is ranked 14th in the nation and first in the conference in triples (5).
Lindsey Smith is ranked 74th in the nation and first in the conference in doubles (11).
UAB ranks 7th in the nation and second in the conference in sacrifice bunts (37).
UAB ranks 9th in the country and first in the conference in triples (15).
UAB ranks 53rd in the nation and second in the conference in fielding % (.970).

SERIES HISTORY
UAB leads the series 17-12 winning the last six games and sweeping the last two series. The last time UTSA won was in 2022 at Mary Bowers Field. UTSA had two three game losing streaks in 2016-17 and 2019.

LAST MEETING
The last matchup was a 9-1 win for UAB that went just six innings. UAB outscored UTSA 20-5 in the last series.

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Softball Starts Back-to-Back Weekends in Texas

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Players Mentioned

Hannah Miles

Lindsey Smith

Hope Tucker

Bella Wiggins

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