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UAB Hosts Belmont in Final Non-Conference Series
3/12/2026 4:30:00 PM | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM – UAB (10-7) hosts Belmont (7-10) in the final non-conference series for each team before league action starts next weekend.
Who: UAB (10-7) vs. Belmont (7-10)
Where: Young Memorial Field – Birmingham, Alabama
Watch: ESPN+
On The Call: Curt Bloom (PxP)
Series: UAB leads, 7-3
In Birmingham: UAB leads, 4-1
Last Meeting: March 10, 2024 (UAB won, 7-3)
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Friday (5 p.m.)
Probable Starters
UAB: Mason Steele (1-1, 5.40 ERA), RHP, Junior
Belmont: Tate Marland (2-0, 3.37 ERA), LHP, Junior
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: ESPN+
Saturday (2 p.m.)
Probable Starters
UAB: Carter Samuelson (2-1, 3.77 ERA), RHP, Freshman
Belmont: Owen Cavey (1-2, 6.19 ERA), LHP, Sophomore
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: ESPN+
Sunday (1 p.m.)
Probable Starters
UAB: TBA
Belmont: Lake Morris (1-0, 7.71 ERA), LHP, Sophomore
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: ESPN+
SCOUTING THE BRUINS
The Belmont Bruins are led by Dave Jarvis who is in his 29th season as the leader of the Bruins' program. So far this season, Belmont has a win at Middle Tennessee, 8-7, in a midweek battle. The Bruins come to Birmingham with six qualified hitters that have a batting average over .295. Jake Maddox is sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference with a .347 batting average. Tate Marland ranks seventh in the league with a 3.37 ERA.
THINGS TO KNOW
- UAB leads the American Conference with 34 home runs and 17 double plays this season.
- The Blazers are third in the league with a .981 fielding percentage, .002 behind Charlotte, who leads the conference in that category.
- The Green and Gold also rank third in total bases (288) and slugging percentage (.513).
- John Paul Head leads The American in home runs (10) and total bases (55). He also ranks second with a 1.336 OPS.
- UAB enters the series winning its last five games and six of its last seven at Young Memorial Field.
- Freshman RHP Carter Samuelson is slated to make his first career start on Saturday.
- Brady Waugh goes into the weekend with a 10-game on-base streak while Baylor Roberts' streak sits at seven.
- The Blazers are hitting .268 as a team against left-handed pitchers going into the weekend. The team is led by Alex Dupuy who is 8-for-18 (.444) against southpaws.
- UAB has been a hot hitting team at home so far this season. The Blazers are hitting .327 as a unit with a 1.078 OPS, 32 home runs, 243 total bases, 124 hits, and are outscoring opponents, 99-78.
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