The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Friday, March 6
Birmingham, Ala.
3 P.M.
UAB
vs
North Texas
Blazers Open American Conference Play Against North Texas, Time Changed
3/5/2026 7:30:00 PM | Softball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - UAB Softball gets to play American Conference softball earlier than expected, now facing North Texas at 3 p.m., on Friday for the conference opener. Due to forecasted rain in Birmingham, the Blazers and Mean Green will play at 3 p.m. instead of the scheduled 5:30 p.m. first pitch. The rest of the series is currently to be played as scheduled, but is subject to change.
UAB (11-10, 0-0 AMER) is coming off a successful weekend in Columbia, S.C., at the Garnet & Black Invitational, going 4-1 against Queens, Marist, and South Carolina. The Blazers then lost at home on Wednesday, 6-1, to #17/#12 Mississippi State. UAB now looks for its first win against North Texas under Head Coach Taylor Smartt.
Notes to Know
UAB (11-10, 0-0 AMER) is coming off a successful weekend in Columbia, S.C., at the Garnet & Black Invitational, going 4-1 against Queens, Marist, and South Carolina. The Blazers then lost at home on Wednesday, 6-1, to #17/#12 Mississippi State. UAB now looks for its first win against North Texas under Head Coach Taylor Smartt.
Notes to Know
- The Blazers are coming off a 6-1 loss to #17/#12 Mississippi State on Wednesday.
- UAB went 0-4 against ranked SEC teams over the past two weeks. The Blazers have two more scheduled games against currently ranked SEC teams, plus one against an unranked SEC team.
- Hannah Miles tripled on Wednesday against Mississippi State, the ninth triple of her career to tie for the fourth most triples in UAB history.
- Charlee Bennett singled against Mississippi State to extend her on-base streak to six games, the longest on the team.
- Hannah Dorsett (eight games) and Jaycee Holt (five games) had their hit streaks snapped against Mississippi State.
- North Texas is 10-13 coming into Birmingham.
- The Mean Green has won its last six games against non-top 10 teams.
- Three of North Texas's losses have come to #2/#2 Texas Tech, including two losses last week in Lubbock.
- North Texas is coming off a loss to #4/#6 Oklahoma, 16-4, on Tuesday.
- The Mean Green's best win came against ULM during the opening weekend, defeating the Warhawks, 5-4.
- North Texas is 38th in the country with 36 doubles and six triples. The Mean Green are 62nd in DI with 20 home runs.
- Madison Conley has the ninth most doubles in the country with 10.
- Ariah Mitchell's three triples are the ninth most in the country.
- Elizabeth Moffitt has thrown out eight runners, the sixth most in the country.
- Moffitt leads North Texas with a .470 batting average. Her six home runs and 24 RBI also lead the team. Moffitt is reaching base at a .539 mark and slugging .864.
- North Texas has struggled in the circle with a team ERA of 6.26. None of the four Mean Green pitchers has an ERA below 5.00.
- Britney Lewinski and Anneca Anderson have thrown 119.1 innings for North Texas; they have a 5.11 ERA and 5.85 ERA, respectively.
- UAB leads the all-time series against North Texas, 20-16.
- North Texas swept the 2025 series in Denton.
- The last time the programs met in Birmingham, UAB swept the series. North Texas has not won in Birmingham since 2022.
- Heading into conference play, Florida Atlantic owns the best record, sitting at 17-6. South Florida, also with 17 wins, sits in second at 17-8.
- Tulsa and Memphis sit at the bottom of the conference,
- North Texas hosted #4/#6 Oklahoma on Tuesday, losing to the Sooners 16-4.
- Memphis swept a doubleheader against Oakland on Tuesday.
- Wichita State was the only other American team to play a power-conference team on Wednesday, losing to Kansas in their home opener, 9-1, in five innings.
- Florida Atlantic defeated Florida Gulf Coast, 14-5, in six innings.
- East Carolina won on the road at Campbell, 2-1.
- UTSA pieced together a pair of five-run innings to defeat Texas A&M - Corpus Christi, 12-5.
- Tulsa lost on the road at Central Arkansas, 3-2.
- Next week, UAB will go to Georgia Tech on Tuesday for its only matchup against an ACC school this season. First pitch in Atlanta is set for 5 p.m. CT.
- The Blazers will spend the weekend in Wichita, playing guest to the Shockers. Games are set for 6 p.m., 4 p.m., and noon in Kansas.
Players Mentioned
IF
/ Softball
IF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
OF
/ SoftballUAB vs North Texas Post Game Press Conference
Sunday, March 01
UAB MBB vs Tulane Post Game Press Conference
Sunday, February 15
UAB MBB vs Rice Postgame
Sunday, February 08
UAB MBB vs Memphis Post Game Press Conference
Friday, February 06
