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UAB Plays Host to 11th Ranked Alabama on Tuesday Night at Regions Field
4/13/2026 7:10:00 PM | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM – UAB Baseball is set to play against its second ranked opponent from the SEC in as many weeks as the Blazers host 11th ranked Alabama at Regions Field on Tuesday night. The Crimson Tide are the fourth different SEC team UAB has played this season.
Who: UAB (23-13, 8-4 - American) vs. #11 Alabama (26-11, 8-7 - SEC)
Where: Regions Field – Birmingham, Alabama
Watch: ESPN+
On The Call: Curt Bloom (PxP) and Alan Dunn (Color)
Listen: The Varsity Network
On The Call: David Crane
Series: Alabama leads, 54-26
In Birmingham: Alabama leads, 21-14
At Regions Field: Alabama leads, 7-4
Last Meeting: April 15, 2025 (Alabama won, 5-3)
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Tuesday (6 p.m.)
Probable Starters
UAB: Braxton Shelton (1-1, 12.15 ERA), RHP, Senior
Alabama: JT Blackwood (1-1, 4.79 ERA), RHP, Senior
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: The Varsity Network
SCOUTING THE CRIMSON TIDE
The ball did not bounce the Tide's way this weekend at home as Alabama was swept by Arkansas at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. However, Alabama has won each of its last three midweek games. Much like the Blazers, Rob Vaughn's team is playing close to .500 ball away from home as the Crimson Tide is 5-6 in true road games. Brady Neal leads the team with a .358 batting average. Bryce Fowler leads the team with 47 hits which is tied for ninth in the SEC. Justin Lebron is tops on the team with 11 home runs. RHP JT Blackwood appeared in both games against UAB, earning the start in the game at Regions Field.
THINGS TO KNOW
- Tuesday's starting pitching matchup is the same matchup from the March 11 game at Regions Field last season.
- RHP Braxton Shelton will be making his sixth career appearance against Alabama and is slated for his third start.
- Wesley Helms has reached base safely in 23 straight games. Helms' streak is the fifth longest in the program across the last five seasons. Helms leads the team with a .395 average over the last 10 games.
- Three projected starters, Austin Pierzynski (.327), Andrew Hunt (.325), and Kevin Hall Jr. (.315) are hitting north of .300 against right-handed pitching this season.
- Kevin Hall Jr. is fifth in the American Conference with 15 stolen bases.
- Over his last five appearances, Brendan Conner has been a staple for the UAB bullpen. Conner has a 0.90 ERA in 10 innings pitched and has picked up 11 strikeouts.
- UAB has won seven games against SEC teams at Regions Field. The Blazers have beaten Alabama four times and have defeated Auburn three times.
- All fans attending the game will be able to use their Gold Card for entry. UAB students get in free with a valid OneCard.
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