The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Baseball
Green, B.J.
B.J. Green
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- Email:
- bhgreen@uab.edu
B.J. Green enters his fourth season as associate head coach for UAB in 2025. Green comes to The Magic City from Georgia Southern, where he served as the pitching coach since 2009.
Since arriving on the Southside, Green's pitchers have been selected to the All-Conference team four times. In 2024, Blayze Berry was tabbed with 1st-Team All-AAC honors while Colin Daniel secured 2nd-Team honors.
The 2022 and 2024 seasons were historic for the Green and Gold pitching staff. In both seasons, the Blazers recorded 419 strikeouts on the mound, which is 2nd most in school history. Additionally, Green's pitchers also had the second fewest walks allowed and the second fewest earned runs allowed in the AAC in 2024. The pitching staff accomplished the same feat in 2022 with the second fewest earned runs allowed in Conference USA that season.
In 2022, two pitchers were also selected to Conference USA All-Conference teams with Collin Taylor being selected to the All-CUSA 2nd-Team and Thomas Ballard recognized to the All-Freshmen Team.
The 2021 season saw the Eagles’ pitching staff post a 3.93 ERA, which ranked third in the Sun Belt Conference. Georgia Southern reached the Sun Belt Conference championship game for the fourth time in the past five seasons.
Relief pitcher Nick Jones earned National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA) First Team All-American honors following a terrific season. Jones finished the season with a team-low 1.48 ERA. He struck out 67 batters and tied a single-season program record with 17 saves which also led the nation in that category in 2021.
In 2019, Georgia Southern’s bullpen converted 16 save chances and went 35-24 to win the Sun Belt East Division. Junior Seth Shuman was named First Team All-Sun Belt with a 3.83 ERA and 114 strikeouts to lead the league. Shuman was selected in the sixth round of the 2019 MLB Draft by Oakland.
Prior to joining the Eagles, Green served as the pitching coach at Alabama for seven seasons. During his 11-year career as a player and coach, Green helped the Crimson Tide to eight NCAA tournament appearances, three SEC Tournament Championships (1999, 2002 and 2003), two Super Regional appearances, the 2006 SEC regular season title, the 2002 SEC West championship and a 1999 College World Series appearance.
Before he entered the coaching ranks, Green was a four-year letterman for the Crimson Tide from 1998-2001. He complied an 18-4 (.818) career record and set the Alabama freshman record with eight wins on the mound in 1998.
In 1999, Green led the team to a third-place College World Series appearance and SEC Tournament Championship.
A native of Gardendale, Ala., Green is a 2002 graduate from the University of Alabama with a degree in sports fitness management.
Since arriving on the Southside, Green's pitchers have been selected to the All-Conference team four times. In 2024, Blayze Berry was tabbed with 1st-Team All-AAC honors while Colin Daniel secured 2nd-Team honors.
The 2022 and 2024 seasons were historic for the Green and Gold pitching staff. In both seasons, the Blazers recorded 419 strikeouts on the mound, which is 2nd most in school history. Additionally, Green's pitchers also had the second fewest walks allowed and the second fewest earned runs allowed in the AAC in 2024. The pitching staff accomplished the same feat in 2022 with the second fewest earned runs allowed in Conference USA that season.
In 2022, two pitchers were also selected to Conference USA All-Conference teams with Collin Taylor being selected to the All-CUSA 2nd-Team and Thomas Ballard recognized to the All-Freshmen Team.
The 2021 season saw the Eagles’ pitching staff post a 3.93 ERA, which ranked third in the Sun Belt Conference. Georgia Southern reached the Sun Belt Conference championship game for the fourth time in the past five seasons.
Relief pitcher Nick Jones earned National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA) First Team All-American honors following a terrific season. Jones finished the season with a team-low 1.48 ERA. He struck out 67 batters and tied a single-season program record with 17 saves which also led the nation in that category in 2021.
In 2019, Georgia Southern’s bullpen converted 16 save chances and went 35-24 to win the Sun Belt East Division. Junior Seth Shuman was named First Team All-Sun Belt with a 3.83 ERA and 114 strikeouts to lead the league. Shuman was selected in the sixth round of the 2019 MLB Draft by Oakland.
Prior to joining the Eagles, Green served as the pitching coach at Alabama for seven seasons. During his 11-year career as a player and coach, Green helped the Crimson Tide to eight NCAA tournament appearances, three SEC Tournament Championships (1999, 2002 and 2003), two Super Regional appearances, the 2006 SEC regular season title, the 2002 SEC West championship and a 1999 College World Series appearance.
Before he entered the coaching ranks, Green was a four-year letterman for the Crimson Tide from 1998-2001. He complied an 18-4 (.818) career record and set the Alabama freshman record with eight wins on the mound in 1998.
In 1999, Green led the team to a third-place College World Series appearance and SEC Tournament Championship.
A native of Gardendale, Ala., Green is a 2002 graduate from the University of Alabama with a degree in sports fitness management.
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