Live Updates: Alabama Baseball at UAB
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After picking up a big walk-off win against No. 9 Florida on Sunday, Alabama baseball looks to keep up the momentum on Wednesday at UAB.
The Crimson Tide's win brought the team to 13-8 on the season and gave it a 1-2 record in the SEC. Midweek games have been a struggle for Alabama recently, as it has lost three of its last four. The Crimson Tide will look to change that against the Blazers.
UAB bested Rice last weekend two games to one on the road, with the Blazers scoring a remarkable 26 runs over the three-game stretch. Alabama will likely need to jump out early due to UAB's potential to score in any inning that it steps up to the plate. If the Crimson Tide allows the Blazers to jump ahead early and is forced to play catch-up, things could get out of hand in a hurry if Alabama isn't able to bounce back quickly enough.
Follow along below for live updates, stats and analysis as the Crimson Tide play at Regions Field in Birmingham against the Blazers.
Live Updates
Top 9
FINAL: UAB 5, Alabama 4
- Eblin draws a two-out walk. Runner on first.
Bottom 8
END 8: UAB 5, Alabama 4
- Hall singled to left, Sears advanced across the plate. UAB takes a 5-4 lead. Runner on first, nobody out.
- Sears doubled off of the wall in right field. Runner on second, nobody out.
Top 8
MID 8: Alabama 4, UAB 4
- Three up, three down for the Crimson Tide in the eighth.
Bottom 7
END 7: Alabama 4, UAB 4
- Mullins grounded out to the pitcher for a sacrifice bunt. Braunschweig scored. 4-4 tie.
Top 7
MID 7: Alabama 4, UAB 3
- Eblin singled to right field, followed by Jarvis reaching first on an error. Runners on first and second, one out.
Bottom 6
END 6: Alabama 4, UAB 3
- Nothing doing for the Blazers in the sixth.
Top 6
MID 6: Alabama 4, UAB 3
- Diodati crushed a ball into the Alabama bullpen in right field for a solo home run. 4-3 Crimson Tide.
Bottom 5
END 5: Alabama 3, UAB 3
- A 1-2-3 inning for Hagan Banks.
Top 5
MID 5: Alabama 3, UAB 3
- Denton grounded out to second.
- Seidl singled to short. Runners at the corners with two out.
- Jarvis struck out. Pinckney on second, two out.
- Pinckney advanced to second on a wild pitch. Runner on second, one out.
- Pinckney singled to center field.
Bottom 4
END 4: Alabama 3, UAB 3
- Puckett bunted, safe at first. Willoughby scored. 3-3 tie.
Top 4
MID 4: Alabama 3, UAB 2
- Rose singled, but the remaining three batters were retired.
- Thomas Ballard has replaced Harris on the mound. Final line for Harris: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 BF.
Bottom 3
END 3: Alabama 3, UAB 2
- Leger picks up his first strikeout of the game. Two out, runner on first.
- Jake Leger has entered the game for Alabama. Final line for Hess: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 4 BF.
Top 3
MID 3: Alabama 3, UAB 2
- Seidl flied out to right field, Eblin tagged from third base. 3-2 Alabama.
- Eblin doubles to the corner in left, Williamson and Pinckney both score. 2-2 tie. Still nobody out.
- Pinckney doubles to left, Williamson advances to third. Runners on second and third with nobody out for Eblin.
- Williamson is hit by a pitch. Runner on first, nobody out.
Bottom 2
END 2: UAB 2, Alabama 0
- Make that four Ks for Hess. Side retired in order.
- Hess picks up his third strikeout of the afternoon. Two away.
Top 2
MID: UAB 2, Alabama 0
- Three up, three down for the Crimson Tide in the second.
- Leo Harris is in the game to replace Moza. Final line for Moza: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 3 BF.
Bottom 1
END 1: UAB 2, Alabama 0
- Hess struck out Lloyd. Two out.
- Hess walked Hall. Runner on first, one out.
- Sears hits a two-run home run into the UAB bullpen out in left field. 2-0 Blazers. Still just one out.
- Hess walked Golda. Runner on first, one out as Sears steps up to the plate.
- Hess struck out Mullins to start his outing on the mound.
- Leo Harris is warming up in the bullpen for the Blazers.
Top 1
MID 1: Alabama 0, UAB 0
- Moza retires the side, 1-2-3.
- Jarvis flied out to shallow center field, and we are underway at Regions Field.
Pregame
- Starting lineup for the Blazers:
- Today's umpires: Craig Baron, HP; Phil Cundall, 1B; Doug Vines, 2B; Joseph Blumenauer, 3B.
- It couldn't be a better day for baseball. Temperatures are currently sitting in the mid-60s Fahrenheit, with just a few clouds here and there on an overall sunny day.
- UAB is sporting the white jersey/white pants combo. Their socks are a dark green, while their caps are white with a green bill. Alabama is wearing crimson jerseys/white pants with the word "Alabama" on the front. Crimson socks and fully-crimson caps complete the jersey.
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