Live Updates: Alabama Baseball vs UAB
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It's $2 Tuesday at The Joe, and Alabama baseball is back at it again. After an eight-game win streak was snapped over the weekend at No. 1 Tennessee, the Crimson Tide returns to the diamond to play against the UAB Blazers.
UAB and Alabama already faced each other earlier this season in a tight 5-4 loss by the Crimson Tide at Regions Field in Birmingham. After losing back-to-back games to the Volunteers this past weekend, Alabama is looking to get back on track as well as correct its mistakes that it displayed at UAB earlier this season.
The Blazers are coming off of a 7-4 win against Old Dominion, a win that ended a four-game losing skid.
Stay tuned for live updates, scoring and stats as the Crimson Tide face the Blazers.
Live Updates
Final Score: UAB 7, Alabama 6
Bottom 9
- Ball Game. Alabama falls to UAB 7-6.
Top 9
- Luke Holman makes quick work of the UAB side of the ninth. 1-2-3 and the side is retired.
Bottom 8
- Nothing doing for Alabama in the eighth. Ninth inning, here we come.
Top 8
- A fielder's choice puts another run across the plate for the Blazers. 7-6 UAB.
Bottom 7
- Hamiter scores on a wild pitch, and Alabama has tied the game.
Top 7
- The Blazers are unable to increase their lead as Brock Guffey retires the side in order.
Bottom 6
- UAB keeps Alabama off of the board in the sixth.
Top 6
- An infield, two-out RBI-single puts the Blazers out in front. 6-5 UAB.
- A bases-loaded walk scores a run for UAB, tying the game once again. 5-5.
Bottom 5
- Eblin skies a sac-fly to center, and Alabama takes the lead. 5-4 Crimson Tide.
Top 5
- UAB leaves two runners on base, and the game remains tied.
Bottom 4
- With Seidl attempting to steal third, Williamson singles to left. Seidl rounds third and scores. 4-4 tie.
Top 4
- A grand slam for UAB rockets the Blazers out in front. 4-3 UAB.
Bottom 3
- Pinckney singles to left, two runners score. 3-0 Alabama, runners on first and second with one out.
- Hamiter draws a bases-loaded walk, and Alabama scores the first run of the night. 1-0 Crimson Tide.
Top 3
- Another scoreless side for UAB.
Bottom 2
- Alabama leaves two more stranded as the side is retired.
Top 2
- Hess makes a solid scoop on the mound to turn two and keep the Blazers without a run.
Bottom 1
- Alabama leaves runners stranded on first and second, and the first inning closes scoreless.
Top 1
- Hess gets out of the inning with a UAB runner left stranded on third base.
Pregame
- Alabama and UAB are slated for a 6 p.m. CT first pitch.
- Tonight's weather conditions: 69 degrees Fahrenheit, sunny, winds 2 m.p.h. heading southwest
- Tonight's umpires:
- HP: Tracy Cheek
- 1B: Eric Goshay
- 2B: Danny Cricks
- 3B: Larry Short
- Starting lineup for the Crimson Tide can be found below.
- Starting lineup for the Blazers:
Alabama Starting Lineup
1. Jim Jarvis (SS)
2. Tommy Seidl (LF)
3. Drew Williamson (1B)
4. Zane Denton (3B)
5. Dominic Tamez (C)
6. William Hamiter (DH)
7. Andrew Pinckney (RF)
8. Bryce Eblin (2B)
9. Caden Rose (CF)
Starting Pitcher: RHP Ben Hess