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UAB Drops Mid-Week to Mississippi State
4/12/2023 12:02:00 AM | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM – UAB (10-22) dropped the mid-week matchup to Mississippi State (20-14) by a scored of 7-3 on Tuesday, April 11 at Young Memorial Field.
Mississippi State posted four runs in the first before UAB narrowed the score to two runs after Christian Hall hit a two-run home run in the third. The Bulldogs extended their lead in the fourth, seventh and eighth innings while the Blazers scored their final run in the fourth.
After making his third consecutive mid-week start on the mound, Braxton Shelton (1-2) was given the loss. Shelton allowed five runs – earned – on seven hits while tying his season high in strikeouts (4).
Christian Clack relieved Shelton in the fourth and collected the final two outs of the inning. Colin Daniel threw two and a third innings on the mound and allowed one earned run on one hit with two strikeouts. Daniel pitched back-to-back three up, three down innings for the Blazers. Following Daniel, Carson Knight and Leo Harris both spent time on the hill during the seventh inning allowing no runs on no hits with one walk. Chase Ingram made his third appearance for UAB and threw a complete inning. Ingram allowed one run – earned – on one hit with a walk. To close out the game, Leo Harris threw an inning and allowed no runs on one hit.
Christian Hall was responsible for two of UAB's three runs after he hit a two-run homer to right field to put the Blazers on in the third inning which moved Hall to leading the team in RBIs (21). Logan Braunschweig sat in the lead-off spot for the first time this season and collected a single and RBI after he hit into a sacrifice fly which brought home Nick Hollifield. Tyler Waugh, Ben Abernathy and Hollifield all collected singles while Waugh, Braunschweig, Hollifield and Hall extended their hit streaks.
UP NEXT
Continuing the home stand, UAB will welcome C-USA for Western Kentucky for a three-game series from April 14-16 at Young Memorial Field.
For more information on UAB Baseball, follow @UAB_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram as well as on UAB Athletics Facebook page.
Mississippi State posted four runs in the first before UAB narrowed the score to two runs after Christian Hall hit a two-run home run in the third. The Bulldogs extended their lead in the fourth, seventh and eighth innings while the Blazers scored their final run in the fourth.
After making his third consecutive mid-week start on the mound, Braxton Shelton (1-2) was given the loss. Shelton allowed five runs – earned – on seven hits while tying his season high in strikeouts (4).
Christian Clack relieved Shelton in the fourth and collected the final two outs of the inning. Colin Daniel threw two and a third innings on the mound and allowed one earned run on one hit with two strikeouts. Daniel pitched back-to-back three up, three down innings for the Blazers. Following Daniel, Carson Knight and Leo Harris both spent time on the hill during the seventh inning allowing no runs on no hits with one walk. Chase Ingram made his third appearance for UAB and threw a complete inning. Ingram allowed one run – earned – on one hit with a walk. To close out the game, Leo Harris threw an inning and allowed no runs on one hit.
Christian Hall was responsible for two of UAB's three runs after he hit a two-run homer to right field to put the Blazers on in the third inning which moved Hall to leading the team in RBIs (21). Logan Braunschweig sat in the lead-off spot for the first time this season and collected a single and RBI after he hit into a sacrifice fly which brought home Nick Hollifield. Tyler Waugh, Ben Abernathy and Hollifield all collected singles while Waugh, Braunschweig, Hollifield and Hall extended their hit streaks.
UP NEXT
Continuing the home stand, UAB will welcome C-USA for Western Kentucky for a three-game series from April 14-16 at Young Memorial Field.
For more information on UAB Baseball, follow @UAB_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram as well as on UAB Athletics Facebook page.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Stinnett, Parker (2-0)
L: Shelton, Braxton (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Larry, Amani 1 ; Clark, Kellum 1
HR: Ledbetter, Colton 1 ; Jordan, Dakota 1 ; Hancock, Luke 1
RBI: Larry, Amani 1 ; Ledbetter, Colton 2 ; Jordan, Dakota 3 ; Hancock, Luke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Larry, Amani 1 ; Ledbetter, Colton 2 ; Jordan, Dakota 1 ; Hancock, Luke 1 ; Chance, Bryce 2
SB: Larry, Amani 1 ; Ledbetter, Colton 1
CS: Larry, Amani 1
HBP: Hancock, Luke 1

Batting:
HR: Hall, Christian 1
RBI: Braunschweig, Logan 1 ; Hall, Christian 2
SH: Lewis Jr., Gavin 1
SF: Braunschweig, Logan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Braunschweig, Logan 1 ; Hall, Christian 1 ; Hollifield, Nick 1
CS: Abernathy, Ben 1
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