The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Tuesday, April 18
Regions Field
6 P.M.
UAB
vs
Alabama
UAB Welcomes Alabama to Regions Field for Mid-Week
4/17/2023 4:51:00 PM | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM – The UAB Baseball team (11-24) will welcome Alabama (26-11) to Regions Field – Home of the Barons – for a mid-week matchup on Tuesday, April 18. First pitch is set for 6 P.M. and will be broadcast on CUSA TV.
Opponent: Alabama Crimson Tide
Location: Regions Field – Birmingham, Ala.
Game Time: 6 P.M.
TV: CUSA.tv
Live Stats: Sidearm
Promotion: Gold Out – Fans wear gold to the game
The Blazers and the Crimson Tide will meet for the second time this season after Alabama took game one by a score of 12-2 through eight innings in Tuscaloosa on March 21.
Since then, UAB has collected one Conference USA series win over FIU, won its mid-week matchups against Jacksonville State and Auburn and, most recently, defeated WKU in extra innings on Sunday, April 16. Alabama, on the other hand, has gone undefeated in its last three mid-week games and took the series over in-state rivals, Auburn, this past weekend.
UAB BLAZERS
The Blazers will enter the game after having dropped the first two games in their series against Western Kentucky at Young Memorial Field. UAB battled through 10 innings on Sunday to defeat the Hilltoppers by a score of 6-4 after Darryl Buggs drew a walk followed by Henry Hunter hitting a two-tun walk-off home run to secure the win. The Blazers look to carry that momentum into Tuesday night's game.
For UAB, Braxton Shelton will be making his fourth consecutive mid-week start on the mound. Shelton sits at a 1-2 record and a 5.95 ERA after he has allowed a total of 15 runs – 13 earned – on 23 hits with an opposing batter's average of .291. Shelton threw three and a third innings during his last outing versus Mississippi – striking out four and allowing five runs on seven hits.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
Alabama won its first SEC series win over the Auburn Tigers this past weekend taking the Saturday and Sunday games. The Tide posted a combined 10 runs over those two games off 14 hits. The Crimson Tide remains undefeated in mid-week games with the most recent win over Southern Miss after shutting out the Golden Eagles by a score of 13-0.
Kade Woods will get the start on the mound for Alabama with an ERA of 6.32 and a 2-1 record. This will be Woods' 10th appearance and first start of the season. Through his 15.2 innings pitched, Woods has allowed 12 runs – 11 earned – on 11 hits with seven walks and 27 strikeouts.
UAB AND ALABAMA HISTORY
This will be the 84th meeting between the two programs, dating back to 1980 and the ninth meeting at Regions Field. Alabama sits ahead in the overall series record 56-27.
GAME INFORMATION
Tickets are still available to purchase either online or in-person at the ticket booth two hours prior to the game (4 P.M.) and all seating is general admission.
Gates will open one hour prior to first pitch and fans are encouraged to enter through the home plate gate off 14th Street.
For more information on UAB Baseball, follow @UAB_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram and on UAB Athletics Facebook.
Opponent: Alabama Crimson Tide
Location: Regions Field – Birmingham, Ala.
Game Time: 6 P.M.
TV: CUSA.tv
Live Stats: Sidearm
Promotion: Gold Out – Fans wear gold to the game
The Blazers and the Crimson Tide will meet for the second time this season after Alabama took game one by a score of 12-2 through eight innings in Tuscaloosa on March 21.
Since then, UAB has collected one Conference USA series win over FIU, won its mid-week matchups against Jacksonville State and Auburn and, most recently, defeated WKU in extra innings on Sunday, April 16. Alabama, on the other hand, has gone undefeated in its last three mid-week games and took the series over in-state rivals, Auburn, this past weekend.
UAB BLAZERS
The Blazers will enter the game after having dropped the first two games in their series against Western Kentucky at Young Memorial Field. UAB battled through 10 innings on Sunday to defeat the Hilltoppers by a score of 6-4 after Darryl Buggs drew a walk followed by Henry Hunter hitting a two-tun walk-off home run to secure the win. The Blazers look to carry that momentum into Tuesday night's game.
For UAB, Braxton Shelton will be making his fourth consecutive mid-week start on the mound. Shelton sits at a 1-2 record and a 5.95 ERA after he has allowed a total of 15 runs – 13 earned – on 23 hits with an opposing batter's average of .291. Shelton threw three and a third innings during his last outing versus Mississippi – striking out four and allowing five runs on seven hits.
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
Alabama won its first SEC series win over the Auburn Tigers this past weekend taking the Saturday and Sunday games. The Tide posted a combined 10 runs over those two games off 14 hits. The Crimson Tide remains undefeated in mid-week games with the most recent win over Southern Miss after shutting out the Golden Eagles by a score of 13-0.
Kade Woods will get the start on the mound for Alabama with an ERA of 6.32 and a 2-1 record. This will be Woods' 10th appearance and first start of the season. Through his 15.2 innings pitched, Woods has allowed 12 runs – 11 earned – on 11 hits with seven walks and 27 strikeouts.
UAB AND ALABAMA HISTORY
This will be the 84th meeting between the two programs, dating back to 1980 and the ninth meeting at Regions Field. Alabama sits ahead in the overall series record 56-27.
GAME INFORMATION
Tickets are still available to purchase either online or in-person at the ticket booth two hours prior to the game (4 P.M.) and all seating is general admission.
Gates will open one hour prior to first pitch and fans are encouraged to enter through the home plate gate off 14th Street.
For more information on UAB Baseball, follow @UAB_Baseball on Twitter and Instagram and on UAB Athletics Facebook.
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