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Blazer Softball Heads to Starkville, Mississippi Wednesday
2/25/2025 3:54:00 PM | Softball
BIRMINGHAM – The UAB Softball team (8-6) Heads to their first midweek opponent of the 2025 season at Mississippi State (13-2).
UAB finished the Green and Gold Classic with wins over Belmont and Southern Indiana. The Blazers put up a fight against Big Ten team Purdue but lost the game 9-5 in extra innings. The top of the lineup has been dominant as Bella Wiggins, Hannah Dorssett, and Lindsey Smith have been a force. Lindsey Smith has driven in 12 runs in the third or fourth spot in the lineup.
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
The game will be streamed on SEC Network+ at 4:00 p.m., while live statistics can be found here.
QUICK NOTES
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UAB first year head coach Taylor Smartt takes over the UAB program after leading another AAC last year in Florida Atlantic.
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The Blazers bring back there top two batters in Bella Wiggins(.339) and Hannah Dorsett (.317)
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Bella Wiggins led the AAC in Tripled with seven. Wiggins was 11th in the AAC with a .339 batting average. Wiggins was 10th in the AAC in slugging % (.602).
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Auburn Dupree was 5th in the AAC in stolen bases with 13.
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Lindsey Smith led the AAC in assists with 148.
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Bella Wiggins is ranked 13th in the country and first in the American in stolen bases with 11.
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Hope Tucker is eighth in the country and first in the American in sacrifice bunts per game (.46).
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Bella Wiggins is ranked 27th in the country and 1st in the American in on base percentage (.596).
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Caroline McLendon has thrown four complete games which is good enough for a 34th ranking in the country.
SERIES HISTORY
Mississippi State leads the series 21-6. Mississippi State has won the last seven games dating back to 2016. UAB won three straight from 2014-2016.
LAST MEETING
Mississippi State won 14-0 the last time the two teams met in 2024. The bats were hot for the Bulldogs scoring 14 runs in just five innings.
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