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UAB Begins 7-Game Road Trip With Series at Memphis
5/1/2025 4:58:00 PM | Baseball
MEMPHIS - UAB Baseball (23-22, 7-11) begins a 7-game road trip as the Blazers travel to Memphis for a 3-game series with the Tigers (16-28, 4-14) beginning on Friday.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Friday (6:00)
Probable Starters
UAB: Colin Daniel (5-4, 3.80 ERA), RHP, Junior
Memphis: Seth Garner (2-6, 4.53 ERA), RHP, Junior
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Weather forecast: 70 degrees, Cloudy (rain possible), Wind 10 mph SW
Saturday (4:00)
Probable Starters
UAB: TBA
Memphis: David Case (1-6, 5.79 ERA), LHP, Senior
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: ESPN+
Weather forecast: 70 degrees, Partly Cloudy, Wind 12 mph NW
Sunday (1:00)
Probable Starters
UAB: TBA
Memphis: TBA
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Weather forecast: 65 degrees, Mostly Cloudy, Wind 10 mph NW
ON THE CALL
Jeff Brightwell (PxP) and Greg Gaston (Color/Analyst) will be calling the game on Saturday only.
THE LAST TIME OUT
The Blazers defeated Alabama State by way of a run-rule, 10-0. The Green and Gold outhit the Hornets 9-3 and drew 13 walks.
Last season, the Blazers took two out of three games against Memphis in Birmingham. Friday's game resulted in a run-rule win for the Blazers. Game two went UAB's way as Gavin Lewis Jr. blasted a walk-off 2-run home run to give the Blazers a 5-4 win in 10 innings.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Memphis comes into the weekend 10th in the American Conference after dropping each of its last five contests. The Tigers were swept last weekend at UTSA and dropped the midweek game at Mississippi State. Memphis is hitting .239 as a team and has a team ERA of 5.49.
SERIES HISTORY
FedExPark will play host to the 91st, 92nd and 93rd all-time meetings between the two programs with the Tigers leading the series, 46-44.
CD WINS POTW FOR THIRD TIME IN 2025
For the third time in the 2025 season, UAB right-handed pitcher Colin Daniel has won American Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.
The junior from Corner, Alabama tossed a complete game shutout on Friday night against Rice. Daniel struck out a career-high 13 batters, did not allow a walk or a run, and had a strike percentage of 73%. Daniel now ranks 3rd in the American Conference in Innings Pitched (68.2), 3rd in Walks Allowed (12), tied for 7th in Wins (5), 8th in ERA (3.80), and 8th in Strikeouts (62).
Daniel was also named National Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday by the College Baseball Foundation.
QUICK HITTERS
Your Support Fuels Success!
With your help, Blazer Student-Athletes are given the resources, tools, and opportunities they need to achieve greatness. Every contribution you make directly supports our teams, ensuring they excel not only on the field but in the classroom as well. We invite you to renew your support to UAB Athletics today and for more information on ways to show your generosity through the Blazer Scholarship Fund, capital initiatives, and sport specific giving go to blazerboosters.com or call us at (205) 996-9969.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Friday (6:00)
Probable Starters
UAB: Colin Daniel (5-4, 3.80 ERA), RHP, Junior
Memphis: Seth Garner (2-6, 4.53 ERA), RHP, Junior
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Weather forecast: 70 degrees, Cloudy (rain possible), Wind 10 mph SW
Saturday (4:00)
Probable Starters
UAB: TBA
Memphis: David Case (1-6, 5.79 ERA), LHP, Senior
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: ESPN+
Weather forecast: 70 degrees, Partly Cloudy, Wind 12 mph NW
Sunday (1:00)
Probable Starters
UAB: TBA
Memphis: TBA
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Weather forecast: 65 degrees, Mostly Cloudy, Wind 10 mph NW
ON THE CALL
Jeff Brightwell (PxP) and Greg Gaston (Color/Analyst) will be calling the game on Saturday only.
THE LAST TIME OUT
The Blazers defeated Alabama State by way of a run-rule, 10-0. The Green and Gold outhit the Hornets 9-3 and drew 13 walks.
Last season, the Blazers took two out of three games against Memphis in Birmingham. Friday's game resulted in a run-rule win for the Blazers. Game two went UAB's way as Gavin Lewis Jr. blasted a walk-off 2-run home run to give the Blazers a 5-4 win in 10 innings.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Memphis comes into the weekend 10th in the American Conference after dropping each of its last five contests. The Tigers were swept last weekend at UTSA and dropped the midweek game at Mississippi State. Memphis is hitting .239 as a team and has a team ERA of 5.49.
SERIES HISTORY
FedExPark will play host to the 91st, 92nd and 93rd all-time meetings between the two programs with the Tigers leading the series, 46-44.
CD WINS POTW FOR THIRD TIME IN 2025
For the third time in the 2025 season, UAB right-handed pitcher Colin Daniel has won American Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.
The junior from Corner, Alabama tossed a complete game shutout on Friday night against Rice. Daniel struck out a career-high 13 batters, did not allow a walk or a run, and had a strike percentage of 73%. Daniel now ranks 3rd in the American Conference in Innings Pitched (68.2), 3rd in Walks Allowed (12), tied for 7th in Wins (5), 8th in ERA (3.80), and 8th in Strikeouts (62).
Daniel was also named National Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday by the College Baseball Foundation.
QUICK HITTERS
- Logan Braunschweig has 198 career hits as a Blazer.
- The Blazers have turned 42 double plays this season which ranks 6th in D1 Baseball. This total ranks 2nd in the American Conference.
- UAB's 245 walks offensively ranks 1st in the American Conference.
- The Green and Gold are tied for 1st first in the American Conference with 68 stolen bases.
- Logan Braunschweig has stolen 24 bases this season which leads the American Conference. With one more stolen base, Braunschweig will sit alone in 10th place all-time at UAB for stolen bases in a single season. He is currently tied with current Blazer major leaguers Chandler Simpson and Tyler Tolbert.
- Colin Daniel's K/BB ratio of 5.17 ranks 3rd in the American Conference. The ratio also ranks 29th in the country.
- Todd Clay leads the team with 15 multi-hit games.
- Wesley Helms' 24 hits in conference play leads the team.
- Tyler Waugh carries his team-high 14-game on-base streak into the weekend.
- Over the last eight games, the Blazers' offense is averaging 7.75 runs per game.
Your Support Fuels Success!
With your help, Blazer Student-Athletes are given the resources, tools, and opportunities they need to achieve greatness. Every contribution you make directly supports our teams, ensuring they excel not only on the field but in the classroom as well. We invite you to renew your support to UAB Athletics today and for more information on ways to show your generosity through the Blazer Scholarship Fund, capital initiatives, and sport specific giving go to blazerboosters.com or call us at (205) 996-9969.
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