The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Friday, February 27
Columbia, S.C.
11 A.M.
UAB
8-8
12
vs
3
Marist
5-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marist | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| UAB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
Homers Power Blazers to Wins Over Marist, Queens
2/27/2026 4:39:00 PM | Softball
COLUMBIA, S.C. - UAB Softball swept the opening day at the Garnet & Black Invitational, defeating Marist and Queens. The Blazers walked off a 12-3 victory against Marist with Abbi Perkins's first career grand slam. UAB recorded 14 hits against Marist, tied for the second most this season. Ashlyn Shirah led the Blazers to a 3-2 win over Queens with a three-run homer in the first inning. Shirah's fourth homer as a Blazer set her career high with three RBI.
Charlee Bennett had another great day as a Blazer, going 3-for-4 with a triple and a walk against Marist. Jaycee Holt returned to the lineup, making a big impact by getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Madeline Flammia broke out of her slump with a 2-for-2 game with a walk against Marist. A Carlie Wilkins two-run double flipped the Blazers' energy against Marist, coming up big for UAB.
Olivia Cummings and Caitlin Russell each picked up wins. Cummings threw a career-high seven strikeouts in her fourth complete game of the season. Russell threw four no-hit innings to seal the Blazer win over Queens.
Notables
Marist 3, UAB 12 (5 Inn.)
The Run Down
Queens 2, UAB 3
The Run Down
Charlee Bennett had another great day as a Blazer, going 3-for-4 with a triple and a walk against Marist. Jaycee Holt returned to the lineup, making a big impact by getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Madeline Flammia broke out of her slump with a 2-for-2 game with a walk against Marist. A Carlie Wilkins two-run double flipped the Blazers' energy against Marist, coming up big for UAB.
Olivia Cummings and Caitlin Russell each picked up wins. Cummings threw a career-high seven strikeouts in her fourth complete game of the season. Russell threw four no-hit innings to seal the Blazer win over Queens.
Notables
- UAB scored 12 runs against Marist, the most this season.
- The Blazers' 14 hits against Marist were tied for the second-most this season.
- Perkins hit her first career grand slam and first home run as a Blazer.
- Perkins tied her career high with four RBI against Marist, tying May 5, 2023.
- Shirah's three RBI against Queens were a career-high.
- All nine starters recorded a hit in the 12-3 win over Marist.
- Cummings threw a career-high seven strikeouts vs Marist.
Marist 3, UAB 12 (5 Inn.)
The Run Down
- T1 | Marist opened the scoring with a two-out RBI single to right (0-1)
- B1 | A dropped infield pop fly allowed the Blazers to respond instantly to tie the game (1-1).
- T2 | A Pusey home run just over the right field fence put Marist up two runs (1-3).
- B2 | Dorsett singled up the middle, allowing Flammia to score from second (2-3).
- B3 | Wilkins turned the game over with a double to right center, scoring two runs (4-3).
- B3 | Holt singled through the left side to score Wilkins (5-3)
- B5 | Flammia got her second hit of the game with a single through the left side, scoring Hope Tucker (6-3).
- B5 | Dorsett was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded for her second RBI of the game (7-3).
- B5 | Bennett singled up the middle to move runners from station to station, scoring Flammia (8-3).
- B5 | Perkins hit her first career grand slam to right field (12-3).
- Dorsett: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, R, HBP, 2 SB
- Bennett: 3-for-4, 3B, RBI, 2 R
- Perkins: 1-for-3, HR, 4 RBI, BB, 2 R
- Wilkins: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R
- H. Tucker: 1-for-3, 2B, R
- Flammia: 2-for-2, RBI, 2 R, BB
- Holt: 2-for-2, RBI, R, BB
- Cummings pitched her fourth complete game victory of the season, striking out a career high seven batters.
- Cummings allowed three earned runs on five hits, a walk, and a hit batter.
- She moved to 5-1 on the year.
Queens 2, UAB 3
The Run Down
- B1 | Shirah hit her first homer of the season on a line drive to left field, scoring Perkins and Bennett in the process (3-0).
- T3 | Queens responded with their own homer with two outs, scoring a pair of runs (3-2).
- Bennett: 0-for-1, 2 BB, R
- Shirah: 3-for-3, HR, 3 RBI, R
- Holt: 1-for-2, BB
- Tait Davidson got the start against Queens, going 3.0 innings and only allowing two hits.
- Unfortunately, one of Davidson's allowed hits was the two-run homer, the fifth homer Davidson has allowed this season.
- Both of Davidson's runs were earned. She walked three Royals and struck out one.
- Russell relieved Davidson in the fourth inning, throwing four no-hit innings.
- Russell walked just one batter, who was thrown out on the base paths. She struck out two hitters.
- The Blazers are back at the Garnet & Black Invitational tomorrow, Feb. 28, facing Queens at 9 a.m. CT before playing #22/#19 South Carolina at 11:30 a.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cummings, Olivia (5-1)
L: Stella Blanchard (3-3)
Batting:
HR: Peyton Pusey 1
RBI: Peyton Pusey 2 ; Livia Wiltsie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Peyton Pusey 1 ; Haley Ahr 1 ; Sienna Kunze 1
SB: Livia Wiltsie 1
HBP: Haley Ahr 1
Batting:
2B: Wilkins, Carlie 1 ; Tucker, Hope 1
3B: Bennett, Charlee 1
HR: Perkins, Abbi 1
RBI: Dorsett, Hannah 2 ; Bennett, Charlee 1 ; Perkins, Abbi 4 ; Wilkins, Carlie 2 ; Flammia, Madeline 1 ; Holt, Jaycee 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dorsett, Hannah 1 ; Bennett, Charlee 2 ; Perkins, Abbi 2 ; Shirah, Ashlyn 1 ; Wilkins, Carlie 1 ; Tucker, Hope 1 ; Miles, Hannah 1 ; Flammia, Madeline 2 ; Holt, Jaycee 1
SB: Dorsett, Hannah 2
CS: Dorsett, Hannah 1
HBP: Dorsett, Hannah 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
2
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
2
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
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