The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB
11-7
Belmont
7-11
Blazers Blast Five Home Runs in Game One Win Over Belmont
3/13/2026 8:52:00 PM | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM – UAB Baseball (11-7) hit five more home runs on Friday evening as the Blazers put together a 13-3 rout of Belmont (7-11). The Green and Gold now have 39 home runs this season which adds to their American Conference lead.
UAB hit two home runs in a 5-run first inning. John Paul Head continued his home run hot streak as he blasted another opposite field home run for a 2-run shot. Kevin Hall Jr. returned from his brief hiatus and hit a 3-run home run to give the Blazers a 5-0 lead after one inning.
Belmont got a single tally back in the top of the second. The Bruins cashed in a leadoff triple by Cavan McMeans and he scored on a Mike Sprockett RBI groundout.
Four more Blazers crossed home in the bottom of the second by way of three more home runs. Baylor Roberts smashed the second pitch he saw for a solo home run. Two batters later, John Paul Head hit his second home run in as many innings. The next hitter, Landon Beaver hit a towering shot just inside the right field foul pole to put UAB up 9-1 after two innings of play.
Neither side would score again until Belmont's half of the fifth inning. The Bruins plated two on back to back base hits by Charlie Davis and Landon Godsey to cut the UAB lead to 9-3.
The Green and Gold put the game away in the bottom of the fifth by way of four unearned runs. Alex Dupuy drove in Wesley Helms, John Paul Head brought home Kevin Hall Jr. and Dupuy, and Landon Beaver singled home Head to put UAB up, 13-3.
Not to be outdone by his offense, Mason Steele delivered a stellar performance on the mound. The junior right-hander tossed all seven innings for his season-best in innings pitched and recorded his second straight win. Steele's final line was 7.0 innings pitched, eight strikeouts, three runs allowed, and surrendered only one walk.
NOTES
- Mason Steele recorded his second win in as many starts. Steele's strike percentage was at 65%.
- John Paul Head tallied his fourth multi-home run game of the season. Head has now hit 12 home runs this season which leads the American Conference.
- Head (6), Alex Dupuy (8), Andrew Hunt (6), and Landon Beaver (4) all recorded multi-hit games. Head leads the team with five 3-hit games.
- Head also tied his career-high with six RBI.
- Friday marked the sixth time this season the Blazers have hit at least four home runs in a game. UAB is 6-0 in those games.
- The Blazers are 11-0 this season when scoring at least eight runs.
UAB and Belmont square off for game two of the series on Saturday. First pitch from Young Memorial Field is slated for 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Steele, Mason (2-2)
L: Tate Marland (2-1)
Batting:
2B: Charlie Davis 1
3B: Cavan McMeans 1
RBI: Charlie Davis 1 ; Landon Godsey 1 ; Mike Sprockett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Charlie Davis 1 ; Cavan McMeans 1 ; Brady Holbrook 1
Batting:
2B: Hunt, Andrew 1
HR: Head, John Paul 2 ; Beaver, Landon 1 ; Hall Jr., Kevin 1 ; Roberts, Baylor 1
RBI: Dupuy, Alex 1 ; Head, John Paul 6 ; Beaver, Landon 2 ; Hall Jr., Kevin 3 ; Roberts, Baylor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dupuy, Alex 3 ; Head, John Paul 3 ; Beaver, Landon 1 ; Hunt, Andrew 1 ; Waugh, Brady 1 ; Helms, Wesley 1 ; Hall Jr., Kevin 2 ; Roberts, Baylor 1
SB: Head, John Paul 1
HBP: Dupuy, Alex 2 ; Waugh, Brady 1
