The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Friday, March 27
Greenville, N.C.
4 P.M.
UAB
at
East Carolina
Blazers Seek First Conference Win at East Carolina
3/26/2026 6:19:00 PM | Softball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - UAB Softball heads to Greenville, N.C., for week four of American Conference play, seeking its first victory in league play. UAB, 0-9, is the only winless team remaining in conference play, heightening the importance of finding its first win with just the top-eight teams qualifying for the conference tournament in May.
Notes to Know
Notes to Know
- UAB sits in last in the American, starting 0-9 in conference play. The nine-loss start is the worst to a conference slate in program history.
- UAB has lost 12 of its last 13, losing its nine conference games and a pair of midweeks to Mississippi State. The Blazers' win came at Georgia Tech
- The Blazers hit a season-high three homers at Georgia Tech on 3/10, winning 9-8.
- UAB ranks 118th of 308 teams in the RPI. UAB is 0-5 in Quad-1 games, 3-3 in Quad-2, 1-11 in Quad-3, and 8-2 in Quad-4.
- In the final week of non-conference play, Hannah Dorsett received the first American Conference Weekly Honors of the season for UAB, being named an Honorable Mention following a .500 (11-for-22) week.
- Freshman Charlee Bennett leads the team in slugging percentage, doubles, and triples. Bennett had a single, a double, and a homer against North Texas for her fourth three-hit game of the season.
- Hannah Dorsett leads the Blazers with a .316 average, including a team-high 36 hits
- East Carolina is coming off a 7-2 loss to Stanford.
- The Pirates are 6-3 in conference play, taking the final two games of all three American series so far.
- East Carolina lost the series opener to Wichita State 14-5 before shutting them out 11-0 across the back two games.
- Florida Atlantic defeated the Pirates 10-1 in the series opener before East Carolina swept a doubleheader 3-1 and 3-2.
- Finally, East Carolina allowed Memphis its first win in conference play in a 2-1 series opener, but the Pirates came back to win the series with 6-3 and 16-5 wins.
- East Carolina's premier win of the season is a 5-4 away win over Duke.
- Trinity Nichols leads the Pirates with a .369 batting average. Kanisha Anderson leads East Carolina with 41 total hits.
- East Carolina is second-worst in the American with the long-ball, hitting just 14 this season.
- The Pirates love small ball, ranking fifth in the country in sacrifice bunts and 19th in sacrifice flies.
- The Blazers and Pirates are knotted even all-time through 50 games.
- UAB is 13-11 all-time in Greenville.
- UAB won two of three last season when the teams met in Birmingham.
- Tulsa and Memphis both made ground on the Blazers, each picking up their first wins in conference play. Tulsa won its series over South Florida, including a 15-0 win on Saturday.
- UTSA set a program record with a 7-0 start in conference play, giving North Texas its first loss in conference play. The Mean Green came back to win the series, now leading the conference at 8-1.
- Just two runs separated Wichita State and Florida Atlantic in Kansas. Wichita State took the first two games with a 3-2 win and a 10-8 extra-inning victory. Florida Atlantic won a narrow 2-1 battle to take a game in the series.
- Memphis won its first game in conference play, defeating East Carolina. The pirates came back to win the series.
- Through three weeks, preseason favorites sit in sixth place with a 4-5 record. Charlotte climbed the standings with its sweep over UAB, now 4-5.
- This weekend, Tulsa and Memphis will play a critical series to possibly determine the final team in the field at the American Championships.
- Florida Atlantic hosts UTSA, looking to make ground after a slow start. Four strong American teams battle, trying to cement themselves among the top of the American: Wichita State at South Florida; North Texas at Charlotte.
- The Blazers return home for a Magic City matchup against Samford on Tuesday, March 31. UAB is set to host the Bulldogs at 5 p.m at Mary Bowers Field.
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