The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Tuesday, March 10
Atlanta, Ga.
5 P.M.
UAB
at
Georgia Tech
Blazers Ready for Midweek at Georgia Tech
3/9/2026 2:35:00 PM | Softball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - UAB Softball looks to snap a four-game losing streak by heading to Atlanta for a 5 p.m. CT game against Georgia Tech on Tuesday. The Blazers (11-13, 0-3 AMER) were swept by North Texas to open American Conference play this past weekend. UAB struggled to piece together hits against the Mean Green, while also stumbling on defense with five unearned runs.
Georgia Tech (16-10, 4-2 ACC) is also coming off a series loss, losing two of three at Clemson. The Yellow Jackets lost their midweek game last week versus Troy, 6-2.
NOTES TO KNOW
Georgia Tech (16-10, 4-2 ACC) is also coming off a series loss, losing two of three at Clemson. The Yellow Jackets lost their midweek game last week versus Troy, 6-2.
NOTES TO KNOW
- UAB was swept to open up conference play, losing all three games to North Texas.
- The Blazers also lost to #17/#12 last week, falling 6-1 to the Bulldogs.
- The first RPI ranking of the season was released Monday morning. UAB ranks 104th of 308 teams. UAB is 0-3 in Quad-1 games, 1-2 in Quad-2, 3-5 in Quad-3, and 7-3 in Quad-4.
- Abbi Perkins threw out a runner in all three games against North Texas. She now ranks fifth in the country with nine runners caught stealing.
- Last week, 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 batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. 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 30 hits this season, including four doubles.
- The Yellow Jackets are 16-10 entering Tuesday's game.
- Georgia Tech is coming off an ACC series loss at Clemson. The Yellow Jackets won the final game of the series, 4-3.
- Georgia Tech is 4-2 in ACC play; they swept Notre Dame in Atlanta last weekend.
- In the opening RPI ranking of the season, Georgia Tech is ranked 24th. Georgia Tech is 9-0 in Quad-4 games.
- Georgia Tech has lost one game to a team outside of the top-50, losing a week ago to Troy, 6-2.
- The Yellow Jackets churn out hits, ranking 11th in the country with 234 hits.
- Madalyn Johnson is the Yellow Jackets' workhorse, throwing 73.2 innings, the 19th most in DI. Johnson ranks in the top 100 nationally in complete games, games started, innings pitched, appearances, shutouts, strikeouts, and victories. Johnson has a 3.04 ERA.
- Senior catcher Reese Hunter leads Georgia Tech with a .417 batting average. Hunter has six home runs, five doubles, and a triple on 30 hits.
- Alyssa Willer sits just behind Hunter with a .416 batting average. Willer leads the team with 32 hits, 29 RBI, 15 walks, and seven home runs. She leads the team with a .531 on-base percentage and .766 slugging percentage.
- UAB and Georgia Tech meet for the seventh time in history, with the Yellow Jackets leading the all-time series 5-1.
- Georgia Tech won the last matchup 5-3 in extra innings in 2022. That game was played at Mary Bowers Field.
- The Blazers won the last game at Georgia Tech, back in 2020, 9-3.
- Georgia Tech is 2-1 at home against the Blazers.
- Weekend recap
- South Florida swept Memphis on the road: 9-4, 12-3, 5-2
- East Carolina came back to win the series over Wichita State: 5-14, 8-0, 3-0
- UTSA swept Tulsa in Oklahoma: 5-2, 12-11, 3-1
- Florida Atlantic won rubber match to win series in Charlotte: 9-4, 1-3, 7-1
- Charlotte heads to NC State, the only other American team in action on Tuesday.
- Memphis, UTSA, Wichita State, and Tulsa are all playing on Wednesday. The latter two will play at ranked opposition. The Shockers head to #19/#12 Oklahoma State, Tulsa will play at #6/#4 Oklahoma.
- UAB makes its first road trip of the conference season, visiting Wichita State. The Blazers and Shockers are set for 6 p.m., 4 p.m., and noon from Friday through Sunday. The Shockers won their conference opener last weekend against East Carolina, 14-5, before being shut out in back-to-back games by the Pirates, 8-0 and 3-0.
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