The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB
26-15
Alabama
28-14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
UAB Routes 13th Ranked Alabama in Tuscaloosa
4/21/2026 10:14:00 PM | Baseball
TUSCALOOSA – In what was a wire-to-wire victory for the Blazers in SEC country, UAB Baseball took care of business in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday night with an 11-2 win over the Crimson Tide. Tuesday's win was the 15th time this season the Blazers put up 10+ runs. The Green and Gold outhit the Crimson Tide, 11-5.
The Blazer bats got off to a hot start by scoring seven runs in the first inning. After a pop out, eight straight Blazers reached base safely. With the bases full, Brady Waugh blooped a single to left to bring in John Paul Head. Two more runs would score on an Andrew Hunt single, and another pair would cross on an Alex Dupuy single to give the Green and Gold a 5-0 lead. Baylor Roberts executed a perfect sac bunt to bring home Wesley Helms and Dupuy to cap off the 7-run first inning.
John Paul Head would bring in another two runs on a single in the fourth inning. Baylor Roberts and Kevin Hall Jr. would cross the plate to bring the score to 9-0.
By the end of the Green and Gold's fourth frame, all nine starters had scored.
The Crimson Tide offense was silent until the bottom half of the sixth inning. John Lemm ripped his sixth home run of the season for a 2-run shot to cut the UAB lead to 9-2.
The Green and Gold would get those two runs back in their half of the seventh inning. Alex Dupuy doubled home Andrew Hunt all the way from first to plate the Blazers' 10th run of the night. The next batter, Baylor Roberts laid down a perfectly executed safety squeeze bunt to bring home Dupuy to put UAB up, 11-2 through seven innings.
On the night, the Blazers scored four runs on five Alabama errors. The Crimson Tide totaled 11 errors in the two games played against UAB this season.
The score would hold as Brooks House shut down the Alabama offense over the final three innings as he picked up his first career save and the Blazers took down Alabama in Tuscaloosa for the third time in five years.
NOTES
- The win was the Blazers' second road win over a top-15 team this season (Florida, February 13). It was also the fourth win against a Power 4 opponent and the second against SEC competition.
- UAB advances to 20-2 when scoring first.
- Four players picked up two hits for UAB. Alex Dupuy (14), Landon Beaver (13), John Paul Head (12), and Andrew Hunt (11) all upped their respective multi-hit totals.
- Dupuy led the team with three RBI from the eighth spot in the order. Dupuy now has seven multi-RBI games this season and his second 3-RBI game.
- Hunt registered his team-high ninth game with multiple runs driven in.
- Three Blazer pitchers recorded scoreless appearances on Tuesday. Isaac Warrick tossed 2.2 innings, Riley Miller followed up with 1.1 innings of work, and Brooks House closed the game with three scoreless frames.
- The UAB pitching staff has allowed five walks in the last four games (35.0 innings).
UAB returns from the 4-game road trip with a 3-1 record, with the lone loss coming in a 1-0 game at South Florida on Sunday. The Blazers play a quick 3-game homestand against the Memphis Tigers at Young Memorial Field this weekend. All three games will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Miller, Riley (3-0)
L: Luke Smyers (0-1)
S: House, Brooks (1)
Batting:
2B: Dupuy, Alex 1
RBI: Head, John Paul 1 ; Waugh, Brady 1 ; Hunt, Andrew 2 ; Dupuy, Alex 3 ; Roberts, Baylor 1
SH: Roberts, Baylor 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Hall Jr., Kevin 1 ; Head, John Paul 1 ; Beaver, Landon 1 ; Price, Max 1 ; Waugh, Brady 1 ; Hunt, Andrew 2 ; Helms, Wesley 1 ; Dupuy, Alex 2 ; Roberts, Baylor 1
SB: Beaver, Landon 1
CS: Cheeseman, Alex 1
HBP: Beaver, Landon 1 ; Price, Max 1
Batting:
2B: Luke Vaughn 1
HR: John Lemm 1
RBI: John Lemm 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Eric Hines 1 ; John Lemm 1
SB: Justin Lebron 1
HBP: Eric Hines 1
