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UAB Hosts Charlotte for Final Home Series of 2026
5/7/2026 3:00:00 PM | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM – UAB Baseball continues its final homestand of the season as the Blazers host the Charlotte 49ers for a 3-game series at Young Memorial Field. The Green and Gold will be honoring 11 seniors in the classroom this weekend.
Who: UAB (28-20, 12-9 - American) vs. Charlotte (23-25, 8-13 - American)
Where: Young Memorial Field – Birmingham, Alabama
Watch: ESPN+
On The Call: Curt Bloom (PxP)
Listen: The Varsity Network
On The Call: David Crane
Series: Charlotte leads, 40-38
In Birmingham: Charlotte leads, 19-16
Last Meeting: May 11, 2025 (Charlotte won, 10-7)
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Friday (5 p.m.)
Probable Starters
UAB: Mason Steele (5-2, 4.17 ERA), RHP, Junior
Charlotte: Ryan Combs (2-2, 4.91 ERA), RHP, Senior
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: The Varsity Network
Saturday (2 p.m.)
Probable Starters
UAB: TBA
Charlotte: Eddie Copper (4-3, 4.74 ERA), RHP, Redshirt Sophomore
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: The Varsity Network
Sunday (1 p.m.)
Probable Starters
UAB: TBA
Charlotte: TBA
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: The Varsity Network
SCOUTING THE 49ERS
Despite dropping their midweek contest to Campbell, Charlotte swept Tulane at home last weekend for their third weekend sweep of the season. Notably against common opponents, both the Blazers and 49ers have swept Tulane and been swept by Rice. Charlotte is 7-13 away from home this season. Cody Gunderson leads the team with 29 hits in 21 conference games while Alec DeMartino is tops on the team with a .364 average in that same span. Saturday's probable starting pitcher, Eddie Copper, ranks 14th in the American Conference with a 4.74 ERA in 2026. Adam Stanton leads the staff with a 1.39 WHIP overall this season.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (as of May 7)
1. UTSA (33-15, 15-6) (Remaining: at Memphis, vs. UAB)
2. East Carolina (29-19-1, 13-8) (Remaining: vs. Rice, at Florida Atlantic)
3. UAB (28-20, 12-9) (Remaining: vs. Charlotte, at UTSA)
4. Rice (29-20, 11-10) (Remaining: at East Carolina, vs. Tulane)
5. Wichita State (26-23, 10-11) (Remaining: vs. Florida Atlantic, at South Florida)
6. Florida Atlantic (25-23, 10-11) (Remaining: at Wichita State, vs. East Carolina)
7. Memphis (19-28, 10-11) (Remaining: vs. UTSA, at Charlotte)
8. Charlotte (23-25, 8-13) (Remaining: at UAB, vs. Memphis)
9. South Florida (29-18, 8-13) (Remaining: at Tulane, vs. Wichita State)
10. Tulane (23-27, 8-13) (Remaining: vs. South Florida, at Rice)
THINGS TO KNOW
- The Blazers will be honoring 11 academic seniors ahead of Sunday's game. Among the 11 honorees are Isaac Warrick, Ryan Olson, Patrick McGlon, Wesley Helms, Braxton Shelton, Hunter Hyatt, Bradley Loftin, Andrew Hunt, Chase Ingram, Tyler Haines, and Caden Kok.
- Last weekend, the Green and Gold launched their 67th home run of the season which is good for the second-best total in a single season in school history. The total also leads the American Conference.
- The hitter of the 67th home run, John Paul Head, hit his 17th home run of the season, which is tied for fifth most in a single season in program history.
- Against right-handed pitching, Andrew Hunt leads the team with a .342 batting average. He joins Head and Landon Beaver as the only players with 40+ hits versus RHPs this season. Hunt also is tops on the team hitting .329 with runners on base.
- On Tuesday against Auburn, UAB was hit by pitch for the 73rd time this season, which is a new school record.
- Both UAB and Charlotte each have seven players with 50+ hits which pace The American.
- The Blazers' next home win will be their 20th of the season, the most since the 2014 season when they won 21 games at home.
- The Green and Gold clinch a spot in the conference tournament with a win AND losses by Tulane OR South Florida OR a series win against Charlotte.
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