The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB
21-9, 7-4
Florida Atlantic
20-12, 6-5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
UAB Baseball Claims Series with 8-6 Win at Florida Atlantic
4/9/2022 8:41:00β―PM | Baseball
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Center fielder Darryl Buggs led the victory by going 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored. Logan Braunschweig also had a great night by going 3-for-4 at the dish and led the team with six putouts in left field.
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"Our guys showed a lot of fight today," said head coach Casey Dunn. "I'm really proud of the way we kept answering and counter punching today. To win a series against a great program on the road is huge."
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Trailing 1-0 after one, the Blazers jumped out to a 3-1 lead off the bat of a two-run blast from Buggs and an RBI single from Christian Hall in the top of the third.
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FAU (20-12, 6-5 C-USA) drew even in the bottom of the third on a solo home run and an RBI single, but UAB then surged ahead in the in the top half of the fourth with another three run inning.
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UAB's first two batter of the inning reached base, and a double from Brandon Willoughby scored Joseph Kiel. Buggs would then score on a wild pitch. The third run of the inning came on an RBI groundout from Hall.
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The Owls once again responded with three runs in the fifth to tie the game at 6-6 powered by a two-run homer, but UAB's bullpen would shut FAU down for the remainder of the game.
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UAB scored the game winning run in the top of the seventh on a sacrifice fly from Henry Hunter which scored Hall, and added an insurance run in the eighth with an RBI double to right from Caleb Floyd.
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Thomas Ballard (5-1) picked up the win, while Collin Taylor recorded his eighth save of the season. Starting pitcher Tyler O'Clair went four innings and allowed four hits and four runs.
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UAB looks for the series sweep on Sunday afternoon in Boca with first pitch set for 1 p.m. Live stats are available by clicking here.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ballard, Thomas (5-1)
L: Waterbor, Evan (2-3)
S: Taylor, Collin (8)
Batting:
2B: Willoughby, Brandon 1 ; Floyd, Caleb 1 ; Lewis Jr., Gavin 1
HR: Buggs, Darryl 1
RBI: Willoughby, Brandon 1 ; Hall, Christian 2 ; Floyd, Caleb 1 ; Hunter, Henry 1 ; Buggs, Darryl 2
SH: Golda, Matthew 1 ; Hunter, Henry 1
SF: Hunter, Henry 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mullins, John Marc 1 ; Willoughby, Brandon 2 ; Hall, Christian 1 ; Kiel, Joseph 2 ; Buggs, Darryl 2
SB: Buggs, Darryl 1
CS: Floyd, Caleb 1 ; Lewis Jr., Gavin 1
HBP: Floyd, Caleb 1 ; Kiel, Joseph 1 ; Buggs, Darryl 1
Batting:
HR: Rincones, Gabriel 2
RBI: Rincones, Gabriel 3 ; Goldstein, Dylan 1 ; Loden, Steven 1 ; Magrann, Shane 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Albert, Armando 2 ; Rincones, Gabriel 2 ; Schanuel, Nolan 1 ; Goldstein, Dylan 1
SB: Albert, Armando 1 ; Schanuel, Nolan 2
HBP: Albert, Armando 1
