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Game 32: UAB BLAZERS (13-16) AT ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (22-9, 7-2 Sec)
SEWELL-THOMAS STADIUM (6,118) ?? TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA ?? 6:30 PM
APRIL 5, 2006 -- ALABAMA WRAPS UP EIGHT-GAME HOME STAND]
| Date |
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Game |
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Time |
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Radio |
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TV |
| April 5 |
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UAB at ALABAMA |
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6:30 PM (CT) |
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CTSN, WACT (1420 AM) |
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None |
| April 7 |
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ALABAMA at South Carolina |
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7 PM (CT) |
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CTSN, WACT (1420 AM) |
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None |
| April 8 |
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ALABAMA at South Carolina |
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4 PM (CT) |
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CTSN, WACT (1420 AM) |
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None |
| April 9 |
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ALABAMA at South Carolina |
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1:30 PM (ET) |
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CTSN, WACT (1420 AM) |
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None |
ON THE MOUND:
UAB To Be Announced
UA 21 Jake McCarter (RHP, Jr., 6-2, 200, Kerrville, Texas; 10 G, 1 GS, 3-0, 1.42 ERA, 25.1 IP, 23 H, 4 ER, 6 BB, 27 K)
INTERNET BROADCAST: Live audio broadcasts and live stats can be found at www.rolltide.com. The games are aired on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with David Crane (play-by-play) and Chris Stewart (color) describing the action. Live stats are also available at www.rolltide.com. The Alabama-South Carolina series will be available inside Sarge Frye Field this weekend on 88.0 FM for Crimson Tide fans wanting to listen the CTSM broadcast of each game.
TICKETS: Tickets for the Alabama-UAB are $5 each and are available at the UA Ticket Office or the Sewell-Thomas Stadium Box Office.
ALABAMA WRAPS UP HOMESTAND WITH UAB
Coming off a series win over the No. 1 ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs, the University of Alabama baseball team steps out of conference on Wednesday night to face in-state rival UAB in a 6:30 p.m. (CT) at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The UAB game will mark the end of an eight-game home stand for Alabama. This will be the first of two meetings between the Crimson Tide and Blazers this season. The teams will meet again on Wednesday, April 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hoover Met. Alabama (22-9, 7-2 SEC) is a consensus Top 15 team in the four major polls this week after its series win over Miss. State this weekend in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide is ranked as high as 10th in the Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll, its first Top 10 national ranking since May 27, 2002 when Bama was ranked fourth (NCBWA) and sixth (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and Baseball Weekly) in the respective polls. UAB (13-16, 0-3 C-USA) has lost 11 of its last 12 games, including a nine-game losing streak. The current skid began with a 10-3 loss at Miss. State on March 21. The Blazers opened the season with a 12-4 record before its current skid. Alabama is playing its fifth different in-state opponent on April 5 when hosting UAB. The Crimson Tide is 3-1 in the previous four games, with wins over Samford, Birmingham Southern and South Alabama and a loss to Troy. Junior CF Emeel Salem (Mountain Brook) and senior 2B Evan Bush (Rainbow City) have feasted off in-state pitching this season. Salem (7-for-6) and Bush (7-for-16) are hitting an identical .438 this season and have scored five runs apiece in four games. Salem has added two doubles, two RBI and three stolen bases, while Bush has a triple, home run and four RBI in four games. Salem also continues to be the hottest hitter in the Crimson Tide team this season. In 31 games, he is batting a team-best .359 (46-for-128) with one home run and 15 RBI. Salem also leads UA with nine doubles, 20 stolen bases, 29 runs scored and a .442 on-base percentage. He is also riding a career-best 14-game hitting streak, where he is batting .433 (26-for-60) with one home run and 10 RBI. Overall, Salem has hit safely in 28 of 31 games this year. Freshman RF Ryan Rhoden (Tuscaloosa) is batting .333 (4-for-12) against in-state teams this season, with one home run and five RBI in four games. Junior RHP Jake McCarter (Kerrville, Texas) is the only UA pitch to see action in all four games with in-state teams this year. McCarter is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA (12 IP, 12 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 16 K) in his four appearances. The UAB game will be Alabama's last home game until Wednesday, April 19 when the Tide hosts Mississippi Valley State. After Wednesday's game, the Crimson Tide embarks on a seven-game road trip to No. 1 South Carolina (April 7-9), SE Louisiana (April 12) and No. 20 LSU (April 14-16).
ALABAMA-UAB SERIES *Alabama leads the all-time series with UAB, 33-12 (.733), including a back-to-back series sweeps in 2003 and 2004.
*The Crimson Tide and Blazers spilt a home-and-home series last year. UAB won 7-1 in Birmingham, while Bama won 5-4 in Tuscaloosa.
*Dating back to the 2002 season, Alabama has won six of the last seven meetings with UAB.
*Alabama also owns a four-game winning streak in Tuscaloosa, dating back to the 2002 season.
*The Alabama-UAB series began in 1974 with the Crimson Tide sweeping the four games played that season.
*The Crimson Tide swept a two-game series with the Blazers in 1999, winning by a combined 52-9 margin.
*Alabama beat UAB 30-4 on April 14, 1999 Young Memorial Field. The Crimson Tide smashed an NCAA record 13 home runs in the victory.
*Andy Phillips (3 HR), Brent Boyd (2 HR), Sam Bozanich (2 HR) and Jeremy Brown (2 HR) all had multiple homers for the Tide.
*Dan Chavers, Derek Wigginton and G.W. Keller also homered in the most lopsided win in series history.
*Two weeks later, Alabama handed UAB a 22-5 loss at the Joe on April 28th.
*The Crimson Tide only hit five home runs in this game, including two by Erik Smallwood and one each by Bozanich, Phillips and Jayson Cox.
*In the two games, Alabama hit 18 home runs. A total of nine different players homered that season against UAB.
*Alabama has compiled a 19-5 (.792) all-time record in Tuscaloosa against UAB.
*Alabama is 14-8 (.636) against UAB in the city of Birmingham.
*Alabama head coach Jim Wells is 14-6 (.700) in his career against UAB.
*UAB head coach Larry Giangrosso is 3-9 (.250) in his career against Alabama.
SCOUTING REPORT: UAB Blazers
*The UAB Blazers (13-16, 0-3 C-USA) will bring a nine-game losing streak into Wednesday's game at Alabama.
*After starting the season 12-4, UAB has lost 12 of its last 13 games since March 13, including a nine-game losing streak.
*The current skid began with a 10-3 loss at Miss. State on March 21.
*The Blazers dropped all three games at Louisiana Tech in a non-conference series in Ruston, La., this past weekend.
*UAB was swept in its only C-USA series to date, losing three home games to Southern Miss (Mar. 24-26).
*The Blazers are hitting .276 (285-for-1,021) in 31 games, with 19 home runs and 145 RBI.
*UAB averages 5.3 runs and 9.2 hits per game.
*Junior OF John Wayne Donahue (Quinlan, Texas) is the leading hitter with a .343 (35-for-102) average with four home runs and 23 RBI.
*Donahue is leads the team in home runs and ranks third in RBI.
*Junior catcher Danny Sawyer (Suwanee, Ga.) is hitting .328 (38-for-116) with two home runs and 25 RBI.
Junior infielder Zac Ward (Hartselle) is third on the team with a .310 (36-for-116) average with three home runs and a team-leading 36 RBI.
*The Blazers are 13-16 with a 4.83 ERA on the mound. UAB has one complete game and five saves this season.
*UAB pitchers have worked 263 innings and allowed 284 hits, 175 runs and 141 earned runs, with 157 walks and 195 strikeouts.
*The Blazers have not announced the starter for the Alabama game at this time.
*The closer is sophomore RHP Brandon Flaherty (Clay, Ala), who is 0-3 with a 12.00 ERA and three saves this season.
*Flaherty has worked nine innings and allowed 11 hits, 13 runs and 12 earned runs, with nine walks and nine strikeouts.
*UAB is fielding .962 in its first 31 games. The Blazers have made 46 errors (1.48 per
