Game Notes

MOBILE, Ala. – No. 19 University of South Alabama softball heads to Birmingham on Wednesday to face the UAB Blazers at UAB Softball Complex at 4 p.m.
 
The contest marks the first of six this week for the Jaguars (6-1), who will next travel to Orlando, Fla., for five games at the Diamond 9 Classic, held at Walt Disney's Wide World of Sports.
 
USA recently split two games at the 2014 Tiger Invitational in Baton Rouge, La., dropping its first contest of the year, 2-1, to Northwestern before climbing back Saturday afternoon to defeat No. 21 LSU.
 
Wednesday's clash marks the second between USA and UAB, the Jaguars opening the 2014 campaign with a victory over the Blazers in the first game of the 2014 Mardi Gras Invitational in Mobile, Ala. USA defeated the then-No. 21 Blazers, 8-0, in run-rule fashion to kick off a five-game, season-opening streak, the best start in program history.
 
Since, UAB has recorded a 3-6 record, recently going 2-3 at Baylor's Getterman Classic in Waco, Texas, where wins over Drake and Iowa were bookended by losses to No. 18 Missouri and the No. 14 Bears.
 
South Alabama is 8-2 all-time versus UAB and has won the past five meetings. UAB was 18-3 at home a year ago, one of those losses coming to USA in the form of an 8-2 defeat at the 2013 Magic City Classic, jointly hosted by the Blazers and Samford.
 
Live stats can be found by accessing the appropriate link on USA softball's schedule page shortly before game time. All-Access play-by-play audio will be provided by USA's own Braden Cheek.  
 
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