Alabama 12, at UAB 6

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Interstat) — Andrew Purdy delivered a game-breaking three-run triple in the ninth inning to cap a five-RBI night, and the Alabama Crimson Tide pulled away late for a 12-6 victory over the UAB Blazers on Tuesday at Jerry D. Young Memorial Field. The Crimson Tide (27-11) snapped a three-game losing streak, using a 10-hit attack to overcome a sloppy defensive performance that included four errors and several other miscues. The Blazers (23-14) capitalized on those mistakes to hang within a run through the middle innings but could not contain Alabama’s offense down the stretch. Purdy, Alabama’s first baseman,… Read more...