CLEARWATER, Fla. (Interstat) — Memphis scored four runs in the second inning and three in the seventh to defeat UAB 7-3 on Thursday at Spectrum Field in an American Athletic Conference game. The Tigers improved to 24-32 while the Blazers fell to 31-25.

UAB struck first in the bottom of the first when Brady Waugh singled up the middle to drive in two runs. Memphis answered in the second with a run on a groundout, a two-run homer by M. Smith and a solo homer by Rodriguez to take a 4-2 lead. The Blazers cut the deficit to 4-3 in the fourth when Andrew Hunt doubled home Waugh.

Memphis added three runs in the seventh, aided by a throwing error by UAB third baseman Alex Dupuy that allowed two unearned runs. M. Smith and Rodriguez each homered for Memphis, while Waugh had two RBIs and Hunt drove in a run. The Tigers outhit UAB 10-8. Carson Fair pitched for Memphis and Chase Ingram for UAB, but neither received a decision. The win gave Memphis its second consecutive victory after a 13-9 win over Charlotte on Wednesday.