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Softball with strong showing in weekend tourney

Posted on Mar 08, 2010 in Sports

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The UAB softball team split a pair of games to open the USF Invitational Friday in Clearwater, Fla. UAB defeated Radford, 4-1, to open the tournament Friday morning.

In their second game, the Blazers fell to Ball State, 3-2, despite a late rally. A pitcher’s duel between UAB’s Lauren Webster and Ball State’s Elizabeth Milian kept the game scoreless through the fourth. Milian threw 11 strikeouts, while Webster fanned nine batters and also allowed only two earned runs.

Saturday, they won two games improve to 12-5 for the season. The Blazers defeated Central Michigan, 10-6, before edging Western Michigan, 5-3, in extra innings.

The UAB softball team played strong on both sides of the ball Sunday to defeat Boston University, 4-3. With the win, the Blazers finished the USF Invitational with a 4-1 record to improve to 13-5 for the season.

Boston scored Jayme Mask in the first off a double by April Setterlund to take a 1-0 lead. The Blazers took advantage of Terrier errors in the second to come back and take the lead. Boston pitcher Cassidi Hardi (3-2) walked senior Martina Landrum with the bases loaded to bring pinch runner Tiffany Smith across the plate. Junior centerfielder Caley Walden smacked a double down the left line to score Catherine Douglass, Lauren Webster and Landrum and give UAB a 3-1 lead.

“We met the goals that we had set prior to coming down here, so it’s been a very positive experience,” UAB head coach Marla Townsend said. “We executed both offensively and defensively and the team chemistry was outstanding. This is the best possible weekend that we could have to prepare us for conference play next weekend,” Townsend said, The Blazers return to home Tuesday to host Jacksonville State at 6 p.m.