Blazer baseball bounces back
Posted on 02. May, 2012 in Sports
There’s a new philosophy on the dirt of Young Memorial Field this week where is seems that every Blazer loss brings about a greater win. The belief holds true for the men of the mound as an early defeat this week brought about an equal series of wins for the team.
Numbers were high by the end of Tuesday night’s match, at least for the opposing team, Kennesaw State, who took the Blazers by an odd five points.
UAB had the lead in the bottom of the third off of an Ivan De Jesus single… Read More
Former Blazers play for championship
Posted on 02. May, 2012 in Sports
Johnson, Millsap, Sanders compete in the NBA D-League finals… Read More
The NBA D-League finals saw plenty of Green and Gold this past weekend. Three players wearing UAB uniforms were in action: Cardell ‘Squeaky’ Johnson, Jamarr Sanders, and Elijah Millsap.
Elijah Millsap left UAB a year early to put his name in the NBA draft but did not make a team. He has however made a name for himself in the developmental league.
Millsap averaged 23.7 points and grabbed 6.4 rebounds over the cour
Softball sweeps the week
Posted on 01. May, 2012 in Sports
It seems like if there’s one thing the women of the UAB softball team don’t know how to do, it’s lose. Their 4-0 record this week proves how capable the women are when it comes to bringing home the gold.
In last week’s first head to head, the women traveled to Tennessee’s capitol for an old-fashioned take down against Lipscomb. Neither game saw the the ladies of Lipscomb advance to third as the Blazer defense went strong.
The first game drug on with no runs scored betwe… Read More
Haase signs first recruit, prepares for next season
Posted on 01. May, 2012 in Sports
After 13 seasons of coaching under Roy Williams, Jerod Haase was finally named head coach for the UAB Blazers basketball team this past March. During the introductory press conference Haase explained that he doesn’t have a five year plan—his plan starts now. He has committed to creating a winning program.
Haase sees today’s job is the most important job, and things will go from there. UAB athletic director Brian Mackin is confident that he has found another great addi… Read More
UAB OT Matt McCants says goodbye Birmingham, hello New York Giants
Posted on 01. May, 2012 in Sports
The NFL draft took place this weekend in New York as juniors and seniors from across the nation sat in hopes to be drafted and live out their big league dreams. Fans nationwide waited in anticipation for their favorite college players’ names to be called, or for their favorite team to have the perfect pick.
For UAB’s Matt McCants that big league dream just became a reality, as he was drafted in the 6th round by the NY Giants.
McCants still has to make it through training camp, bu… Read More
Green team prevails in spring game
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 in Sports
Passing
Green: Jonathan Perry, 12-19, 238 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT; Josh Greer, 6-10, 137 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT. White: Austin Brown, 10-15, 109 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT; Joe Bento, 3-5, 26 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT; Mike Miller, 1-3, 2 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.
Receiving
Green: Jamarcus Nelson, 3-117, 2 TD; Jackie Williams, 2-87, 1 TD; Jay Davis, 5-58; Nick Adams, 2-48; Nolen Smith, 3-25; Patrick Hearn, 2-22, 1 TD; Greg Franklin, 2-18. White: Freddie Moore, 3-61; Bud Pruitt, 3-19; David Calloway, 1-16; Teddy Wright, 2-15… Read More
FanFest packs the house for the spring game
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 in Sports
“I am really happy with our crowd and our fan base and saw a lot of faculty staff and students out on the field today. That is really important,” said first year head coach Garrick McGee about the spring game. “I think we are starting to develop a fan base that wants to support our kids.”
The fans showed up in record numbers for the spring game. There were no parking spots close the game, and the spring event saw standing room only. It is safe to say that Coach McGee has generate… Read More
UAB concludes inaugural Sand Volleyball season
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 in Sports
“We played really well in the second match,” said head coach Hal Messersmith about the UAB sand volleyball team’s recent matches. “In the first match, Florida State came out pretty hot and we struggled a bit. But we beat a pretty good Florida Atlantic team and I’m happy with the way we played.”
The UAB volleyball team split a pair of matches on Saturday afternoon, falling to Florida State 5-0 and defeating Florida Atlantic later the same day, 3-2.
The Blazers b… Read More
Womens tennis comes up short in C-USA tournament
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 in Sports
The UAB women’s tennis team traveled up to Memphis to try and bring home the C-USA title, but came up short after putting on a good show. The Blazers returned from a 3-0 deficit Thursday but came up one match shy in the first round of the Conference USA Championship.
The ninth-seeded Blazers suffered a 4-3 loss to eighth-seeded East Carolina at the Dunavant-Wellford Tennis Center on Thursday. After dropping the opening doubles point and then losing the No. 1 and No. 2 single… Read More
Softball blast three straight wins
Posted on 24. Apr, 2012 in Sports
The UAB women saw a lot of road this week between their matches in Chattanooga and El Paso. One thing the ladies did not see a lot of, however, was loss. The Blazers were taken down in only one game over the course of their travels, letting their winnings travel far and wide.
Before any wins came along, the women mercilessly gave away a close title to Chattanooga in their first face-off on Wednesday.
Things were looking up for UAB by the end of just the first frame. Three runs had alrea… Read More
