UAB Blazers baseball
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American college baseball team
| UAB Blazers | |
|---|---|
| 2025 UAB Blazers baseball team | |
| Founded | 1979 (1979) |
| University | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Head coach | Casey Dunn (4th season) |
| Conference | The American |
| Location | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Home stadium | Regions Field (Capacity: 8,500) |
| Nickname | Blazers |
| Colors | UAB Green and UAB Gold[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1983, 1991, 2012 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| Sun Belt: 1991 C-USA: 2012 | |
- For information on all University of Alabama at Birmingham sports, see UAB Blazers
The UAB Blazers baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.[2] The team is a member of American Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. UAB's first baseball team was fielded in 1979. The team plays its home games at Regions Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The Blazers are coached by Casey Dunn.
UAB in the NCAA tournament
[edit ]| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1–2 | .333 | Central Regional |
| 2012 | 0–2 | .000 | Tallahassee Regional |
TOTALS
|
1-4 | .200 |
Blazers in Major League Baseball
[edit ]Since the Major League Baseball Draft began in 1965, UAB has had 28 players selected.[3]
Notable players include:
- Graham Ashcraft
- Dan DeMent
- Mike Goff
- Chris Hammond
- Brewer Hicklen
- Héctor Villanueva
- Mark Morrison
- Garrett Whitlock
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ UAB Brand Refresh - Toolkit . Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "UAB Blazers". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2021年12月28日.
- ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)"". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2021年12月28日.