UAB UAB 10-19, 3-7 C-USA

DBU DBU 21-9, 7-3 C-USA

UAB UAB

10-19, 3-7 C-USA

Final

Apr. 06, 2023

DBU DBU

21-9, 7-3 C-USA

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
UAB UAB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0
DBU DBU	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	2	5	1

W: Rose, Brady (4-0) L: Tyler O'Clair (1-1) S: Amendt, Kyle (6)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Baseball | 4/6/2023 10:10:00 PM

Stellar Pitching, Santos' Homer Difference-Makers in DBU Win over UAB

THE RUNDOWN
With the wind blowing in from center field, DBU (21-9, 7-3 C-USA) claimed a 2-1 win over UAB (10-19, 3-7) on Thursday night at Horner Ballpark. Miguel Santos drove in both of DBU's runs, including the game-deciding solo home run in the eighth.

Both starting pitchers were firing on all cylinders Thursday night. After giving up a double in the bottom of the first, Patriot-righty Ryan Johnson retired 14 consecutive batters, a streak broken up only by a Patriot fielding error in the sixth. Johnson responded with back-to-back strikeouts and was not pulled off the mound until the top of the eighth following a Brayton Brown home run.

In the longest outing of his career (7.0 innings pitched), the sophomore allowed only one run on two hits and punched out nine batters without surrendering a free base.

For the Blazers, Brooks Walton worked 5.2 innings, giving up only two hits through five frames.

In the sixth, Jace Grady worked an eight-pitch at-bat for a triple. Miguel Santos then pounded a ground ball through the six-hole for an RBI single that gave DBU a 1-0 lead.

The Brown homer in the top of the eighth tied the game, but with one out, Miguel Santos put the Patriots back in front with a solo shot of his own.

With his team ahead, 2-1, Kyle Amendt faced the minimum in the ninth, striking out two of three batters, to earn the save for DBU.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The Patriots are now 6-2 in series openers this season.
- With his two RBI, Miguel Santos regained the team lead with 35 on the year.
- DBU is now 14-2 at Horner Ballpark this season.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
0 - Patriot pitchers walked zero batters on Thursday night.
2 - The two hits allowed are the fewest DBU has allowed this year.
6 - Kyle Amendt now has sole possession of the conference lead for total saves with six.

DAN HEEFNER ON DBU'S TIMELY HITTING
"We got quality at-bats when we needed it. Jace Grady gets the triple. Then, Miguel Santos, he's able to get that job done early, scores that run. And to answer with a home run after UAB hit theirs shows some toughness on our team."

UP NEXT
Game two of the series between DBU and UAB takes place tomorrow at 6:30 pm.

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Score By Innings
		UAB	DBU
*BOT 6th*	Santos, M. singled through the left side, RBI (0-1 S); Grady, J. scored.	0	1
*TOP 8th*	B. Brown homered to left field, RBI (3-2 SSFFBBFB).	1	1
*BOT 8th*	Santos, M. homered to left field, RBI (0-1 K).	1	2