The Samford University baseball team will host the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Tuesday, March 1, at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
The Bulldogs (5-3) enter the game coming off a challenging four-game series that saw the team go 1-3 against Brigham Young University.
UAB carries a 3-4 record into the mid-afternoon game, having won two of its past three contests. Over the weekend, the Blazers picked up a pair of victories over Ohio University.
At the plate, Samford is led by junior right fielder Heath Quinn and senior catcher Richard Greene. Quinn tops the Bulldog lineup with seven home runs, 18 RBI and a .545 batting average. Notably, he’s been named Southern Conference Player of the Week each of the past two weeks. Greene currently boasts a .440 batting average, having laced 11 hits in 25 at-bats.
First pitch for Tuesday’s matchup is scheduled for 3 p.m.