Blazers Make NCAA Tournament!

Published May 17, 2010 at 3:39 a.m.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The UAB softball team received the program’s first ever NCAA Championship bid Sunday. The Blazers will travel to the Tuscaloosa Regional held May 21-23 at the University of Alabama. UAB will face Lipscomb in its first game Friday of the tournament that features a double-elimination format.
 
“This group of ladies sat down in the fall with their goals and making postseason play was one of them,” UAB head coach Marla Townsend said. “I told them what type of commitment that would take and they have been dedicated and worked hard all season. Now their goal is a reality.”
 
The Blazers will be one of four teams at the Tuscaloosa Regional that includes No. 1 seed Alabama, Alcorn State, Lipscomb and UAB.
 
Friday’s matchup will mark the third meeting between UAB (36-20) and Lipscomb (48-11) this season. The Blazers and the Lady Bisons played a doubleheader in Nashville, Tenn. on April 20. Lipscomb claimed the first game, 1-0, before UAB took the nightcap, 7-5.
 
“The girls are looking forward to practice tomorrow and heading to Tuscaloosa this weekend,” Townsend said. “I’m very proud of this group and I’m excited for them to have this opportunity. It means a lot.”
 
With 36 wins to date, UAB has achieved the second-highest win total in program history. The Blazers’ 15-win count in Conference USA games ties the school record for most league wins in a season. UAB spent the entire season ranked in the top 40 of the RPI and rose to a season high mark of No.


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