UAB Blazers baseball
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Founded | 1979 |
University | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Head coach | Casey Dunn (3rd season) |
Conference | The American |
Location | Birmingham, Alabama |
Home stadium | Regions Field (Capacity: 8,500) |
Nickname | Blazers |
Colors | Forest green and old gold[1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1983, 1991, 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
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
.
Blazers in Major League Baseball
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
References
- ^ University of Alabama at Birmingham Style Guide (PDF). March 11, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "UAB Blazers". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
- ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.