University of North Texas
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MGSB Hosts UAB to Open C-USA Play
4/1/2021 5:33:00 PM | Softball
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NORTH TEXAS (14-7, 0-0 C-USA) vs UAB (13-13, 0-0 C-USA) April 2-3, 2021 • Fri.: 3/5 PM CT; Sat.: 12/2 PM CT Lovelace Stadium • Denton, TX |
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| Live Stream • Live Stats • UNT Game Notes • UAB Game Notes Last Meeting: UNT 5, UAB 1 - April 28, 2019 North Texas Record vs UAB: 7-11 (UAB leads 6-3 in Denton) • Streak: UNT, 3 |
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Attendance for all North Texas softball games will be extremely limited and will include individuals on the team pass list, current UNT students and Mean Green Scholarship Fund Members who qualify for the Olympic Sports Pass.
DENTON - The North Texas softball team returns home to welcome the UAB Blazers to Denton as they host their first Conference USA series since the 2019 season. North Texas (14-7) enters the four-game set after an 11-2 midweek victory over Abilene Christian on Tuesday night while UAB (13-13) comes to Denton on a three-game skid after forecasted weather postponed their scheduled midweek game on Wednesday.
The 2021 season brings out a new format for Conference USA series as teams will play four-game sets rather than the traditional three-game series of past seasons. This decision was made in light of limiting travel due to COVID-19 that causes the Conference to go to division-only play, North Texas will also face UTEP, Southern Miss, UTSA and Louisiana Tech during the regular season. Due to Easter, the teams will play a pair of doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday and have Sunday off.
Tickets inside Lovelace Stadium will not be on sale to the public per University guidelines with COVID-19. All four games will be streamed on CUSA.tv (subscription required) with Jackson Dunavant and Amanda Bachelder on the call from Denton. Live stats will be available at MeanGreenStats.com and fans are always encouraged to follow along on social media on Twitter @MeanGreenSB.
North Texas vs. UAB
• The Mean Green and Blazers are meeting for the seventh all-time series since the programs became conference opponents in the 2014 season after North Texas joined Conference USA during the summer of 2013.
• North Texas has won four of the last six individual meetings including a sweep of UAB in Birmingham during the 2019 season.
• UAB holds a 6-3 advantage on games played in Denton, including a pair of wins during the 2018 season.
• The teams were set to play in Denton to close out the 2020 regular season prior to the COVID-19 shutdown.
• The Blazers enter the contest on a three-game skid and have had five of their last eight games either canceled or postponed. UAB also has an 0-7 record in true road games this season.
• UAB is led offensively by sophomore Sierra Frazier who is hitting .366 on the season with 26 hits, five doubles, four home runs and 11 RBI. The pitching staff is led by junior Amy Woodham who has a 3.72 ERA in a team- high 43.1 IP with 40 strikeouts and an opponent batting average of .263.
• The Blazers are led by first-year Head Coach Joe Guthrie. Guthrie initially joined the UAB staff as an assistant in July of 2018 before being promoted to Associate Head Coach in January of 2020 and Head Coach that July.
For updates and more information, follow the Mean Green on Twitter and Instagram (@MeanGreenSB) and like Mean Green Softball on Facebook.
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