Due to inclement weather on Saturday in Birmingham, the Bruins will play a doubleheader on Friday and one game on Sunday.
All three games this weekend will be streamed live on CUSA.tv. Live audio play-by-play will be available on the Bruin Sports Network, live stats can be found at BelmontBruins.com, and Twitter updates will be posted to @BelmontBaseball.
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Belmont has played 13 of their first 14 games at home, with the lone road game coming at Lipscomb on March 2.
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The Bruins are out to a 11-3 start, their best start since beginning the 2020 season 14-3.
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Belmont received one vote in this week's USA Today Coaches Poll, their second straight week receiving votes
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Belmont moved to 3-0 in midweek games with a 7-4 win over Evansville at home on Wednesday
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Tommy Crider recorded the first multi-homer game of his career in the win with a career-high five RBIs after blasting a three-run shot in the second inning and a two-run shot in the seventh inning.
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Ethan Harden struck out seven of the nine batters he faced in relief
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Kyle Brennan picked up his nation-leading seventh save of the season by retiring two straight batters after Evansville loaded the bases in the ninth inning. Brennan has 24 career saves, two behind program record-holder Jon Ivie (2008-11).
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Guy Lipscomb has been one of the most electric players in the country this season. The sophomore from Franklin, Tenn., is currently 2nd in the country in stolen bases (13), 4th in triples (4), and has statistically been the 7th-hardest batter to strike out (1 in 46 at-bats)
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Belmont's projected starting rotation this week will be: Joshua South (Game 1), Andy Bean (Game 2), and Jalen Borders (Game 3).
- Senior catcher Jackson Campbell leads the team in batting average (.425)
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Belmont pitchers allowed just nine earned runs in 81 innings to start the season. They currently have a staff ERA of 2.54, ranked 18th in the country.
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The Bruin defense has committed just five errors in 14 games, and have the fifth-best fielding percentage in the country (.990)
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From Feb. 19 to March 4, Belmont won ten games in a row, their longest winning streak since 2010
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On Feb. 23, head coach Dave Jarvis recorded his 1,000th career win with an 11-1 win over Middle Tennessee
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UAB is out to a 9-3 start, and was ranked No. 14 in 11Point7's most recent Mid-Major Power Rankings
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UAB has rode explosive hitting to their hot start to the season, hitting .315 as a team (23rd in NCAA) with 15 home runs in 12 games.
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UAB swept Big Ten opponent in four games on Opening Weekend
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After 17 seasons at Samford, head coach Casey Dunn is in his first season at UAB. During his time with the Bulldogs, Dunn had a career record of 530-422 with three NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently in 2021 in the Starkville Regional.
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UAB was picked to finish 11th in the Conference USA Preseason Poll
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The Blazers return 17 players from the 2021 squad and welcome 23 players to this season's team
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UAB has won all four meetings
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The Bruins and Blazers first met in 1998, with UAB winning 8-4 in Nashville
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The teams last met in 2001, with UAB winning 3-2 in Nashville
