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UAB Blazers
2024 UAB Blazers baseball team
Founded	1979 (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
NCAA Tournament appearances
1983, 1991, 2012
Conference tournament champions
Sun Belt: 1991 C-USA: 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The team is a member of American Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's 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.

UAB in the NCAA tournament

Blazers in Major League Baseball

Since the Major League Baseball Draft began in 1965, UAB has had 28 players selected.

Notable players include:

• Graham Ashcraft
• Dan DeMent
• Mike Goff
• Chris Hammond
• Brewer Hicklen
• Héctor Villanueva
• Mark Morrison
• Garrett Whitlock

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

References

1. University of Alabama at Birmingham Style Guide (PDF). March 11, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
2. "UAB Blazers". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
3. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.

External links

• Official website

• UAB Blazers baseball
• Sports clubs and teams established in 1979