Saturday, April 11
Tulsa, Okla.
12 p.m.
Tulsa
vs
UAB
Tulsa Returns Home to Host UAB in Weekend Series
4/9/2026 11:03:00 AM | Softball
TULSA, Okla. — After a seven-game road trip, Tulsa is back home this weekend to face UAB in a three-game American Conference series.
Dates: April 10-12
First Pitch: 5 PM, 2 PM, 12 PM
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Venue: Collins Family SB Complex
TV: ESPN+
Series History vs UAB: 26-15
Record in Tulsa: 14-4
Last Meeting: March 23, 2025 in Birmingham (W, 4-0)
QUICK HITS
TULSA vs. THE BLAZERS
Tulsa hosts Missouri State in a midweek game before hitting the road to face Florida Atlantic.
Visit www.TulsaHurricane.com for the latest news and information on the softball program. Fans can also follow the team on X, Facebook and Instagram.
Dates: April 10-12
First Pitch: 5 PM, 2 PM, 12 PM
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Venue: Collins Family SB Complex
TV: ESPN+
Series History vs UAB: 26-15
Record in Tulsa: 14-4
Last Meeting: March 23, 2025 in Birmingham (W, 4-0)
QUICK HITS
- Mackenzy Glenn had a big weekend at the plate in Wichita. The freshman went 5-for-9 (.556) with a home run and scored three times over the weekend.
- Claira Skaggs has caught fire in conference play. She leads the league with 23 RBI while also hitting .423 and slugging 6 home runs, tied for second in the league. In American Conference games she is top 10 in the league in hits (22), runs (14), and total bases (46).
- Tulsa is doing damage with two outs in conference games. The team is hitting 47-for-152 (.309) with two outs and driven in 41 of the team's 85 runs.
- In conference games, Tulsa is third in the league in scoring with 85 runs.
- Maura Moore enters the week second in the American Conference with 93 strikeouts. She is also seventh in the league in innings pitched with 101.2.
- Maci Cole has played 3B for the last 11 games. Since moving to the hot corner she is hitting a team-high .364 with 3 home runs and 14 RBI.
- Tulsa has used the same starting 9 in eight of the last 10 games. They are hitting .332 as a unit and averaging 6.0 runs per game. Cole, Skaggs, and Daeya Moses all have three or more home runs and 12-plus RBI in that time frame.
TULSA vs. THE BLAZERS
- Tulsa is 26-15 all-time against the Blazers.
- The last series in Tulsa was swept by the Golden Hurricane.
- Six of the last seven in the series has been decided by two runs or less.
- Tulsa's offense has seen a ressurgence in 2026.
- This season the Golden Hurricane have 57 doubles and 29 home runs. Last year, Tulsa only hit 51 doubles and 28 home runs for the entire season.
- The team needs just four runs to match last season's scoring output.
- Claira Skaggs has caught fire of late and leads the team with 7 home runs and 30 RBI.
- The grad student has set a career-high in home runs and is closing in on her career-high of 39 RBI back in 2024.
- Maci Cole is having a season on pace to match last season. After hitting 10 HR with 27 RBI and earning First Team All-Conference honors, she has 6 HR and 22 RBI entering the weekend.
- Amber Turner's 4 HR and 10 doubles and Daeya Moses' 6 HR also provide thump to the middle of the order for Tulsa.
- Four Tulsa players have at least four homers this season, last season they only had two players hit that many.
- The Golden Hurricane are patient at the plate, working 128 walks, while being hit by a pitch 36 times.
- Their 36 hit by pitches rank 27th in the country and are second in the American.
- The team's 128 walks are third in the league and top 100 in the NCAA.
- As a team, Tulsa is 99-for-257 (.385) to lead off an inning with 11 doubles, a triple, and six home runs.
- Claira Skaggs is 11-for-17 (.647) when leading off an inning with four doubles and a home run.
- Amber Turner and Annika Dill are both hitting .500 this season to start an inning.
- Daeya Moses is 10-for-22 (.455) with two homers leading off an inning.
- Tulsa is outscoring opponents 46-17 in the second inning.
- Opposing pinch hitters are just 3-for-23 (.130) against Tulsa this season.
- Tulsa has played five extra inning games in 2026, the team's most since playing five games in 2019 and are 2-3 in those games
- The Golden Hurricane have three walk-off wins this season.
- Tulsa's win over Pitt was the team's first meeting and win over an ACC program since an 11-3 win over Syracuse in 2019.
Tulsa hosts Missouri State in a midweek game before hitting the road to face Florida Atlantic.
Visit www.TulsaHurricane.com for the latest news and information on the softball program. Fans can also follow the team on X, Facebook and Instagram.
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