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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team (17-14) split a nonconference doubleheader with the visiting Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (14-19) on Tuesday. UAH dropped game one at Charger Park by a score of 10-4 before responding with an 8-4 victory in game two.
Up next, UAH begins a seven-game road stretch as the squad returns to Gulf South Conference play with a three-game series at West Alabama on March 24-25. First pitch of Saturday's doubleheader is set for 3 p.m. CT, while Sunday's game starts at 1 p.m. CT.
GAME ONE
Five errors plagued the Chargers in game one, as the squad gave up seven unearned runs in a 10-4 defeat to Lincoln Memorial.
LMU jumped out to an early 5-0 advantage through the first two frames, scoring the runs off four hits and three errors. Of the five runs, four crossed in the first inning on three hits and two errors.
The Chargers got on the board in the bottom of the third inning on a groundout by centerfielder Justin Pearson. LMU erased the UAH run by bringing across a run in the top of the fourth but the Chargers answered with three more runs in the bottom of the fourth to cut the deficit to 6-4, including a two-run homer by designated hitter Chandler Brock – his second home run this season.
The Railsplitters then scored four more runs in the top of the sixth frame to put the game away, 10-4. LMU scored the runs off three hits and two more errors.
LMU's Chris McCarter got the start and the win on the hill, allowing one unearned run on three hits, no walks and no strikeouts. The Railsplitters went through two more pitchers in the contest, who allowed three runs – two earned – on two hits and two walks.
UAH starting pitcher Willard Bacon was tagged with the loss after working four innings, allowing six runs – two earned – on five hits and two walks. Luke Mould pitched in relief for the final 3.0 innings, allowing four runs – one earned – three hits and one walk.
GAME TWO
Behind a 3-for-5 and five RBI performance by third baseman Grant DeBruin, UAH responded in game two, claiming the contest by a score of 8-4 over the Railsplitters.
The Chargers crossed the plate first in the second game, scoring three runs off Grant DeBruin's three-run home run in the bottom of the first to give UAH a 3-0 lead. Justin Pearson reached base earlier after being hit by a pitch and was followed by Chandler Bock single before DeBruin crushed his sixth homer of the season over the left field wall.
With runners on first and second base, LMU's Neil Borden connected on a double into left field to score both runners and cut into the UAH lead, 3-2. The Chargers and Railsplitters traded runs over the next three half-innings and UAH led 5-3 through three frames.
LMU again cut its deficit to just one run by scoring a run in the top of the fifth but UAH answered with another run and pushed the lead back to two runs, 6-4.
In the sixth and with bases loaded, Justin Pearson laced a single back up the middle which would score two more runs and give UAH a 8-4 lead. The Chargers then turned in a three-pitch three out seventh inning to conclude the contest.
Picking up the victory for UAH was Johnny Shuttlesworth (1-0) who posted 3.0 innings on the mound, allowing three runs – two earned – on six hits while striking out four batters. Kyle Jeter saw action on the hill in the game, working the fourth and fifth innings to give up one run on two hits, one walk and two strikeouts. Cody Barrett worked the final 2.0 scoreless innings for UAH to get his fourth save this year, while striking out one.
The Railsplitters' starter Justin King (3-2) was tagged with just his second loss of the year after lasting just 2.1 innings, allowing five runs on 10 hits, one walk and one hit batter.
