Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 LIVINGSTON, Ala. | The No. 5 University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team lost both games in Sunday afternoon's Gulf South Conference doubleheader at No. 10 West Alabama, falling in the opening contest by 7-2 and dropping the nightcap 12-3. UAH is now 35-8-1 (21-8-1 GSC), while UWA sits at 35-9 (25-6 GSC).

Due to the series loss, UAH will be the second seed in the GSC Tournament and West Alabama will host the double-elimination tourney from May 2-5.

The opening matchup was tightly contested between the Chargers and Tigers through the seventh inning, as both squads' starters engaged in a pitcher's duel. Senior lefty Daniel Koger supplied the Chargers with 6.2 innings, two runs allowed and three strikeouts, while UWA's Jorge Cruz worked 7.1 innings with two runs allowed and six strikeouts.

West Alabama went on the board first with an RBI single by Mitch Holgate in the bottom of the first inning, but the Chargers GSC Freshman of the Year Nominee, AJ Walden, gave the Blue and White a 2-1 advantage with a two-run homer to left scoring senior Chandler Brock on the play. The redshirt freshman now has 10 homers on the year.

After Walden's round-tripper, Koger worked five consecutive scoreless innings before the Tigers made it a 2-2 tie as Adam Chamblee was able to score on a passed ball. Senior Luke Mould came on in relief to end the frame, but was tagged with five runs in the eighth – highlighted by a grand slam from Jack Cockrum – to bring the game to its 7-2 final. Mould's record dipped to 4-2 with the loss.

UAH managed 11 hits in the first game, led by Walden and Brock who had three hits apiece, with Brock swiping his team-leading 18th bag of the season. Ben Hall and Colton Simbeck each had a double in the loss.

The Chargers offense was kick-started early in the first with an RBI single to left by senior Ryan Barnes, plating fellow senior Cody Burton on the play. However in the bottom half of the first, the Tigers negated the run with a solo homer by Holgate and then took a 2-1 advantage as Eddie Kieffer scored on an error by Trey Mathis at first.

UAH fought back to tie the contest at 2-2 as Hall scored on Barnes' double-play ground out, before UWA erupted for a five-run fourth inning, including a three-run homer by Holgate, to regain the lead at 7-2. The Tigers would go on to take a 12-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth as Cockrum hit his second grand slam of the day off UAH reliever Wilson Adams, followed by a sacrifice fly Luigi Mendez off Logan Crook.

Brock brought the game to its 12-3 final with his 10th home run of the season. UAH now has three different players with double-digit homers.

Mitchell Wright made the start on the mound for the Blue and White, tossing 3.1 innings with four runs, six hits, three walks and five strikeouts. The loss dropped the lefty's record to 5-1 on the year.

The Chargers and Tigers will matchup on Monday at 1 p.m. for the series finale at Tartt Field to wrap up the 2015 regular season slate.