HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team opened a three-game Gulf South Conference series with a doubleheader sweep of West Georgia by scores of 8-5 and 2-1 at Charger Park on Saturday afternoon. UAH improves to 7-7 (3-2 GSC), while UWG slips to 5-7 (0-5 GSC).
 
UAH 8, UWG 5
 
Game-Changer
- Brady Bedingfield highlighted the series-opening victory on Saturday, as he went 2-for-3 with one run scored and a key bases-loaded, three-RBI double in the bottom of the seventh which led UAH to the 8-5 win.
 
Inside the Box Score
- UAH was first on the board as Ben Rhodes lifted a sac fly to drive in Justin Ware from second, but West Georgia was able to gain the lead at 2-1 with a pair of runs in the third.
- The Chargers retook the lead at 3-2 on a two-RBI single to left by redshirt junior AJ Walden.
- A successful sac fly by West Georgia in the fifth drew the game to a 3-3 tie, but the Chargers pushed forward to lead 6-3 on Bedingfield's bases-clearing, three-RBI double to right-center in the bottom of the seventh.
- The Chargers added two more runs in the eighth on RBI singles in the eighth by Nolan Ramsey and Wright Hackett in the eighth, before one run came in for the Wolves in the ninth for the 8-5 final.
- Gabe Gunter earned the win, improving to 1-1 on the season with 3.1 innings with zero earned runs and four strikeouts out of the bullpen.
- Jake Bracewell made the start for UAH, turning in 5.0 innings pitched with two strikeouts and three runs allowed.
- UAH totaled 14 base hits in the game-one victory, led by Trey Mathis and Hackett with three hits each.
 
Noteworthy
- Bedingfield registered his third straight multi-hit and multi-RBI contest of the season.
- Gunter has not allowed a run out of the bullpen to start the season.


UAH 2, UWG 1
 
Game-Changer
- After Will Myers delivered a 7.0 inning performance with one run allowed and 10 strikeouts, the Chargers won the contest in walk-off fashion as Jay Copeland's RBI single to center drove in Ware from third for the 2-1 victory.
 
Inside the Box Score
- West Georgia took the first lead in the night cap on a RBI double by Brett Anderson in the second inning.
- After the second-inning run, Myers was able to hurl five consecutive scoreless innings to help UAH to the victory.
- A total of seven Chargers recorded a hit in the victory.
- Myers improves to 1-2 with the win, totaling 7.0 innings with 10 strikeouts.
 
Noteworthy
- Walden is now on a five-game hit streak.
- The Chargers have two walk-off wins at Charger Park so far in 2017.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH wraps up the weekend series against West Georgia at 1 p.m.