BOCA RATON, Fla. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team fell to Sunshine State Conference affiliate Lynn by a score of 7-5 on Friday afternoon to open the 2017 season. UAH slips to 0-1, while LU improves to 1-0.
 
Game Changer
- In his first-ever game as a Charger, Nolan Ramsey went 3-for-4 as the squad's designated hitter with one run scored, two RBI and a home run.
 
Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers totaled eight hits in the season opener, paced by Ramsey's trio of base knocks.
- UAH notched three extra-base hits, with Ramsey and AJ Walden recording their first home runs of the season while Justin Ware recorded his first double in the Blue & White.
- Riley Camp made the start on the hill for the Chargers, working 5.2 innings with four hits, one earned run, one walk and six strikeouts.
- Chad Robinson was tagged with the loss to drop his record to 0-1, after tossing 0.1 innings with two hits and one run allowed.
 
Key Plays
- UAH started strong on Friday to lead 2-0 heading into the bottom of the first, as both Ware and Ben Rhodes would score after leading off the frame with back-to-back base hits.
- The Chargers added to the lead in the top of the fifth on a solo home run by Walden, which was the first UAH homer of the season.
- However, Lynn negated the Walden tally in the bottom half of the fifth on a home run by Miguel Cabellos.
- Ramsey's second hit of the contest – a two-run shot to right-center – pushed the UAH lead to 5-1 in the top of the sixth.
- After UAH made it a four-run lead, Lynn responded with a four-run rally in the seventh to tie it prior to Ceballos giving the hosts a 7-5 lead and eventual victory with another homer in the bottom of the eighth.
 
Noteworthy
- Walden's homer was his 25th career round-tripper.
- Camp's six strikeouts were a career best.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH continues its season-opening tour of the Sunshine State tomorrow with a doubleheader at reigning NCAA Champion Nova Southeastern at 12 p.m. CST.