HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team won in walk-off fashion by a score of 7-6 on Wednesday afternoon over visiting Auburn Montgomery in a nonconference matchup at Charger Park. UAH improves to 11-15, while AUM dips to 11-14.
 
Game-Changer
- After a scoreless eighth inning from sophomore reliever Taylor Clemons kept the game tied at 6-6, UAH proceeded to notch the 7-6 walk-off win as junior AJ Walden – who led off the frame with a double to right – scored on a ground out as Wright Hackett reached on a fielder's choice with one out in the bottom of the ninth.
 
Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers were first on the board in the bottom half of the first as Lance Cleveland drove home Justin Ware from third on a fielder's choice.
- UAH would then benefit in the second inning from a grand slam by Ben Rhodes to push the Charger lead to 5-0.
- The War Hawks cut into the UAH advantage with one run in the third and another in the sixth to slim their deficit to 5-2.
- AUM turned the tables in the top of the seventh with a four-run rally to lead the hosts 6-5 heading into the seventh-inning stretch.
- A RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning by senior Trey Mathis knotted the contest at 6-6, before Walden crossed the plate on a ground out in the bottom of the ninth for the 7-6 walk-off victory.
- UAH totaled nine hits in the win, led by Jay Copeland with a team-high two base hits.
- Rhodes paced the squad with four RBI, while both Tanner Burns and Hackett tied with a team-best two walks.
- Clemons earned the win in relief to improve his record to 1-1 while recording one strikeout in his 1.0 inning of work.
- Will Scoggins lasted the longest on the mound for UAH with 3.0 innings pitched with one run allowed.
 
Noteworthy
- Rhodes notched his first career grand slam in the win.
- UAH now has three walk-off wins at Charger Park in the 2017 season.
 
Next Time Out
- Prior to the start of today's game, UAH and Shorter have agreed to move up the three-game Gulf South Conference series this weekend to Friday and Saturday due to inclement weather in the forecast. Friday's doubleheader has a 2 p.m. first pitch, with Saturday's finale scheduled for 1 p.m.