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UAH Starts Week's Slate at Home Tuesday vs. Miles

Miles vs. UAH
WHEN Tuesday, April 11 at 2 p.m.
WHERE Charger Park
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UAH at Mississippi College
WHEN Friday, April 14 at 3 p.m. | Saturday, April 15 at 1 p.m.
WHERE Clinton, Miss.
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UPCOMING WEEK: The Chargers begin a five-game slate this week beginning with a nonconference doubleheader on Tuesday at Charger Park at 2 p.m. against Miles (17-15, 9-3 SIAC) before the squad takes off to Mississippi College (15-20, 11-12 GSC) for a three-game Gulf South Conference series on Friday and Saturday in Clinton, Mississippi.
 
RECENT ACTION: UAH dropped the GSC series at home against Valdosta State this past weekend, as the Blazers won series opener and finale by scores of 9-1 and 25-11 with the Chargers taking the nightcap of Saturday's doubleheader 3-0. The Chargers now sit at 16-20 overall and 11-13 within the GSC.
 
GSC UPDATE: UAH sits at eighth in the league standings with a 11-13 GSC record so far, while Delta State (19-5 GSC) leads the league followed by Union (15-8 GSC) in second. West Alabama (15-9 GSC), West Florida (15-9 GSC) and North Alabama (15-9 GSC) are knotted in a tie for third in the league, followed by Valdosta State (13-11 GSC) in sixth and Mississippi College (11-12 GSC) in seventh.
 
SOUTHPAW DEALING: A week removed from establishing the program record with 15 strikeouts at UNA on April 1, Will Myers tossed the third no-hitter in program history in the 3-0 win in the nightcap of the doubleheader against VSU this past weekend. The Philadelphia, Mississippi, native has been stellar during the GSC slate, as he's leading the conference with a .154 batting average against while rating fourth with a 2.63 ERA and second with 57 strikeouts in league contests.
 
FINDING A GROOVE: Ben Rhodes broke out of a slump with a strong weekend in the series against Valdosta State, as the junior led the squad with a .455 batting average (5-for-11), two homers, five RBI, 13 total bases, a 1.182 slugging percentage and a .455 on-base percentage. Rhodes – who now has a career-high six homers in 2017 – has been one of the Chargers most consistent offensive performers this season, pacing the squad in RBI (33), total bases (67), slugging percentage (.536), walks (19) and on-base percentage (.422).
 
GOLDEN BEARS PROFILE: Miles enters the week with 17-15 overall record and a 9-3 mark within the SIAC, after most recently winning two-of-three this past weekend over Kentucky State. The Golden Bears offense is led by Xavier Burden with a .414 batting average and 26 RBI, while the MC pitching staff owns a7.54 team ERA.
 
MATCHUP HISTORY: UAH is 18-0 all-time against MC, after topping Miles by scores of 10-2 and 7-3 in a doubleheader at historic Rickwood Field on Feb. 22 this season.
 
CHOCTAWS PROFILE: Mississippi College begins the week with a 15-20 overall record and an 11-2 record in the GSC, following a series loss at North Alabama over the weekend. The Choctaws offense is paced by Casey Echols (.355/19 RBI) and Chance Whitten (.345/8 HR/25 RBI), while the MC pitching staff has a team ERA of 5.94 to start the week's slate.
 
MATCHUP HISTORY: UAH is 6-0 all-time against Mississippi College, after sweeping the Choctaws by 5-2, 2-1 and 17-4 on April 16-17 at Charger Park last season.
 
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Players Mentioned

Will Myers

#13 Will Myers

LHP
6' 2"
Senior
L/L
Ben Rhodes

#7 Ben Rhodes

OF
6' 0"
Junior
L/L

Players Mentioned

Will Myers

#13 Will Myers

6' 2"
Senior
L/L
LHP
Ben Rhodes

#7 Ben Rhodes

6' 0"
Junior
L/L
OF

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