LIVINGSTON, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team opened up a three-game Gulf South Conference series at West Alabama with an 11-1 loss in eight innings on Friday afternoon at Tartt Field. UAH dips to 21-24 (14-17 GSC), while UWA improves to 31-16 (20-10 GSC).
 
Game-Changer
- A seven-run bottom of the fourth in addition to a strong 8.0 innings by starter Seth Holbert helped West Alabama notch the series-opening 11-1 victory over UAH on Friday afternoon.
 
Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers recorded four base hits in the loss, as Ben Rhodes, AJ Walden, Trey Mathis and Nolan Ramsey had one hit apiece.
- Justin Ware recorded the squad's lone run scored, walk and stolen base.
- Walden registered one RBI to lead the offense.
- UAH starting pitcher Jake Bracewell worked 6.0 innings with eight runs allowed and three strikeouts to dip his season record to 2-4 on the year.
- Despite UWA's seven-run outburst in the fourth, Bracewell worked scoreless frames in the second, third, fifth and sixth innings.
 
Key Plays
- West Alabama took the first lead with one run in the bottom of the first, prior to both squads going scoreless until the fourth inning.
- UAH knotted the score at 1-1, but UWA posted its seven-run rally in the bottom of the fourth to take a commanding 8-1 advantage.
- The Tigers went on to score on run in the seventh and two in the eighth for the 11-1 win in the bottom of the eighth.
 
Noteworthy
- Bracewell's six innings matches a season-high established on Feb. 4 against Nova Southeastern.
- Ware improves to 14-for-14 in stolen base attempts this season, leading UAH with the program's highest stolen base total since Chandler Brock's 19 steals in 2015.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH wraps up the 2017 regular season with a doubleheader at West Alabama at 2 p.m. at Tartt Field.