HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team earned the doubleheader split on the back of
Will Myers' no-hitter – the third in program history – in the 3-0 win over Valdosta State in game two after falling in the series opener 9-1 on Saturday at Charger Park. UAH moves to 16-19 (11-12 GSC), while VSU sits at 23-14 (12-11 GSC).
VSU 9, UAH 1
Game-Changer
- After Valdosta State took an early 2-0 lead with two runs in the top of the first, VSU starting pitcher Austin Hamilton cruised to the 9-1 win with a dominant 8.0 inning performance with one run allowed and 10 strikeouts.
Inside the Box Score
- Following the first, the Blazers continued to add to their lead with one run apiece in the third and fourth to own a 4-0 advantage before pushing across two more in the fifth to lead 6-0.
- Valdosta State pushed across another run in the top of the sixth, before junior
Ben Rhodes put UAH on the board with a solo home run to cut the deficit to 7-1.
- The Blazers went on to add two more insurance runs in the top of the ninth on the way to the 9-1 victory in the series opener.
- The Chargers posted six base hits in the loss, paced by Rhodes with a team-high two hits in addition to one run and one RBI.
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Jay Copeland drew a team-best two walks in the contest.
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Heath McRae made the start on the mound for UAH, turning in 3.0 innings with four runs allowed and three strikeouts to slip his season record to 3-1.
Noteworthy
- Rhodes now has a career-high five home runs this season, after belting four home runs in his sophomore season in 2016.
UAH 3, VSU 0
Game-Changer
- A native of Philadelphia, Mississippi, Myers was the difference in the game-two, 3-0 victory as the southpaw stymied the Valdosta State offense over 7.0 no-hit innings with six strikeouts on Saturday evening.
Inside the Box Score
- After scoreless frames by both sides in the first and second innings, UAH pulled ahead on a RBI double to left-center by
Nolan Ramsey in the bottom of the third for a 1-0 lead.
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Wright Hackett pushed the Chargers lead to 2-0 with a RBI single to left in the bottom of the fourth prior to
Zach Duvall driving in
Jay Copeland on a sac bunt to bring the game to its eventual final of 3-0.
- Myers finished off the game by retiring the final four batters in a row, which included three of his six strikeouts as his record improved to 4-2 on the season.
- UAH totaled six hits in the victory, with six different Chargers registering one hit apiece.
Noteworthy
- Myers no-hitter is the third in program history, as Matt Jansen (April 29, 2000) and Erasmo Moreno (Feb. 29, 1996) achieved the feat before the lefty.
- This was Myers first shutout performance of the season and the third of his career.
- Myers has allowed one hit or less in a game on three occasions, tossing two, one-hitters in 2016.
- The southpaws no-hitter marks the second weekend in a row a GSC starting pitcher has recorded a no-hitter as Brandon Ingram of Mississippi College no-hit VSU on April 2.
- UAH matched a season-high with three stolen bases, which has been reached three times this year.
Next Time Out
- UAH and Valdosta State look ahead to the rubber match of the three-game set on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Charger Park.
