HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team lost the series finale to Valdosta State by a final score of 25-11 in seven innings on Sunday afternoon at Charger Park to wrap up the three-game Gulf South Conference series. UAH dips to 16-20 (11-13 GSC), while VSU rises to 24-14 (13-11 GSC).
 
Game-Changer
- Trailing UAH 11-5 entering the top the of the sixth, Valdosta State proceeded to knot the game at 11-11 with a six-run rally in the frame before erupting for a 14-run seventh inning on the way to the 25-11 win on Sunday.
 
Inside the Box Score
- UAH started off the contest with a four-run rally in the bottom of the first as AJ Walden, Nolan Ramsey, Lance Cleveland and Jay Copeland notched RBI to give the hosts a 4-0 advantage.
- After VSU cut the UAH lead in half with two runs in the top of the second, Ben Rhodes put UAH ahead 8-2 with a grand slam in the bottom half of the second.
- Following another two Blazer runs in the top of the third, UAH responded with two of their own on RBI hits by Wright Hackett and Justin Ware to make it a 10-4 home advantage.
- Both sides plated one run apiece in the fifth to make it 11-5 Chargers, prior to VSU rallying for six runs in the sixth and 14 runs in the seventh for the 25-11 victory.
- UAH totaled 13 base hits in the loss, led by Rhodes with three hits, two runs and four RBI.
- Ware, Walden and Hackett each chipped in two hits each, with Hackett scoring a team-high three runs.
- Riley Camp made the start on the mound, turning in 3.2 innings with four runs allowed and two strikeouts.
- Ethan Thomas was tagged with the loss to slip his season record to 0-1, after allowing three runs and totaling one strikeout in 1.0 inning of relief.
 
Noteworthy
- UAH had three triples in the contest, which are the most in a game this season.
- The Chargers have recorded 10 hits or more in a game 13 times this season.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH welcomes Miles for a nonconference doubleheader on Tuesday at Charger Park at 2 p.m., before heading to Mississippi College next Friday and Saturday to continue GSC play.