HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville eighth-seeded baseball team came away an 11-5 winner over fourth-seeded Valdosta State on Sunday afternoon at Ferriss Field in day two of the 2017 Gulf South Conference Tournament. UAH improves to 23-26, while VSU dips to 33-19.
 
Game-Changer
- With the Chargers clinging to a 6-5 lead entering the bottom of the seventh, sophomore Nolan Ramsey proceeded to hit a grand slam to put UAH ahead 10-5 on the way to the 11-5 victory over VSU.
 
Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers offense was led by Ramsey overall in the game with two hits, two runs and a game-high six RBI in the win.
- UAH totaled 12 hits in the contest, paced by Wes Anderson with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate.
- A total of three Chargers scored two runs or more, as First Team All-GSC honoree Tanner Burns crossed the plate a team-high three times.
- Three different UAH players totaled one walk apiece, while Rhodes drew both one walk and had one steal.
- Gabe Gunter earned the win out of the bullpen to improve to 2-3 on the year after twirling 4.1 shutout inning with one hit allowed and two strikeouts to finish off the victory.
- Taylor Clemons made the start on the mound for the Chargers, turning in 4.2 innings with five runs allowed, three walks and five strikeouts.
 
Key Plays
- After Clemons hurled a scoreless top half of the first, UAH scored a total of six runs in the bottom half to lead 6-0 as AJ Walden, Ramsey, Jay Copeland, Anderson and Wright Hackett registered RBI in the rally.
- Valdosta State would cut into the UAH lead with a solo homer by Ryan Slaughter, prior to adding a four-run rally in the top of the fifth to slim UAH's lead to 6-5.
- Ramsey's grand slam in the seventh proved to be the difference to make it a 10-5 UAH advantage, before a RBI infield single by Walden brought the game to its 11-5 final.
 
Noteworthy
- Ramsey's six RBI are the most by a Charger in a single game this season, and the most by a UAH player since Walden's six RBI vs. Mississippi College on April 17, 2016.
- UAH has posted 10 hits or more in 21 contests this season.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH will take on fifth-seeded Union on Monday at 10 a.m. to wrap up pool play at the GSC tournament.