MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team completed the three-game sweep of Auburn Montgomery with two wins in the Gulf South Conference doubleheader by scores of 3-1 and 4-3 on Saturday afternoon. UAH improves to 6-3 (3-0), while AUM dips to 6-6 (0-3 GSC).
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Next Time Out
- UAH returns to action on Tuesday against Trevecca Nazarene at Charger Park for a 3 p.m. nonconference matchup.
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UAH 3, AUM 1
Game-Changer
- The Chargers utilized a pair of homers to top the War Hawks in game one, as
Ben Rhodes hit his first round-tripper of the year in the first at-bat of the game followed by a go-ahead solo shot by
Brady Bedingfield in the top of the eighth to push UAH to a 3-1 win.
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Key Plays
- Rhodes leadoff homer gave UAH a 1-0 advantage in the top of the first.
- A successful sac fly by the War Hawks in the bottom of the sixth evened the score at 1-1.
- UAH pulled ahead on a solo home run by Bedingfield in the eighth, while
Jack Stamper gave the Chargers an insurance run on a RBI single to right that brought the game to its 3-1 final.
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Inside the Box Score
- UAH totaled 12 hits in the victory, paced by
Nolan Ramsey who went 3-for-5 at the dish.
- Three Chargers had two hits apiece, including
Will Acuff, Bedingfield and
AJ Walden.
- Acuff additionally chipped in a run.
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Tanner Burns drew the Chargers lone walk of the contest.
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Riley Camp made the start on the mound for the Chargers, as he worked 6.1 innings with one run allowed and three strikeouts.
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Taylor Clemons earned the win in relief with 2.2 shutout innings to improve to 1-1, while
Dylan Murphy collected his second save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning.
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Noteworthy
- Â Ramsey has notched three hits in a game three times this season.
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UAH 4, AUM 3
Game Changer
- UAH came from behind to garner the series sweep of Auburn Montgomery as UAH plated two runs in the top of the seventh – highlighted by a RBI triple by
Nolan Ramsey – to take a 4-3 lead which stood to be the game's final.
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Key Plays
- After both sides traded a run in the top of the first to make it a 1-1 tie, AUM pulled ahead on a solo homer in the third by Brandt.
- A bases-loaded walk by
Brady Bedingfield would tie the game back up at 2-2, but AUM regained the advantage with one run in the bottom of the sixth.
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Ben Rhodes scored on an error, Ramsey hit a RBI triple to centerfield in the seventh to put the Chargers on top 4-3.
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Inside the Box Score
- Rhodes led the Chargers at the plate with a team-high four base hits and two runs scored.
- Bedingfield had one of the two UAH RBI in the game while also drawing the squad's lone walk.
- Four Chargers were hit by a pitch.
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Hunter Hood started on the mound for the Chargers, turning in 4.1 innings with runs allowed and six strikeouts.
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Brooks Brophy notched his second win of the series out of the bullpen to improve to 3-0, as he tossed the final 2.0 innings with no runs allowed, zero walks and four strikeouts.
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Noteworthy
- Brophy has not allowed a run in 13.2 innings to start his collegiate career and he's totaled 12 strikeouts compared to three walks in that span.