HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team came from behind to win its seventh consecutive game on Tuesday evening at Charger Park by a final score of 4-3 over visiting Trevecca Nazarene. UAH improves to 7-3, while TNU slips to 4-6.
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Game Changer
- UAH turned the tables in the bottom of the seventh inning with a total of four runs in the frame to take a 4-3 lead on the way to the nonconference victory on Tuesday.
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Key Plays
- Following two full scoreless innings to start the game, Trevecca Nazarene scored one run apiece in the third, fourth and fifth innings to own a 3-0 advantage over UAH.
- The Chargers first cut into the Trojans lead on a sac fly by
Robby Seemann in the seventh, followed by a pinch-hit, two-RBI double to right-center by senior
Ben Rhodes that tied the contest at 3-3.
- After Rhodes advanced to third on a throwing error, fellow senior
Tanner Burns executed a suicide squeeze bunt which drove in Rhodes for the go-ahead run to give UAH a 4-3 lead.
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Inside the Box Score
- UAH totaled eight hits in the game, paced by
Jay Copeland who went 2-for-4 with one run scored.
- Seven Chargers recorded at least one hit.
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Brady Bedingfield drew the squad's lone walk of the contest while also notching one hit and one run.
- Rhodes had a game-high two RBI in addition to the Chargers only extra-base hit which was the seventh-inning double.
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Ian McCoy made the start on the mound for the Chargers and turned in 3.0 innings with one run allowed and one strikeout for a no-decision.
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Tyler Self recorded the win in relief for the Chargers to improve to 1-0 on the season, after tossing 3.0 innings with one run allowed, three strikeouts and zero walks.
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Dylan Murphy picked up his third save of the season after striking out the side in the top of the ninth.
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Noteworthy
- UAH's pitching staff has recorded 10 strikeouts in each of the past two games.
- The Chargers seven-game win streak matches the seven-game streak made during the 2016 season.
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Next Time Out
- UAH jumps back into GSC play at Charger Park this weekend as Montevallo visits for a three-game series, beginning with a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 p.m. followed by a single game Sunday at 1 p.m.