HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team was edged in the Gulf South Conference series finale against Montevallo at Charger Park on Sunday by a final score of 8-7. UAH dips to 8-5 (4-2 GSC), while UM rises to 12-3 (4-2 GSC).
 
Game Changer
- After UAH tied the contest at 7-7 with a three-run rally in the bottom of the eighth, Montevallo pulled ahead on a RBI triple to center by John Michael Reed which put the Falcons ahead 8-7 on the way to the series finale win.
 
Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers totaled 11 hits in the loss, led by Brady Bedingfield who went reached base in all five of his at-bats while going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a team-high two walks.
- Both Robby Seemann and AJ Walden followed Bedingfield at the plate with two hits apiece, with Walden sharing the team lead with Bedingfield with two RBI and Seemann chipping in one of the seven UAH RBI.
- Tyler McCown, Ben Rhodes and Walden drew one walk apiece.
- Rhodes and Walden owned the squad's two extra-base hit, as Rhodes notched a double and Walden recorded his third home run of the season.
- McCown scored a team-best two runs.
- Riley Camp started on the mound and turned in 4.0 innings with three runs allowed and three strikeouts for a no-decision.
- Dylan Murphy's record dropped to 0-1 as he took the loss in relief, allowing one run in 1.0 innings of work with one strikeout.
- Dustin Sharp had an effective relief outing, working 2.0 scoreless innings with one hit allowed and a team-high four strikeouts.
 
Key Plays
- UAH was first on the board in the bottom of the first with a two-run homer by AJ Walden to left field.
- The Chargers added to their lead with two more runs in the third inning on a pair of bases-loaded singles by Seemann and Lance Cleveland to make it a 4-0 UAH advantage.
- Montevallo turned the tables to lead 7-4 after scoring three runs in the fourth and two each in the fifth and sixth innings.
- The Chargers put together a three-run bottom of the eighth – highlighted by a two-RBI single to left by Bedingfield – to knot the game at 7-7.
- UM's Reed delivered the go-ahead run for the falcons on a RBI triple to center on the way to the 8-7 win for the Falcons.
 
Noteworthy
- With his second three-hit game of the series, Bedingfield has risen his average to a team-best .462 through 13 games in 2018.
- UAH drew three or more walks in each of the three games this weekend, which is the second time this season the squad has a three-game streak of three walks or more.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH wraps up its six-game homestand on Wednesday with a nonconference doubleheader at Charger Park against Miles at 3 p.m., before heading east to Valdosta, Georgia, next weekend for a three-game GSC series at Valdosta State.