HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon by scores of 6-3 and 3-0 to West Alabama to wrap up a three-game Gulf South Conference series at Charger Park. UAH dips to 21-17 (10-11 GSC), while UWA rises to 14-20 (8-12 GSC).
 
UWA 6, UAH 3
Game Changer
- Trailing by two runs entering the fourth inning, West Alabama posted a pivotal four-run rally to turn the tables and lead UAH 5-3 on the way to the 6-3 win in game one of the doubleheader.
 
Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers collected six hits in the loss, as six different players registered one hit apiece.
- Jay Copeland had a strong performance at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run scored and two walks.
- Copeland was joined in the hit column by Brady Bedingfield, Tanner Burns, Ben Rhodes, Robby Seemann, and AJ Walden.
- Both Will Acuff and Bedingfield drew one walk apiece in the contest.
- Hunter Hood made the start on the mound for the Chargers and turned in 5.0 innings with three earned runs allowed and five strikeouts. His record dipped to 1-4 with the loss.
- Both Brooks Brophy and Dustin Sharp worked 2.0 innings with zero earned runs allowed out of the bullpen.
 
Key Plays
- The Chargers were first on the board with a three-run bottom of the second inning, as Copeland scored on an error, Burns came across on a passed ball and Rhodes scored on a wild pitch.
- West Alabama dug into the UAH lead with one run in the third before a four-run fourth by the Tigers overtook the Chargers for a 5-3 advantage.
- The Tigers scoring effort was capped off with a single insurance run in the top of the seventh.
 
Noteworthy
- Copeland is now on a 14-game hit streak.
- Brophy has worked 2.0 innings or more out of the bullpen nine times in his freshman season.
 
UWA 3, UAH 0
Game Changer
- West Alabama's JT Salter had a dominant pitching performance for the Tigers as he tossed a complete game shutout with 10 strikeouts to lead the visitors to the win in game two of the doubleheader.
 
Inside the Box Score
- UAH totaled five hits in the contest, paced by Jay Copeland with a 2-for-3 performance at the dish.
- Will Acuff, Tyler McCown, and AJ Walden each chipped in one base hit.
- Walden notched the squad's lone extra-base hit, which was a double in the bottom of the sixth.
- Brady Bedingfield registered both of the Chargers walks in the loss.
-  UAH starting pitcher Riley Camp took the loss to dip his season record to 1-2, after tossing 4.0 innings with three runs allowed.
- Dylan Murphy dazzled out of the bullpen with 3.0 shutout innings and six strikeouts.
 
Key Plays
- After a scoreless first, West Alabama took the first lead with one run in the top of the second.
- The Tigers added to their lead with two more runs in the top of the fourth, thanks to a two-run home run to right by Brock Montgomery.
 
Noteworthy
- Copeland now has a 15-game hit streak and has totaled 10 multi-hit games in 2018.
- Murphy's six strikeouts are a season-best for the freshman.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH returns to action next Saturday and Sunday at Charger Park with a three-game GSC series against Mississippi College.