ANDERSON, S.C. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team opened up a three-game nonconference series at Anderson on Saturday with a 7-1 win and a 6-3 loss at Memorial Stadium. UAH moves to 2-3, while AU stands at 4-3.
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Next Time Out
- UAH and Anderson wrap up the three-game nonconference series on Sunday with a single game at 12 p.m. CT.
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UAH 7, AU 1
Game-Changer
- After Anderson had a 1-0 lead following the first inning, UAH proceeded to outscore the Trojans 7-0 in the final eight innings for a 7-1 win to open the three-game series.
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Scoring Breakdown
- After one run by the Trojans in the first, UAH was able to take a 2-1 lead in the third inning on an RBI double by
Tyler McCown who later scored on a sacrifice fly in the frame.
- UAH added one run in the sixth on an error, before
Nolan Ramsey delivered a two-run double down the right field line in the seventh to make it 5-1 Chargers.
- The Chargers scored one run apiece in the eighth and ninth innings on errors by the Trojans to bring the game to its 7-1 final score.
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Inside the Box Score
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Nolan Ramsey paced the Chargers offense with a team-high three base hits and two RBI, while also adding one run and one walk.
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Zach Duvall also had a multi-hit performance, going 2-for-3 at the plate with a team-best three runs to go along with one walk.
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Tyler McCown and
Palmer Ford each had one base hit apiece, with Ford also drawing one of the Chargers four walks in the contest.
- Both McCown and Ramsey had one double apiece to account for both of the Chargers extra-base hit.
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Dorien Jenkins and
Jack Stamper each registered a stolen base in the win.
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Tyler Self started on the mound for the Chargers, turning in 6.0 innings with two hits allowed, one run and six strikeouts. He improved to 2-0 this season with the win.
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Brooks Brophy and
Taylor Clemons combined for the final 3.0 shutout innings out of the bullpen.
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Noteworthy
- Self's six strikeouts are a career-high for the sophomore, and he's now worked back-to-back starts of at least 6.0 innings pitched with two runs allowed or fewer.
- Ford has at least one base hit in four straight games to start the season.
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AU 6, UAH 3
Game-Changer
- UAH took a 2-0 lead with two runs in the top of the first, but Anderson responded with a trio of runs in the bottom half and would not relinquish the lead on the way to topping the Chargers 6-3 in the night cap on Saturday.
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Scoring Breakdown
- Â The Chargers took a 2-0 lead in the first inning when
Palmer Ford drew a bases-loaded walk followed by a hit-by-pitch to
Malave Bettinger also with the bases loaded.
- Anderson put together a three-run bottom half of the first on a two-run double by Dillon Carpenter and a one-RBI double by Chandler Castleberry to make it 3-2 Trojans.
- Anderson went on to add two runs in the third on RBI singles to extend the lead to 5-2.
- UAH cut the AU advantage to 5-3 on a RBI single by
Garrett Bodine in the top of the fourth, but the Trojans responded in the bottom half with one run of their own to bring the game to its 6-3 final score.
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Inside the Box Score
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Ko Powell led the Chargers offense with a 2-for-4 performance with two runs scored out of the lead-off spot.
- Powell additionally posed the lone stolen base for the Chargers.
- Bodine finished the day 1-for-3 with one run scored and one walk.
- Bettinger drew a team-high two walks in the contest while also picking up one RBI.
- Ford also went 1-for-3 in the loss with one walk.
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Dylan Murphy took the loss in his start on the mound to dip his season record to 0-1, after posting 2.2 innings with five runs allowed and five strikeouts.
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Harper Case had a strong performance out of the bullpen, working the final 3.1 innings with one run allowed and three strikeouts.
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Noteworthy
- Bettinger has drawn a team-high six walks this season after his second two-walk performance of 2019.
- Powell's two-hit game is his first multi-hit performance as a Charger.