CARROLLTON, Ga. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team fell in both games of a doubleheader at West Georgia by scores of 8-6 and 4-2 on Saturday to open a three-game Gulf South Conference series. UAH dips to 14-10 (5-5 GSC), while UWG rises to 9-15 (6-8 GSC).
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Next Time Out
- The Chargers and Wolves wrap up the three-game set on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.
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UWG 8, UAH 6
Game-Changer
- West Georgia benefitted from a pair of strong relief outings by Ryan Parker and Drew Hayles who combined for 4.2 scoreless innings to close out the game, as the Wolves hung on for the 8-6 game-one victory.
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Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers posted 12 base hits in game one on Saturday, led by
Nolan Ramsey who went 3-for-5 with one run scored.
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Zach Duvall and
Tyler McCown each went had two base hits with two RBI in the series-opener.
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Drake Hollingsworth also had a multi-hit performance with a 2-for-5 day at the plate with two runs scored and one double.
- McCown accounted for the Chargers lone stolen base of the contest.
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Tyler Self started for the Chargers, turning in 3.2 innings with seven earned runs allowed and four strikeouts. Self took the loss to fall to 3-2 on the year.
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Taylor Clemons had a dominant relief outing with 4.1 shutout innings and four strikeouts.
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Noteworthy
- Clemons 4.1 innings was his longest outing of the season, as he's now tossed 7.2 innings with one run allowed in 2019.
- McCown is now 12-for-12 on stolen base attempts this season.
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UWG 8, UAH 4
Game-Changer
- The Wolves turned the tables with a five-run rally in the bottom of the fourth which helped the hosts to an 8-4 win in game two of the doubleheader.
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Inside the Box Score
- Three Chargers recorded two hits in the contest, including
Drake Hollingsworth,
Palmer Ford and
Jack Stamper as the squad totaled 10 hits in the contest.
- Ford finished with a team-high two RBI while going 2-for-4 at the plate.
- Stamper and Holingsworth each went 2-for-4, with Stamper scoring one run and driving in another.
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Wes Anderson drew the Chargers lone walk in the night cap.
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Nolan Ramsey registered UAH's only extra-base hit, which was a double in a 1-for-4 peformance with one run.
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Dylan Murphy took the loss in his start to fall to 2-2 on the season, after working 3.1 innings with five earned runs allowed and two strikeouts.
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Brooks Brophy tossed the final 2.2 innings for the Chargers out of the bullpen with two runs allowed and one strikeout.
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Noteworthy
- Hollingsworth is on a three-game streak of two hits or more, as the Chargers backstop is now batting .403 on the year.
- Five Chargers are now hitting .320 or higher in 2019 following the doubleheader.