HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team clinched a berth to the upcoming 2019 Gulf South Conference Baseball Championships in a doubleheader split with No. 5 West Florida on Senior Day at Charger Park on Saturday, as the Chargers won the opener 7-6 in 11 innings before falling 11-4 in the night cap.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH wraps up the 2019 regular season next Saturday and Sunday with a three-game series at Montevallo.
 
UAH 7, UWF 6 (11)
Game-Changer
- UAH's three-run bottom of the ninth – highlighted by a two-run, pinch-hit single by Malave Bettinger – helped the Chargers reach extra innings where the squad would win it 7-6 in the bottom of the 11th on an RBI single up the middle by Steven Milke.
 
Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers totaled 14 base hits in the series-opener, led by Tyler McCown, Palmer Ford and Nolan Ramsey with three base hits apiece.
- McCown scored a team-high three runs, followed by Ford who crossed home plate twice.
- A Fayetteville, Tennessee, native, McCown registered both of the Chargers extra-base hits with a double and a homer.
- Steven Milke registered a team-best three RBI in a 2-for-5 performance at the plate.
- Zach Duvall and Dorien Jenkins each accounted for one stolen base in the win.
- Tyler Self started on the mound for the Chargers, turning in 7.1 innings with four earned runs allowed and five strikeouts.
- Parker Henson earned the win in relief, working 0.2 scoreless innings with one strikeout. Henson improved to 2-0 with the win.
 
Key Plays
- After West Florida took a one-run lead in the top of the first, UAH turned the tables for a 2-1 lead on RBI singles by Ramsey and Milke.
- The Chargers pushed their lead to 3-1 on McCown's solo home run to right field in the fifth, but the Argos scored two times in the sixth to tie it before taking a 6-3 lead with a three-run rally in the top of the eighth.
- UAH forced extra innings with a three-run ninth to tie it at 6-6, prior to Milke delivering a walk-off RBI single up the middle in the bottom of the 11th.
 
Noteworthy
- The Chargers win secured a berth to the upcoming GSC tournament.
- McCown's homer was the first of his career.
- UAH has won eight straight home GSC games.
 
UWF 11, UAH 4
Game-Changer
- West Florida was guided to victory in the night cap by starting pitcher Andrew Vaccacio who tossed a complete game with four runs allowed – zero earned – on the way to handing UAH an 11-4 loss.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Drake Hollingsworth registered a team-high two base hits while scoring one run as the Chargers backstop.
- Will Acuff drove in a team-best three runs while going 1-for-3 with a triple.
- Zach Duvall notched a double in a 1-for-2 day at the plate.
- Palmer Ford and Tyler McCown accounted for both of the Chargers walks in the contest.
- Dylan Murphy started on the mound for the Chargers, tossing 3.2 innings with seven earned runs allowed and five strikeouts. Murphy drops to 5-3 with the loss.
 
Key Plays
- West Florida was on the board early with a four-run rally in the top of the first, followed by one run in the second to make it 5-0 Argos.
- Acuff delivered a bases-clearing triple in the bottom of the second to highlight a four-run inning which slimmed the deficit to 5-4.
- The Argonauts went on to add one run in the third, two runs in the fourth, one run in the fifth and two runs in the seventh to bring the game to its 11-4 final score.
 
Noteworthy
- Acuff's triple was the first of his career.
- UAH ended the regular season 16-5 at Charger Park, which is the program's highest home winning percentage since 2015.