MONTEVALLO, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team dropped a pair of games in a doubleheader at Montevallo by scores of 8-1 and 5-4 to open a three-game Gulf South Conference series on Saturday afternoon. UAH dips to 25-19 (15-12 GSC), while UM improves to 22-25 (17-12 GSC).
 
Next Time Out
- UAH wraps up the three-game set at Montevallo at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
 
UM 8, UAH 1
Game-Changer
- After Montevallo took an early two-run lead in the bottom of the first, the Falcons put together a five-run rally in the fourth on the way to an 8-1 win for the hosts in the series-opener.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Five Chargers had one hit in the contest, including Tyler McCown, Nolan Ramsey, Drake Hollingsworth, Jack Stamper and Will Acuff.
- Ramsey notched the squad's only extra-base hit with a double.
- McCown had the lone RBI base hit by the Chargers in the contest, as Stamper scored the run on the hit.
- Tyler Self took the loss to fall to 3-4 on the season, tossing 5.2 innings with seven runs allowed and nine strikeouts.
- Ian McCoy worked 2.1 innings of relief with one earned run allowed and three strikeouts.
 
Noteworthy
- Self's nine strikeouts match his career-high.
- McCown has at least one hit in six straight games.
 
UM 5, UAH 4
Game-Changer
- Montevallo's lead-off triple by John Michael Reed allowed the hosts to score the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh for the 5-4 victory.
 
Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers totaled nine base hits in game two on Saturday, led by Tyler McCown, Landon Ezzell and Palmer Ford who each had two hits.
- McCown finished with a team-best two RBI while going 2-for-3 at the plate.
- Ford rated second on the roster with one RBI in a 2-for-4 performance.
- Drake Hollingsworth drew a game-high three walks in addition to scoring one run.
- Will Acuff and Garrett Bodine each scored one run with one base hit.
- Bodine and McCown accounted for both of the Chargers extra-base hits with a double apiece.
- Dylan Murphy took a no-decision on the mound in his start, after working 5.0 innings with three earned runs allowed and five strikeouts.
- Brooks Brophy was handed the loss to dip his season record to 5-3, as he tossed 1.0 inning out of the bullpen with one run allowed.
 
Noteworthy
- McCown is now on a seven-game hit streak, as he also collected his fifth multi-RBI game of the season.
- Hollingsworth three walks are a season-high for the junior.