LIVINGSTON, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader at West Alabama on Saturday by scores of 15-9 and 7-1 to wrap up a three-game Gulf South Conference series. UAH dips to 21-15 (11-9 GSC), while UWA improves to 21-12 (9-10 GSC).
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Next Time Out
- UAH returns to action with a nonconference tilt at Tuskegee on Wednesday.
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UWA 15, UAH 9
Game-Changer
- West Alabama turned the tables in the bottom of the sixth inning with an eight-run rally to give the Tigers a two-run advantage on the way to the 15-9 over the Chargers.
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Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers had 14 base hits in game one of the doubleheader, headlined by five multi-hit performances.
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Will Acuff and
Tyler McCown turned in two base hits, two RBI and one run scored against the Tigers.
- McCown had a team-high two doubles, while Acuff chipped in one double.
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Landon Ezzell went 2-for-4 with one RBI, one double and one walk in addition to tying for the team lead in runs with two.
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Steven Milke posted a team-high two runs scored and drew a roster-best two walks.
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Palmer Ford and
Nolan Ramsey each had two base hits with a run scored in the contest.
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Dylan Murphy started on the mound for the Chargers, turning in 5.1 innings with two earned runs allowed, one walks and five strikeouts.
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Taylor Clemons took the loss in relief to drop to 0-1 on the year, working 0.1 inning with three unearned runs allowed and one strikeout.
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Noteworthy
- Ramsey has two or more hits in three straight games.
- The Chargers six doubles as a team match their season high first registered on Feb. 16 against McKendree.
- McCown now had three, two-double performances in his career.
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UWA 7, UAH 1
Game-Changer
- The Tigers pounced in the bottom of the first with four runs which would guide the hosts to a 7-1 win in the night cap on Saturday.
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Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers accrued six hits in game two, led by
Palmer Ford and
Nolan Ramsey who each went 2-for-3 at the place.
- Ford notched the squad's lone double of the contest, while Ramsey had the only RBI by the Chargers.
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Will Acuff went 1-for-2 with one run scored and one walk.
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Landon Ezzell also added one base hit against UWA.
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Harper Case dipped to 3-2 on the mound this season, after tossing 2.0 innings with five runs allowed – three earned – and one strikeout.
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Brooks Brophy tossed 2.0 innings of scoreless relief with one strikeout before a lightning delay.
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Noteworthy
- Ford's double was his 10th of the season, which leads the roster.
- Ramsey has at least two hits in four consecutive games, giving him 13 multi-hit games in 2019.