HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team completed the three-game series sweep of Augusta to open the 2020 campaign at Charger Park with two wins on Saturday by scores of 3-1 and 9-4. UAH improves to 3-0, while AU dips to 0-3.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH hits the road next Saturday and Sunday for a three-game nonconference series at Newberry.
 
UAH 3, AU 1
Game-Changer
- After UAH knotted the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the ninth, the Chargers went on to take the first game of the doubleheader by a 3-1 final on Saturday on a walk-off two-run home run to right by Landon Ezzell.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Ezzell paced the Chargers offense overall in game one on Saturday, going 3-for-5 with one run, two RBI and one home run.
- Palmer Ford went 2-for-3 at the plate with one run and one walk, as Ford scored the game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth.
- John Trousdale drew a team-high two walks while registering one hit and one run.
- Zach Duvall had the Chargers second extra-base hit with a double in the ninth.
- Tyler Self was handed a no-decision in his first start of the 2020 campaign, as he worked 5.0 shutout inning with six strikeouts, one walk and four hits allowed.
- Parker Warren tossed 4.0 innings of relief with five strikeouts and one earned run allowed.
- Heath Senn picked up the win after hurling a scoreless 10th inning with one strikeout.
 
Noteworthy
- Ezzell now has two home runs in his career, as today's round-tripper was his first career walk-off.
- UAH last won the first two games of a season in 2015.
 
UAH 9, AU 4
Game-Changer
- After Augusta took a 2-1 advantage in the top of the fifth, UAH went on an eight-run rally in the bottom half of the frame to turn the tables on the way to the 9-4 win in the nightcap on Saturday.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Hunter Nabors led the Chargers roster with three hits in four trips to the plate, including a team-high two doubles.
- Garret Bodine drove in a roster-best two runs in a 2-for-4 day at the plate with a double and one run scored.
- John Trousdale also had a multi-hit performance, going 2-for-3 with one run, one RBI and one walk.
- Malave Bettinger and Dorian Jenkins each drew a team-high two walks.
- Tyler McCown scored a game-best three runs against the Jaguars.
- Harper Case received a no-decision in his start on the mound, posting 4.2 innings with one earned run allowed and one strikeout.
- Parker Henson earned the win in relief to improve to 1-0 after tossing the final two outs of the fifth.
- Cody Morrow worked a scoreless bottom of the ninth with two strikeouts.
 
Noteworthy
- The Chargers 3-0 start is the best since 2015.
- Head coach Hunter Royer is now up to 296 career victories.