HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team wrapped up the three-game Gulf South Conference series against No. 9 Delta State with a 10-3 win on Sunday afternoon at Charger Park. UAH improves to 5-4 (2-1 GSC), while DSU dips to 6-3 (1-2 GSC).
 
Game-Changer
- Malave Bettinger delivered a heavy blow to the Statesmen in bottom of the fifth with a grand slam to center field that put the Chargers ahead 9-1 on the way to UAH's 10-3 win on Sunday.
 
Scoring Breakdown
- After a scoreless first, UAH scored three runs in the bottom of the second on an RBI double to left by Wes Anderson followed by a two-run homer by Zach Duvall.
- A solo home run by DSU's Darek Sargent in the fifth cut the UAH lead to 3-1.
- John Trousdale struck with a bases-loaded, two-RBI double in the fifth, before Bettinger's grand slam made it a 9-1 UAH lead.
- The Chargers added to their lead with a solo home run in the eighth off the bat of Garrett Bodine, prior to two runs by the Statesmen in the ninth to bring the game to its 10-3 final score.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Bettinger led the Chargers offense in the series-clinching win, going 2-for-3 with two runs, four RBI, one walk and one home run.
- Bodine went 2-for-4 from the leadoff spot with two runs, one RBI, one homer, and one stolen base.
- Both Trousdale and Duvall went 1-for-4 with two RBI in the contest, with Duvall scoring two runs to rank tied for rister on the offense.
- Harper Case started on the mound for the Chargers, turning in 4.1 innings with one run allowed and two strikeouts.
- Cody Morrow picked up the win in relief to improve to 1-0, after working 2.1 shutout innings with two strikeouts.
 
Noteoworthy
- Duvall's homer was the first of his career, while Bodine now has two career round-trippers and Bettinger has five career home runs.
- UAH has opened GSC play with a series win in three consecutive seasons.
- The Chargers last had three or more home runs in a game on April 28, 2019, when the squad powered four homers in a 14-11 win.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH steps out of conference play on Thursday at Charger Park with a doubleheader against Missouri-St. Louis. First pitch for game one is at 2 p.m.