MOBILE, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team notched a doubleheader sweep of Spring Hill in nonconference action on Wednesday afternoon on the road. UAH improves to 9-5, while SHC dips to 9-8.
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Next Time Out
- UAH returns home to jump back into Gulf South Conference play this Saturday and Sunday at Charger Park against West Alabama.
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UAH 7, SHC 6
Game-Changer
- Game one of the doubleheader on Wednesday went down to the wire as the Chargers took a 7-6 lead with one run in the top of the eighth before
Brooks Brophy locked down the bottom half of the frame for the game-one victory.
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Inside the Box Score
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Colin Brewer led the Chargers offense in the opening game of the doubleheader going 2-for-4 with a team-high three RBI, one home run and one run scored.
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John Trousdale also notched a homer in the contest as he went 1-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI.
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Tyler McCown also had a two-hit performance out of the lead-off spot with a team-high two runs scored and one stolen base.
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Wes Anderson,
Zach Duvall and
Dorien Jenkins each had one base hit and one run scored.
- Anderson added a team-high two walks, while Duvall registered one RBI.
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Wells Deloney started on the mound for the Chargers, working 1.0 inning with three runs allowed and one strikeout.
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Parker Henson picked up the win to improve to 3-0 on the year, after tossing 2.2 innings of relief with one run allowed and two strikeouts.
- Brophy earned the save in his scoreless eighth inning on the mound.
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Heath Senn worked 2.0 shutout innings, as
Caleb Brewer hurled 1.0 scoreless frame.
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Noteworthy
- UAH now boasts seven players with at least one home run this season, as Brewer hit his second round-tripper and Trousdale notched his first.
- Brophy's save was his first of the season.
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UAH 5, SHC 4
Game-Changer
- Back-to-back singles with one out in the top of the seventh by McCown and Trousdale set up a two-RBI double by Brewer, which put the Chargers up 5-4 on the way to earning the doubleheader sweep.
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Inside the Box Score
- UAH totaled seven base hits in game two, led by Trousdale who went 2-for-3 with a team-high two runs scored and one walk.
- Brewer posted a roster-best three RBI while going 1-for-4 at the plate with one double.
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Malave Bettinger and
Hunter Nabors had doubles in the contest, as Bettinger added a run scored and Nabors drove in one run.
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Kody Keiser picked up the win in relief, tossing 5.0 innings with one earned run allowed and five strikeouts. He improves to 1-0 on the season.
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Noteworthy
- Brewer finished the day with six RBI with three runs driven in during each game of the doubleheader.
- Trousdale is now tied for first on the team with 10 runs scored.