PENSACOLA, Fla. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team opened a three-game Gulf South Conference series at West Florida with a doubleheader split on Saturday as the Argos won game one 4-1 before the Chargers took game two 12-1 in seven innings. UAH moves to 5-7 (5-6 GSC), while UWF sits at 7-4 (7-4 GSC).
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Next Time Out
-UAH and West Florida wrap up the three-game series on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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UWF 4, UAH 1
Game-Changer
-West Florida's starting pitcher Ryan Brewer led the way for the Argos in game one with 8.2 innings with one run allowed as UWF won game one on Saturday 4-1.
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Inside the Box Score
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Tyler Self started on the mound for the Chargers with 8.0 innings, three earned runs allowed, zero walks and eight strikeouts. He took the loss to fall to 2-2 on the year.
-UAH registered five base hits in overall against West Florida in game one, led by
Will Acuff who went 2-for-4.
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Landon Ezzell notched the squad's lone extra-base hit with a double in a 1-for-4 performance with a run scored.
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Tyler McCown drove in the only run by the Chargers while going 1-for-3.
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Zach Duvall and McCown each stole one base in the contest.
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Noteworthy
-Self has issued just one walk over 28.0 innings this season, and is on a 16.2 innings streak of not issuing a free pass.
-His eight strikeouts are a season-high, giving him four career games with eight strikeouts or more.
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UAH 12, UWF 1 (7 innings)
Game-Changer
-The Chargers struck for a five-run rally in the bottom of the first followed by a four-run rally in the third to help the squad to the 12-1 win in the nightcap on Saturday.
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Inside the Box Score
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Garrett Bodine led the Chargers at the plate in game two on Saturday, going 3-for-4 out of the lead-off spot with two runs, three RBI and a home run. Bodine's homer was a two-run shot in the bottom of the fifth.
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Tyler McCown accrued a team-high four RBI in a 2-for-4 performance at the plate. One of his two base hits went for a triple.
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Landon Ezzell tied with Bodine with three base hits to pace the roster, as the Ezzell also scored two runs. Both Bodine and Ezzell had one stolen base as well.
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Carson Villalta went 2-for-3 with one RBI and one double.
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Dylan Murphy improved to 2-2 on the mound, after hurdling 7.0 innings with one run allowed, one walk and five strikeouts in his start on the mound.
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Noteworthy
-This was UAH's second win via GSC mercy rule this season.
-Bodine now has six multi-base hit games and three multi-RBI games through 12 contests.
-McCown's four RBI are a career-high in a single game.