HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team opened up a three-game Gulf South Conference series at Charger Park on Friday against No. 22 Shorter with a doubleheader split with a 9-5 win in game one followed by a 13-2 loss in the night cap. UAH moves to 13-14 (11-12 GSC), while SU sits at 22-10 (19-10 GSC).
 
Next Time Out
-UAH and Shorter wrap up the three-game set on Saturday at noon at Charger Park.
 
UAH 9, SU 5
Game-Changer
-Griffin Rivers had an outstanding performance as the squad's designated hitter in game one on Friday, as he went 3-for-3 with two, two-run home runs, a double and four RBI to lead UAH to its 9-5 series-opening victory.
 
Inside the Box Score
-The Chargers accrued 13 base hits as a team in the series-opener, led by Rivers with his team-high three base hits, two runs scored and four RBI.
-Rivers additionally drew an intentional walk to reach base in all four trips to the plate.
-Will Acuff went 2-for-4 in the contest with two runs and two RBI, as he notched an RBI double and a solo home run.
-Austin East started on the mound for the Chargers, turning in 5.2 innings with four earned runs allowed, one walk and nine strikeouts. He picked up the win to improve to 1-1 in 2021.
-Parker Henson was credited with his first save of the season, after working the final 2.0 innings with no runs or hits allowed.
-John Trousdale, Landon Ezzell and Collin Brewer each notched two base hits in the win, with Ezzell also collecting two RBI to rank tied for second on the squad.
 
Noteworthy
-Rivers is now tied for the team lead in homers with five in 2021.
-There are 12 different Chargers with at least one homer in 2021, as Acuff notched his first of the season.
 
SU 13, UAH 2 (8 innings)
Game-Changer
-From the third through the fifth innings, Shorter amassed nine runs as the Hawks starting pitcher Taylor Boisclair limited the Chargers to two runs on seven innings to lead SU to the 13-2 win in game two on Friday.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Dylan Johnston finished with a team-high two RBI in the contest, as he notched a two-run single to center in the bottom of the fourth.
-Seven different Chargers registered base hits, including Garrett Bodine, John Trousdale, Landon Ezzell, Colin Brewer, Zach Duvall, Will Acuff and Johnston.
-Dorien Jenkins drew the squad's lone walk of the contest in a pinch-hitting appearance in the eighth.
-Duvall and Brewer scored one run apiece.
-Acuff had the Chargers only extra-base hit with a double, as he also stole one base in the loss.
-Tyler Self started on the mound for the Chargers, working 3.1 innings with seven runs allowed and four strikeouts. His record dips to 2-5 with the loss.
 
Notworthy
-Acuff's double was his fifth of the season, as he now has three-extra base hits in the series with one homer and two doubles.