HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team opened up the final weekend of the 2021 regular season with a doubleheader split against No. 25 Valdosta State with a 6-5 win in the opener and a 7-3 loss in 11 innings in the night cap. UAH moves to 18-16 (15-14 GSC), while VSU sits at 24-13 (22-12 GSC).
 
Next Time Out
-UAH and Valdosta State wrap up the three-game series at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
 
UAH 6, VSU 5
Game-Changer
-Tyler Self hurled 8.1 strong innings to start the series as he limited VSU to four runs with eight strikeouts to lead UAH to the 6-5 win in the opener.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Self improved to 4-6 with the win, after working 8.1 innings with four runs allowed, three walks and eight strikeouts.
-Parker Warren picked up the save, as he tossed the final two outs with no runs allowed.
-Garrett Bodine paced the Chargers offense with a 4-for-4 performance out of the lead-off spot with two runs, one double, one RBI and one walk.
-Colin Brewer went 3-for-5 as the squad's cleanup hitter with one run and one RBI.
-Both John Trousdale and Carson Villalta had two hits and one RBI apiece, with Villalta notching one double in the game.
-Trousdale notched the team's lone stolen base of the contest.
-Griffin Rivers drew a team-high two walks, as UAH compiled five as a team.
 
Noteworthy
-UAH has clinched a berth to the 2021 GSC Baseball Tournament.
-Bodine raised his batting average to a team-high .379 with his 4-for-4 performance.
-Self has worked 7.0 innings or more four times in 2021, as he also tied his season-high of eight strikeouts on Saturday.
 
VSU 7, UAH 3 (11 innings)
Game-Changer
-Valdosta State rallied for four runs in the top of the 11th as the Blazers went on to take the nightcap 7-3 in 11 innings on Saturday.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Kody Keiser had a stellar starting performance with 10.0 innings pitched, two earned runs allowed, one walk and three strikeouts.
-Ian McCoy took the loss in relief to drop his season record to 0-1.
-The Chargers accrued six base hits in the loss, led by Landon Ezzell who went 2-for-4 with one double, one run and one walk.
-Colin Brewer also had a double to give the Chargers two extra-base hits.
-Zach Duvall notched the squad's lone stolen base.
 
Noteworthy
-Keiser is the third Charger in program history to toss at least 10.0 innings in a single game.