HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team wrapped up the three-game Gulf South Conference series at Charger Park on Sunday with a 15-12 victory over No. 25 Valdosta State in the final action of the 2021 regular season. UAH improves to 19-16 (16-14 GSC), while VSU dips to 24-14 (22-13 GSC).
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Game-Changer
-After VSU took a 10-4 lead in the third, UAH outscored Valdosta State 11-2 for the remainder of the contest to outlast the Blazers in the 15-12 victory on Sunday.
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Inside the Box Score
-The Chargers offense amassed a total of 23 base hits in the win, as eight different players had multi-hit performances with three of those players also accruing two or more RBI.
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Landon Ezzell registered a team-high four RBI as he went 2-for-5 with three runs, a three-run home run, and one walk.
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Colin Brewer and
Carson Villalta had four hits and two RBI on the day.
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Tyler McCown also had a home run with a two-run round-tripper with his lone hit of the contest.
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Garrett Bodine and
John Trousdale each had three base hits for the Chargers, with Trousdale scoring a team-high four runs.
-Bodine tied with Ezzell for second on the roster with three runs scored apiece.
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Dylan Murphy started on the mound for the Chargers, turning in 2.1 innings with eight earned runs allowed.
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Will Griffith picked up the win in relief to improve to 3-1, after tossing 1.1 innings with no runs allowed and one strikeout.
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Heath Senn notched the save, hurling the final 2.2 innings with no hits or runs allowed.
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Noteworthy
-UAH is officially the sixth seed in the upcoming GSC tournament.
-The Chargers have 20 or more hits in two games this season.
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Next Time Out
-UAH looks ahead to the start of the 2021 Gulf South Conference Baseball Championships in Oxford, Alabama, from May 7-11.