MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Auburn University at Montgomery baseball team pulled within a run of the University of Alabama in Huntsville after a four-run eighth inning, but the Chargers answered with a four-spot of their own in the top of the ninth frame to pull away late in a non-conference match-up of Gulf South Conference opponents.

FROM THE DUGOUT

Score: AUM 5, UAH 10
Records: AUM 6-6 | UAH 8-4
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | Q.V. Lowe Field
Series: AUM trails 18-11
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HIGHLIGHTS

• Jackson Ceman smacked a two-out RBI double to plate Ashton Thomas as AUM took a 1-0 lead after two innings. 
• The Chargers tallied runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to open up a 4-1 lead, and added two in the seventh to lead 6-1.
• Zach Dew led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a double, and Cooper Doughman followed it up with a base hit to put a pair of Warhawks on.
• Dew scored on a wild pitch, and after RH Frankland was hit by a pitch and Nick Purvis walked, Ashton Thomas was also plunked by a pitch to plate another run for AUM.
• JC Tunnell added an RBI single off the left field wall to make it 6-4 Chargers, and Tyrese Rooks legged out an infield ground ball to break up a double play and make it a 6-5 ballgame. 
• UAH answered with four runs of their own in the top of the ninth to seal the win. 

ON THE MOUND 

• Ryan Slaten (0-1) worked five strong innings and allowed two runs on five hits with one walk and four strikeouts. 
• Michael Myers allowed a pair of hits but worked a scoreless eighth inning with one strikeout.
• Carson Beach gave up one hit and struck out a batter in two-thirds of an inning of relief.

NOTABLES

• Doughman and Tunnell each registered their fourth multi-hit game of the season, while Dew added his third and Ceman added his second.
• Rooks ran his reached base streak up to a team-high 11 games but had his 10-game hitting streak snapped.

FROM THE DUGOUT

• "Baseball is a game of adjustments," said head coach Franklin Bush. "We train for the ability to make adjustments pitch to pitch. Tonight it took us five innings to make an adjustment offensively. We gave ourselves a chance late but weren't able to do the small things right. Small things come together into a big result. We are fighting with our consistency. Consistency wins. We will continue to learn from these experiences. We've got another opportunity this weekend at home and we look forward to the challenge."

UP NEXT

• The Warhawks remain at home to take on Mississippi College in a three-game weekend series beginning on Friday night, Feb. 23 at 5 p.m.

 
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