PENSACOLA, Fla. --- The University of West Florida baseball team (11-5 overall, 3-3 GSC) heads on the road to take on Alabama Huntsville in a three-game conference series.
 
Games will begin Friday, March 10 at 3:00 p.m. with a doubleheader on Saturday, March 11 at 12:00 p.m., followed by a game 30 minutes after at Charger Park.
 
A Look Back Versus Delta State
* UWF won the series 2-1 against Delta State over the weekend.
* The Argos shutout The Statesmen 2-0 in game one and took game two in a 3-1 win. UWF lost the final game, 4-2.
 
How it Happened
* Game one: Both runs were scored in the first inning for the Argos.
* Trent Jeffcoat led off with a walk. Jeffcoat advanced to second on a stolen base. Preston Moore drove Jeffcoat in on a single. Dean Hotz finished the scoring on a single RBI … Jadon Fryman went 2-3 and scored the second run for the Argos.
* Dalton Neuschwander got his fourth win of the season. He pitched eight innings and allowed no runs on five hits. Additionally, he tied his single game high of eight strikeouts.
* Game two: UWF got on the board first in the second inning … Zack Stokes hit a single to left field. He then advanced to second base off a passed ball. Catcher Mike Scordo sent Stokes home with an RBI single to outfield … The Argos capped the scoring in the seventh inning. Bases were loaded with Jeffcoat, Darrien McDowell and Fryman. Jeffcoat and McDowell advanced to base on singles. Fryman advanced on a fielder's choice. Jeffcoat and McDowell were driven in by Preston Moore for a two RBI single to stretch the lead 3-0 … The Statesmen scored their lone run in the ninth inning.
* Kade Manderscheid threw a single game high seven strikeouts on 8.2 innings pitched. He allowed just one run on five hits … Chase Wilkerson finished on the mound for the Argos and earned his fourth save.
* Game three: The Statesmen started the scoring in the fourth inning. They scored four runs on four hits. Three consecutive singles were knocked that allowed a run in. Delta State followed with a three-run homer to take a 4-0 lead.
* Tyler Dowdy answered with a two RBI homerun in the bottom of the fourth to bring the score 4-2. That was his second homer of the season.
 
NCBWA Polls
* The Argos moved down a spot and now sit a No. 8 in the South Region Ranking for the week.
* UWF sits at No. 7 in the GSC Standings with a conference percentage of .500.
 
Neuschwander Earns Weekly Honors
* Announced Tuesday morning by the conference, Neuschwander was named named Gulf South Conference Pitcher of the Week. This is his second weekly honor of the season.
* He was awarded the honor after defeating Delta State 2-0 (March 3). It was his fourth win.
* In eight innings pitched, he threw eight strikeouts while allowing no runs on five hits with only one walk. Neuschwander had a no hitter through five frames.
* He leads the conference with a 0.51 ERA while holding opponents to a .143 batting average.
 
UWF's Weekend Rotation
* The right hander out of Alabama will open Friday's game against the Chargers … In five starts, Neuschwander (4-0) has pitched 35.0 innings … The sophomore has allowed only 17 hits, five runs and tallied 32 strikeouts … His first start was a no-decision but his latest four games have resulted in wins.
* Beginning game one on Saturday is Manderscheid. The sophomore is 2-0 on the season with five appearances. His latest win occurred against Delta Sate off a 3-1 win. He pitched 8.2 innings. He allowed only five hits, two walks and struck out seven batters … Manderscheid has an 2.08 ERA (ranked 7^th in the GSC) and holds his opponents to a .196 batting average.
* Starting on the mound for the final game will be sophomore Major Posey. The Florida native is 2-2 in five starts … He is ranked 10^th in the GSC for an ERA of 3.26 … His most recent outing was 3.1 innings pitched against Delta State … He recorded two strikeouts.
 
Scouting the Alabama Huntsville Chargers
* The Chargers (9-11 overall, 2-4 GSC) are coming off a series conference loss last weekend to No. 7 Montevallo and a non-conference 10-6 loss to Young Harris (March 7).
* Alabama Huntsville took two losses (5-0, 2-1) and won the final series game 8-5 to give the Falcons their second loss of the season. A single RBI by Garrett Bodine gave the Chargers the lone run in a 2-1 loss.
* Bodine also hit a solo homerun in the final game … The redshirt senior is hitting an average of .377 … He totals 29 hits, four doubles and a homerun.
* In game three, three total homeruns were hit along with a Carson Villalta single RBI. All homeruns were two RBI or more.
* Landon Ezzell leads the team with a .449 batting average. In 20 games, he has 35 hits and had four doubles and homeruns apiece. He also has 23 RBI.
 
Argos vs. Chargers History
* Since 2006, the Argos are 28-25 overall against the Chargers.
* The Chargers have a 11-9 edge in games on their home field.
* Last time the teams faced each other was in 2022 and the Argos took the series win 2-1 … They won the first two games but fell short 6-5 in the final matchup.