TUSKEGEE, Ala. | The Tuskegee University baseball team hits the road for a three-game series beginning Saturday afternoon against Gulf South Conference member, the University of Alabama-Huntsville.
 
The two teams will meet in a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 12 noon, following by a single game on Sunday beginning at 1 pm.
 
Tuskegee (2-2) will send Trey Nelson (0-0) to the mound in game one, who had a no-decision on opening day against Morehouse after going six innings and allowing four runs. In the second game on Saturday, the Golden Tigers will send Christopher Emerson (0-1) to the mound. Emerson has seen action in two games out of the bullpen and was tagged with the loss against Morehouse when he gave up five runs (all unearned), but responded with a scoreless inning of relief against Selma this week.
 
Joseph Mauldin (1-0) will get the ball this weekend on Sunday. The reigning Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Pitcher of the Week threw a complete game in a 12-2 victory over Morehouse last weekend.
 
The Golden Tigers are led offensively by freshman Elgin Woodside, the reigning SIAC Player of the Week, as he has started the season off hitting .667 with a pair of homeruns. Woodside has collected 10 hits – four for extra bases – and scored seven runs. He has also knocked in eight runs in four starts in 2016.
 
Mauldin is also one of the team's leading hitters when he is inserted as the designated hitter. The junior is hitting .600 with three hits, while Ricky Green is hitting .500 with five hits and four runs scored at first base.
 
As a team, Tuskegee is hitting .333 with 33 runs scored; while holding their opponents to a .225 batting average with 23 runs scored in four games this season.
 
Meanwhile, Alabama-Huntsville (1-3) has faced 14th-ranked Nova Southeastern this season and came out with a victory in game four of the series. The Chargers are led offensively by Trey Mathis with a .643 batting average after collecting nine hits in 14 plate appearances.
 
Zach Dugas is near the top in batting average for UAH with a .467 batting average.
 
The Chargers have been outscored 27-24 this season, but have outhit their opponents .293 to .265 through four games.
 
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