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Samford (3-8) -vs- #13 Mississippi State (13-0)

Samford logo 2
vs
6 Mississippi State logo
3-8
13-0
Team Score By Innings
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SAM Samford 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2
Winner MS Mississippi State 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 X 6 8 0
W:
Vance Tatum (2-0)
L:
Wright, Eric (0-2)

Box Score

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Logo Team Team Color Indicator Inning Play Description SAM MS
Mississippi State MS 1st 1st - Wes Rea singled to left field, RBI; Seth Heck scored. 0 1
Samford SAM 4th 4th - Damon Waller singled up the middle, RBI; Austin Edens advanced to second; Heath Quinn scored. 1 1
Mississippi State MS 4th 4th - Jacob Robson stole third, scored on a throwing error by c. 1 2
Mississippi State MS 4th 4th - Matt Spruill tripled to right center, RBI; J Vickerson scored. 1 3
Mississippi State MS 5th 5th - Jacob Robson advanced to third on a wild pitch; L Reynolds scored. 1 4
Mississippi State MS 5th 5th - Jacob Robson scored on a wild pitch. 1 5
Mississippi State MS 8th 8th - Seth Heck doubled to left center, RBI; Cody Brown scored. 1 6
Samford SAM 9th 9th - Damon Waller singled up the middle, RBI; Heath Quinn advanced to second; Jared Watson scored. 2 6
Totals 2 6

Team Individual Statistics

Samford 2
Position Player AB R H RBI BB SO LOB
c c Watson, Jared 4 1 1 0 0 2 0
2b 2b Swilling, Hunter 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
rf rf Quinn, Heath 3 1 1 0 1 1 0
dh dh Edens, Austin 3 0 0 0 1 2 0
lf lf Waller, Damon 4 0 2 2 0 2 0
1b 1b Lee, Alex 4 0 0 0 0 1 4
3b 3b Gonzalez, Anthony 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
cf cf Dixon, T.J. 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
ph/cf     ph/cf Powell, Brandon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
ss ss Rodriguez, Danny 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
ss     ss Navarrete, Frankie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
p p Wright, Eric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
p     p Belcher, Mikel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
p     p Travis, Jesse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
p     p Donham, Mark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
p     p Gracia, Andres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2 2 13 4
Batting
2B:
Watson, Jared (1)
Fielding
E:
Watson, Jared (1); Waller, Damon (1)
Mississippi State 6
Position Player AB R H RBI BB SO LOB
ss ss Seth Heck 4 1 2 1 1 0 0
2b 2b Ryan Gridley 3 0 1 0 0 1 1
1b 1b Wes Rea 2 0 1 1 1 0 3
dh dh Brent Rooker 2 0 0 0 0 1 2
ph     ph Luke Reynolds 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
cf cf Jacob Robson 4 2 2 0 0 1 1
c c Josh Lovelady 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
rf rf Michael Smith 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
ph/rf     ph/rf Cody Brown 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
lf lf Jake Vickerson 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
3b 3b Matt Spruill 4 0 1 1 0 1 0
p p Vance Tatum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
p     p Trevor Fitts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 8 3 3 8 8
Batting
2B:
Seth Heck (1); Ryan Gridley (1)
3B:
Matt Spruill (1)
SH:
Ryan Gridley (1); Josh Lovelady (2)
Baserunning
SB:
Jacob Robson (1)
HBP:
Ryan Gridley (1); Wes Rea (1); Jake Vickerson (2)
PO:
Jake Vickerson (1)
Fielding
DP:
1

Team Individual Pitching Statistics

Samford - Pitching Stats
Player IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HBP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
Wright, Eric (L, 0-2) 3.2 5 3 3 2 4 0 0 2 1 14 20 5 2 --
Belcher, Mikel 1.1 1 2 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 3 6 1 1 --
Travis, Jesse 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 --
Donham, Mark 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 1 1 --
Gracia, Andres 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 5 0 1 --
Totals 8 6 6 3 8 4 0 4 1 28 38 9 6
Mississippi State - Pitching Stats
Player IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HBP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
Vance Tatum (W, 2-0) 8.0 2 2 2 2 12 1 0 0 0 26 28 2 10 --
Trevor Fitts 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 2 0 --
Totals 4 2 2 2 13 1 0 0 0 31 33 4 10

Play By Play

Samford - Top of 1st
Play Description SAM MS
Jared Watson struck out swinging. 0 0
Swilling struck out looking. 0 0
Heath Quinn struck out swinging. 0 0
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Mississippi State - Bottom of 1st
Play Description SAM MS
Seth Heck singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf. 0 0
Ryan Gridley grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Seth Heck advanced to third. 0 0
Wes Rea singled to left field, RBI; Seth Heck scored. 0 1
Brent Rooker popped up to 1b. 0 1
Jacob Robson flied out to cf. 0 1
Runs
1
Hits
2
Errors
1
Left On Base
1
Samford - Top of 2nd
Play Description SAM MS
Austin Edens struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch. 0 1
Damon Waller struck out swinging. 0 1
Alex Lee hit into double play p to 2b to 1b; Austin Edens out on the play. 0 1
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Mississippi State - Bottom of 2nd
Play Description SAM MS
J Lovelady struck out swinging. 0 1
M Smith flied out to rf. 0 1
J Vickerson lined out to lf. 0 1
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Samford - Top of 3rd
Play Description SAM MS
Gonzalez struck out looking. 0 1
T.J. Dixon struck out swinging. 0 1
Rodriguez struck out looking. 0 1
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Mississippi State - Bottom of 3rd
Play Description SAM MS
Matt Spruill struck out looking. 0 1
Seth Heck lined out to rf. 0 1
Ryan Gridley doubled down the rf line. 0 1
Wes Rea intentionally walked. 0 1
Brent Rooker struck out swinging. 0 1
Runs
0
Hits
1
Errors
0
Left On Base
2
Samford - Top of 4th
Play Description SAM MS
Jared Watson struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 1
Swilling grounded out to ss. 0 1
Heath Quinn walked. 0 1
Austin Edens walked; Heath Quinn advanced to second. 0 1
Damon Waller singled up the middle, RBI; Austin Edens advanced to second; Heath Quinn scored. 1 1
Alex Lee grounded out to 3b. 1 1
Runs
1
Hits
1
Errors
0
Left On Base
2
Mississippi State - Bottom of 4th
Play Description SAM MS
Jacob Robson singled to third base, bunt. 1 1
J Lovelady grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Jacob Robson advanced to second. 1 1
M Smith struck out looking. 1 1
Jacob Robson stole third, scored on a throwing error by c. 1 2
J Vickerson hit by pitch. 1 2
Matt Spruill tripled to right center, RBI; J Vickerson scored. 1 3
Seth Heck walked. 1 3
Ryan Gridley hit by pitch; Seth Heck advanced to second. 1 3
Belcher to p for Eric Wright. 1 3
Wes Rea flied out to rf. 1 3
Runs
2
Hits
2
Errors
1
Left On Base
3
Samford - Top of 5th
Play Description SAM MS
Gonzalez grounded out to p. 1 3
T.J. Dixon grounded out to p. 1 3
Rodriguez grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 3
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Mississippi State - Bottom of 5th
Play Description SAM MS
L Reynolds pinch hit for Brent Rooker. 1 3
L Reynolds walked. 1 3
Jacob Robson singled to third base, bunt; L Reynolds advanced to second. 1 3
J Lovelady out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Jacob Robson advanced to second; L Reynolds advanced to third. 1 3
Cody Brown pinch hit for M Smith. 1 3
Jacob Robson advanced to third on a wild pitch; L Reynolds scored. 1 4
Cody Brown struck out looking. 1 4
Jacob Robson scored on a wild pitch. 1 5
J Vickerson hit by pitch. 1 5
J Vickerson advanced to second on a wild pitch. 1 5
J Vickerson out at second p to 3b to 2b to ss, picked off. 1 5
Runs
2
Hits
1
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Samford - Top of 6th
Play Description SAM MS
Cody Brown to rf. 1 5
Jared Watson grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 5
Swilling flied out to cf. 1 5
Heath Quinn grounded out to ss. 1 5
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Mississippi State - Bottom of 6th
Play Description SAM MS
Jesse Travis to p for Belcher. 1 5
Matt Spruill flied out to cf. 1 5
Seth Heck out at first 1b to p. 1 5
Ryan Gridley popped up to 2b. 1 5
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Samford - Top of 7th
Play Description SAM MS
Austin Edens flied out to rf. 1 5
Damon Waller struck out looking. 1 5
Alex Lee struck out swinging. 1 5
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Mississippi State - Bottom of 7th
Play Description SAM MS
Mark Donham to p for Jesse Travis. 1 5
Wes Rea hit by pitch. 1 5
L Reynolds flied out to lf. 1 5
Jacob Robson struck out swinging. 1 5
J Lovelady grounded out to p. 1 5
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
1
Samford - Top of 8th
Play Description SAM MS
Gonzalez grounded out to 2b. 1 5
Powell pinch hit for T.J. Dixon. 1 5
Powell grounded out to ss. 1 5
Rodriguez struck out swinging. 1 5
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Mississippi State - Bottom of 8th
Play Description SAM MS
Powell to cf. 1 5
Gracia to p for Mark Donham. 1 5
Navarrete to ss for Rodriguez. 1 5
Cody Brown singled through the right side. 1 5
J Vickerson struck out swinging. 1 5
Cody Brown advanced to second on a wild pitch. 1 5
Matt Spruill grounded out to 1b unassisted; Cody Brown advanced to third. 1 5
Seth Heck doubled to left center, RBI; Cody Brown scored. 1 6
Ryan Gridley struck out swinging. 1 6
Runs
1
Hits
2
Errors
0
Left On Base
1
Samford - Top of 9th
Play Description SAM MS
Jared Watson doubled down the lf line. 1 6
Trevor Fitts to p for Vance Tatum. 1 6
Swilling flied out to 1b. 1 6
Heath Quinn singled to third base; Jared Watson advanced to third. 1 6
Austin Edens struck out swinging. 1 6
Damon Waller singled up the middle, RBI; Heath Quinn advanced to second; Jared Watson scored. 2 6
Alex Lee lined out to lf. 2 6
Runs
1
Hits
3
Errors
0
Left On Base
2
Mississippi State - Bottom of 9th
Play Description SAM MS
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Samford - Top of 1st
Play Description SAM MS
Jared Watson struck out swinging. 0 0
Swilling struck out looking. 0 0
Heath Quinn struck out swinging. 0 0
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Mississippi State - Bottom of 1st
Play Description SAM MS
Seth Heck singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf. 0 0
Ryan Gridley grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Seth Heck advanced to third. 0 0
Wes Rea singled to left field, RBI; Seth Heck scored. 0 1
Brent Rooker popped up to 1b. 0 1
Jacob Robson flied out to cf. 0 1
Runs
1
Hits
2
Errors
1
Left On Base
1
Samford - Top of 2nd
Play Description SAM MS
Austin Edens struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch. 0 1
Damon Waller struck out swinging. 0 1
Alex Lee hit into double play p to 2b to 1b; Austin Edens out on the play. 0 1
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Mississippi State - Bottom of 2nd
Play Description SAM MS
J Lovelady struck out swinging. 0 1
M Smith flied out to rf. 0 1
J Vickerson lined out to lf. 0 1
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Samford - Top of 3rd
Play Description SAM MS
Gonzalez struck out looking. 0 1
T.J. Dixon struck out swinging. 0 1
Rodriguez struck out looking. 0 1
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Mississippi State - Bottom of 3rd
Play Description SAM MS
Matt Spruill struck out looking. 0 1
Seth Heck lined out to rf. 0 1
Ryan Gridley doubled down the rf line. 0 1
Wes Rea intentionally walked. 0 1
Brent Rooker struck out swinging. 0 1
Runs
0
Hits
1
Errors
0
Left On Base
2
Samford - Top of 4th
Play Description SAM MS
Jared Watson struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 1
Swilling grounded out to ss. 0 1
Heath Quinn walked. 0 1
Austin Edens walked; Heath Quinn advanced to second. 0 1
Damon Waller singled up the middle, RBI; Austin Edens advanced to second; Heath Quinn scored. 1 1
Alex Lee grounded out to 3b. 1 1
Runs
1
Hits
1
Errors
0
Left On Base
2
Mississippi State - Bottom of 4th
Play Description SAM MS
Jacob Robson singled to third base, bunt. 1 1
J Lovelady grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Jacob Robson advanced to second. 1 1
M Smith struck out looking. 1 1
Jacob Robson stole third, scored on a throwing error by c. 1 2
J Vickerson hit by pitch. 1 2
Matt Spruill tripled to right center, RBI; J Vickerson scored. 1 3
Seth Heck walked. 1 3
Ryan Gridley hit by pitch; Seth Heck advanced to second. 1 3
Belcher to p for Eric Wright. 1 3
Wes Rea flied out to rf. 1 3
Runs
2
Hits
2
Errors
1
Left On Base
3
Samford - Top of 5th
Play Description SAM MS
Gonzalez grounded out to p. 1 3
T.J. Dixon grounded out to p. 1 3
Rodriguez grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 3
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Mississippi State - Bottom of 5th
Play Description SAM MS
L Reynolds pinch hit for Brent Rooker. 1 3
L Reynolds walked. 1 3
Jacob Robson singled to third base, bunt; L Reynolds advanced to second. 1 3
J Lovelady out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Jacob Robson advanced to second; L Reynolds advanced to third. 1 3
Cody Brown pinch hit for M Smith. 1 3
Jacob Robson advanced to third on a wild pitch; L Reynolds scored. 1 4
Cody Brown struck out looking. 1 4
Jacob Robson scored on a wild pitch. 1 5
J Vickerson hit by pitch. 1 5
J Vickerson advanced to second on a wild pitch. 1 5
J Vickerson out at second p to 3b to 2b to ss, picked off. 1 5
Runs
2
Hits
1
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Samford - Top of 6th
Play Description SAM MS
Cody Brown to rf. 1 5
Jared Watson grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 5
Swilling flied out to cf. 1 5
Heath Quinn grounded out to ss. 1 5
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Mississippi State - Bottom of 6th
Play Description SAM MS
Jesse Travis to p for Belcher. 1 5
Matt Spruill flied out to cf. 1 5
Seth Heck out at first 1b to p. 1 5
Ryan Gridley popped up to 2b. 1 5
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Samford - Top of 7th
Play Description SAM MS
Austin Edens flied out to rf. 1 5
Damon Waller struck out looking. 1 5
Alex Lee struck out swinging. 1 5
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Mississippi State - Bottom of 7th
Play Description SAM MS
Mark Donham to p for Jesse Travis. 1 5
Wes Rea hit by pitch. 1 5
L Reynolds flied out to lf. 1 5
Jacob Robson struck out swinging. 1 5
J Lovelady grounded out to p. 1 5
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
1
Samford - Top of 8th
Play Description SAM MS
Gonzalez grounded out to 2b. 1 5
Powell pinch hit for T.J. Dixon. 1 5
Powell grounded out to ss. 1 5
Rodriguez struck out swinging. 1 5
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0
Mississippi State - Bottom of 8th
Play Description SAM MS
Powell to cf. 1 5
Gracia to p for Mark Donham. 1 5
Navarrete to ss for Rodriguez. 1 5
Cody Brown singled through the right side. 1 5
J Vickerson struck out swinging. 1 5
Cody Brown advanced to second on a wild pitch. 1 5
Matt Spruill grounded out to 1b unassisted; Cody Brown advanced to third. 1 5
Seth Heck doubled to left center, RBI; Cody Brown scored. 1 6
Ryan Gridley struck out swinging. 1 6
Runs
1
Hits
2
Errors
0
Left On Base
1
Samford - Top of 9th
Play Description SAM MS
Jared Watson doubled down the lf line. 1 6
Trevor Fitts to p for Vance Tatum. 1 6
Swilling flied out to 1b. 1 6
Heath Quinn singled to third base; Jared Watson advanced to third. 1 6
Austin Edens struck out swinging. 1 6
Damon Waller singled up the middle, RBI; Heath Quinn advanced to second; Jared Watson scored. 2 6
Alex Lee lined out to lf. 2 6
Runs
1
Hits
3
Errors
0
Left On Base
2
Mississippi State - Bottom of 9th
Play Description SAM MS
Runs
0
Hits
0
Errors
0
Left On Base
0

Composite Stats

Samford 2 - Composite Stats
POS Player AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SH SF SO KL GDP PO A
c c Watson, Jared 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0
2b 2b Swilling, Hunter 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1
rf rf Quinn, Heath 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
dh dh Edens, Austin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
lf lf Waller, Damon 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0
1b 1b Lee, Alex 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 2
3b 3b Gonzalez, Anthony 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
cf cf Dixon, T.J. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
ph/cf     ph/cf Powell, Brandon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ss ss Rodriguez, Danny 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0
ss     ss Navarrete, Frankie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
p p Wright, Eric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
p     p Belcher, Mikel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
p     p Travis, Jesse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
p     p Donham, Mark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
p     p Gracia, Andres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 4 0 24 8
Mississippi State 6Composite Stats
POS Player AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SH SF SO KL GDP PO A
ss ss Seth Heck 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2b 2b Ryan Gridley 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2
1b 1b Wes Rea 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
dh dh Brent Rooker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
ph     ph Luke Reynolds 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
cf cf Jacob Robson 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
c c Josh Lovelady 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 11 1
rf rf Michael Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
ph/rf     ph/rf Cody Brown 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
lf lf Jake Vickerson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
3b 3b Matt Spruill 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
p p Vance Tatum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
p     p Trevor Fitts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 8 3 2 1 0 3 1 0 4 3 0 8 3 0 27 10