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April 12, 2004

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Samford baseball team will play a pair of midweek games against cross-town rival Birmingham-Southern this week. The teams will play on Tuesday at Samford at 6:00 p.m. and on Wednesday at Birmingham-Southern at 6:00 p.m.

Samford enters the week with a record of 4-23 overall and 0-9 in the Ohio Valley Conference after being swept at Southeast Missouri State last weekend. Birmingham-Southern is currently 24-9 overall and 8-1 in the Big South after sweeping Charleston Southern over the weekend.

Under head coach Tim Parenton, Samford is 2-7 against Birmingham-Southern. Last season, the teams split two games. Samford won the first game, 6-3, at Samford, and the Panthers took game two on their home field by a score of 9-2.

Samford is led at the plate by Matt Alling, batting .420 (42-for-100). He also leads the team in RBI (31), hits (42) and triples (4). Stephen Artz has been the most consistent pitcher for the Bulldogs. He has pitched a team-high 46.1 innings, and has an ERA of 4.66. His 45 strike outs also lead the team.

Tuesday night's game can be viewed on the internet by going to www.samfordsports.com and clicking on the broadcast information link. Wednesday night's game can be heard on the internet, and in the Birmingham area on WVSU-FM 91.1.