Box Score TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—The Alabama baseball team plated four runs in the fifth inning to overcome an early three-run deficit and defeat the Samford Bulldogs, 5-4, Tuesday evening at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
 
Samford used five pitchers in the game, and the group combined to issue nine walks.
 
“It's the same thing that bit us this weekend, you have to throw the ball over the plate,” Samford head coach Casey Dunn said. “We obviously didn't do a very good job of that. We did a good job of getting the lead early, but boy, we stranded a lot of runners. We had some opportunities with less than two outs where good contact equals a run and we couldn't get it done early.”
 
Samford was led at the plate by Christiaan Durdaller, going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and an RBI. C.K. Irby went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI, while Tommy Corbin went 2-for-5.
 
Andres Gracia (0-2) pitched a third of an inning in relief, allowing one unearned run on two hits to take the loss on the mound for Samford. Patrick Maronde, Parker Curry, Mark Donham and Phillip Ervin also saw time on the mound for Samford.
 
For Alabama, Mikey White went 3-for-5 at the plate. Austen Smith went 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Kyle Overstreet drove in two runs in a 1-for-2 performance. Mitch Greer (1-0) pitched two innings in relief, giving up no runs and just one hit to earn the win for the Crimson Tide.
 
Samford jumped on top first with a run in the top of the second inning. After Caleb Bryson walked and Durdaller doubled, Bryson scored from third base on a ground out by Damon Waller for a 1-0 Samford lead.
 
The Bulldogs added two runs in the top of the third inning to make the score 3-0. Irby doubled down the right-field line to drive in Austin Allison for the first run in the inning. Drew McWhorter then singled to right field to drive in Corbin for a three-run Samford lead.
 
Alabama took the lead with four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. White scored Alabama's first run of the game on a Samford error. Ben Moore scored the second run of the inning when Kenny Roberts singled and went to second base on another Samford error. Overstreet then singled to center field to drive in Roberts and Brett Booth to give Alabama a 4-3 lead.
 
Alabama added another run in the bottom of the seventh inning. White scored from third base when Smith reached base on an infield single to give Alabama a 5-3 lead.
 
Samford cut the lead to 5-4 with a run in the top of the eighth inning. Durdaller hit a solo home run to left field to pull Samford to within one run.
 
Samford will return to action on Friday when the Bulldogs open a three-game series with Purdue. Friday's game, originally scheduled for 6 p.m., has been moved to 4 p.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field.