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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Samford's C.K. Irby pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout and Phillip Ervin drove in five runs to lead the Bulldog baseball team to an 8-0 win over Purdue Friday afternoon at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
Irby struck out eight batters and walked just two in tossing his first complete game. He improved his season record to 2-1 with the victory.
 
“This was a great effort by C.K.,” Samford head coach Casey Dunn said. “And the biggest thing you look at is he only walked two all day. He had great command of the strike zone, and when he does that, he can be tough.”
 
Ervin went 2-for-3 with two home runs, including one grand slam, and five RBI. Ervin now has a team-high six home runs, and he is tied for the team lead in RBI with 12.
 
“We needed that as a team, and more importantly, he needed that for himself,” Dunn said of Ervin's first-inning grand slam. “He had been struggling with guys on base, so for him to come through with the big hit right there to get us on the board early was big.”
 
Behind Ervin for Samford, Christiaan Durdaller went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Patrick McGavin went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
 
Purdue's Brad Schreiber took the loss on the mound, pitching 4.0 innings, giving up five runs, just four earned, on four hits. Schreiber struck out two batters and allowed five walks. Joe Eichmann and Pat Gannon also saw time on the mound for the Boilermakers. Offensively, Brandon Krieg, Conner Hudnall and Jake Hansen had one hit each for Purdue.
 
After Purdue went down in order in the top of the first inning, Samford jumped on top with four runs in the bottom of the first. Austin Allison walked to lead off the inning. Tommy Corbin then walked, moving Allison to second base. Irby then singled to center field to load the bases. Ervin then hit his grand slam to left field to put Samford on top, 4-0.
 
Samford plated another run in the bottom of the third inning. Ervin walked with one out and then stole second base. McGavin then doubled down the left-field line to drive in Ervin for a 5-0 Samford lead.
 
The Bulldogs added two runs in the fifth inning to make the score 7-0. With one out in the inning, McGavin singled to center field. Durdaller then homered to center field for a seven-run Samford lead.
 
Samford tacked on one final run in the bottom of the seventh inning to make the final score 8-0. Ervin led the inning off with his second home run of the contest for the game's final run.
 
Samford and Purdue will continue their three-game series with a game Saturday at 2 p.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field. The game can be heard locally on WVSU-FM 91.1, and worldwide on the internet at www.samford.edu/wvsu.