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Jubo vs. Furman
Samford's Wyatt Burns (29) picks up his team-high eighth save of the season as Samford defeats Furman, 2-0.
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Winner Samford SAM 35-25
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Furman FUR 29-30
Winner
Samford SAM
35-25
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Final
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Furman FUR
29-30
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Samford SAM 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 1
Furman FUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0

W: Brasher, Jared (3-4) L: Crawford (0-5) S: Burns, Wyatt (8)

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'Dogs Pitch Past Furman; Get Set To Face Catamounts

Samford's Brasher, Cunningham and Burns combine to throw a shutout gem in the victory

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GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Left fielder Jordan Fucci hit a solo home run in the second inning for the only offense sixth-seeded Samford would need, and three pitchers combined on a seven-hit shutout as the Bulldogs topped No. 4 seed Furman 2-0 in an elimination contest Saturday at the Southern Conference Baseball Championship at Fluor Field.
 
The Bulldogs (35-25) get right back on the diamond at 6:40 p.m. (CDT) to face No. 2 seed Western Carolina for the right to face No. 1 seed Mercer in Sunday's title bout. Furman sees its season end at 29-30.
 
Fucci took Furman starter Jake Crawford out to left with one out in the second, and Samford starter Jared Brasher (3-4) made the lead stand, throwing four innings of four-hit ball. Brasher struck out seven and walked three in his first start since April 23.
 
Tanner Cunningham worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits, while Wyatt Burns earned his eighth save of the year with 1 1/3 innings of no-hit relief, walking two.
 
The Bulldogs got an insurance run in the sixth inning, with Richard Greene's RBI single driving Alex Lee, who singled through the right side to lead off the inning.
 
Furman stranded 11 runners in the contest, leaving runners in scoring position in the second, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings. The Paladins left the bases loaded in the eighth, as a Jordan Simpson double and consecutive walks to Deon Sanders and Griffin Davis brought up pinch-hitter Landon Kay with a chance to put Furman in front. Burns, who walked Sanders and Davis and uncorked a wild pitch after entering, recovered to get Kay out on a popup in shallow center. Burns then worked a perfect ninth.
 
Samford had missed opportunities of its own, stranding 10 base-runners. The Bulldogs had runners on first and second in the ninth and SoCon RBI leader Heath Quinn at the plate, but Furman reliever Nolan Mullen retired him on an infield popup to send the Paladins to the bottom half within striking distance.
 
Crawford (0-5), starting for the first time since April 3, turned in one of his best appearances of the season in the losing effort. The freshman right-hander, who doubles as Furman's everyday third baseman, went eight innings, allowing two runs on nine hits and one walk.
 
The low-scoring contest was in stark contrast to the games Samford and Furman had played the day before. The Bulldogs scored a 12-11 win over ETSU on Friday, while Furman slugged its way to a 15-10 victory over UNCG, bringing the total to 48 runs scored in Friday's two games.
 
Samford is one win away from earning its fifth title-game appearance in the last six seasons. The Bulldogs faced Mercer in last season's championship tilt, with the Bears claiming the 5-0 win for the title in the first season in the league. Standing in Samford's way are the Catamounts, who are seeking their first title-game appearance since 2010.

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Story courtesy of Phil Perry of the SoCon office.

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