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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Samford University baseball team extended its winning streak to three straight games Tuesday as the Bulldogs earned a 5-1 road victory against their crosstown rivals, the UAB Blazers, in a midweek nonconference contest held at Regions Field.
 
Samford (16-9) continued its strong performances against UAB (14-11) with the win. The Bulldogs have defeated the Blazers in four consecutive outings, including 13 of the last 14 meetings dating back to 2010.
 
Under Head Coach Casey Dunn, Samford has compiled a 17-7 overall record against UAB.
 
Already this season, the Bulldogs boast a 5-2 record versus in-state opponents with victories over Auburn, Alabama, UAB, Troy and Alabama State. The Bulldogs' only losses to in-state rivals this year have come against Troy and Jacksonville State.
 
In Tuesday's 5-1 win, Samford used a brilliant pitching performance from starting pitcher Cody Shelton (2-0), as well as dominant relievers Josh Rich, Erin Baldwin, Jared Brasher and Wyatt Burns.
 
The Bulldogs' pitching staff only allowed a total of seven hits and one base on balls. Shelton started in his third straight midweek game and continued his string of solid outings. Samford's talented sophomore right-hander only allowed one run on four hits in five full innings of action. Shelton also tallied four strikeouts in the victory.
 
The bullpen also proved to be outstanding for the Bulldogs.
 
Samford's relievers only allowed a total of three hits in four innings, while striking out six Blazers. Rich pitched a perfect sixth frame for the Bulldogs, as the "Killer B's" (Baldwin, Brasher and Burns) then followed to close out the last three innings.
 
Offensively, Samford scored a run in the fourth, two in the fifth and added a pair of huge insurance runs in the top of the ninth inning to extend its decisive lead to 5-1.
 
The Bulldogs' top of the order set the tone with nine of the team's 12 hits Tuesday, but sophomore Sam Teague and true freshman Taylor Garris also added some punch from the eight and nine holes in the contest. Teague finished 1-for-3 with an RBI, while Garris upped his team-leading batting average to .357 on the season with a perfect 2-for-2 outing.
 
Senior T.J. Dixon, Branden Fryman, Kevin Williams, Jr., and Austin Edens provided two-hit performances against UAB. The Bulldogs also received a key hit and an RBI from sophomore second baseman Troy Dixon.
 
Samford outhit UAB, 12-7, on Tuesday and neither team committed an error.
 
The Samford University baseball team will next be in action Friday at 5 p.m. (CT) as the Bulldogs begin play in their highly-anticipated 2017 Southern Conference schedule on the road against the VMI Keydets. The upcoming three-game series will be held at Gray-Minor Stadium in Lexington, Virginia.
 
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