Bulldogs Close Out Series With Pitchers' Duel Loss To ETSU, 2-1

Sunday, March 25

Birmingham, Ala.

1:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

11-14, 1-2

ETSU

13-7, 2-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
ETSU	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Samford	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	2

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Bulldogs Close Out Series With Pitchers' Duel Loss To ETSU, 2-1

3.25.18 | Baseball

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Samford outhit the Buccaneers, 6-2, but came up short on the scoreboard

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Samford University baseball team only allowed a total of two base hits Sunday, but walks proved to be costly in the top of the fifth inning when the ETSU Buccaneers scored both of their runs en route to a 2-1 road win in the Southern Conference series finale held at Joe Lee Griffin Field.

In Sunday's tough-luck loss, Samford (11-14, 1-2 SoCon) outhit ETSU (13-7, 2-1 SoCon), 6-2.

The Bulldogs scored their run in the bottom of the fifth frame as senior designated hitter Austin Edens led off the inning by drawing a walk. He later scored in the stanza from third base on a wild pitch from the Buccaneers' Drew Korzybski.

Both of ETSU's runs were scored in the top of the fifth inning as Cade Gilbert and David Beam were both walked home. In a frame that featured five walks from the Bulldogs, Gilbert was hit by pitch to lead off the inning and Beam was also walked to reach base.

Samford's Stephen Jones (1-4) started the game for the Bulldogs and was on cruise control until the fifth inning. He only allowed two hits in 4.1 innings of action, but gave up both of the Buccaneers' runs in the game.

Senior Wyatt Burns replaced Jones on the mound and hurled 4.2 innings of no-hit baseball. He also notched six strikeouts in the contest.

The Bulldogs' Taylor Garris paced the squad with two hits in a 2-for-3 performance at the plate, while Branden Fryman, Brooks Carlson, Troy Dixon and Anthony Mulrine also added base hits Sunday.

ETSU's total of two hits in the game were posted by Ben Jackson and Beam. The Buccaneers' starting pitcher Russell Koesters (1-0) went 4.1 innings and only allowed one earned run on four hits. James Giambalvo faced the final two batters of the game and notched his second save of the season.

The Samford University baseball team will next be in action Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. (CT) as the Bulldogs square off against crosstown-rival UAB in a key midweek contest to be held at Regions Field.

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