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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- With two outs in the top of the ninth inning, the Samford University baseball team surrendered a pair of runs on two hits as the visiting Troy Trojans rallied for a 5-4 come-from-behind nonconference win held at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
Troy's Brandon Lockridge started the rally with a double to left field. Then, with two outs, he was on second base when Joey Denison strolled to the plate.
 
Denison, who finished the night with a 2-for-5 performance at the dish with two RBI and a run scored, chopped a ground ball to Samford (6-7) shortstop Brandon Fryman. Fryman bobbled the ball to allow Denison to reach first and then compounded the mistake as he tried to throw out Lockridge at third.
 
Fryman's throw proved to be errant and Lockridge crossed the plate for the game-tying run. Two hitters later, the Trojans' Drew Frederic singled to right center and Denison was able to score from second base for what proved to be the game-winning run.
 
Frederic finished 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored.
 
Samford was unable to score in the bottom of the ninth inning, therefore Troy (8-5) earned its first victory at Joe Lee Griffin Field since 2013.
 
The Bulldogs' Josh Rich (0-1) suffered the loss despite not allowing an earned run, while the Trojans' Lance Johnson (2-0) tallied the victory and CJ Carter registered his first save of the season.
 
Troy scored in the top of the first inning to take an early 1-0 advantage, but then Samford scored a single run in each of the next four frames to take a 4-1 lead into the top of the fifth.
 
The Trojans chipped away at the Bulldogs' advantage with single runs in the fifth and eight innings, but Samford still seemed destined to pick up the victory until Troy's ninth-inning rally.
 
Offensively, the Bulldogs' Fryman and Brooks Carlson both turned in multi-hit performances Tuesday, while Troy Dixon, Anthony Mulrine, Ryan Crockett and Ayrton Schafer all registered key hits as well.
 
Carlson, Samford's true freshman from Mobile, improved his team-leading batting average to .366 with his 2-for-3 hitting performance.
 
The Bulldogs' Hamp Skinner started the game on the mound and seemed poised to earn the victory. He left the game in the fifth inning, while holding a 4-2 advantage in the contest.
 
Samford's Jack Rude and Erin Baldwin also came in and pitched some key innings for the Bulldogs.
 
The Samford University baseball team will next be in action Wednesday at 6 p.m. (CT) as the Bulldogs continue play in their five-game homestand against the Austin Peay Governors in a nonconference contest to be held at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
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