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Brooks Carlson HR vs. FSU, 2018 NCAA Regional
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Samford SAM 1-2
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Winner South Florida USF 2-1
Samford SAM
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Final
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South Florida USF
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Samford SAM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
South Florida USF 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 4 9 2

W: KOFF (1-0) L: Hester, Zach (0-1) S: HOFFMAN (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls In Series Finale At USF

BOX SCORE (PDF)

TAMPA, Fla. – The Samford baseball team dropped a 4-1 decision in the final game of a three-game series at South Florida Sunday afternoon at the USF Baseball Stadium.
 
With the loss, Samford falls to 1-2 on the young season. USF now has a record of 2-1.
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE
  • Brooks Carlson and Kaden Dreier had two hits each to lead Samford at the plate.
  • Preston Moore drove in Samford's lone run, turning in a 1-for-4 performance.
  • Zach Hester (0-1) pitched 4.0 innings, giving up two runs on four hits to take the loss on the mound for Samford.
  • For USF, Nick Gonzalez went 3-for-5 at the plate.
  • Jordan Santos drove in two runs for the Bulls.
  • Ben Koff (1-0) tossed 4.2 innings in relief, giving up no runs on one hit to earn the win on the mound for USF.
  • Graham Hoffman pitched the final 2.1 scoreless innings to pick up his first save of the season.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
  • Samford got on the scoreboard first with a run in the top of the second inning. Moore singled to right field to drive in Dreier for a 1-0 Samford lead.
  • USF took the lead with two runs in the bottom of the second inning. Santos doubled to right-center field to drive in Gonzalez and Jake Sullivan for a 2-1 Bulls lead.
  • South Florida added a run in the seventh inning to push its lead to 3-1. Kyle Phillips singled to right field to drive in Gonzalez.
  • The Bulls plated one final run in the bottom of the eighth inning to make the final score 4-1.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Samford will play its home opener when the Bulldogs host North Alabama Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
 
 
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