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Branden Fryman vs Xavier 2019
7
Winner Xavier XU 1-4
1
Samford SAM 2-3
Winner
Xavier XU
1-4
7
Final
1
Samford SAM
2-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Xavier XU 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 14 0
Samford SAM 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 3

W: ZWACK (1-0) L: McCord, Jesse (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls In Saturday Game To Xavier

BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford baseball team dropped a 7-1 decision to Xavier in the second game of a three-game series Saturday afternoon at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
With the loss, Samford falls to 2-3 on the young season. Xavier improves to 1-4 with the win.


 
FROM THE BOX SCORE
  • For Samford in the loss, Brooks Carlson went 3-for-5 at the plate.
  • Jordan Fucci went 2-for-5 with a home run and one RBI.
  • Jesse McCord (0-1) pitched 3.0 innings, giving up three runs on six hits to take the loss on the mound for Samford.
  • Ryan Altenberger went 3-for-3 with two RBI to lead Xavier in the win.
  • Jack Housinger was 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Musketeers.
  • Nick Zwack (1-0) tossed 5.1 innings, allowing one run on six hits to earn the win for Xavier.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
  • Xavier jumped on top first with two runs in the top of the second inning.
  • The Musketeers then added a run each in the third, fourth and fifth innings to push their lead to 5-0.
  • Samford got on the scoreboard with a run in the bottom of the sixth inning. With one out in the inning, Fucci homered to right-center field to cut the Xavier lead to 5-1.
  • Xavier added a run in the seventh inning and another in the eighth to make the final score 7-1.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Samford and Xavier will conclude their series with a game Sunday at 1 p.m. (CT) at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
 
 
 
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