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Branden Fryman vs Kennesaw State 2019
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Samford SAM 12-4
11
Winner Vanderbilt VU 14-3
Samford SAM
12-4
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Final
11
Vanderbilt VU
14-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Samford SAM 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 2
Vanderbilt VU 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 11 9 1

W: Mason Hickman (1-0) L: Hurst, Gene (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

First Inning Outburst Lifts No. 1 Vanderbilt Over Samford Baseball

BOX SCORE (PDF)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 1-ranked Vanderbilt baseball team plated nine runs in the bottom of the first inning on its way to an 11-6 win over Samford Tuesday night at Hawkins Field.
 
The loss ends Samford's 10-game win stream, and the Bulldogs fall to 12-4 on the season. Vanderbilt improves to 14-3 with the win.
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE
  • Branden Fryman went 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead Samford at the plate.
  • Anthony Mulrine also had two hits for the Bulldogs.
  • Taylor Garris had three RBI for the Bulldogs.
  • Gene Hurst (1-1) gave up four runs on two hits to take the loss for Samford.
  • Philip Clarke went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI to lead the Commodores at the plate.
  • Pat DeMarco went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI, while Cooper Davis was also 2-for-4 with an RBI.
  • Mason Hickman (1-0) earned the win for Vanderbilt, pitching 4.0 innings, allowing just two hits.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
  • Samford scored two runs in the top of the first inning to grab an early 2-0 lead. Brooks Carlson singled to drive in Fryman for the first run, and Garris walked with the bases loaded to bring in Carlson for a two-run Samford lead.
  • Vanderbilt responded with nine runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 9-2 lead. All nine of the Commodores' hitters scored in the inning.
  • The Commodores plated another run in the second inning to push their lead to 10-2.
  • Samford answered with four runs in the top of the third inning to cut the lead to 10-6. Garris drove in two runs, while Preston Moore and Fryman drove in one run each in the inning.
  • Vanderbilt added a run in the bottom of the eighth inning to make the final score 11-6.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Samford will host Maine in a three-game series this weekend. The teams are scheduled to play Friday at 4 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
 
 
 
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