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Anthony Mulrine vs Maine 2019
Anthony Mulrine homered and drove in two runs Friday night vs. Maine.
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Maine MAINE 0-14
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Winner Samford SAM 13-4
Maine MAINE
0-14
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Final
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Samford SAM
13-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Maine MAINE 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 10 1
Samford SAM 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 X 5 10 2

W: Strickland, Samuel (3-1) L: Silva, Nick (0-3) S: Jones, Stephen (7)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Opens Maine Series With 5-2 Win Friday

BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford baseball team opened its weekend series with Maine with a 5-2 win Friday evening at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
With the win, Samford improves to 13-4 on the season. Maine falls to 0-14 with the loss.


 
FROM THE BOX SCORE
  • Anthony Mulrine homered and drove in two runs to lead Samford in the win.
  • Brooks Carlson went 2-for-4 at the plate and scored a run.
  • Jordan Fucci, Taylor Garris and Max Pinto drove in a run each for the Bulldogs.
  • Samuel Strickland (3-1) pitched 5.0 innings, allowing no runs on seven hits, and striking out four batters without allowing a walk to earn the win on the mound for Samford.
  • Stephen Jones picked up his Southern Conference leading seventh save, tossing the final inning without allowing a hit.
  • For Maine, Hernen Sardinas went 3-for-4 at the plate, while Colin Ridley went 2-for-4.
  • Nick Silva (0-3) pitched 4.0 innings, giving up five runs on eight hits to take the loss for the Black Bears.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
  • Samford plated the first run of the game in the bottom of the second inning. Pinto singled through the left side of the infield to drive in Garris for a 1-0 Samford lead.
  • The Bulldogs added a run in the bottom of the third inning to push their lead to 2-0. With the bases loaded, Garris singled to drive in Mulrine for a two-run Samford lead.
  • Samford plated three more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. The first run scored when Pinto scored on a sacrifice fly by Fucci. Mulrine then hit a two-run home run to give Samford a 5-0 lead.
  • Maine plated a run in the sixth inning and another in the seventh to make the final score 5-2.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Samford and Maine will continue their series with a game Saturday. The contest is set for a 2 p.m. start from Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
 
 
 
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