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Jordan Fucci running 2019
13
Winner Samford SAM 18-7
4
VMI VMI 5-21
Winner
Samford SAM
18-7
13
Final
4
VMI VMI
5-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Samford SAM 0 0 0 7 0 2 2 2 0 13 13 0
VMI VMI 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 0

W: Strickland, Samuel (5-1) L: MENDERS (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Wins Series Opener At VMI, 13-4

BOX SCORE (PDF)

LEXINGTON, Va. – The Samford baseball team opened its Southern Conference series at VMI with a 13-4 win Friday evening at Gray-Minor Stadium.
 
With the win, Samford improves to 18-7 overall and 4-0 in Southern Conference play. VMI falls to 5-21 overall and 1-3 in league contests.
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE
  • Jordan Fucci drove in four runs on a grand slam to lead Samford at the plate.
  • Connor Burns hit a three-run home run, and Sonny DiChiara hit a two-run shot for the Bulldogs.
  • Max Pinto went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI for Samford.
  • Samuel Strickland (5-1) pitched 7.0 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and striking out seven batters to earn the win on the mound for Samford.
  • For VMI, Ryan Hatten and Cody Warner had a pair of two-run home runs.
  • Jacob Menders (2-2) tossed 4.0 innings, allowing seven runs on seven hits to take the loss for the Keydets.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
  • VMI jumped on top first with two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Hatten hit a two-run home run to left field for a 2-0 Keydet lead.
  • Samford answered with seven runs in the top of the fourth inning. Fucci hit a grand slam to left-center field, and Burns hit a three-run shot down the left-field line for a 7-2 Samford lead.
  • In the top of the sixth inning, Samford's DiChiara hit a two-run home run to left-center field, giving Samford a 9-2 advantage.
  • Samford added two more runs in the top of the seventh inning to push its lead to 11-2. Pinto tripled to drive in Taylor Garris for the inning's first run. Pinto later scored from third base when Branden Fryman reached base on a fielder's choice.
  • The Bulldogs plated two more runs in the top of the eighth inning to make the score 13-2. Brooks Carlson scored the first run when Preston Moore was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Sam Teague then walked, driving home Anthony Mulrine for an 11-run Samford lead.
  • VMI added two final runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Warner hit a two-run home run to make the final score 13-4.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Samford and VMI will continue their series with a game Saturday afternoon. The game is scheduled for a 1 p.m. (CT) start from Lexington, Virginia.
 
 
 
 
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