BOX SCORE (PDF)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford baseball team used a three-run first inning and a strong pitching performance to earn its ninth-straight win, 3-2, over Kennesaw State Saturday afternoon at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
With the win, Samford improves to 11-3 on the season. Kennesaw State falls to 6-8 with the loss. The victory, paired with Friday night's win, assures Samford of the series win in the three-game set.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
- Branden Fryman went 2-for-4 with a double to lead Samford at the plate.
- Brooks Carlson, Sonny DiChiara and Taylor Garris drove in a run each for the Bulldogs.
- Jesse McCord (1-1) pitched 5.0 innings, giving up two runs on four hits to earn the win for Samford.
- Stephen Jones picked up his sixth save of the season, tossing the final inning, allowing just one hit.
- Kennesaw State was led by Jake Franklin, going 2-for-3 at the plate.
- Tyler Simon and Tyler Tolve drove in a run apiece for the Owls.
- Ryan Kennedy (2-1) pitched 4.2 innings, surrendering three runs on six hits to take the loss for KSU.
SCORING SUMMARY
- Samford plated all three of its runs in the bottom of the first inning.
- Carlson singled to drive in Fryman for the game's first run. Jordan Fucci then scored on a sacrifice fly by DiChiara for a 2-0 Samford lead. Garris then singled to drive in Carlson to make the score 3-0.
- Kennesaw State plated two runs in the top of the fifth inning to cut the Samford lead to 3-2. Tolve singled to drive in Alex Carballo for the first run of the inning. Simon then doubled to drive in Tolve for the game's final run.
LOOKING AHEAD
Samford and Kennesaw State will conclude their series with a game Sunday at 1 p.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
