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Jordan Fucci vs UAB 2019
5
Samford SAM 32-12, 12-2 SoCon
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Winner Wofford College WOF 26-18, 8-5 SoCon
Samford SAM
32-12, 12-2 SoCon
5
Final
8
Wofford College WOF
26-18, 8-5 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Samford SAM 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 12 2
Wofford College WOF 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 X 8 12 2

W: Reece Maniscalco (2-1) L: Rude, Jack (0-3) S: Rasesh Pandya (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Drops Saturday Game At Wofford, 8-5

BOX SCORE (PDF)

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Samford baseball team dropped an 8-5 decision in the second game of a three-game series at Wofford Saturday afternoon at Russell C. King Field.
 
The loss snapped Samford's 10-game win streak. The Bulldogs' record falls to 32-12 overall and 12-2 in SoCon play. Wofford improves to 26-18 overall and 8-5 in league play.
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE
  • Jordan Fucci homered and drove in two runs to lead Samford at the plate.
  • Kaden Dreier also drove in two runs for Samford, while Sonny DiChiara drove in one.
  • Jack Rude (0-3) took the loss on the mound for Samford, pitching 1.2 innings in relief, giving up two runs on one hit.
  • John Dempsey led Wofford at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
  • Hudson Byorick went 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Terriers.
  • Reece Maniscalco (2-1) earned the win on the mound for Wofford, pitching 2.0 innings in relief, giving up one run on two hits.
  • Rasesh Pandya picked up his first save of the season, tossing 1.1 innings, allowing no runs on two hits.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
  • Samford jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on a two-run home run by Fucci in the top of the first inning.
  • Wofford plated a run in the second inning and two more in the third to take a 3-2 lead.
  • The Terriers pushed their lead to 4-2 with a run in the fifth inning.
  • Samford came back to knot the score at 4-4 with a two-run single by Dreier in the sixth inning.
  • Wofford took a 6-4 lead with two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning.
  • DiChiara singled to drive in a run for Samford in the top of the eighth inning to cut the lead to 6-5.
  • Wofford added two final runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to make the final score 8-5.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Samford and Wofford will conclude their series with a game Sunday afternoon. The contest is set for a 12 p.m. (CT) start from Russell C. King Field.
 
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