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Sonny DiChiara vs. Maine 2019
4
UT Martin UTM 11-18
14
Winner Samford SAM 21-9
UT Martin UTM
11-18
4
Final
14
Samford SAM
21-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UT Martin UTM 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
Samford SAM 0 1 0 0 9 2 0 2 X 14 16 1

W: Hurst, Gene (2-2) L: BULLINGTON (2-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Big Fifth Inning Lifts Baseball To 14-4 Win Over UT Martin

BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford baseball team plated nine runs in the fifth inning to pull away on its way to a 14-4 win over UT Martin in the first game of a three-game series Friday night at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
With the win, Samford improves to 21-9 on the season. UT Martin falls to 11-18 with the loss.


 
FROM THE BOX SCORE
  • Sonny DiChiara went 3-for-6 with a home run, a double and four RBI to lead Samford at the plate.
  • Brooks Carlson went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI.
  • Anthony Mulrine and Taylor Garris also homered in the win for Samford.
  • Gene Hurst (2-2) pitched 2.1 innings in relief, giving up no runs on two hits to earn the win on the mound for Samford.
  • For UT Martin, Casey Harford homered and drove in two runs.
  • Austen Bullington (2-4) took the loss for the Skyhawks, tossing 4.1 innings, giving up five runs on seven hits.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
  • UT Martin jumped out to an early lead with two runs in the top of the second inning.
  • Samford came back with a run in the bottom of the second to cut the lead to 2-1. Max Pinto singled to drive in Ayrton Schafer for Samford's first run of the game.
  • The Skyhawks added two runs in the third inning to push its lead to 4-1.
  • Samford took control of the game with nine runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. DiChiara, Mulrine and Garris hit a two-run home run each in the inning. Carlson later drove in a run with a double, and then DiChiara added a two-run single as Samford took a 10-4 lead.
  • In the bottom of the sixth inning, Samford added two more runs to push its lead to 12-4. Preston Moore singled to drive in Mulrine for the first run of the inning. Schafer later scored when Pinto reached base on a fielder's choice.
  • The Bulldogs scored two final runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to make the final score 14-4. Carlson doubled to right field to drive in Branden Fryman and Garris for the game's final two runs.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Samford and UT Martin will continue their series with a game Saturday at 2 p.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
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