Samford University
35-14, 15-4
Western Carolina
18-26, 7-12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| Samford | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | X | 16 | 10 | 1 |
Baseball Cruises To 16-4 Win Over Western Carolina
5.10.19 | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford baseball team opened its series with Western Carolina with an impressive 16-4 win Friday night at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
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With the win, Samford improves to 35-15 overall and 15-4 in Southern Conference play. The 35 wins for Samford are tied with the 2012 team for the most regular-season wins in program history. Western Carolina falls to 18-26 overall and 7-12 in league games.
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FROM THE BOX SCORE
- Jordan Fucci went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and five RBI to lead Samford at the plate.
- Branden Fryman went 3-for-4 with two RBI for the Bulldogs.
- Sonny DiChiara drove in three runs in a 1-for-4 performance.
- Samuel Strickland (7-2) pitched 6.0 innings, giving up no runs on three hits, and striking out eight batters without allowing a walk to earn the win on the mound for Samford.
- For Western Carolina, Jalen Jones went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
- Taylor Purus (3-4) pitched 5.1 innings, giving up 11 runs, eight earned, on eight hits to take the loss for the Catamounts.
SCORING SUMMARY
- Samford plated a run in the second inning, three more in the third and one in the fifth to take a 5-0 lead.
- Samford broke the game open with six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to make the score 11-0. Taylor Garris, Fryman and DiChiara drove in a run each in the inning. Anthony Mulrine and Garris scored on WCU errors, and Brooks Carlson scored on a wild pitch.
- After WCU plated two runs in the top of the seventh, Samford added five more in the bottom of the inning to make the score 16-2. Fucci drove in four of the runs with his grand slam to left field. Carlson also drove in a run as Samford took a 14-run lead.
- Western Carolina added two more runs in the top of the ninth inning to make the final score 16-4. Â
LOOKING AHEAD
Samford and Western Carolina will continue their series with a game Saturday. Due to expected inclement weather the game time has been moved up to 10:30 a.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Strickland, Samuel (7-2)
L: Purus (3-4)
Batting:
2B: Bertsch 1 ; Bullock 1
3B: Prater 1
RBI: Jones 1 ; Prater 1
Base Running:
RUNS: L. Robinson 1 ; Bullock 1 ; Jones 1 ; Prater 1
HBP: L. Robinson 1
Batting:
2B: Mulrine, Anthony 1
3B: Garris, Taylor 1
HR: Fucci, Jordan 1
RBI: Fryman, Branden 2 ; Carlson, Brooks 1 ; DiChiara, Sonny 3 ; Fucci, Jordan 5 ; Schafer, Ayrton 1 ; Garris, Taylor 1
SF: DiChiara, Sonny 1 ; Schafer, Ayrton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fryman, Branden 3 ; Carlson, Brooks 1 ; DiChiara, Sonny 1 ; Fucci, Jordan 2 ; Schafer, Ayrton 1 ; Mulrine, Anthony 2 ; Garris, Taylor 3 ; Pinto, Max 3
SB: Fucci, Jordan 1
CS: Schafer, Ayrton 1
HBP: Mulrine, Anthony 1 ; Garris, Taylor 1
