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Sonny DiChiara vs Maine 2019
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Winner Samford SAM 38-16, 18-4 SoCon
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ETSU ETSU 31-18, 10-11 SoCon
Winner
Samford SAM
38-16, 18-4 SoCon
5
Final
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ETSU ETSU
31-18, 10-11 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Samford SAM 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 9 0
ETSU ETSU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 2

W: Hurst, Gene (4-2) L: M. Kaczor (6-2) S: Rude, Jack (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Opens Series At ETSU With 5-1 Win

BOX SCORE (PDF)

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Samford baseball team opened its final regular season series at ETSU with a 5-1 win Thursday evening at Thomas Stadium.
 
With the win, Samford improves to 38-16 overall and 18-4 in league games. ETSU falls to 31-18 overall and 10-11 in league games.
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE
  • Sonny DiChiara went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and one RBI to lead Samford at the plate.
  • Ayrton Schafer went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
  • Gene Hurst (4-2) pitched 4.0 innings in relief, giving up one run on one hit and striking out seven batters to earn the win on the mound for Samford.
  • Jack Rude picked up his second save of the season, pitching the final 3.0 innings without allowing a hit.
  • For ETSU, Jackson Greer hit a solo home run, going 1-for-4 at the plate.
  • Micah Kaczor (6-2) pitched 5.0 innings, giving up two runs on five hits to take the loss for the Bucs.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
  • Samford got off to a fast start, plating two runs in the top of the first inning. Jordan Fucci doubled down the right-field line to drive in Brooks Carlson for the first run. Schafer later singled up the middle to drive in Fucci for a 2-0 Samford lead.
  • ETSU cut the Samford lead to 2-1 when Greer hit a solo home run to left field in the bottom of the sixth inning.
  • Samford added a run in the top of the seventh inning when Ryan Crockett scored when Branden Fryman reached base on an ETSU error to make the score 3-1.
  • In the top of the eighth inning, DiChiara homered to center field to push Samford's lead to 4-1.
  • In the top of the ninth inning, Preston Moore doubled to left field and advanced to third on an error, and Fryman scored on the error to make the score 5-1.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Samford and ETSU will continue their three-game series with a game Friday evening. The game is scheduled for a 5 p.m. (CT) start from Johnson City, Tennessee.
 
 
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