Thursday, May 23
Greenville, S.C.
3:00 PM (CT)
Samford University
41-17
11
vs
0
Mercer
30-27
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 0 |
| Mercer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Jordan Fucci hit for the cycle to lead Samford to an 11-0 win over Wofford in the SoCon Tournament Thursday night.
Baseball Cruises To 11-0 SoCon Tournament Win Over Mercer
5.23.19 | Baseball
BOX SCORE (PDF)
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Samford's Jordan Fucci hit for the cycle for the first time in his career, and Jesse McCord threw 7.0 strong innings as the top-seeded Bulldog baseball team earned an 11-0 win over fourth-seeded Mercer Thursday night at the Southern Conference Tournament at Fluor Field.
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With the win, Samford has tied the school record for wins in a season with a 41-17 mark. The 2012 team finished with a 41-23 record. Mercer falls to 30-27 with the loss. Samford will get to take Friday off and will play in a winner's bracket game Saturday.
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FROM THE BOX SCORE
SCORING SUMMARY
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LOOKING AHEAD
Samford will now play Saturday at 11 a.m. (CT) against the winner of tonight's late game between Wofford and ETSU.
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GREENVILLE, S.C. – Samford's Jordan Fucci hit for the cycle for the first time in his career, and Jesse McCord threw 7.0 strong innings as the top-seeded Bulldog baseball team earned an 11-0 win over fourth-seeded Mercer Thursday night at the Southern Conference Tournament at Fluor Field.
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With the win, Samford has tied the school record for wins in a season with a 41-17 mark. The 2012 team finished with a 41-23 record. Mercer falls to 30-27 with the loss. Samford will get to take Friday off and will play in a winner's bracket game Saturday.
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FROM THE BOX SCORE
- Fucci went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple a home run and two RBI to lead Samford in the win.
- Preston Moore hit his first career grand slam, going 2-for-4 with five RBI.
- Branden Fryman went 4-for-6 with an RBI for the Bulldogs.
- McCord (6-1) pitched 7.0 innings, giving up no runs on just three hits and striking out six batters to earn the win on the mound for Samford.
- Kel Johnson led Mercer, going 2-for-4 at the plate.
- Kevin Coulter (5-3) pitched 2.1 innings, giving up seven runs on 10 hits to take the loss for the Bears.
SCORING SUMMARY
- Samford jumped out to an early lead with two runs in the top of the first inning. Fucci doubled to left-center field to drive in Fryman for the game's first run. Anthony Mulrine singled to left field to drive in Brooks Carlson for a 2-0 Samford lead.
- The Bulldogs added five runs in the top of the third inning to make the score 7-0. The majority of the damage was done on a grand slam by Moore for a seven-run Samford lead.
- In the top of the fourth inning, Fucci hit a solo home run to right field to push the Samford lead to 8-0.
- The Bulldogs added three final runs in the top of the ninth inning to make the final score 11-0. Taylor Garris and Moore both walked with the bases loaded for the first two runs in the inning. Fryman then singled to drive in Connor Burns for an 11-run lead.
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LOOKING AHEAD
Samford will now play Saturday at 11 a.m. (CT) against the winner of tonight's late game between Wofford and ETSU.
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Pitching:
W: McCord, Jesse (6-1)
L: K. Coulter (5-3)
Batting:
2B: Fucci, Jordan 1 ; Garris, Taylor 1
3B: Fucci, Jordan 1
HR: Fucci, Jordan 1 ; Moore, Preston 1
RBI: Fryman, Branden 1 ; Fucci, Jordan 2 ; Mulrine, Anthony 1 ; Garris, Taylor 2 ; Moore, Preston 5
Base Running:
RUNS: Fryman, Branden 1 ; Carlson, Brooks 1 ; DiChiara, Sonny 1 ; Fucci, Jordan 3 ; Mulrine, Anthony 2 ; Burns, Connor 1 ; Garris, Taylor 1 ; Moore, Preston 1
SB: Fryman, Branden 1
HBP: Mulrine, Anthony 2 ; Burns, Connor 1
Game Leaders
AB
6
R
1
H
4
RBI
1
AB
5
R
3
H
4
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
5
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