Thursday, February 20
Nashville, Tenn.
3:30 PM (CT)
Samford University
3-1
4
at
9
Belmont
3-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Belmont | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 | 8 | 0 |
Baseball Opens SAF Dirt Classic With Loss At Belmont
2.20.20 | Baseball
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Samford baseball team dropped a 9-4 decision at Belmont to open the SAF Dirt Classic Thursday afternoon at E.S. Rose Park.
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THE BASICS
FINAL:Â Â Belmont 9 | Samford 4
Date/Time:Â Thur., Feb. 20 | Start: 3:30 p.m. | TOG: 2:33
Location:Â E.S. Rose Park (Nashville, Tenn.)
Records:Â Samford (3-1) | Belmont (3-2)
Series:Â Belmont leads, 7-1
HOW IT HAPPENED
 ON THE MOUND
NOTABLESÂ
UP NEXTÂ
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Samford baseball team dropped a 9-4 decision at Belmont to open the SAF Dirt Classic Thursday afternoon at E.S. Rose Park.
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THE BASICS
FINAL:Â Â Belmont 9 | Samford 4
Date/Time:Â Thur., Feb. 20 | Start: 3:30 p.m. | TOG: 2:33
Location:Â E.S. Rose Park (Nashville, Tenn.)
Records:Â Samford (3-1) | Belmont (3-2)
Series:Â Belmont leads, 7-1
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Belmont scored three runs in the first inning and two more in the second inning to take an early 5-0 lead.
- Samford came back with three runs in the top of the third inning on a two-run single by Sonny DiChiara and an RBI single by Kaden Dreier to cut the lead to 5-3.
- In the top of the fourth inning, Max Pinto tripled to drive in Taylor Garris to close to within one run at 5-4.
- The Bruins added two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and two more in the bottom of the eighth to make the score 9-4.
 ON THE MOUND
- Jalon Long (0-1) pitched 4.0 innings, giving up seven runs, just five earned, to take the loss for the Bulldogs.
- Aaron Hubbell (1-0) pitched 6.0 innings giving up four runs on six hits to earn the win for the Bruins.
- Kyle Brennan tossed the final 1.1 innings, without allowing a hit to pick up his second save of the season.
NOTABLESÂ
- Pinto went 3-for-5 with a triple and an RBI.
- DiChiara drove in two runs in a 1-for-5 performance at the plate.
UP NEXTÂ
- Samford will continue the SAF Dirt Classic by playing at Austin Peay Friday at 3 p.m.
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Pitching:
W: HUBBELL, Aaron (1-0)
L: Long, Jalon (0-1)
S: BRENNAN, Kyle (2)
Batting:
2B: Garris, Taylor 1
3B: Pinto, Max 1
RBI: Pinto, Max 1 ; DiChiara, Sonny 2 ; Dreier, Kaden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pinto, Max 1 ; Carlson, Brooks 1 ; Garris, Taylor 1 ; Moore, Preston 1
SB: Pinto, Max 1
HBP: Garris, Taylor 1
Batting:
2B: BEHRENDS, John 1 ; JARVIS, Logan 1
RBI: BEHRENDS, John 2 ; HEATON, Brodey 2 ; CRIDER, Tommy 1 ; JARVIS, Logan 3
SH: ADKINS, Chandler 1
SF: HEATON, Brodey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SEVERANCE, Hagan 2 ; BEHRENDS, John 1 ; HEATON, Brodey 1 ; CRIDER, Tommy 2 ; CAMPBELL, Jackson 1 ; LOWRY, Drew 2
SB: SEVERANCE, Hagan 1 ; BEHRENDS, John 1
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