Saturday, February 22
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
2:00 PM (CT)
Samford University
5-1
5
at
3
Middle Tennessee
2-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Baseball Earns 5-3 Win At Middle Tennessee
2.22.20 | Baseball
BOX SCORE (PDF)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Samford baseball team picked up a 5-3 win at Middle Tennessee Saturday afternoon at Reese Smith Jr. Field.
Â
THE BASICS
FINAL:Â Â Samford 5 | Middle Tennessee 3
Date/Time:Â Sat., Feb. 22 | Start 2:02 | TOG: 2:37
Location:Â Reese Smith Jr. Field (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
Records:Â Samford (5-1) | Middle Tennessee (2-4)
Series:Â MTSU leads, 7-5
HOW IT HAPPENED
ON THE MOUND
NOTABLESÂ
UP NEXTÂ
Â
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Samford baseball team picked up a 5-3 win at Middle Tennessee Saturday afternoon at Reese Smith Jr. Field.
Â
THE BASICS
FINAL:Â Â Samford 5 | Middle Tennessee 3
Date/Time:Â Sat., Feb. 22 | Start 2:02 | TOG: 2:37
Location:Â Reese Smith Jr. Field (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
Records:Â Samford (5-1) | Middle Tennessee (2-4)
Series:Â MTSU leads, 7-5
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Samford took the early lead when Kaden Dreier singled to drive in Brooks Carlson for a 1-0 Bulldog lead in the top of the first inning.
- In the third inning, Sonny DiChiara hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Max Pinto for a 2-0 Samford advantage.
- MTSU tied the game with a run in the fourth inning and another in the fifth, knotting the score at 2-2.
- Will David doubled to drive in Taylor Garris and Ryan Crockett for a 4-2 Samford lead in the sixth inning.
- Samford pushed its lead to 5-2 when DiChiara singled to drive in David in the top of the ninth inning.
- The Blue Raiders plated one final run in the bottom of the ninth inning to make the final score 5-3.
ON THE MOUND
- Charles Crosby (1-0) earned the win on the mound for Samford, tossing 2.2 innings in relief, allowing no runs on three hits.
- Carson Cupo pitched the final inning to pick up his first save of the season.
- Peyton Wigginton (0-1) took the loss for MTSU, pitching 6.0 innings, giving up four runs on five hits.
NOTABLESÂ
- Brooks Carlson went 3-for-3 with a double to lead Samford at the plate.
- Will David went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI.
- For MTSU, Greg Bennett went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
UP NEXTÂ
- Samford will play at Lipscomb Sunday at 1 p.m. Â Â Â
Â
Players Mentioned
INF
/ Baseball
3B
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
C
/ Baseball
RHP/1B
/ Baseball
C
/ Baseball
3B
/ Baseball
OF
/ BaseballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Crosby, Charles (1-0)
L: Peyton Wigginton (0-1)
S: Cupo, Carson (1)
Batting:
2B: Carlson, Brooks 1 ; Garris, Taylor 1 ; David, Will 1
RBI: DiChiara, Sonny 2 ; Dreier, Kaden 1 ; David, Will 2
SH: King, Towns 1
SF: DiChiara, Sonny 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pinto, Max 1 ; Carlson, Brooks 1 ; Crockett, Ryan 1 ; Garris, Taylor 1 ; David, Will 1
HBP: Pinto, Max 1 ; Garris, Taylor 1
Batting:
2B: Greg Bennett 1
RBI: Cole Escher 1 ; Nathan Sanders 1 ; Greg Bennett 1
SH: Fausto Lopez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cole Escher 1 ; Mason Speirs 1 ; Fausto Lopez 1
SB: Nathan Sanders 1 ; Fausto Lopez 1
CS: Greg Bennett 2
HBP: Greg Bennett 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
3
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
Sunday, May 25
Friday, May 23
Sunday, May 11
Sunday, May 11
