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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Samford baseball team picked up a 5-3 win at Middle Tennessee Saturday afternoon at Reese Smith Jr. Field.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Samford 5 | Middle Tennessee 3
Date/Time: Sat., Feb. 22 | Start 2:02 | TOG: 2:37
Location: Reese Smith Jr. Field (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
Records: Samford (5-1) | Middle Tennessee (2-4)
Series: 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.
NOTABLES
- 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 NEXT
- Samford will play at Lipscomb Sunday at 1 p.m.
