Saturday, March 7
Pensacola, Fla.
11:00 AM (CT)
Samford University
11-2
3
vs
5
Troy
9-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Samford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Baseball Falls To Troy In Cox Diamond Invitational, 5-3
3.7.20 | Baseball
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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Samford baseball team dropped a 5-3 decision to Troy on the second day of the Cox Diamond Invitational Saturday at Pensacola Wahoo Stadium.
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THE BASICS
FINAL:Â Troy 5 | Samford 3
Date/Time:Â Sat., Mar. 7 | Start 11:01 a.m. | TOG: 2:41
Location:Â Pensacola Wahoo Stadium (Pensacola, Fla.)
Records:Â Samford (11-2) | Troy (9-6)
Series: Troy, 44-24
HOW IT HAPPENED
ON THE MOUND
NOTABLESÂ
UP NEXTÂ
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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Samford baseball team dropped a 5-3 decision to Troy on the second day of the Cox Diamond Invitational Saturday at Pensacola Wahoo Stadium.
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THE BASICS
FINAL:Â Troy 5 | Samford 3
Date/Time:Â Sat., Mar. 7 | Start 11:01 a.m. | TOG: 2:41
Location:Â Pensacola Wahoo Stadium (Pensacola, Fla.)
Records:Â Samford (11-2) | Troy (9-6)
Series: Troy, 44-24
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Troy plated two runs in the first inning, one in the second and another in the third to take a 4-0 lead.
- Samford came back with a run in the bottom of the fourth inning when Ayrton Schafer doubled to drive in Kaden Dreier, cutting the Troy lead to 4-1.
- The Trojans added a run in the top of the seventh inning to make the score 5-1.
- Dreier hit a two-run home run to left field in the eighth inning to cut the lead to 5-3.
ON THE MOUND
- Jalon Long (0-2) pitched 5.0 innings, giving up four runs on nine hits to take the loss for Samford.
- Orlando Ortiz (2-0) pitched 6.0 innings, allowing one run on three hits to earn the win for the Trojans.
- Troy's D.J. Wilkinson picked up his second save of the season, tossing the final inning, without allowing a hit.
NOTABLESÂ
- Max Pinto went 2-for-4 for Samford at the plate.
- Dreier homered and drove in two runs in a 1-for-2 performance.
- For Troy, Dalton Sinquefield went 3-for-4 with a home run and one RBI.
UP NEXTÂ
- Samford will wrap up play in the Cox Diamond Invitational by taking on Michigan State Sunday at 11 a.m. (CT).
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ortiz, Orlando (2-0)
L: Long, Jalon (0-2)
S: Wilkinson, DJ (2)
Batting:
2B: Mock, Kyle 1
3B: Frederic, Drew 1
HR: Kirk, Easton 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 1
RBI: Sullivan, William 1 ; Kirk, Easton 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 1 ; Garofalo, Austin 1
SF: Sullivan, William 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mosley, Rigsby 1 ; Frederic, Drew 1 ; Kirk, Easton 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 2
SB: Frederic, Drew 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 1
PO: Frederic, Drew 1
Batting:
2B: Pinto, Max 1 ; Schafer, Ayrton 1
HR: Dreier, Kaden 1
RBI: Dreier, Kaden 2 ; Schafer, Ayrton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McManus, Tyler 1 ; Dreier, Kaden 2
SB: Pinto, Max 1
CS: Carlson, Brooks 1
HBP: Pinto, Max 1 ; Carlson, Brooks 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
2
H
1
RBI
2
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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