Baseball Opens Season With 5-3 Win Over UT Martin

Friday, February 19

Birmingham, Ala.

2 PM (CT)

Samford University

1-0

UT Martin

0-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
UT Martin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	10	1
Samford	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	5	6	1

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Photo by: Chase Cochran | Samford Athletic

Baseball Opens Season With 5-3 Win Over UT Martin

2.19.21 | Baseball

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford baseball team opened the 2021 season with a 5-3 victory over the UT Martin Skyhawks Friday afternoon at Joe Lee Griffin Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Samford 5 | UT Martin 3
Date/Time: Fri., Feb. 19 | Start 2:03 | TOG: 2:50
Location: Joe Lee Griffin Field (Birmingham, Ala.)
Records: Samford (1-0) | UT Martin (0-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Samford got all of the offense it needed with four runs in the bottom of the second inning.
Max Pinto drove in two runs for Samford in the second inning, while Brooks Carlson drove in one and Colton Ledbetter scored on a wild pitch.
Samford added a run in the bottom of the sixth inning when Pinto drove in Blake Bortak with a sacrifice bunt, pushing Samford's lead to 5-0.
UT Martin plated three runs in the top of the ninth inning to make the final score 5-3.

ON THE MOUND

Samuel Strickland (1-0) pitched 5.0 innings, giving up no runs on five hits, striking out six batters without allowing a walk to earn the win on the mound for Samford.
Carson Cupo pitched the final inning to pick up his first save of the season.
Winston Cannon (0-1) pitched 4.0 innings, giving up four runs on four hits to take the loss for the Skyhawks.

NOTABLES

Brooks Carlson went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI to lead Samford at the plate.
Ryan Crockett went 2-for-3 for the Bulldogs.
Max Pinto drove in three runs in a 1-for-3 performance.
UT Martin was led by Sean Dixson and Will Smith, both going 2-for-4 at the plate.
Christian Hall drove in UT Martin's lone run of the game.

Gallery: (2-22-2021) Baseball vs UT Martin (2/19/21)

UP NEXT

Samford and UT Martin will continue their series with a game Saturday. The first pitch is set for 2 p.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field.

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