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Tyler McManus vs UNC Asheville 2020
Tanner Fields | Samford Athletics
Tyler McManus hit a solo home run Friday night at No. 7 Florida.
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Samford SAM 3-2
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Winner Florida UF 4-2
Samford SAM
3-2
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Final
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Florida UF
4-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Samford SAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 6 4
Florida UF 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 X 8 10 2

W: Mace (2-0) L: Strickland, Samuel (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Drops Series Opener At No. 7 Florida

BOX SCORE (PDF)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Samford baseball team dropped the series opener at No. 7 Florida, 8-4, Friday night at Florida Ballpark.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL:   Florida 8 | Samford 4
Date/Time: Fri., Feb. 26 | Start 6:33 p.m. | TOG: 2:30
Location: Florida Ballpark (Gainesville, Fla.)
Records: Samford (3-2) | Florida (4-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Florida got the scoring started with a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the second inning, and then added another run in the third for a 3-0 lead.
  • The Gators added three runs in the fourth inning and two runs in the fifth for an 8-0 advantage.
  • Samford got on the scoreboard in the top of the seventh inning when Tyler McManus hit a solo home run to cut the lead to 8-1.
  • The Bulldogs added another run in the eighth inning when Blake Bortak scored on a wild pitch to make the score 8-2.
  • Samford plated two more runs in the top of the ninth inning. Ayrton Schafer scored on an error to make the score 8-3. Carson Allison then scored when Bortak reached on a fielder's choice to cut the lead to 8-4.
 
ON THE MOUND
  • Samuel Strickland (1-1) pitched 5.0 innings, giving up eight runs, six earned, to take the loss for the Bulldogs.
  • Tommy Mace (2-0) tossed 6.0 innings, allowing no runs on three hits to earn the win on the mound for the Gators.
 
NOTABLES 
  • Tyler McManus had a home run and one RBI in a 1-for-3 performance at the plate.
  • Blake Bortak also drove in a run for Samford.
  • For Florida, Jud Fabian went 2-for-4 with a home run and one RBI.
  • Sterlin Thompson went 2-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
 
UP NEXT 
  • Samford and Florida will continue their series with a game Saturday at 3 p.m. (CT).
 
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