Samford University
4-4
Jacksonville State
4-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Samford | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | X | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Late Rally Lifts Baseball Over Jacksonville State, 10-9
3.3.21 | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford baseball team overcame an eight-run deficit to earn a 10-9 win over in-state rival Jacksonville State Wednesday night at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
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THE BASICS
FINAL:Â Â Samford 10 | Jacksonville State 9
Date/Time:Â Wed., Mar. 3 | Start 4:02 p.m. | TOG: 3:02
Location:Â Joe Lee Griffin Field (Birmingham, Ala.)
Records:Â Samford (4-4) | Jacksonville State (4-4)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Jacksonville State scored four runs in the second inning, one run in the third, two runs in the fourth and two more in the sixth to take a 9-1 lead over Samford.
- Samford began its comeback with two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Sonny DiChiara scored the first run on a sacrifice fly by Tyler McManus. Ryan Crockett later singled to drive in Ayrton Schafer to cut the lead to 9-3.
- The Bulldogs then plated seven runs in the seventh inning to take the 10-9 lead.
- Towns King scored Samford's first seventh-inning run on a wild pitch. Schafer then singled up the middle to drive in Brooks Carlson to make the score 9-5.
- Crockett then walked with the bases loaded to drive in DiChiara, and Taylor Garris walked with the bases loaded to bring home Schafer to cut the lead to 9-7.
- McManus then scored on an error. Towns king then reached on an infield single to drive in Crockett to knot the score at 9-9.
- The game-winning run scored when Garris scored when DiChiara reached on an error for a 10-9 Samford lead.
ON THE MOUND
- Samford used eight different pitchers in the game, and Carson Cupo (1-0) pitched 1.0 inning of hitless relief to earn the win on the mound.
- Chase Isbell tossed the final 2.0 hitless innings to pick up his second save of the season.
- Corley Woods (0-1) pitched 2.0 innings in relief, giving up two runs, one earned, on one hit to take the loss for the Gamecocks.
NOTABLESÂ
- Towns King went 2-for-2 with an RBI to lead Samford at the plate.
- Ayrton Schafer went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Bulldogs.
- Ryan Crockett drove in two runs in a 1-for-2 performance.
- Cole Frederick led JSU at the plate, going 2-for-5 with three RBI.
UP NEXTÂ
- Samford will host Toledo in a three-game weekend series. The teams are set to play Friday at 4 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 12 p.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cupo, Carson (1-0)
L: Corley Woods (0-1)
S: Isbell, Chase (2)
Batting:
2B: Cole Frederick 1 ; Nash Adams 2
3B: Alex Webb 1
HR: Jaylen Williams 1
RBI: Cole Frederick 3 ; Tre Kirklin 1 ; Alex Webb 1 ; Jaylen Williams 1 ; Nash Adams 2
SH: Nash Adams 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cole Frederick 1 ; Tre Kirklin 1 ; Jaylen Williams 1 ; Alex Strachan 1 ; Alex Carignan 1 ; Javier Ramirez 2 ; Nash Adams 2
HBP: Alex Carignan 1
Batting:
2B: Schwartz, Davis 1
RBI: King, Towns 1 ; Schafer, Ayrton 1 ; McManus, Tyler 1 ; Bennett, Andrew 1 ; Crockett, Ryan 2 ; Garris, Taylor 1 ; Howe, Garrett 1
SF: McManus, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: King, Towns 1 ; Carlson, Brooks 1 ; DiChiara, Sonny 2 ; Schafer, Ayrton 2 ; McManus, Tyler 1 ; Schwartz, Davis 1 ; Crockett, Ryan 1 ; Garris, Taylor 1
SB: Pinto, Max 1 ; Garris, Taylor 1
CS: Bennett, Andrew 1
HBP: DiChiara, Sonny 1 ; Schwartz, Davis 1 ; Garris, Taylor 1
PO: Bennett, Andrew 1
