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Samford SAM 22-15
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Winner Auburn AUBURN 15-18
Samford SAM
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Final
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Auburn AUBURN
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Samford SAM 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Auburn AUBURN 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 1

W: Glavine, Peyton (1-1) L: Cravey, Jacob (0-2) S: Greenhill, Cody (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Battles Auburn Before Falling, 6-4 On The Road

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AUBURN, Ala. – The Samford baseball team dropped a hard-fought contest at Auburn, 6-4, Tuesday night at Plainsman Park.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL: Auburn 6 | Samford 4
Date/Time: Tues., Apr. 20 | Start 6:02 p.m. | TOG: 2:38
Location: Plainsman Park (Auburn, Ala.)
Records: Samford (22-15) | Auburn (15-18)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Auburn took an early 2-0 lead with two runs in the bottom of the first inning.
  • Samford answered with three runs in the top of the second inning to take a 3-2 lead. Ryan Crockett hit a two-run home run to left field to tie the game. Kaden Dreier then hit a solo homer to left to give the Bulldogs the lead.
  • Two home runs and an RBI ground out for Auburn in the bottom of the third inning plated four runs, giving the Tigers a 6-3 lead.
  • In the top of the fifth inning, Sonny DiChiara singled up the middle to drive in Max Pinto and cut the Auburn lead to 6-4.
 
ON THE MOUND
  • Jacob Cravey (0-2) pitched 3.0 innings, giving up six runs on six hits to take the loss for the Bulldogs.
  • Logan Jones, Blake Bortak, Charles Crosby, Gene Hurst, Carson Cupo and Chase Isbell also saw time on the mound for Samford.
  • Peyton Glavine (1-1) tossed 2.0 innings, allowing one run on two hits to earn the win for the Tigers.
  • Cody Greenhill picked up his first save of the season, pitching the final hitless inning for Auburn.
 
NOTABLES 
  • Crockett homered and drove in two runs in a 1-for-4 performance at the plate.
  • Dreier also had a home run and one RBI, going 1-for-4 for the Bulldogs.
  • DiChiara also drove in a run for Samford.
  • Tyler Miller, Rankin Woley and Steven Williams each homered for Auburn.
 
 NEXT UP 
Samford will host Mercer in a three-game series this weekend at Joe Lee Griffin Field. The teams are scheduled to play a single game Friday at 4 p.m., and a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS:
For the latest news and information on Samford baseball, visit the official website for Samford Athletics at SamfordSports.com. Fans can also follow the Bulldogs on social media at /SamfordBaseball (Facebook), @SamfordBaseball (Instagram) and @SamfordBaseball (Twitter). 
 
 
 
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