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Sonny DiChiara rounding third vs UNCG 2021
Chase Cochran | Samford Athletic
Sonny DiChiara homered for the third-straight game in Saturday's win over UNCG.
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UNCG UNCG 26-23, 11-16 SoCon
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Winner Samford SAM 30-20, 19-8 SoCon
UNCG UNCG
26-23, 11-16 SoCon
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Final
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Samford SAM
30-20, 19-8 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UNCG UNCG 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
Samford SAM 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 X 8 9 1

W: Cupo, Carson (8-0) L: Kross Robinson (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Bulldogs Take Series With 8-4 Win Over UNCG Saturday

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford baseball team secured a series win with an 8-4 victory over UNC Greensboro in the final game of a three-game Southern Conference series Saturday afternoon at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL: Samford 8 | UNCG 4
Date/Time: Sat., May 15 | Start 1:02 p.m. | TOG: 2:57
Location: Birmingham, Ala. (Joe Lee Griffin Field)
Records: Samford (30-20, 19-8 SoCon) | UNCG (26-23, 11-16 SoCon)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • UNCG jumped on top first with four runs in the top of the fifth inning. Dallas Callahan hit a solo home run, and Hogan Windish drove in three runs with a double for a 4-0 Spartan lead.
  • Samford came back with two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to cut the lead to 4-2. Max Pinto doubled to drive in Will David, and Pinto later scored on a wild pitch.
  • The Bulldogs closed to within one run at 4-3 with a run in the sixth inning. David singled to drive in Ryan Crockett for Samford's third run of the game.
  • Samford took the lead for good with five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Sonny DiChiara hit a two-run home run to start the rally. Ayrton Schafer later doubled to drive in Crockett and Tyler McManus. The final run scored when David hit a sacrifice fly to right field to drive in Kaden Dreier to push the Samford lead to 8-4.
 
ON THE MOUND
  • Carson Cupo (8-0) pitched 3.0 innings in relief, giving up no runs on two hits to earn the win on the mound for Samford.
  • Kross Robinson (1-1) tossed 0.2 innings in relief, allowing four runs on two runs to take the loss for the Spartans.
 
NOTABLES 
  • For Samford, David went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
  • DiChiara homered and drove in two runs in a 1-for-4 performance.
  • Pinto went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
  • Schafer drove in two runs with a double in a 1-for-4 performance.
  • For UNCG, Windish drove in three runs, going 1-for-3 on the day.
 
 NEXT UP 
Samford will play its final home game of the season when the Bulldogs host cross-town rival UAB Tuesday, May 18, at 2 p.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
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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