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Maurice Hampton vs SE Louisiana
Chase Cochran | Samford Athletic
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Samford SAM 18-18, 5-3 SoCon
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Winner UNC Greensboro UNCG 16-23, 1-7 SoCon
Samford SAM
18-18, 5-3 SoCon
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Final
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UNC Greensboro UNCG
16-23, 1-7 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Samford SAM 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 14 0
UNC Greensboro UNCG 0 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 X 10 13 2

W: Austin Parsley (6-3) L: Ross, Michael (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hampton Homers Twice In Loss At UNC Greensboro

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Samford outfielder Maurice Hampton Jr. homered twice, but it was not enough as the Bulldog baseball team dropped a 10-5 decision in game two of a three-game series at UNC Greensboro Saturday afternoon at the UNCG Baseball Stadium.
 
With the loss, Samford falls to 18-18 overall and 5-3 in Southern Conference play. UNC Greensboro improves to 16-23 overall and 1-7 in league action.

"We played well again today," Samford head coach Tony David said. "The guys battled hard all the way to the last inning, loading the bases. Having 14 hits and a clean defensive game is going to win a lot of games in this league. In the end, we just didn't get the timely hits, particularly with two outs, and they did."
 
For Samford at the plate, Hampton went 4-for-5 with two home runs and two RBI. Colton Ledbetter went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run and one RBI. Towns King went 3-for-5 for the Bulldogs in the loss. Michael Ross (3-1) pitched 5.0 innings, allowing seven runs on seven hits to take the loss for Samford. Blake Bortak and Jacob Newman also saw time on the mound for the Bulldogs.

"Mo (Hampton) has been working like crazy," David said. "We have felt all along once it clicked for him all those tools were going to be special to watch on the field."
 
UNCG was led by Kennedy Jones, going 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI. Zack Budzik went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Hogan Windish went 2-for-5 with a home run and one RBI. Austin Parsley (6-3) tossed 7.1 innings, allowing four runs on 12 hits to earn the win on the mound for the Spartans.

"I have never been around or seen such an accumulation of injuries of all kinds for one group," David said. "We are hoping for the best for Blake. We have a chance to win a series tomorrow."
 
Samford got on the scoreboard first when Hampton belted a solo home run to left-center field in the top of the second inning for a 1-0 Samford lead. In the bottom of the second inning, UNCG's G.C. Jarman drove in a run with a single and Jones then hit a three-run home run for a 4-1 UNCG lead.
 
In the top of the fourth inning, Ledbetter homered to right field, his team-leading 10th of the season, to cut the UNCG lead to 4-2. In the bottom of the fourth, Budzik hit a two-run home run to left field to make the score 6-2.
 
Hampton hit his second home run of the game in the top of the sixth inning to cut the lead to 6-3. UNCG's Jones singled to drive in Ethan McKay in the bottom of the sixth to push the lead to 7-3. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Jarman singled up the middle to drive in two runs for a 9-3 UNCG lead.
 
In the top of the eighth inning, Ledbetter scored on a ground out by Andrew Bennett to make the score 9-4. In the bottom of the eighth, Windish homered to left-center field for a 10-4 Spartan lead. Samford's Will David scored the game's final run on a passed ball in the top of the ninth inning to make the final score 10-5.
 
Samford and UNC Greensboro will conclude their series with a game Sunday afternoon. The first pitch is set for 12 p.m. (CT) from the UNCG Baseball Stadium.
 
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