HAMMOND, La. – The Samford Baseball Team fell 15-5 in game two of their weekend series at Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday.
With the loss, the Bulldogs drop to 2-4 on the season while the Lions improve to 7-0.
Jayden Davis led the Bulldogs at the plate with a pair of extra-base hits, including an RBI triple in the ninth. Joshua Rodriguez went 1-3 and scored twice while Andrew slugged his first home run of the season.
John Anderson, Stephen Klein, and Lucas Steele all picked up an RBI on the day while Garrett Staton accounted for a run and a double.
On the mound, Jake Holifield (0-2) took the loss. The junior righthander surrendered four runs over 1.1 innings of work. Trey Sanders tossed a team-high 2.2 innings of relief, with Turner Thompson (2 IP) and Nicholas Angelakos (1 IP) both making their Bulldog debut on the mound.
The Lions logged a run in the first inning on an RBI groundout from Tyler Finke before erupting for seven runs in the bottom of the second. The first run of the inning came on a fielder's choice turned E6, followed by a bases-loaded hit batsman, an RBI walk, and a grand slam by Shea Thomas to put Southeastern Louisiana up 8-0.
The Lions added four runs in the top of the fifth to go up 12-0, highlighted by a two-run homer from TJ Salvaggio. They would go on to add a run in each of their final three at-bats, with home runs from Connor Manola (6th) and Finke (7th) highlighting the scoring action.
The Bulldogs scratched their first run of the game on an RBI walk from Davis, with Bennett's solo shot coming in the top of the eighth. Samford registered an RBI groundout and an RBI triple from Davis in the top of the ninth before giving way to the 15-5 final score.
Today was a tough start for Jake," Head Coach Tony Davis said. He was pressed into emergency duty when Ross couldn't go at the last minute. We lost the zone early with walks and hit by pitches and were behind the eight ball immediately. We did have some guys throw well late and proud of the way we battled for nine. We had some really good swings the last few innings.We'll be back at it tomorrow with a chance to take one on get away day. Then we'll get home to make adjustments, try and get healthy, and get better."
The third and final game between the Bulldogs and Lions will take place on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 1:00 p.m. from Hammond, La.
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