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Cade Carr vs Kennesaw State 2024
11
Winner Creighton CU 16-6
8
Samford SAM 13-14
Winner
Creighton CU
16-6
11
Final
8
Samford SAM
13-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Creighton CU 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 3 11 11 1
Samford SAM 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 8 11 1

W: Matt Aukerman (5-0) L: Malone, John (1-2) S: Garrett Langrell (5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls In 10 Innings To Creighton

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford baseball team dropped an 11-8 decision in 10 innings in the second game of a three-game series with Creighton Saturday afternoon at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
"This was another really good college baseball game that unfortunately we came out on the wrong end of," Samford head coach Tony David said. "Creighton has a really good team. They don't help you much on the mound or on defense. You have to earn every inch."
 
With the loss, Samford fell to 13-14 on the season. Creighton improved to 16-6 with the win.
 
Samford was led at the plate by Cade Carr, going 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI. Parker McDonald went 2-for-5 with a home run and one RBI. Jake Souders and Trey Higgins also homered in the loss for Samford. John Malone (1-1) pitched 3.0 innings in relief, giving up three runs on five hits to take the loss on the mound for Samford.
 
"We drove some balls out of the park today, but like yesterday, a lot were solo shots," David said. "This was a really good game defensively for both sides. They did a great job in the 10th at the plate and earned what they got."
 
For Creighton, Nick Venteiche went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI. Jack Torosian pinch hit in the 10th inning, homering in his lone at bat. Matt Aukerman (5-0) pitched 3.0 innings in relief, giving up one run on one hit to earn the win on the mound for the Bluejays. Garrett Langrell pitched the final hitless inning to pick up his fifth save of the season.
 
Samford plated a run in the second inning and two runs each in the third and fourth innings to build a 5-0 lead. Higgins homered for the run in the second inning. In the third inning, Carr hit a two-run home run, while the fourth inning runs were scored on an RBI single by Michael Gupton and another one by Jackson Harris.
 
Creighton came back with four runs in the fifth inning to cut the Samford lead to 5-4. In the bottom of the fifth inning, however, Souders and McDonald hit back-to-back solo home runs for a 7-4 Samford lead.
 
In the top of the seventh inning, Creighton added four more runs to take an 8-7 lead. In the bottom of the seventh, Samford tied the score at 8-8 on a sacrifice fly by Higgins.
 
The score remained tied into the 10th inning. In the top of the 10th, Torosian came in to pinch hit and led the inning off with a solo home run. Ben North and Nate McHugh later drove in a run each to make the final score 11-8.
 
The teams will conclude their series with a game Sunday afternoon. The first pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
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