Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Samford University Athletics

OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF SAMFORD UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
Parker McDonald and Jeffrey Ince vs Kennesaw State
15
Winner Samford SAM 7-7
4
UT Martin UTM 5-7
Winner
Samford SAM
7-7
15
Final
4
UT Martin UTM
5-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Samford SAM 0 6 0 0 0 2 5 2 15 15 1
UT Martin UTM 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 7 4

W: Sanders, Trey (1-0) L: SITTON, Jacob (1-0)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Samford Baseball Takes Series Opener At UT Martin, 15-4

MARTIN, Tenn. – The Samford University baseball team pounded out a 15-4 win in eight innings in the first game of a three-game series at UT Martin Friday afternoon.
 
With the win, Samford improved its record to 7-7. UT Martin dropped its season record to 5-7 with the loss.
 
Samford was led in the win by Michael Gupton, going 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI.  Cade Carr went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI. Jake Souders went 2-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI. Trey Higgins also went 2-for-4 with a  triple, while Cullen Horowicz hit a two-run homer in his lone at-bat of the game.
 
Trey Sanders (1-0) earned the win on the mound for Samford, pitching 2.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits. Miller Riggins, Will Lynch and John Malone also saw time on the mound for the Bulldogs.
 
"Miller gave us a good start," Samford head coach Tony David said. "He made the pitches to get out of the fifth but had a little bad luck with the wind. Sanders came in with the game tight and gave us a couple of good innings before breaking it open. Offensively, we really drove the ball well to the gaps today, leading to all the extra base hits."
 
For UT Martin, Jalen Fithian and Garner Anderson both homered for the Skyhawks. Jacob Sitton (1-1) pitched 5.0 innings, giving up six runs on six hits to take the loss on the mound for UT Martin.
 
UT Martin jumped on top first when Anderson hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning. Samford took control of the game with six runs in the top of the second inning, with Carr and Souders driving in two runs each, and Jeffrey Ince and Jackson Harris driving in one run each as Samford took a 6-1 lead.
 
After the Skyhawks plated two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to cut the lead to 6-3, Samford came back with two runs in the top of the sixth inning with Ince and Gatlin Pitts both scoring on Skyhawk errors to push the lead to 8-3.
 
Samford plated five runs in the top of the seventh inning to make the score 13-3. Gupton hit a two-run homer, Carr and Souders drove in a run each, while Souders scored on an error for a 10-run Samford lead. After UT Martin scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning, Samford's Horowicz hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to make the final score 15-4.
 
Samford and UT Martin will continue their series with a game Saturday at 3 p.m. Live stats will be available at the following link: LIVE STATS.
 
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). 
 
 
 
Print Friendly Version