Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Samford University Athletics

OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF SAMFORD UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
Mason Blasche vs WCU 2025
1
Western Carolina WCU 22-21, 6-9 SoCon
7
Winner Samford SAM 23-20, 9-6 SoCon
Western Carolina WCU
22-21, 6-9 SoCon
1
Final
7
Samford SAM
23-20, 9-6 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Western Carolina WCU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Samford SAM 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 X 7 12 0

W: Blasche, Mason (7-0) L: Owen Austin (3-2) S: Leerssen, Josh (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Samford Baseball Takes Game Three From Western Carolina, 7-1

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford University baseball team earned an impressive 7-1 win over Western Carolina in the final game of a three-game Southern Conference series Sunday afternoon at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
With the win, Samford improved its season record to 23-20 overall and 9-6 in Southern Conference play. Western Carolina fell to 22-21 overall and 6-9 in league play.
 
The Bulldogs jumped on top first with two runs in the first inning and one run in the third to take an early 3-0 lead. In the first inning, Jake Souders singled to left field and Cade Carr scored on an error on the play for the first run of the game. Parker McDonald then singled to right-center field to drive in Souders. In the second inning, Matthew Strand doubled to left field to drive in Angelo Prieto for a three-run Samford lead.
 
"Every time you play, you'd like to score first and keep them from scoring, but after a tough day offensively for us yesterday for the first time in a really long time, I thought it was a little more critical to jump out on them today," Samford head coach Tony David said. "They got our first two guys out and then Cade got a hit and then Jake hit a ball hard to left and they had it get away from them and we scored and then Parker had a big swing to put us up 2-0."
 
In the top of the fourth inning, Western Carolina's Trent Turner led the inning off with a solo home run to cut the lead to 3-1. With two outs in the top of the fourth and runners on second and third base, third baseman McDonald made an off-balance throw to retire Noah Quarless at first base to end the threat and keep the lead at 3-1.
 
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Samford added two more runs to push the lead to 5-1. Michael Gupton scored the first run of the inning on a wild pitch. Strand then hit a sacrifice fly to score Prieto for a four-run Samford lead.
 
Samford added a run in the seventh inning and another in the eighth inning to make the score 7-1. In the seventh inning, McDonald singled up the middle to drive in Jackson Harris. In the eighth inning, Harris hit a solo home run to right field for the game's final run.
 
For the game for Samford, Prieto went 3-for-4 with two doubles at the plate. Harris went 2-for-5 with a home run and one RBI. McDonald went 2-for-4 with two RBI, while Carr went 2-for-5 for the Bulldogs.
 
Mason Blasche (7-0) pitched 6.0 innings, giving up one run on five hits and striking out seven batters to earn the win on the mound for Samford. Josh Leerssen picked up his second save of the season, pitching 3.0 innings in relief, allowing no runs on just one hit and striking out four batters.
 
For Western Carolina, Turner went 2-for-4 with a home run and one RBI. Owen Austin (3-2) pitched 4.0 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits to take the loss for the Catamounts.
 
Next up, Samford will take on 11th-ranked Auburn Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.




 
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