BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford baseball team completed its series sweep of VMI with a 5-3 win Sunday afternoon at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
With the win, Samford improved its record to 17-17 overall and 5-4 in Southern Conference play. VMI fell to 24-11 overall and 2-7 in SoCon action.
 
Samford was led in the win by Jake Souders, going 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI. Cade Carr went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Luke Boykin homered and drove in two runs, going 1-for-4 at the plate.
 
Noah Berry (3-1) pitched 5.0 innings, giving up one run on five hits to earn the win on the mound for Samford. Austin Tommasini picked up his first save of the season, tossing 3.2 innings, allowing one run on one hit.
 
"I feel like after every game I talk about how much I like our team and how much we believe in these guys," Samford head coach Tony David said. "We haven't always put it together, but we really did it this weekend. It started with the pitching, three great starts for us and then relievers came in and filled it up. Specifically, today, it started with Berry. He was great again, he has been so consistent for us."
 
For VMI, Brad Garner went 2-for-4 with a double and a triple. Ayden Schnarrs went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Peyton Dhein (2-3) pitched 1.2 innings, giving up four runs on three hits to take the loss for the Keydets.
 
Samford jumped on top first with three runs in the bottom of the first inning. Carr doubled to drive in Pierce Dutton for the game's first run. Boykin then hit a two-run home run to center field to give Samford a 3-0 lead.
 
VMI scored its first run of the game in the top of the second inning to cut the lead to 3-1. In the bottom of the second inning, Souders singled to drive in Gus Gandy to make the score 4-1.
 
VMI plated a run in the sixth inning and another in the seventh inning to cut the Samford lead to 4-3. Samford tacked on one final run in the bottom of the seventh inning to make the final score 5-3. Souders hit a solo home run to left-center field for the game's final run.
 
Samford will play host to Mississippi State on Tuesday, April 14, at 6 p.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field. The game can be seen live on ESPN+ and live stats will also be available. For links to follow all of Samford's games this season, click on the following link: 2026 SCHEDULE.


 
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