Baseball vs Western Carolina on 5/6/2023 - Box Score

5/6/2023

J.L. Griffin Field

2:01

Western Carolina

17-28, 5-11

Final

Samford

27-20, 12-5

Team	1st innning 1	2nd innning 2	3rd innning 3	4th innning 4	5th innning 5	6th innning 6	7th innning 7	8th innning 8	9th innning 9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Western Carolina	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	13	0
Samford	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	X	6	11	1

Win: Holifield, Jake (1-2)Loss: Dante Visconti (2-3)Save: Petschke, Ben (9)

Scoring Summary

Team	WCU	SAM
4th Butterworth singled to left field, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Hinson scored; Starkes scored, unearned.	2	0
4th Stocum homered to right center, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Butterworth scored.	4	0
4th Steele homered to center field, RBI (1-0 B).	4	1
4th Bennett homered to center field, RBI (0-0).	4	2
4th Rodriguez homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-2 KS); Dreier scored.	4	4
5th Bennett singled to center field, RBI (0-1 K); Steele advanced to third; Davis scored.	4	5
7th Hinson singled to left field, RBI, out at second lf to c (0-1 K); Jones advanced to third; Spyke scored.	5	5
7th Steele flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); Anderson advanced to third; Davis scored.	5	6

Western Carolina


Brandon Butterworth	2B	4	1	2	2	1	0	1	3
Nate Stocum	LF	5	1	2	2	0	0	1	0
Pascanel Ferreras	SS	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	2
Zach Ketterman	3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Jack Spyke	1B	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	0
Cole Jones	DH	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	2
Jordan Starkes	CF	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
James Hinson	RF	2	1	2	1	2	0	0	0
Kenny Leiner	C	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Kyle Riesselmann	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dante Visconti	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		37	5	13	5	4	1	11	10

Batting

2B: Cole Jones (1); James Hinson (1)

HR: Nate Stocum (1)

SH: Kenny Leiner (1)

Baserunning

SB: Brandon Butterworth (3); Jordan Starkes (1)

Reached on CI: Jordan Starkes (1)

Fielding

DP: Brandon Butterworth (1); Pascanel Ferreras (1); Jack Spyke (1)

Samford


Garrett Staton	3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	2
Jayden Davis	2B	3	2	2	0	0	0	0
John Anderson	DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Lucas Steele	LF	2	1	1	2	1	0	0
Kace Garner	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Bennett	1B	4	1	2	2	0	1	3
Garrett Howe	SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
Kaden Dreier	C	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Josh Rodriguez	RF	3	1	1	2	1	0	0
Aaron Walton	CF	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Brody Westbrooks	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Holifield	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Petschke	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		32	6	11	6	3	2	7

Batting

2B: Anderson, John (1)

HR: Steele, Lucas (1); Bennett, Andrew (1); Rodriguez, Josh (1)

SF: Steele, Lucas (1)

Baserunning

HBP: Davis, Jayden (1)

Fielding

E: Dreier, Kaden (1)

CI: Dreier, Kaden (1)

DP: Bennett, Andrew (1); Howe, Garrett (1)

Western Carolina


Kyle Riesselmann	4.0	6	4	4	0	1	0	0	18	18	7	4	67
Dante Visconti	4.0	5	2	2	3	1	1	1	14	19	4	5	62
Totals		11	6	6	3	2	1	1	32	37	11	9	129

Samford


Brody Westbrooks	5.0	8	4	3	2	5	0	0	21	25	6	3	104
Jake Holifield	2.0	3	1	1	2	4	1	1	8	10	1	0	40
Ben Petschke	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	8	2	2	24
Totals		13	5	4	4	11	1	1	37	43	9	5	168

Win: Holifield, Jake (1-2)

Loss: Dante Visconti (2-3)

HBP: Dante Visconti (1) ;

Save: Petschke, Ben (9)

PB: Kenny Leiner (1) ;

Western Carolina

Final

Samford

Western Carolina - Top of 1st

Plays	WCU	SAM
Butterworth singled to right field (3-2 KKBBB).	0	0
Butterworth stole second.	0	0
Stocum struck out swinging (3-2 SBFBBSS).	0	0
Ferreras struck out swinging (1-2 BKKS).	0	0
Ketterman struck out swinging (2-2 SBBFFS).	0	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 1st

Plays	WCU	SAM
Staton singled through the left side (1-2 KBF).	0	0
Davis singled to right field (1-2 KFB); Staton advanced to second.	0	0
Anderson flied out to rf (0-1 K); Staton advanced to third.	0	0
Steele popped up to 2b (1-2 FBF).	0	0
Bennett reached on a fielder's choice (2-0 BB); Davis out at second ss to 2b.	0	0
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 2nd

Plays	WCU	SAM
Spyke singled up the middle (1-2 KKBF).	0	0
Jones struck out swinging (1-2 FBSS).	0	0
Starkes flied out to rf (0-0).	0	0
Hinson walked (3-1 BBBKB); Spyke advanced to second.	0	0
Leiner singled to second base (1-2 FBFF); Hinson advanced to second; Spyke advanced to third.	0	0
Butterworth flied out to cf (2-2 BKFBF).	0	0
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 3 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	WCU	SAM
Howe grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-1 BKBB).	0	0
Dreier flied out to rf (0-1 F).	0	0
Rodriguez flied out to rf (0-1 K).	0	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 3rd

Plays	WCU	SAM
Stocum singled to first base (0-1 K).	0	0
Ferreras singled to center field (1-1 BF); Stocum advanced to second.	0	0
Ketterman struck out swinging (2-2 BBSKS).	0	0
Spyke singled to right field (0-0); Ferreras advanced to second; Stocum advanced to third.	0	0
Jones lined into double play 1b to ss (3-2 BBSFB); Ferreras out on the play.	0	0
0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	WCU	SAM
Walton struck out swinging (2-2 BFFBS).	0	0
Staton popped up to 1b (2-2 BBKF).	0	0
Davis flied out to lf (3-2 BFFBFBFF).	0	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 4th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Starkes reached on catcher's interference (2-2 BSFBFFF).	0	0
Starkes stole second.	0	0
Hinson walked (3-2 BBBFFB).	0	0
Leiner grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); Hinson advanced to second; Starkes advanced to third.	0	0
Butterworth singled to left field, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Hinson scored; Starkes scored, unearned.	2	0
Butterworth stole second.	2	0
Stocum homered to right center, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Butterworth scored.	4	0
Ferreras grounded out to 3b (1-2 KKB).	4	0
Ketterman popped up to ss (3-2 SFBBBFF).	4	0
4 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 4th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Anderson flied out to cf (2-2 BKBS).	4	0
Steele homered to center field, RBI (1-0 B).	4	1
Bennett homered to center field, RBI (0-0).	4	2
Howe grounded out to 3b (1-1 KB).	4	2
Dreier singled to left center (2-2 BSFB).	4	2
Rodriguez homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-2 KS); Dreier scored.	4	4
Walton grounded out to p (1-1 BS).	4	4
4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 5th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Spyke grounded out to 3b (0-1 K).	4	4
Jones fouled out to c (1-2 KSB).	4	4
Starkes flied out to rf (0-1 K).	4	4
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 5th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Visconti to p for Riesselmann.	4	4
Staton grounded out to 2b (1-1 KB).	4	4
Davis singled to right field (0-1 K).	4	4
Anderson popped up to ss (0-2 FFF).	4	4
Davis advanced to second on a passed ball.	4	4
Steele walked (3-2 SSFBBFFBFB).	4	4
Bennett singled to center field, RBI (0-1 K); Steele advanced to third; Davis scored.	4	5
Howe reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 SBF); Bennett out at second ss unassisted.	4	5
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 6th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Holifield to p for Westbrooks.	4	5
Hinson doubled down the lf line (1-2 FKB).	4	5
Hinson advanced to third on a wild pitch.	4	5
Leiner struck out swinging (1-2 SFBS).	4	5
Butterworth walked (3-0 BBBB).	4	5
Stocum flied out to lf (0-1 K).	4	5
Butterworth stole second.	4	5
Ferreras struck out looking (2-2 SBBKK).	4	5
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 6th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Dreier flied out to cf (0-2 FF).	4	5
Rodriguez walked (3-1 BBBKB).	4	5
Walton grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-2 BKK); Rodriguez out on the play.	4	5
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 7th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Ketterman struck out swinging (2-2 KBKBS).	4	5
Spyke intentionally walked (3-2 BFBFBF).	4	5
Jones doubled down the rf line (0-2 FF); Spyke advanced to third.	4	5
Starkes struck out looking (1-2 KSBFK).	4	5
Hinson singled to left field, RBI, out at second lf to c (0-1 K); Jones advanced to third; Spyke scored.	5	5
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 7th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Staton popped up to ss (0-0).	5	5
Davis hit by pitch (0-0).	5	5
Anderson doubled down the lf line (1-1 BK); Davis advanced to third.	5	5
Steele flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); Anderson advanced to third; Davis scored.	5	6
Bennett struck out looking (3-2 BBSFBK).	5	6
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 8th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Garner to lf for Steele.	5	6
Petschke to p for Holifield.	5	6
Leiner struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS).	5	6
Butterworth struck out swinging (1-2 KBKFS).	5	6
Stocum grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1 KB).	5	6
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 8th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Howe singled to center field, out at second cf to ss (0-0).	5	6
Dreier singled to right center (0-0).	5	6
Rodriguez grounded out to 2b (1-0 B); Dreier advanced to second.	5	6
Walton walked (3-1 BSBBB).	5	6
Walton advanced to second on a wild pitch; Dreier advanced to third on a wild pitch.	5	6
Staton grounded out to 2b (1-2 KBS).	5	6
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 9th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Ferreras singled to left field (0-0).	5	6
Ketterman flied out to rf (1-0 B).	5	6
Spyke flied out to rf (1-0 B).	5	6
Jones singled to left field (2-2 BBKS); Ferreras advanced to second.	5	6
Starkes reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K); Jones out at second 2b to ss.	5	6
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 9th

Plays	WCU	SAM
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

	Stats
Hitting
37	At Bats	32
5	Runs	6
13	Hits	11
2	Doubles	1
0	Triples	0
1	Home Runs	3
5	RBI's	6
4	Walks (BB)	3
11	Strikeouts	2
Pitching
11	Hits	13
6	Runs	5
6	Earned Runs	4
3	Walks	4
2	Strikeouts	11
37	Batters Faced	43
0	Errors	1
Fielding
24	Putouts	27
9	Assists	6
1.000	Fielding %	.971
1	Double Plays	1

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