Baseball vs Mercer on 5/3/2024 - Box Score - Samford University Athletics

5/3/2024

J.L. Griffin Field

5:10

Mercer

23-21, 4-8

Final

Samford

30-15, 11-2

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
Mercer	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	1
Samford	5	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	X	9	12	1

Win: Ross, Michael (10-0)Loss: Colton Cosper (4-2)

Scoring Summary

Team	MER	SAM
1st Staton homered to left center, RBI.	0	1
1st Prieto doubled down the rf line, 3 RBI; Walton scored; Anderson scored; Howe scored.	0	4
1st Rodriguez singled to right field, RBI; Prieto scored.	0	5
3rd Rodriguez flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Walton scored, unearned.	0	6
6th Ty Dalley flied out to lf, SF, RBI; N. Best scored.	1	6
6th Anderson doubled to right center, 2 RBI; Howe scored; Staton scored.	1	8
6th Walton grounded out to ss, RBI; Anderson scored.	1	9

Mercer


Noah Best	3B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Parker Lester	1B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ty Dalley	RF	3	0	0	1	2	1
Conner Todaro	CF	4	0	0	0	2	0
Jackson Cherry	DH	3	0	1	0	1	1
Zach Thomas	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Prince	LF	4	0	1	0	1	0
Carter Sanford	C	3	0	1	0	0	1
Ben Olson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bradley Frye	SS	3	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Ramirez	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Max Kops	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1
Antonio Brown	2B	1	0	1	0	0	0
Colton Cosper	P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeb Johnson	P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cody Soliday	P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Benjy Tucker	P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Hawkins	P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		32	1	7	1	6	5

Batting

2B: Parker Lester (1); Bradley Frye (1)

SF: Ty Dalley (1)

Fielding

E: Parker Lester (1)

Samford


Garrett Staton	3B	5	2	3	1	0	0	0
Garrett Howe	SS	5	2	3	0	0	1	0
John Anderson	2B	5	2	2	2	0	0	0
Andrew Bennett	RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	2
Blake Bortak	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Walton	CF	3	2	2	1	0	0	0
Angelo Prieto	DH	4	1	1	3	0	1	0
Lucas Steele	C	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Hayden Perry	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Rodriguez	LF	3	0	1	2	0	0	0
Jackson Harris	1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	4
Michael Ross	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Evan Steckmesser	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miller Riggins	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		36	9	12	9	1	5	6

Batting

2B: Staton, Garrett (1); Howe, Garrett (3); Anderson, John (1); Walton, Aaron (2); Prieto, Angelo (1)

HR: Staton, Garrett (1)

SF: Rodriguez, Josh (1)

Baserunning

HBP: Walton, Aaron (1)

Fielding

E: Howe, Garrett (1)

DP: Howe, Garrett (1); Anderson, John (1); Harris, Jackson (1)

Mercer


Colton Cosper	5.0	9	6	5	1	4	1	24	27	4	7
Jeb Johnson	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	0	6	6	0	3
Cody Soliday	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	1
Benjy Tucker	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
Bryce Hawkins	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
Totals		12	9	8	1	5	1	36	39	7	12

Samford


Michael Ross	7.0	6	1	1	4	25	26	12	4
Evan Steckmesser	1.0	1	0	0	1	4	4	1	1
Miller Riggins	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	1
Totals		7	1	1	6	32	33	14	6

Win: Ross, Michael (10-0)

Loss: Colton Cosper (4-2)

HBP: Colton Cosper (1) ;

Mercer

Final

Samford

Mercer - Top of 1st

Plays	MER	SAM
N. Best popped up to ss.	0	0
P. Lester flied out to cf.	0	0
Ty Dalley struck out swinging.	0	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 1st

Plays	MER	SAM
Staton homered to left center, RBI.	0	1
Howe doubled down the lf line.	0	1
Anderson singled through the right side; Howe advanced to third.	0	1
Bennett struck out swinging.	0	1
Walton hit by pitch; Anderson advanced to second.	0	1
Prieto doubled down the rf line, 3 RBI; Walton scored; Anderson scored; Howe scored.	0	4
Steele grounded out to p; Prieto advanced to third.	0	4
Rodriguez singled to right field, RBI; Prieto scored.	0	5
Harris struck out looking.	0	5
5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 2nd

Plays	MER	SAM
C. Todaro struck out looking.	0	5
J. Cherry singled to center field.	0	5
B. Prince lined out to ss; J. Cherry advanced to second on a throwing error by ss.	0	5
C. Sanford flied out to cf.	0	5
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	MER	SAM
Staton grounded out to 3b.	0	5
Howe doubled to left field.	0	5
Anderson reached on a fielder's choice; Howe out at third ss to 3b.	0	5
Bennett reached on a fielder's choice; Anderson out at second ss to 2b.	0	5
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 3rd

Plays	MER	SAM
B. Frye doubled down the rf line.	0	5
A. Ramirez fouled out to 3b.	0	5
N. Best flied out to lf.	0	5
P. Lester out at first p to ss to 1b.	0	5
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	MER	SAM
Walton doubled to left center.	0	5
Prieto struck out swinging.	0	5
Steele reached on a fielding error by 1b; Walton advanced to third.	0	5
Rodriguez flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Walton scored, unearned.	0	6
Harris grounded out to 2b.	0	6
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 4th

Plays	MER	SAM
Ty Dalley flied out to cf.	0	6
C. Todaro struck out swinging.	0	6
J. Cherry struck out swinging.	0	6
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 4th

Plays	MER	SAM
Staton doubled to left center.	0	6
Howe flied out to lf.	0	6
Anderson grounded out to ss; Staton advanced to third.	0	6
Bennett struck out looking.	0	6
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 5th

Plays	MER	SAM
B. Prince singled to right field.	0	6
C. Sanford singled to center field; B. Prince advanced to second.	0	6
B. Frye grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; C. Sanford out on the play; B. Prince advanced to third.	0	6
Max Kops pinch hit for A. Ramirez.	0	6
Max Kops flied out to cf.	0	6
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 5th

Plays	MER	SAM
A. Brown to 2b for Max Kops.	0	6
Walton doubled to right field.	0	6
Prieto grounded out to ss.	0	6
Steele walked.	0	6
Rodriguez flied out to lf.	0	6
Harris flied out to cf.	0	6
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 6th

Plays	MER	SAM
N. Best singled to left field.	0	6
P. Lester doubled to right center; N. Best advanced to third.	0	6
Ty Dalley flied out to lf, SF, RBI; N. Best scored.	1	6
C. Todaro popped up to 1b.	1	6
J. Cherry grounded out to 1b unassisted.	1	6
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 6th

Plays	MER	SAM
J. Johnson to p for Col. Cosper.	1	6
Staton singled up the middle.	1	6
Howe doubled to right center; Staton advanced to third.	1	6
Anderson doubled to right center, 2 RBI; Howe scored; Staton scored.	1	8
Bennett grounded out to ss; Anderson advanced to third.	1	8
Walton grounded out to ss, RBI; Anderson scored.	1	9
Prieto grounded out to 3b.	1	9
3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 7th

Plays	MER	SAM
B. Prince popped up to ss.	1	9
C. Sanford grounded out to 2b.	1	9
B. Frye lined out to 2b.	1	9
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 7th

Plays	MER	SAM
C. Soliday to p for J. Johnson.	1	9
Ben Olson to c for C. Sanford.	1	9
Steele fouled out to 3b.	1	9
Rodriguez flied out to lf.	1	9
Harris grounded out to ss.	1	9
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 8th

Plays	MER	SAM
Steckmesser to p for Ross.	1	9
Perry to c for Steele.	1	9
A. Brown singled through the left side.	1	9
N. Best grounded out to 3b; A. Brown advanced to second.	1	9
P. Lester flied out to lf.	1	9
Ty Dalley struck out swinging.	1	9
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 8th

Plays	MER	SAM
B. Tucker to p for C. Soliday.	1	9
Staton flied out to lf.	1	9
B. Hawkins to p for B. Tucker.	1	9
Howe struck out swinging.	1	9
Anderson grounded out to ss.	1	9
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 9th

Plays	MER	SAM
Riggins to p for Steckmesser.	1	9
Bortak to rf for Bennett.	1	9
C. Todaro popped up to 2b.	1	9
Z. Thomas pinch hit for J. Cherry.	1	9
Z. Thomas out at first p to ss to 1b.	1	9
B. Prince struck out swinging.	1	9
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 9th

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

	Stats
Hitting
32	At Bats	36
1	Runs	9
7	Hits	12
2	Doubles	8
0	Triples	0
0	Home Runs	1
1	RBI's	9
0	Walks (BB)	1
6	Strikeouts	5
Pitching
12	Hits	7
9	Runs	1
8	Earned Runs	1
1	Walks	0
5	Strikeouts	6
39	Batters Faced	33
1	Errors	1
Fielding
24	Putouts	27
12	Assists	8
.973	Fielding %	.972
0	Double Plays	1

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Mercer vs Samford

Scoring Summary

Mercer

Samford

Mercer

Samford

Mercer - Top of 1st

Samford - Bottom of 1st

Mercer - Top of 2nd

Samford - Bottom of 2nd

Mercer - Top of 3rd

Samford - Bottom of 3rd

Mercer - Top of 4th

Samford - Bottom of 4th

Mercer - Top of 5th

Samford - Bottom of 5th

Mercer - Top of 6th

Samford - Bottom of 6th

Mercer - Top of 7th

Samford - Bottom of 7th

Mercer - Top of 8th

Samford - Bottom of 8th

Mercer - Top of 9th

Samford - Bottom of 9th

Mercer - Top of 1st

Samford - Bottom of 1st

Mercer - Top of 2nd

Samford - Bottom of 2nd

Mercer - Top of 3rd

Samford - Bottom of 3rd

Mercer - Top of 4th

Samford - Bottom of 4th

Mercer - Top of 5th

Samford - Bottom of 5th

Mercer - Top of 6th

Samford - Bottom of 6th

Mercer - Top of 7th

Samford - Bottom of 7th

Mercer - Top of 8th

Samford - Bottom of 8th

Mercer - Top of 9th

Samford - Bottom of 9th

Mercer

Samford

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