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

5/5/2024

J.L. Griffin Field

1:05

Mercer

24-22, 5-9

Final

Samford

31-16, 12-3

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	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	7	0
Samford	0	0	3	2	0	2	3	2	X	12	16	1

Win: Lore, Carson (2-3)Loss: Micah Takac (1-1)

Scoring Summary

Team	MER	SAM
2nd E. Brown homered to right field, RBI.	1	0
3rd J. Cherry homered to center field, 2 RBI; N. Best scored.	3	0
3rd P. Lester homered to right field, RBI.	4	0
3rd Staton doubled down the lf line, RBI; Harris scored.	4	1
3rd Howe singled to right field, RBI; Staton scored.	4	2
3rd Steele doubled to right field, RBI; Howe scored.	4	3
4th Perry grounded out to ss, RBI; Walton advanced to third; Bennett scored.	4	4
4th Rodriguez flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Walton scored.	4	5
6th A. Brown singled to left field, RBI; E. Brown advanced to second; B. Frye scored.	5	5
6th Bennett homered to left field, RBI.	5	6
6th Harris singled to left field, RBI; Rodriguez scored.	5	7
7th Howe homered to right field, RBI.	5	8
7th Walton homered to left center, 2 RBI; Bennett scored.	5	10
8th Howe singled through the right side, RBI; Staton advanced to second; Harris scored.	5	11
8th Anderson singled to right center, RBI; Howe advanced to third; Staton scored.	5	12

Mercer


Max Kops	DH	4	0	0	0	1	3	1
Noah Best	3B	4	1	2	0	1	0	2
Jackson Cherry	RF	5	1	1	2	0	3	0
Parker Lester	1B	3	1	1	1	2	0	0
Ty Dalley	LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	1
Bradley Frye	SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	4
Carter Sanford	C	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Sam Stewart	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ely Brown	CF	2	1	1	1	2	0	0
Antonio Brown	2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Wesley Franklin	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Micah Takac	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Bohn	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Graham Yntema	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cody Soliday	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaxon O'neal	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cade Cosper	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeb Johnson	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		33	5	7	5	6	10	8

Batting

HR: Jackson Cherry (1); Parker Lester (1); Ely Brown (1)

Baserunning

HBP: Ty Dalley (1)

Fielding

DP: Ty Dalley (1); Carter Sanford (1)

Samford


Garrett Staton	3B	5	2	2	1	2	1
Garrett Howe	SS	5	2	4	3	0	0
Lucas Steele	DH	4	0	2	1	1	0
John Anderson	2B	5	0	1	1	0	2
Andrew Bennett	RF	5	3	2	1	0	2
Blake Bortak	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Walton	CF	4	2	2	2	0	0
Hayden Perry	C	4	0	0	1	0	0
Josh Rodriguez	LF	3	1	1	1	0	0
Jackson Harris	1B	3	2	2	1	1	0
Alex Flood	P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Holifield	P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carson Lore	P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		38	12	16	12	4	5

Batting

2B: Staton, Garrett (1); Steele, Lucas (1); Walton, Aaron (1); Rodriguez, Josh (1)

HR: Howe, Garrett (1); Bennett, Andrew (1); Walton, Aaron (1)

SF: Rodriguez, Josh (1)

Baserunning

HBP: Steele, Lucas (1); Harris, Jackson (1)

Fielding

E: Howe, Garrett (1)

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

Mercer


Wesley Franklin	4.1	8	5	5	2	0	20	21	7	4
Micah Takac	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	0
Caleb Bohn	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0
Graham Yntema	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0
Cody Soliday	0.1	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	0	0
Jaxon O'neal	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	3	3	1	1
Cade Cosper	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
Jeb Johnson	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	6	7	2	0
Totals		16	12	12	4	2	38	41	13	6

Samford


Alex Flood	2.0	4	3	3	2	3	0	10	12	1	2
Jake Holifield	3.1	2	2	2	2	3	0	12	14	5	2
Carson Lore	3.2	1	0	0	2	4	1	11	14	3	3
Totals		7	5	5	6	10	1	33	40	9	7

Win: Lore, Carson (2-3)

Loss: Micah Takac (1-1)

HBP: Cody Soliday (1); Jeb Johnson (1) ; Lore, Carson (1)

Mercer

Final

Samford

Mercer - Top of 1st

Plays	MER	SAM
Max Kops walked.	0	0
N. Best singled to left field; Max Kops advanced to second.	0	0
J. Cherry struck out swinging.	0	0
P. Lester walked; N. Best advanced to second; Max Kops advanced to third.	0	0
Ty Dalley struck out swinging.	0	0
B. Frye reached on a fielder's choice; P. Lester advanced to second; N. Best advanced to third; Max Kops out at third 3b unassisted.	0	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 3 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 1st

Plays	MER	SAM
Staton struck out swinging.	0	0
Howe grounded out to ss.	0	0
Steele flied out to lf.	0	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 2nd

Plays	MER	SAM
C. Sanford flied out to cf.	0	0
E. Brown homered to right field, RBI.	1	0
A. Brown grounded out to ss.	1	0
Max Kops struck out swinging.	1	0
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	MER	SAM
Anderson grounded out to p.	1	0
Bennett flied out to cf.	1	0
Walton grounded out to ss.	1	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 3rd

Plays	MER	SAM
N. Best singled to left field.	1	0
J. Cherry homered to center field, 2 RBI; N. Best scored.	3	0
Holifield to p for Flood.	3	0
P. Lester homered to right field, RBI.	4	0
Ty Dalley struck out swinging.	4	0
B. Frye fouled out to rf.	4	0
C. Sanford grounded out to 1b unassisted.	4	0
3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	MER	SAM
Perry flied out to rf.	4	0
Rodriguez popped up to ss.	4	0
Harris singled up the middle.	4	0
Staton doubled down the lf line, RBI; Harris scored.	4	1
Howe singled to right field, RBI; Staton scored.	4	2
Steele doubled to right field, RBI; Howe scored.	4	3
Anderson flied out to rf.	4	3
3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 4th

Plays	MER	SAM
E. Brown flied out to lf.	4	3
A. Brown flied out to cf.	4	3
Max Kops struck out looking.	4	3
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 4th

Plays	MER	SAM
Bennett singled up the middle.	4	3
Walton doubled down the lf line; Bennett advanced to third.	4	3
Perry grounded out to ss, RBI; Walton advanced to third; Bennett scored.	4	4
Rodriguez flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Walton scored.	4	5
Harris struck out looking.	4	5
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 5th

Plays	MER	SAM
N. Best grounded out to 2b.	4	5
J. Cherry flied out to cf.	4	5
P. Lester walked.	4	5
Ty Dalley flied out to rf.	4	5
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 5th

Plays	MER	SAM
Staton fouled out to 1b.	4	5
Howe singled through the right side.	4	5
Steele singled through the right side; Howe advanced to third.	4	5
M. Takac to p for W. Franklin.	4	5
Anderson fouled into double play lf to c; Howe out on the play.	4	5
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 6th

Plays	MER	SAM
B. Frye singled to left field, advanced to second on a throwing error by ss.	4	5
C. Sanford struck out swinging.	4	5
E. Brown walked.	4	5
Lore to p for Holifield.	4	5
A. Brown singled to left field, RBI; E. Brown advanced to second; B. Frye scored.	5	5
Max Kops struck out looking.	5	5
N. Best reached on a fielder's choice; A. Brown out at second ss to 2b.	5	5
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 2 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 6th

Plays	MER	SAM
Bennett homered to left field, RBI.	5	6
C. Bohn to p for M. Takac.	5	6
Walton flied out to cf.	5	6
Perry flied out to lf.	5	6
Weather delay started at 3:06 pm and play resumed at 6:45 pm.	5	6
G. Yntema to p for C. Bohn.	5	6
Rodriguez doubled down the lf line.	5	6
Harris singled to left field, RBI; Rodriguez scored.	5	7
C. Soliday to p for G. Yntema.	5	7
Staton struck out swinging.	5	7
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 7th

Plays	MER	SAM
J. Cherry struck out swinging.	5	7
P. Lester grounded out to 2b.	5	7
Ty Dalley hit by pitch.	5	7
B. Frye flied out to cf.	5	7
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 7th

Plays	MER	SAM
Howe homered to right field, RBI.	5	8
Steele hit by pitch.	5	8
Jax. O'Neal to p for C. Soliday.	5	8
Anderson flied out to rf.	5	8
Bennett reached on a fielder's choice; Steele out at second 3b to 2b.	5	8
Walton homered to left center, 2 RBI; Bennett scored.	5	10
Cade Cosper to p for Jax. O'Neal.	5	10
Perry grounded out to ss.	5	10
3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 8th

Plays	MER	SAM
C. Sanford struck out swinging.	5	10
E. Brown walked.	5	10
A. Brown lined out to 2b.	5	10
Max Kops flied out to rf.	5	10
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 8th

Plays	MER	SAM
J. Johnson to p for Cade Cosper.	5	10
S. Stewart to c for C. Sanford.	5	10
Rodriguez popped up to 2b.	5	10
Harris hit by pitch.	5	10
Staton singled to left field; Harris advanced to second.	5	10
Howe singled through the right side, RBI; Staton advanced to second; Harris scored.	5	11
Steele struck out swinging.	5	11
Anderson singled to right center, RBI; Howe advanced to third; Staton scored.	5	12
Bennett fouled out to 1b.	5	12
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 9th

Plays	MER	SAM
Bortak to rf for Bennett.	5	12
N. Best walked.	5	12
J. Cherry struck out looking.	5	12
P. Lester grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; N. Best out on the play.	5	12
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
33	At Bats	38
5	Runs	12
7	Hits	16
0	Doubles	4
0	Triples	0
3	Home Runs	3
5	RBI's	12
6	Walks (BB)	0
10	Strikeouts	4
Pitching
16	Hits	7
12	Runs	5
12	Earned Runs	5
0	Walks	6
4	Strikeouts	10
41	Batters Faced	40
0	Errors	1
Fielding
24	Putouts	27
7	Assists	6
1.000	Fielding %	.971
1	Double Plays	1

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Scoring Summary

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