Baseball vs VMI on 4/17/2025 - Box Score - Samford University Athletics

4/17/2025

Gray-Minor Stadium

6:00 PM

Samford

20-17, 6-4

Final

VMI

25-14, 5-5

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
Samford	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	8	12	1
VMI	0	0	0	2	5	2	2	0	X	11	13	0

Win: N. Hawley (1-0)Loss: Steckmesser, Evan (3-2)

Scoring Summary

Team	SAMFORD	VMI
3rd C. Carr homered to left field, RBI.	1	0
4th K. Jordan reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; R. Peterson out at second ss unassisted; J. Newsome advanced to third; C. Raile scored.	1	1
4th O. Prince singled to second base, RBI; K. Jordan advanced to third, out at home 2b unassisted; J. Newsome scored.	1	2
5th A. Schnarrs hit by pitch, RBI; J. Newsome advanced to second; G. Fitzwater advanced to third; B. Garner scored.	1	3
5th R. Peterson homered to right field, 4 RBI; A. Schnarrs scored; J. Newsome scored; G. Fitzwater scored.	1	7
6th T. Higgins homered to center field, RBI.	2	7
6th M. Gupton homered to left field, 2 RBI; M. Strand scored.	4	7
6th P. McDonald doubled to right field, 3 RBI; C. Carr scored; J. Harris scored; J. Ince scored.	7	7
6th T. Higgins singled to right center, RBI; P. McDonald scored.	8	7
6th B. Torres grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; G. Fitzwater advanced to third; B. Garner scored.	8	8
6th C. Raile grounded out to 2b, RBI; G. Fitzwater scored, unearned.	8	9
7th O. Prince doubled down the lf line, RBI; K. Jordan scored.	8	10
7th B. Garner doubled down the lf line, RBI; O. Prince scored.	8	11

Samford


J. Ince	2B	4	1	0	0	2	1	1
J. Harris	1B	3	1	0	0	2	0	3
C. Carr	DH	5	2	2	1	0	1	1
J. Souders	RF/LF	5	0	2	0	0	2	0
P. McDonald	3B	5	1	2	3	0	2	3
T. Higgins	LF	4	1	2	2	1	1	0
A. Prieto	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Strand	C	5	1	2	0	0	1	1
G. Gandy	SS	3	0	0	0	1	2	2
J. Whitney	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Gupton	CF	3	1	2	2	1	0	0
M. Riggins	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Druckenmi	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Steckmess	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Malone	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		38	8	12	8	7	10	11

Batting

2B: McDonald, Parker (1); Strand, Matthew (1)

HR: Carr, Cade (1); Higgins, Trey (1); Gupton, Michael (1)

Baserunning

SB: Souders, Jake (1); Gupton, Michael (1)

HBP: Gupton, Michael (1)

Fielding

E: Gupton, Michael (1)

VMI


O. Prince	CF	5	1	3	2	0	0	1
B. Garner	2B/RF	4	2	2	1	1	1	0
G. Fitzwater	RF/1B	3	2	2	0	2	1	1
B. Torres	LF	4	0	0	1	1	1	3
C. Raile	DH	5	1	1	1	0	2	0
J. Newsome	1B	3	2	0	0	2	3	0
M. Perry	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Schnarrs	3B	3	1	1	1	0	1	1
R. Peterson	C	3	1	1	4	0	1	1
K. Jordan	SS/2B	4	1	3	1	0	0	0
J. Spiegel	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Jones	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Hawley	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		34	11	13	11	6	10	7

Batting

2B: O. Prince (1); B. Garner (1)

3B: A. Schnarrs (1); K. Jordan (1)

HR: R. Peterson (1)

SH: A. Schnarrs (1)

Baserunning

SB: K. Jordan (3)

HBP: A. Schnarrs (1); R. Peterson (1)

PO: G. Fitzwater (1)

Fielding

DP: B. Garner (1); J. Newsome (1)

Samford


M. Riggins	4.2	8	7	7	4	5	2	19	26	2	5	99
D. Druckenmi	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	12
E. Steckmess	2.0	4	4	3	1	3	0	10	11	0	3	45
J. Malone	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	4	1	0	19
Totals		13	11	10	6	10	2	34	43	3	9	175

VMI


J. Spiegel	5.1	6	4	4	4	8	1	22	27	2	6	109
A. Jones	0.0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	14
N. Hawley	3.2	6	2	2	1	2	0	16	17	3	5	58
Totals		12	8	8	7	10	1	38	46	5	11	181

Win: N. Hawley (1-0)

Loss: Steckmesser, Evan (3-2)

HBP: Riggins, Miller (2) ; J. Spiegel (1)

Samford

Final

VMI

Samford - Top of 1st

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
J. Ince grounded out to 2b.	0	0
J. Harris walked.	0	0
C. Carr struck out swinging.	0	0
J. Souders singled to left field; J. Harris advanced to second.	0	0
P. McDonald struck out looking.	0	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

VMI - Bottom of 1st

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
O. Prince singled to third base.	0	0
B. Garner fouled out to 3b.	0	0
G. Fitzwater singled down the lf line; O. Prince advanced to second.	0	0
G. Fitzwater out at first p to 1b, picked off.	0	0
B. Torres struck out looking.	0	0
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 2nd

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
T. Higgins grounded out to ss.	0	0
M. Strand grounded out to ss.	0	0
G. Gandy walked.	0	0
M. Gupton walked; G. Gandy advanced to second.	0	0
J. Ince walked; M. Gupton advanced to second; G. Gandy advanced to third.	0	0
J. Harris fouled out to lf.	0	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 3 Left on Base

VMI - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
C. Raile struck out swinging.	0	0
J. Newsome struck out looking.	0	0
A. Schnarrs tripled down the rf line.	0	0
R. Peterson grounded out to 2b.	0	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 3rd

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
C. Carr homered to left field, RBI.	1	0
J. Souders struck out swinging.	1	0
P. McDonald grounded out to 3b.	1	0
T. Higgins struck out swinging.	1	0
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

VMI - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
K. Jordan singled up the middle.	1	0
O. Prince grounded out to 1b unassisted; K. Jordan advanced to second.	1	0
K. Jordan stole third.	1	0
B. Garner struck out swinging.	1	0
G. Fitzwater walked.	1	0
B. Torres grounded out to 1b unassisted.	1	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 4th

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
M. Strand struck out looking.	1	0
G. Gandy struck out swinging.	1	0
M. Gupton hit by pitch.	1	0
M. Gupton stole second.	1	0
J. Ince grounded out to 2b.	1	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

VMI - Bottom of 4th

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
C. Raile singled up the middle.	1	0
J. Newsome walked; C. Raile advanced to second.	1	0
A. Schnarrs grounded out to 3b, SAC; J. Newsome advanced to second; C. Raile advanced to third.	1	0
R. Peterson hit by pitch.	1	0
K. Jordan reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; R. Peterson out at second ss unassisted; J. Newsome advanced to third; C. Raile scored.	1	1
K. Jordan stole second.	1	1
O. Prince singled to second base, RBI; K. Jordan advanced to third, out at home 2b unassisted; J. Newsome scored.	1	2
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 5th

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
J. Harris grounded out to 1b unassisted.	1	2
C. Carr flied out to rf.	1	2
J. Souders singled to center field.	1	2
J. Souders stole second.	1	2
P. McDonald struck out swinging.	1	2
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

VMI - Bottom of 5th

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
B. Garner singled to right field.	1	2
G. Fitzwater walked; B. Garner advanced to second.	1	2
B. Torres lined out to lf.	1	2
C. Raile struck out swinging.	1	2
J. Newsome walked; G. Fitzwater advanced to second; B. Garner advanced to third.	1	2
A. Schnarrs hit by pitch, RBI; J. Newsome advanced to second; G. Fitzwater advanced to third; B. Garner scored.	1	3
R. Peterson homered to right field, 4 RBI; A. Schnarrs scored; J. Newsome scored; G. Fitzwater scored.	1	7
D. Druckenmi to p for M. Riggins.	1	7
K. Jordan singled to left center.	1	7
K. Jordan stole second.	1	7
O. Prince out at first 1b to p.	1	7
5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 6th

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
T. Higgins homered to center field, RBI.	2	7
M. Strand singled to left field.	2	7
G. Gandy struck out swinging.	2	7
M. Gupton homered to left field, 2 RBI; M. Strand scored.	4	7
A. Jones to p for J. Spiegel.	4	7
J. Ince walked.	4	7
J. Harris walked; J. Ince advanced to second.	4	7
N. Hawley to p for A. Jones.	4	7
C. Carr singled to right field; J. Harris advanced to second; J. Ince advanced to third.	4	7
J. Souders struck out swinging.	4	7
P. McDonald doubled to right field, 3 RBI; C. Carr scored; J. Harris scored; J. Ince scored.	7	7
T. Higgins singled to right center, RBI; P. McDonald scored.	8	7
M. Strand doubled down the rf line; T. Higgins advanced to third.	8	7
G. Gandy lined out to 2b.	8	7
7 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

VMI - Bottom of 6th

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
E. Steckmess to p for D. Druckenmi.	8	7
B. Garner walked.	8	7
G. Fitzwater singled up the middle, advanced to second on an error by cf; B. Garner advanced to third.	8	7
B. Torres grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; G. Fitzwater advanced to third; B. Garner scored.	8	8
C. Raile grounded out to 2b, RBI; G. Fitzwater scored, unearned.	8	9
J. Newsome struck out swinging.	8	9
2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 7th

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
M. Gupton singled up the middle.	8	9
J. Ince struck out looking.	8	9
J. Harris grounded out to 2b; M. Gupton advanced to second.	8	9
C. Carr grounded out to 3b.	8	9
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

VMI - Bottom of 7th

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
A. Schnarrs grounded out to 2b.	8	9
R. Peterson struck out swinging.	8	9
K. Jordan tripled to right field.	8	9
O. Prince doubled down the lf line, RBI; K. Jordan scored.	8	10
B. Garner doubled down the lf line, RBI; O. Prince scored.	8	11
G. Fitzwater struck out swinging.	8	11
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 8th

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
J. Souders grounded out to 2b.	8	11
P. McDonald singled up the middle.	8	11
T. Higgins walked; P. McDonald advanced to second.	8	11
M. Strand grounded into double play 2b to 1b; T. Higgins out on the play.	8	11
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

VMI - Bottom of 8th

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
J. Malone to p for E. Steckmess.	8	11
J. Souders to lf.	8	11
A. Prieto to rf for T. Higgins.	8	11
B. Torres walked.	8	11
C. Raile popped up to 2b.	8	11
J. Newsome struck out swinging.	8	11
A. Schnarrs struck out looking.	8	11
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Top of 9th

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
B. Garner to rf.	8	11
G. Fitzwater to 1b.	8	11
M. Perry to ss for J. Newsome.	8	11
K. Jordan to 2b.	8	11
J. Whitney pinch hit for G. Gandy.	8	11
J. Whitney flied out to lf.	8	11
M. Gupton grounded out to ss.	8	11
J. Ince lined out to lf.	8	11
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

VMI - Bottom of 9th

Plays	SAMFORD	VMI
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

	Stats
Hitting
38	At Bats	34
8	Runs	11
12	Hits	13
2	Doubles	2
0	Triples	2
3	Home Runs	1
8	RBI's	11
7	Walks (BB)	6
10	Strikeouts	10
Pitching
13	Hits	12
11	Runs	8
10	Earned Runs	8
6	Walks	7
10	Strikeouts	10
43	Batters Faced	46
1	Errors	0
Fielding
24	Putouts	27
6	Assists	10
.968	Fielding %	1.000
0	Double Plays	1

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Samford vs VMI

Scoring Summary

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Samford - Top of 9th

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