Baseball vs Western Carolina on 4/27/2025 - Box Score

4/27/2025

J.L. Griffin Field

1:05

Western Carolina

22-21, 6-9

Final

Samford

23-20, 9-6

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
Samford	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	X	7	12	0

Win: Blasche, Mason (7-0)Loss: Owen Austin (3-2)Save: Leerssen, Josh (2)

Scoring Summary

Team	WCU	SAM
1st Souders singled to left field, advanced to second on an error by lf; Carr scored on the error.	0	1
1st McDonald singled to right center, RBI; Souders scored, unearned.	0	2
2nd Strand doubled to left field, RBI; Prieto scored.	0	3
4th Turner homered to left field, RBI.	1	3
4th Prieto advanced to third on a wild pitch; Gupton scored on a wild pitch.	1	4
4th Strand flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Prieto scored.	1	5
7th McDonald singled up the middle, RBI; Souders advanced to second; Carr advanced to third; Harris scored.	1	6
8th Harris homered to right field, RBI.	1	7

Western Carolina


Brayden Corn	CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Hayden Friese	LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Trent Turner	SS	4	1	2	1	0	1	0
Jack Spyke	1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
Mason Holton	3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2
Wyatt Stanley	DH	4	0	1	0	0	2	0
Elijah Smith	RF	3	0	1	0	0	2	0
Noah Quarless	C	3	0	0	0	0	1	2
Trey Spees	2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Owen Austin	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Langley	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carter Burnette	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Evan Langston	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		32	1	6	1	1	11	5

Batting

2B: Jack Spyke (1); Elijah Smith (1)

HR: Trent Turner (1)

Baserunning

CS: Brayden Corn (1)

Fielding

E: Hayden Friese (1)

Samford


Jeffrey Ince	2B	4	0	0	0	1	2	1
Jackson Harris	1B	5	2	2	1	0	0	2
Cade Carr	C	5	1	2	0	0	1	0
Jake Souders	LF	2	1	1	0	2	1	0
Parker McDonald	3B	4	0	2	2	0	0	0
Michael Gupton	CF	4	1	1	0	0	2	2
Angelo Prieto	RF	4	2	3	0	0	0	0
Matthew Strand	DH	3	0	1	2	0	0	3
Gus Gandy	SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mason Blasche	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Leerssen	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		34	7	12	5	3	7	8

Batting

2B: Prieto, Angelo (2); Strand, Matthew (1)

HR: Harris, Jackson (1)

SH: Gandy, Gus (1)

SF: Strand, Matthew (1)

Baserunning

SB: Gupton, Michael (1); Prieto, Angelo (1)

Western Carolina


Owen Austin	4.0	7	5	4	1	5	1	17	20	4	3
Brandon Langley	2.0	4	1	1	2	1	0	10	12	2	3
Carter Burnette	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	3
Evan Langston	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	4	4	1	1
Totals		12	7	6	3	7	1	34	39	7	10

Samford


Mason Blasche	6.0	5	1	1	1	7	22	23	6	4
Josh Leerssen	3.0	1	0	0	0	4	10	10	4	1
Totals		6	1	1	1	11	32	33	10	5

Win: Blasche, Mason (7-0)

Loss: Owen Austin (3-2)

Save: Leerssen, Josh (2)

Western Carolina

Final

Samford

Western Carolina - Top of 1st

Plays	WCU	SAM
No play.	0	0
Corn struck out looking.	0	0
Friese flied out to cf.	0	0
Turner singled to center field.	0	0
Spyke doubled to center field; Turner advanced to third.	0	0
Holton flied out to rf.	0	0
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 1st

Plays	WCU	SAM
Ince struck out looking.	0	0
Harris flied out to lf.	0	0
Carr singled to center field.	0	0
Souders singled to left field, advanced to second on an error by lf; Carr scored on the error.	0	1
McDonald singled to right center, RBI; Souders scored, unearned.	0	2
Gupton struck out swinging.	0	2
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 2nd

Plays	WCU	SAM
Stanley struck out swinging.	0	2
Smith struck out looking.	0	2
Quarless grounded out to ss.	0	2
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	WCU	SAM
Prieto doubled to right center.	0	2
Strand doubled to left field, RBI; Prieto scored.	0	3
Gandy grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Strand advanced to third.	0	3
Ince struck out swinging.	0	3
Harris grounded out to ss.	0	3
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 3rd

Plays	WCU	SAM
Spees flied out to lf.	0	3
Corn singled to right field.	0	3
Friese struck out looking.	0	3
Corn out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.	0	3
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	WCU	SAM
Carr struck out swinging.	0	3
Souders struck out looking.	0	3
McDonald flied out to lf.	0	3
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 4th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Turner homered to left field, RBI.	1	3
Spyke walked.	1	3
Holton struck out swinging.	1	3
Stanley flied out to lf.	1	3
Smith doubled to right center; Spyke advanced to third.	1	3
Quarless grounded out to 3b.	1	3
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 4th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Gupton singled to shortstop.	1	3
Prieto singled up the middle; Gupton advanced to second.	1	3
Prieto stole second; Gupton stole third.	1	3
Prieto advanced to third on a wild pitch; Gupton scored on a wild pitch.	1	4
Strand flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Prieto scored.	1	5
Gandy flied out to cf.	1	5
Ince walked.	1	5
Harris grounded out to 3b.	1	5
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 5th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Spees struck out swinging.	1	5
Corn flied out to cf.	1	5
Friese out at first 1b to p.	1	5
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 5th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Langley to p for Austin.	1	5
Carr grounded out to 3b.	1	5
Souders walked.	1	5
McDonald lined out to 2b.	1	5
Gupton struck out swinging.	1	5
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 6th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Turner flied out to cf.	1	5
Spyke grounded out to 3b.	1	5
Holton struck out swinging.	1	5
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 6th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Prieto doubled down the lf line.	1	5
Strand grounded out to 3b; Prieto advanced to third.	1	5
Gandy reached on a fielder's choice; Prieto out at third ss to c to 3b.	1	5
Ince flied out to lf.	1	5
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 7th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Leerssen to p for Blasche.	1	5
Stanley singled through the right side.	1	5
Smith struck out swinging.	1	5
Quarless struck out looking.	1	5
Spees flied out to cf.	1	5
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 7th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Harris singled through the right side.	1	5
Carr singled to right field; Harris advanced to second.	1	5
Souders walked; Carr advanced to second; Harris advanced to third.	1	5
McDonald singled up the middle, RBI; Souders advanced to second; Carr advanced to third; Harris scored.	1	6
Burnette to p for Langley.	1	6
Gupton reached on a fielder's choice; McDonald advanced to second; Souders advanced to third; Carr out at home 3b to c.	1	6
Prieto reached on a fielder's choice; Gupton advanced to second; McDonald advanced to third; Souders out at home 3b to c.	1	6
Strand reached on a fielder's choice; Prieto out at second ss to 2b.	1	6
1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 3 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 8th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Corn flied out to lf.	1	6
Friese flied out to cf.	1	6
Turner struck out swinging.	1	6
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 8th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Langston to p for Burnette.	1	6
Gandy struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.	1	6
Ince grounded out to p, bunt.	1	6
Harris homered to right field, RBI.	1	7
Carr flied out to cf.	1	7
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Western Carolina - Top of 9th

Plays	WCU	SAM
Spyke flied out to rf.	1	7
Holton grounded out to 3b.	1	7
Stanley struck out looking.	1	7
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 9th

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

	Stats
Hitting
32	At Bats	34
1	Runs	7
6	Hits	12
2	Doubles	3
0	Triples	0
1	Home Runs	1
1	RBI's	5
1	Walks (BB)	3
11	Strikeouts	7
Pitching
12	Hits	6
7	Runs	1
6	Earned Runs	1
3	Walks	1
7	Strikeouts	11
39	Batters Faced	33
1	Errors	0
Fielding
24	Putouts	27
12	Assists	6
.973	Fielding %	1.000
0	Double Plays	0

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