Box Score BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Samford baseball team pounded out 16 hits on its way to a 13-0 win over Youngstown State Saturday afternoon at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
“I thought we had some good at-bats today,” Samford head coach Casey Dunn said. “We eliminated strikeouts and I thought we did a nice job of putting the ball in play with two strikes. They made some mistakes, but we did a good job of making the most of the opportunities that were given to us.”
 
Tommy Corbin led Samford at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Phillip Ervin hit his third home run of the weekend, going 2-for-5 with an RBI. Christiaan Durdaller also homered for Samford, going 1-for-3 at the plate. Drew McWhorter went 3-for-4 for the Bulldogs, while C.K. Irby went 2-for-4 with two RBI and Frankie Navarrete went 2-for-3.
 
Alex Milazzo (1-0), making his Samford debut, earned the win on the mound for the Bulldogs. Milazzo pitched 6.0 innings, allowing no runs on four hits and striking out four batters. Parker Curry and Cole Limbaugh combined to pitch the final 3.0 innings, allowing one hit each.
 
“The biggest thing for our pitchers is they threw strikes,” Dunn said. “Parker and Cole did a really nice job. Alex, obviously, did a good job, getting us into the sixth inning. I was really pleased with their ability to go out there and find the strike zone.”
 
Youngstown State was led at the plate by Drew Dosch, going 2-for-4. Robert Switka (0-1) took the loss on the mound for the Penguins. Switka pitched 3.1 innings, giving up five runs on six hits.
 
Samford put its first two runs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second inning. Corbin doubled to right field to drive in Irby and Caleb Bryson for a 2-0 Samford lead.
 
The Bulldogs took control of the game with six runs in the fourth inning and three in the fifth. In the fourth inning, Irby drove in two runs, while Corbin, Brandon Haarer and Zeth Stone drove in a run each for the Bulldogs. Youngstown State committed six of their eight errors in the game in the fourth inning. In the fifth inning, Durdaller hit a two-run homer, and Haarer drove in another run for an 11-0 Samford lead.
 
The Bulldogs also added a run in the sixth inning and another in the seventh to make the final score 13-0. Jared Watson, who had pinch run for McWhorter, scored on another YSU error for the run in the sixth inning. In the seventh inning, Ervin hit a solo home run to left field for the game's final run.
 
With the win, Samford improves to 3-0 on the young season. Youngstown State drops to 0-3 with the loss.
 
The same two teams will wrap up the four-game series with a game Sunday at 1 p.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field. The game can be viewed online via Samford Sports TV at www.samfordsports.com/showcase. Fans can also follow the game online via live stats at www.samfordsports.com.