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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Samford University baseball team extended its winning streak to three-consecutive games Wednesday as the Bulldogs earned a 10-7 road triumph against the Alabama State Hornets in an in-state matchup held at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex.

Samford (6-5) notched its sixth straight victory against Alabama State (5-8) on Wednesday. The last time that the Bulldogs were defeated by the Hornets was March 18, 2014, in a 23-7 setback held in Birmingham at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
On Wednesday, Samford's Wyatt Burns came on in the eighth inning and notched his fifth save of the season in the victory. Burns pitched two full innings in the Bulldogs' win. He entered the game ranked fourth in the nation in saves.
 
Samford pounded out a season-high 18 hits and earned its highest scoring output of the season with 10.
 
The Bulldogs' Taylor Garris has been on fire at the plate recently and tallied a 4-for-4 hitting performance Wednesday. Samford's true freshman third baseman currently leads the team with a .435 batting average this season and is 7-for-8 from the dish in his last two outings.
 
Six Bulldogs registered multi-hit performances against Alabama State. Along with Garris' brilliant 4-for-4 outing, Samford's T.J. Dixon recorded a 3-for-5 outing from his leadoff spot, while Branden Fryman, Kevin Williams, Jr., Jordan Fucci and Ben Carrick all finished with two hits apiece.
 
T.J. Dixon accumulated four RBI in the Bulldogs' victory. He also scored a pair of runs and drew a walk.
 
Samford's Carrick and Fucci also crossed the plate twice Wednesday, while Garris drove in a pair of runs.
 
The Bulldogs' Connor Radcliff (1-0) earned the start and struck out three Hornets in five innings pitched en route to the victory. Samford's Kyle Stuart, Caleb Maggio, Jack Rude and Josh Rich all logged time on the mound before Burns entered in the eighth inning to shut the door on Alabama State.
 
The Hornets' Burke Echelmeier (2-1) was handed his first loss of the season Wednesday.
 
The Samford University baseball team will next be in action Friday at 6 p.m. (CT) as the Bulldogs begin a three-game series against former Ohio Valley Conference rival, the Eastern Illinois Panthers, in a matchup to be held at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
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