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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Samford baseball team earned a 5-3 win over Michigan State on the final day of the Cox Diamond Invitational Sunday at Pensacola Wahoo Stadium.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Samford 5 | Michigan State 3
Date/Time: Sun., Mar. 8 | Start 11 a.m. | TOG: 2:46
Location: Pensacola Wahoo Stadium (Pensacola, Fla.)
Records: Samford (12-2) | Michigan State (9-6)
Series: Series tied, 1-1
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Samford plated a run in the second inning when Towns King hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Tyler McManus for a 1-0 Bulldog lead.
- In the third inning, Sonny DiChiara hit a two-run home run to left field to give Samford a 3-0 advantage.
- Michigan State got on the scoreboard in the fourth inning when Brendan Regan tripled to drive in Jack Frank to cut the Samford lead to 3-1.
- In the fifth inning, Will David scored on a wild pitch for a 4-1 Samford lead.
- In the seventh inning, Brooks Carlson doubled to drive in David for a 5-1 Samford advantage.
- Michigan State added two more runs in the eighth inning to make the final score 5-3.
ON THE MOUND
- Hamp Skinner (1-0) pitched 5.0 innings, giving up one run on seven hits to earn the win for Samford.
- Carson Cupo pitched the final 1.1 innings to pick up his third save of the season.
- Sam Benschoter (1-1) pitched 5.0 innings, giving up four runs on three hits to take the loss for the Spartans.
NOTABLES
UP NEXT
- Samford will host a pair of midweek games this week, hosting Alabama A&M Tuesday at 4 p.m., and North Alabama Wednesday at 5 p.m.
