Tuesday, March 8
JACKSONVILLE
6:30 p.m.
Jacksonville State University
5
vs
2
Samford
Ben Waldrip Leads Gamecocks to 5-2 Win Over Samford
3/8/2011 8:59:54 PM | Baseball
FINAL STATS
JACKSONVILLE – Ben Waldrip went 2-for-3 and hit a two-run home run to lead Jacksonville State to a 5-2 win over Samford in a rain-shortened game on Tuesday night at Rudy Abbott Field.
Tanner Freshour (1-0) threw only three pitches, but recorded the final out of the fifth inning to earn his first win of the season. Casey Antley went 4 2/3 inning, recording five strikeouts and scattering six hits in his first career start for the Gamecocks. Samford's Rumiko Forrester (0-1) gave up three runs on just one hit to suffer the loss for the Bulldogs.
Heavy rains forced the game to be called in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Gamecocks won their fifth straight game to improve to 8-3 on the season. JSU has now won 14 of the last 15 meetings against Samford, who falls to 8-6 on the year.
Jax State took the lead after Erik Underwood was hit by a pitch to lead off the fourth inning, moved to second on a balk and to third on a wild pitch. Sam Eberle followed with an infield grounder to score Underwood and give the Gamecocks a 1-0 lead.
Waldrip then hit the first pitch he saw over the scoreboard in right field for his third home run of the season to give Jacksonville State a 3-0 lead.
Samford plated a pair of runs in the top of the fifth inning, thanks to a two-RBI triple by Michael Johnson, but the Gamecocks answered in the home half of the inning.
Coty Blanchard and Michael Bishop each drew one-out walks, before Underwood followed with a double to left field to score Blanchard and Bishop for the final margin.
Samford was led by Johnson and Gardner Richey each had a pair of hits, while Johnson drove in both runs for the Bulldogs.
Jacksonville State returns to the field for a three-game series against Southern Illinois this weekend. Friday's single-game will begin at 6:30 p.m., while Saturday and Sunday will start at 1 p.m. at Rudy Abbott Field.
JACKSONVILLE – Ben Waldrip went 2-for-3 and hit a two-run home run to lead Jacksonville State to a 5-2 win over Samford in a rain-shortened game on Tuesday night at Rudy Abbott Field.
Tanner Freshour (1-0) threw only three pitches, but recorded the final out of the fifth inning to earn his first win of the season. Casey Antley went 4 2/3 inning, recording five strikeouts and scattering six hits in his first career start for the Gamecocks. Samford's Rumiko Forrester (0-1) gave up three runs on just one hit to suffer the loss for the Bulldogs.
Heavy rains forced the game to be called in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Gamecocks won their fifth straight game to improve to 8-3 on the season. JSU has now won 14 of the last 15 meetings against Samford, who falls to 8-6 on the year.
Jax State took the lead after Erik Underwood was hit by a pitch to lead off the fourth inning, moved to second on a balk and to third on a wild pitch. Sam Eberle followed with an infield grounder to score Underwood and give the Gamecocks a 1-0 lead.
Waldrip then hit the first pitch he saw over the scoreboard in right field for his third home run of the season to give Jacksonville State a 3-0 lead.
Samford plated a pair of runs in the top of the fifth inning, thanks to a two-RBI triple by Michael Johnson, but the Gamecocks answered in the home half of the inning.
Coty Blanchard and Michael Bishop each drew one-out walks, before Underwood followed with a double to left field to score Blanchard and Bishop for the final margin.
Samford was led by Johnson and Gardner Richey each had a pair of hits, while Johnson drove in both runs for the Bulldogs.
Jacksonville State returns to the field for a three-game series against Southern Illinois this weekend. Friday's single-game will begin at 6:30 p.m., while Saturday and Sunday will start at 1 p.m. at Rudy Abbott Field.
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