Jacksonville State University
17-4
Samford
8-11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| Jax State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Gamecocks Drop Midweek Bout to Samford, 7-6
3/17/2026 7:06:00 PM | Baseball
JACKSONVILLE — Jax State baseball fell 7-6 to the Samford Bulldogs in a midweek non-conference game on Tuesday evening at Jim Case Stadium.
Jax State falls to 17-4 on the season, while Samford improves to 8-11.
John Malone was tabbed with the victory and improved to 1-1, while Skyler Hutto took his first loss of the year and fell to 2-1. Zak Spurrier saw his save total increase to three.
The Bulldogs jumped on starter Brady Thomas early, taking a one run lead in the top of the second inning on a solo homer. In the top of the third, the Bulldogs launched another homer, this time a two-run shot, to take a 3-0 lead after the first three frames.
Jax State used a five-run bottom of the fourth inning to take an early lead, first taking to the board with a two-run double from Caleb Johnson, scoring Sam Richardson and Trey King. Jaxon Pate's two-run single earned Jax State the lead, plating Ace Williamson and Johnson. Cooper Blauser's fly ball to right field dropped right before the right fielder to score Pate, making it a 5-3 lead after four.
The Bulldogs ended the top of the fifth by cutting into the lead, scoring a run just seconds before the batter was called out for returning to the safety base and getting tagged to end the inning.
A wild pitch in the bottom of the sixth scored Pate to bring the lead back up to two runs at 6-4.
In the top of the seventh, the Bulldogs scored a run on an RBI-single to make it a one run game again at 6-5. In the top of the eighth, a two-run homer put the Bulldogs ahead at 7-6, what would be the eventual final.
The Gamecocks will have bounce back oppotunity tomorrow when the team travels to Madison to take on Alabama A&M at Toyota Field. The game will begin at 3 p.m.,the new start time being announced shortly after Tuesday's game.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: John Malone (1-1)
L: Hutto, Skyler (2-1)
S: Zak Spurrier (3)
Batting:
2B: Jeffrey Ince 2
3B: Gus Gandy 1
HR: Jake Souders 1 ; Cade Carr 1 ; Eddie Marshall 1
RBI: Jeffrey Ince 1 ; Jake Souders 3 ; Cade Carr 1 ; Eddie Marshall 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Jeffrey Ince 1 ; Jake Souders 1 ; Cade Carr 1 ; Trey Higgins 1 ; Eddie Marshall 1 ; Gus Gandy 2
SB: Gus Gandy 1
Batting:
2B: King, Trey 1 ; Johnson, Caleb 1
RBI: Pate, Jaxon 2 ; Blauser, Cooper 1 ; Johnson, Caleb 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Pate, Jaxon 2 ; King, Trey 1 ; Richardson, Sam 1 ; Williamson, Ace 1 ; Johnson, Caleb 1
SB: Pate, Jaxon 1 ; Blauser, Cooper 1 ; Majette, Trey 1
CS: Williams, Luke 1 ; Ashe, Grayson 1
HBP: Williams, Luke 1 ; Cash, Matthew 1 ; Richardson, Sam 1 ; Johnson, Caleb 1
