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BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULTS Feb. 16 ........ vs. Rice ....................................... L, 8-7 Feb. 17 ........ vs. #15 Virginia ........................ L, 10-4 vs. Feb. 18 ........ at #22 UCF .............................. W, 5-4 Feb. 20 ....... JACKSONVILLE STATE ........ W, 9-3 Feb. 23 ....... HARVARD ....................... W, 6-5 (10) Feb. 23 ....... HARVARD ........................ L, 5-3 (15) Samford Bulldogs (24-21) vs.vs UAB ( 19-2219-22) Feb. 24 ........ HARVARD .............................. W, 8-0 Feb. 24 ........ HARVARD ......................... W, 3-1 (7) May 1 | 6 PM (CT) | Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 27 ........ ALABAMA .............................. L, 13-3 March 2 ...... at Kennesaw State ...................... L, 9-3 #7 BRANDEN FRYMAN .264 | 27 R | 18 RBI SP March 3 ...... at Kennesaw State ...................... L, 9-3 6-1 | 160 | Molino, Fla. -- Tate HS March 4 ...... at Kennesaw State .................... W, 2-1 SS -- Started 103 of first 104 games of his career. | Didn’t start April 24 at AU. March 6 ...... TROY ......................................... L, 5-4 So. -- Batting .319 (29-for-91) with 14 RBI and 15 runs scored since March 24. March 7 ...... AUSTIN PEAY ........................ W, 5-1 March 9 ...... GEORGIA STATE .................... L, 2-0 March 10 .... GEORGIA STATE .................... L, 1-0 #5 TROY DIXON .263 | 32 R | 23 RBI | 11SB March 11 .... GEORGIA STATE .................... L, 9-7 CF 6-0 | 185 | Mobile, Ala. -- UMS Wright March 14 .... at Alabama State ................. L, 14-4 (8) -- 2018 Second-Team All-Southern Conference Preseason Selection. Jr. -- 2017 Second-Team All-SoCon | 2017 SoCon All-Tournament Team. March 16 .... ALABAMA A&M ................... W, 6-2 TBA March 17 .... ALABAMA A&M ................... W, 3-2 March 18 .... ALABAMA A&M ................... W, 9-2 #14 BROOKS CARLSON .309 | 29 R | 24 RBI March 20 .... at Troy ...................................... L, 14-2 3B 6-0 | 175 | Mobile, Ala. -- Faith Academy March 23 .... ETSU* ........................................ L, 7-4 -- Team leader in batting average (.309) | Hitting .325 since March 29. March 24 .... ETSU* ...................................... W, 6-2 Fr. -- Has started at four different positions this year (1B, 2B, 3B and DH). HC March 25 .... ETSU* ........................................ L, 2-1 March 27 .... at UAB ..................................... W, 8-2 #33 AUSTIN EDENS .284 | 24R | 27 RBI | 6 HR March 29 .... at Furman* ............................... W, 4-3 6-0 | 215 | Baton Rouge, La. -- St. Michael’s March 30 .... at Furman* ............................... W, 4-2 1B -- NCAA’s active career leader in HRs (50). | Samford’s all-time leader in HRs. March 31 .... at Furman* .............................. W, 10-0 Sr. -- Hitting .314 since March 27, including 20 RBI, 13 runs & three HRs. April 3 ........ ALABAMA STATE ............... W, 15-6 April 6 ........ at The Citadel* ........................ W, 9-4 April 7 ........ at The Citadel* ........................ W, 7-0 #13 AYRTON SCHAFER .257 | 20 R | 18 RBI Casey April 8 ........ at The Citadel* ...................... W, 15-2 DH 6-2 | 225 | Collierville, Tenn. -- Houston HS Dunn April 10 ...... #21 AUBURN ........................ W, 12-3 -- 2018 Second-Team All-Southern Conference Preseason Selection. April 13 ...... MERCER* ............................... W, 7-0 So. -- Batting .317 with 12 RBI and nine runs scored since March 29. 14th April 14 ...... MERCER* ............................... W, 6-1 Season April 15 ...... MERCER* ............................... W, 4-0 #2 MAX PINTO .264 | 38 H | 19 RBI | 24 R 431-372 April 17 ...... at Alabama ............................... W, 6-0 6-0 | 175 | Miami, Fla. -- Westminster Christian April 20 ...... at UNCG* ................................. L, 7-5 RF -- Has started in 39 of the team’s 44 games as a key true freshman this year. April 21 ...... at UNCG* ................................. L, 7-2 Fr. -- Hitting .300 since April 3, with 15 runs, four doubles and a .450 SLG%. April 22 ...... at UNCG* ................................. L, 7-6 April 24 ...... at #19 Auburn ............................ L, 7-2 April 27 ...... SIUE .......................................... L, 1-0 #36 ANTHONY MULRINE .301 | 32 RBI | 24 R April 28 ...... SIUE .......................................... L, 5-0 C 6-2 | 220 | Davie, Fla. -- St. Thomas Aquinas HS April 28 ...... SIUE .......................................... L, 4-2 -- Member of the 2017 SoCon All-Freshman Team. | Five HRs this year. May 1 ........ UAB ..................................... 6 p.m. So. -- Batting .385 (25-of-65) with 13 RBI and eight runs scored since March 31. May 4 .......... WOFFORD* ............................ 6 p.m. May 5 .......... WOFFORD* ............................ 2 p.m. #3 TAYLOR GARRIS .255 | 16 R | 16 RBI May 6 .......... WOFFORD* ............................ 1 p.m. 6-0 | 165 | Sarasota, Fla. -- Cardinal Mooney HS May 9 .......... at Jacksonville State ............ 6:30 p.m. 2B -- Named to the 2017 Freshman All-American Team by Collegiate Baseball. May 11 ........ at Western Carolina* ................ 5 p.m. So. -- Hitting .329 (25-for-76) since March 25, with seven runs and 10 RBI. May 12 ........ at Western Carolina* ................ 5 p.m. May 13 ........ at Western Carolina* ................. Noon May 17 ........ VMI* ......................................... 6 p.m. #9 RYAN CROCKETT .255 | 8 R | 10 RBI May 18 ........ VMI* ......................................... 4 p.m. LF 6-2 | 210 | Wetumpka, Ala. -- Wetumpka HS May 19 ........ VMI* .......................................... Noon -- Hitting .320 (8-for-25) since March 31, with 7 RBI, 4 runs and 2 HRs. May 22-27 ... at SoCon Tournament ............... TBA So. -- Has played four different positions this season (LF, RF, 1B and DH). @SamfordBaseball 2018 SAMFORD ROSTER Numerical NO. NAME POS. B/T. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Blaine Smith INF/RHP S/R 6-0 175 Fr. Oak Grove, Ala./Bessemer Academy 2 Max Pinto OF S/R 6-0 175 Fr. Miami, Fla./Westminster Christian 3 Taylor Garris SS R/R 6-0 165 So. Sarasota, Fla./Cardinal Mooney HS 5 Troy Dixon OF L/R 6-0 185 Jr. Mobile, Ala./UMS Wright 6 Mathew Bennett RHP R/R 6-2 175 So. College Station, Texas/College Station HS 7 Branden Fryman SS R/R 6-1 160 So. Molino, Fla./Tate HS 8 Sam Teague OF L/L 5-9 175 Jr. Beaverton, Ore./Valley Catholic HS 9 Ryan Crockett 3B R/R 6-2 210 So. Wetumpka, Ala./Wetumpka HS 10 Luis Fuentes C R/R 6-0 175 Fr. Panama City, Panama/Briarwood Christian 11 Cody Shelton RHP R/R 6-5 205 Sr. Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood HS 12 Billy Creger LHP R/L 6-2 190 Fr. Franklin, Tenn./Centennial HS 13 Ayrton Schafer OF R/R 6-2 225 So. Collierville, Tenn./Houston HS 14 Brooks Carlson INF R/R 6-0 175 Fr. Mobile, Ala./Faith Academy 15 Mason Williamson C R/R 6-0 190 Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain HS 16 Towns King INF R/R 6-0 175 Fr. Irvine, Calif./Woodbridge HS 17 Caleb Maggio RHP R/R 6-0 185 Sr. Apopka, Fla./Wekiva HS 18 Samuel Strickland LHP L/L 6-2 210 Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian 21 Jack Rude RHP R/R 6-4 190 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS 22 Luke Corbin LHP L/L 5-11 175 So. College Park, Ga./Woodward Academy 23 Connor Radcliff RHP R/R 6-3 190 Jr. Birmingham, Ala./Pelham HS 24 Erin Baldwin RHP R/R 6-5 195 Sr. Lake Charles, La./LSU Eunice CC 25 Jordan Fucci OF L/R 6-4 205 Jr. Lexington, Ky./Tates Creek HS 26 Kyle Stuart LHP L/L 6-1 170 Jr. Tuscaloosa, Ala./Northridge HS 27 Tristan Widra RHP R/R 6-0 205 Sr. Hoover, Ala./Spain Park HS 28 Connor Burns LHP/OF L/L 6-1 185 Jr. Alpharetta, Ga./Kings Ridge Christian 29 Wyatt Burns RHP R/R 5-10 190 Sr. Pinson, Ala/Pinson Valley HS 31 Greg Mula SS R/R 5-8 180 Sr. Mandeville, La./North Lake Christian Academy 32 Carson Cupo RHP R/R 6-2 225 So. Leeds, Ala./Briarwood Christian HS 33 Austin Edens 1B R/R 6-0 215 Sr. Baton Rouge, La./St. Michael’s 34 Josh Rich RHP R/R 6-1 202 Sr. Hoover, Ala./Meridian CC 35 Jake Greer RHP R/R 6-7 260 Sr. Collierville, Tenn./Houston HS 36 Anthony Mulrine C R/R 6-2 220 So. Davie, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS 37 Stephen Jones RHP R/R 6-4 195 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla./Chiles HS 38 Sam McWhorter C/INF R/R 5-10 180 So. Johns Creek, Ga./Wesleyan HS 39 Hamp Skinner LHP L/L 5-10 185 So. Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School 45 Jesse McCord RHP R/R 6-2 210 Jr. Spanish Fort, Ala./Mississippi State PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #12 Billy Creger CREE – gur HEAD COACH: #20 Casey Dunn (Auburn, 1999) #13 Ayrton Schafer AYER – ten MOJZ ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: #4 Tony David (South Alabama, 1995) #17 Caleb Maggio – ee – oh #25 Jordan Fucci FEW – see ASSISTANT COACH: #30 Tyler Shrout (Transylvania, 2006) #27 Tristan Widra WHEE – druh ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Gerald Tuck (Samford, 1959) #31 Greg Mula Mu – LAY VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: #44 Hunter Morris (Auburn, 2010) #32 Carson Cupo COO – poe MULL VOLUNTEER DIR. OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: Blake Hardegree #36 Anthony Mulrine - rhine Tyler Shrout ShROWT (Northwest Missouri State, 2015) (not Shroot) 2018 SAMFORD BASEBALL www.SamfordSports.com SAMFORD GAME NOTES WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ... SAMFORD PICKED TO FINISH THIRD IN SOCON 1) The Bulldogs’ Austin Edens is just one RBI shy The Samford University baseball team was predicted to finish third in the Southern of tying Samford’s all-time mark in the category Conference preseason standings by both the coaches and media as the league headquarters of 181. He currently boasts 180 RBI in his career officially released the annual picks. and trails former Bulldog-great Heath Quinn. In the coaches’ vote, Samford received 43 points and came in third place behind UNCG 2) Samford owns an 8-5 record against in-state and Mercer, which both finished tied for first place with 58 points apiece. On the media opponents this season.