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 at 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 (11-1411-14) at UAB (10-1210-12) Feb. 24 ........ HARVARD .............................. W, 8-0 Feb. 24 ........ HARVARD ......................... W, 3-1 (7) March 27 | 6:30 PM | Regions Field Feb. 27 ........ ALABAMA .............................. L, 13-3 March 2 ...... at Kennesaw State ...................... L, 9-3 #7 BRANDEN FRYMAN .240 | 24 H | 14 R 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 -- Has started all 84 games of his young, up-and-coming college career at SS. March 6 ...... TROY ......................................... L, 5-4 So. -- Hit .417 against ETSU over the weekend, including 4-for-5 on Saturday. March 7 ...... AUSTIN PEAY ........................ W, 5-1 March 9 ...... GEORGIA STATE .................... L, 2-0 March 10 .... GEORGIA STATE .................... L, 1-0 #14 BROOKS CARLSON .313 | 25 H | 12 R March 11 .... GEORGIA STATE .................... L, 9-7 1B 6-0 | 175 | Mobile, Ala. -- Faith Academy March 14 .... at Alabama State ................. L, 14-4 (8) -- Leads the team this season with a batting average of .313 (25-of-80). March 16 .... ALABAMA A&M ................... W, 6-2 Fr. -- Has played three different infield positions this year (2B, 1B and 3B). Hamp March 17 .... ALABAMA A&M ................... W, 3-2 March 18 .... ALABAMA A&M ................... W, 9-2 #5 TROY DIXON .278 | 25 H | 14 RBI Skinner March 20 .... at Troy ...................................... L, 14-2 CF 6-0 | 185 | Mobile, Ala. -- UMS Wright LHP March 23 .... ETSU* ........................................ L, 7-4 -- 2018 Second-Team All-Southern Conference Preseason Selection. 3-1 March 24 .... ETSU* ...................................... W, 6-2 Jr. -- 2017 Second-Team All-SoCon. | 2017 SoCon All-Tournament Team. March 25 .... ETSU* ........................................ L, 2-1 5.66 ERA March 27 ... at UAB ............................. 6:30 p.m. #36 ANTHONY MULRINE .256 | 19 RBI March 29 .... at Furman* ................................ 5 p.m. 6-2 | 220 | Davie, Fla. -- St. Thomas Aquinas HS March 30 .... at Furman* ................................ 5 p.m. C -- Member of the 2017 SoCon All-Freshman Team. | Five HRs this year. March 31 .... at Furman* ................................. Noon So. -- Led the SoCon with 27 runners thrown out attempting to steal last season. HC April 3 ........ ALABAMA STATE .................. 6 p.m. April 6 ........ at The Citadel* ......................... 5 p.m. April 7 ........ at The Citadel* ......................... 1 p.m. #2 MAX PINTO .250 | 15 H | 10 RBI | 7 R April 8 ........ at The Citadel* .......................... Noon 6-0 | 175 | Miami, Fla. -- Westminster Christian April 10 ...... AUBURN ................................. 6 p.m. CF -- Has already started in 20 of the team’s 24 games as a freshman this year. April 13 ...... MERCER* ................................ 6 p.m. Fr. -- One of the fastest players on the team. | Perfect 2-for-2 in SB attempts. April 14 ...... MERCER* ................................ 2 p.m. April 15 ...... MERCER* ................................ 1 p.m. #33 AUSTIN EDENS .256 | 20 H | 11 R | 3 HR Casey April 17 ...... at Alabama ................................ 6 p.m. 6-0 | 215 | Baton Rouge, La. -- St. Michael’s April 20 ...... at UNCG* ................................ 5 p.m. DH -- Samford’s all-time leader in HRs (47). | NCAA’s active career leader in HRs. Dunn April 21 ...... at UNCG* ................................ 2 p.m. Sr. -- Two-time First-Team All-SoCon performer (2015 and 2016). 14th April 22 ...... at UNCG* ................................. Noon Season April 24 ...... at Auburn .................................. 6 p.m. April 27 ...... SIUE ......................................... 6 p.m. #13 AYRTON SCHAFER .205 | 11 R | 6 RBI 418-365 April 28 ...... SIUE ......................................... 2 p.m. LF 6-2 | 225 | Collierville, Tenn. -- Houston HS April 28 ...... SIUE ......................................... 5 p.m. -- 2018 Second-Team All-Southern Conference Preseason Selection. May 1 .......... UAB .......................................... 6 p.m. So. -- 2017 SoCon All-Freshman Team. | 2017 SoCon All-Tournament Team. May 4 .......... WOFFORD* ............................ 6 p.m. May 5 .......... WOFFORD* ............................ 2 p.m. #3 TAYLOR GARRIS .202 | 17 H | 9 R May 6 .......... WOFFORD* ............................ 1 p.m. 6-0 | 165 | Sarasota, Fla. -- Cardinal Mooney HS May 9 .......... at Jacksonville State ............ 6:30 p.m. 3B -- Named to the 2017 Freshman All-American Team by Collegiate Baseball. May 11 ........ at Western Carolina* ................ 5 p.m. So. -- 2017 Second-Team All-SoCon. | 2017 SoCon All-Freshman Team. May 12 ........ at Western Carolina* ................ 5 p.m. May 13 ........ at Western Carolina* ................. Noon May 17 ........ VMI* ......................................... 6 p.m. #1 BLAINE SMITH .261 | 6 H | 3 R | 5 RBI May 18 ........ VMI* ......................................... 4 p.m. 2B 6-0 | 175 | Oak Grove, Ala. -- Bessemer Academy May 19 ........ VMI* .......................................... Noon -- Powered his first career home run Friday against ETSU, a two-run shot. May 22-27 ... at SoCon Tournament ............... TBA Fr. -- Hitting .333 (5-for-15) since March 14, including five RBI and two runs. @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 BURNS NAMED TO NCBWA SAMFORD PICKED TO FINISH THIRD IN SOCON PRESEASON WATCH LIST The Samford University baseball team was predicted to finish third in the Southern Samford relief pitcher Wyatt Burns received yet Conference preseason standings by both the coaches and media as the league headquarters another preseason honor on Feb. 13, as the Bulldogs’ officially released the annual picks. senior native of Pinson, Ala., was named to the In the coaches’ vote, Samford received 43 points and came in third place behind UNCG 2018 Stopper of the Year Watch List by the National and Mercer, which both finished tied for first place with 58 points apiece. On the media Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), side, the Bulldogs’ 82 points placed third again behind Mercer and UNCG. Mercer it was officially announced by the organization’s garnered the first-place spot with 119 points, while UNCG followed with 114.