CHARLESTON, S.C.—The Samford baseball team earned its
first Southern Conference win of the season, taking a 14-8 slugfest at The
Citadel Sunday afternoon at Riley Park.
With the win, Samford improves to 10-7 overall and 1-2 in
SoCon play. The Citadel drops to 10-6 overall and 2-1 in league play.
Samford was led at the plate by Phillip Ervin, going 3-for-4
with a home run, a triple and four RBI. Tommy Corbin and Caleb Bryson had three
hits and one RBI each in the win. Christiaan Durdaller went 2-for-5 with a home
run and three RBI.
Sean Handlan (1-0) pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing
no runs on just two hits to earn the win on the mound for Samford. Handlan
struck out five batters and allowed no walks.
COURTESY: Samford Media Relations
