Mercer vs Samford
5/2/2026
J.L. Griffin Field
4:08
Mercer
35-12, 9-5
16
Final
8
Samford
23-21, 8-6
| Team | 1st innning 1 | 2nd innning 2 | 3rd innning 3 | 4th innning 4 | 5th innning 5 | 6th innning 6 | 7th innning 7 | 8th innning 8 | 9th innning 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
Win: Hugas, Miguel (8-2)Loss: Mason Blasche (3-6)
Scoring Summary
Team | MER | SAM |
|---|---|---|
1st Katz homered to left center, RBI. | 1 | 0 |
1st Souders homered to right center, RBI. | 1 | 1 |
3rd Shepherd homered to left center, 3 RBI; Graziano scored; Buffone scored. | 4 | 1 |
3rd Kamaka singled to left field, RBI; Katz scored. | 5 | 1 |
3rd Boykin homered to left field, 2 RBI; Higgins scored. | 5 | 3 |
4th Katz walked, RBI; Shepherd advanced to second; Graziano advanced to third; Buffone scored, unearned. | 6 | 3 |
4th Stephens homered to left center, 4 RBI, unearned; Katz scored, unearned; Shepherd scored, unearned; Graziano scored, unearned. | 10 | 3 |
4th McDonald homered to left center, RBI. | 10 | 4 |
5th Kersey homered to right field, RBI. | 11 | 4 |
6th Kamaka singled to left field, RBI; Stephens advanced to second; Katz scored. | 12 | 4 |
6th Kersey homered to right center, 4 RBI; Baughcum scored; Kamaka scored; Stephens scored. | 16 | 4 |
7th Higgins grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; Carr advanced to second; Souders scored. | 16 | 5 |
7th Ince singled to second base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 1b; Carr scored. | 16 | 6 |
7th Marshall singled up the middle, RBI; Ince scored, unearned. | 16 | 7 |
8th Higgins singled to right field, RBI; Souders advanced to second; Dutton scored. | 16 | 8 |
Mercer
Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Graziano | CF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Logan Shepherd | 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Katz | LF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Stephens | RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Rowland | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Titan Kamaka | SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brant Baughcum | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Braydon Kersey | DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dylan Lapointe | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ethan Buffone | 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Miguel Hugas | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai Decker | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawson Cole | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 40 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
Batting
Baserunning
Fielding
Samford
Player | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pierce Dutton | CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jake Souders | RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Cade Carr | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
   Hayden Perry | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Trey Higgins | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Luke Boykin | LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeffrey Ince | 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Eddie Marshall | 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Parker McDonald | 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gus Gandy | SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Mason Blasche | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
   Drew Druckenmiller | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Marble | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michael Fredette | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Gaeto | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trey Sanders | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 43 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Batting
HR: Jake Souders (1); Luke Boykin (1); Parker McDonald (1)
Baserunning
SB: Gus Gandy (1)
HBP: Trey Higgins (1)
Fielding
E: Eddie Marshall (1); Gus Gandy (1)
Mercer
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | WP | BK | HBP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Hugas | 6.1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Kai Decker | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawson Cole | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 46 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
Samford
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | WP | BK | HBP | IBB | AB | BF | FO | GO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mason Blasche | 4.0 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Drew Druckenmiller | 1.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Marble | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Michael Fredette | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Gaeto | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Trey Sanders | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Win: Hugas, Miguel (8-2)
Loss: Mason Blasche (3-6)
HBP: Hugas, Miguel (1)
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Mason Blasche (1); Drew Druckenmiller (1)
