Baseball vs Samford on 5/2/2026 - Box Score - Mercer University Athletics

5/2/2026

J.L. Griffin Field

4:08

Mercer

35-12, 9-5

Final

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
Mercer	1	0	4	5	1	5	0	0	0	16	13	1
Samford	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


Michael Graziano	CF	5	2	0	0	0	3	0
Logan Shepherd	1B	3	2	1	3	2	2	0
Chris Katz	LF	4	4	3	2	1	0	0
Eli Stephens	RF	3	2	1	4	1	1	0
Nathan Rowland	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Titan Kamaka	SS	5	1	3	2	0	1	0
Brant Baughcum	3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	2
Braydon Kersey	DH	5	2	2	5	0	1	1
Dylan Lapointe	C	5	0	0	0	0	3	0
Ethan Buffone	2B	5	2	2	0	0	3	0
Miguel Hugas	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kai Decker	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lawson Cole	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		40	16	13	16	4	14	3

Batting

2B: Katz, Chris (1); Buffone, Ethan (1)

HR: Shepherd, Logan (1); Katz, Chris (1); Stephens, Eli (1); Kersey, Braydon (2)

Baserunning

SB: Graziano, Michael (1)

HBP: Graziano, Michael (1); Baughcum, Brant (1)

Fielding

E: Shepherd, Logan (1)

Samford


Pierce Dutton	CF	5	1	0	0	1	0	1
Jake Souders	RF	4	2	2	1	1	1	2
Cade Carr	C	4	1	2	0	0	0	1
Hayden Perry	C	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Trey Higgins	DH	4	1	1	2	0	1	0
Luke Boykin	LF	5	1	3	2	0	0	0
Jeffrey Ince	2B	5	1	1	0	0	3	4
Eddie Marshall	1B	5	0	2	1	0	1	1
Parker McDonald	3B	5	1	3	1	0	0	0
Gus Gandy	SS	5	0	2	0	0	1	2
Mason Blasche	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Druckenmiller	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Marble	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Fredette	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Gaeto	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trey Sanders	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		43	8	16	7	2	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


Miguel Hugas	6.1	11	6	6	0	4	1	1	30	31	9	6
Kai Decker	0.2	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	5	7	1	0
Lawson Cole	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	8	2	1
Totals		16	8	7	2	8	1	1	43	46	12	7

Samford


Mason Blasche	4.0	8	10	5	2	6	1	21	24	6	0
Drew Druckenmiller	1.1	3	5	5	1	4	1	7	9	0	0
Andrew Marble	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	1
Michael Fredette	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	1	0
Alex Gaeto	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	3
Trey Sanders	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	3	0	0
Totals		13	16	11	4	14	2	40	46	7	4

Win: Hugas, Miguel (8-2)

Loss: Mason Blasche (3-6)

HBP: Hugas, Miguel (1) ; Mason Blasche (1); Drew Druckenmiller (1)

Mercer

Final

Samford

Mercer - Top of 1st

Plays	MER	SAM
Graziano struck out swinging.	0	0
Shepherd struck out swinging.	0	0
Katz homered to left center, RBI.	1	0
Stephens struck out swinging.	1	0
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 1st

Plays	MER	SAM
Dutton flied out to lf.	1	0
Souders homered to right center, RBI.	1	1
Carr singled to center field.	1	1
Higgins struck out swinging.	1	1
Boykin singled to left field; Carr advanced to second.	1	1
Ince struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.	1	1
1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 2nd

Plays	MER	SAM
Kamaka struck out looking.	1	1
Baughcum flied out to rf.	1	1
Kersey struck out swinging.	1	1
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	MER	SAM
Marshall singled through the left side.	1	1
McDonald singled up the middle; Marshall advanced to second.	1	1
Gandy fouled out to c.	1	1
Dutton flied out to lf.	1	1
Souders struck out swinging.	1	1
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 3rd

Plays	MER	SAM
LaPointe struck out swinging.	1	1
Buffone singled to left field.	1	1
Graziano hit by pitch; Buffone advanced to second.	1	1
Shepherd homered to left center, 3 RBI; Graziano scored; Buffone scored.	4	1
Katz doubled down the lf line.	4	1
Stephens fouled out to 3b.	4	1
Kamaka singled to left field, RBI; Katz scored.	5	1
Baughcum fouled out to 1b.	5	1
4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	MER	SAM
Carr out at first p to 2b to 1b.	5	1
Higgins hit by pitch.	5	1
Boykin homered to left field, 2 RBI; Higgins scored.	5	3
Ince grounded out to 2b.	5	3
Marshall popped up to 3b.	5	3
2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 4th

Plays	MER	SAM
Kersey flied out to lf.	5	3
LaPointe flied out to cf.	5	3
Buffone doubled to left center.	5	3
Graziano reached on a fielding error by ss; Buffone advanced to third.	5	3
Graziano stole second.	5	3
Shepherd walked.	5	3
Katz walked, RBI; Shepherd advanced to second; Graziano advanced to third; Buffone scored, unearned.	6	3
Stephens homered to left center, 4 RBI, unearned; Katz scored, unearned; Shepherd scored, unearned; Graziano scored, unearned.	10	3
Kamaka singled to right field.	10	3
Baughcum flied out to rf.	10	3
5 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 4th

Plays	MER	SAM
McDonald homered to left center, RBI.	10	4
Gandy singled to left field.	10	4
Dutton reached on a fielder's choice; Gandy out at second ss to 2b.	10	4
Souders popped up to 2b.	10	4
Carr flied out to rf.	10	4
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 5th

Plays	MER	SAM
Druckenmille to p for Blasche.	10	4
Kersey homered to right field, RBI.	11	4
LaPointe struck out swinging.	11	4
Buffone struck out swinging.	11	4
Graziano struck out swinging.	11	4
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 5th

Plays	MER	SAM
Higgins grounded out to p.	11	4
Boykin singled through the left side.	11	4
Ince struck out swinging.	11	4
Marshall reached on a fielder's choice; Boykin out at second ss to 2b.	11	4
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 6th

Plays	MER	SAM
Shepherd struck out swinging.	11	4
Katz singled down the lf line.	11	4
Stephens walked; Katz advanced to second.	11	4
Kamaka singled to left field, RBI; Stephens advanced to second; Katz scored.	12	4
Baughcum hit by pitch; Kamaka advanced to second; Stephens advanced to third.	12	4
Marble to p for Druckenmille.	12	4
Kersey homered to right center, 4 RBI; Baughcum scored; Kamaka scored; Stephens scored.	16	4
LaPointe grounded out to 2b.	16	4
Buffone struck out looking.	16	4
5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 6th

Plays	MER	SAM
McDonald flied out to rf.	16	4
Gandy flied out to cf.	16	4
Dutton flied out to cf.	16	4
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 7th

Plays	MER	SAM
Fredette to p for Marble.	16	4
Graziano reached on a fielding error by 1b.	16	4
Shepherd walked; Graziano advanced to second.	16	4
Katz flied into triple play cf to 2b to 1b; Shepherd out on the play; Graziano out on the play.	16	4
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 7th

Plays	MER	SAM
Rowland to rf for Stephens.	16	4
Souders singled to center field.	16	4
Souders advanced to second on a wild pitch.	16	4
Carr singled to center field; Souders advanced to third.	16	4
Higgins grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; Carr advanced to second; Souders scored.	16	5
Decker to p for Hugas.	16	5
Boykin fouled out to 1b.	16	5
Ince singled to second base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 1b; Carr scored.	16	6
Marshall singled up the middle, RBI; Ince scored, unearned.	16	7
McDonald singled to left field; Marshall advanced to second.	16	7
Gandy struck out swinging.	16	7
3 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error, 2 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 8th

Plays	MER	SAM
Gaeto to p for Fredette.	16	7
Perry to c for Carr.	16	7
Rowland grounded out to 3b.	16	7
Kamaka grounded out to ss.	16	7
Baughcum singled through the right side.	16	7
Kersey grounded out to 2b.	16	7
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 8th

Plays	MER	SAM
Dutton walked.	16	7
Souders walked; Dutton advanced to second.	16	7
Cole to p for Decker.	16	7
Perry struck out looking.	16	7
Higgins singled to right field, RBI; Souders advanced to second; Dutton scored.	16	8
Boykin flied out to cf; Souders advanced to third.	16	8
Ince struck out swinging.	16	8
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Mercer - Top of 9th

Plays	MER	SAM
Sanders to p for Gaeto.	16	8
LaPointe struck out swinging.	16	8
Buffone struck out swinging.	16	8
Graziano struck out swinging.	16	8
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Samford - Bottom of 9th

Plays	MER	SAM
Marshall struck out swinging.	16	8
McDonald flied out to cf.	16	8
Gandy singled to third base.	16	8
Gandy stole second.	16	8
Dutton grounded out to 2b.	16	8
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

	Stats
Hitting
40	At Bats	43
16	Runs	8
13	Hits	16
2	Doubles	0
0	Triples	0
5	Home Runs	3
16	RBI's	7
4	Walks (BB)	2
14	Strikeouts	8
Pitching
16	Hits	13
8	Runs	16
7	Earned Runs	11
2	Walks	4
8	Strikeouts	14
46	Batters Faced	46
1	Errors	2
Fielding
27	Putouts	27
8	Assists	6
.972	Fielding %	.943
0	Double Plays	0

Mercer vs Samford

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