Samford drops game to Tide

The Samford baseball team dropped a 12-1 decision to Alabama on Tuesday night at Joe Lee Griffin Field.

"Their two guys (pitchers Jake Walters and Nick Eicholtz) were really good tonight," Samford head coach Casey Dunn said. "That's two good young arms they have. They were good and we weren't, and that's a bad combination."

Samford's lone run in the game came on a solo home run by Parker Curry in the bottom of the seventh inning. Curry, Richard Greene and Damon Waller had one hit each tonight for the Bulldogs.

Samford starting pitcher Eric Wright (2-3) pitched an inning and gave up four runs, just one earned, on three hits to take the loss on the mound for Samford. 

 Offensively for Alabama, Vestavia Hills product Georgie Salem went 2-for-4 with two home runs and two RBIs. Chandler Avant, Casey Hughston and Cody Henry had three hits each for Alabama, which pounded out 18 hits in the game.

With the loss, Samford falls to 14-17 on the season. Alabama improves to 16-15 with the win.

Samford will return to action on Friday when the Bulldogs open a three-game home non-conference series with Murray State. The teams are scheduled to play Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. at Joe Lee Griffin Field.