BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Interstat) — Samford defeated Wofford 7-6 Thursday afternoon and evening at Joe Lee Griffin Stadium, erasing a five-run first-inning deficit and scoring the winning run in the ninth.

The Bulldogs erupted for five runs in the bottom of the first. Carr tripled in Ince, then scored on Souders’ sacrifice fly. Higgins, Marshall and McDonald hit consecutive solo homers. Wofford answered with four runs in the second. Hardin’s sacrifice fly plated Manning, then Brini tripled with the bases loaded to score Gold, Herndon and Quarrie. Tribble tripled to bring home Brini. Manning homered in the sixth to give Wofford a 6-5 lead.

Samford tied it in the seventh on Higgins’ sacrifice fly, scoring Souders on an unearned run. In the ninth, Marshall’s fielder’s choice drove in Carr as the Bulldogs won.

Samford outhit Wofford 12-8. Cason Hill, Trey Higgins, Eddie Marshall, Parker McDonald, Gus Gandy, Pierce Dutton, Joseph Lee, Zak Spurrier, John Whitney and Luke Boykin contributed for Samford.

Wofford fell to 33-19; Samford improved to 27-23. The teams meet again Friday and Saturday.