BIRMINGHAM (Interstat) — Ben Timblin went 5 for 5 with two home runs and seven RBIs, leading Wofford to an 8-6 victory over Samford on Friday afternoon at Joe Lee Griffin Stadium in a Southern Conference matchup.

The Terriers improved to 34-19 overall, while the Bulldogs fell to 27-24. Wofford snapped a three-game losing streak, including a one-run loss to Samford the previous day.

Timblin, the Wofford right fielder, delivered the biggest performance of the game, accounting for nearly all of his team’s offense. He singled in the first inning to drive in the game’s first run, then hit a two-run homer in the third inning and another two-run homer in the fifth. He added a triple in the seventh and a two-run single in the ninth to cap his perfect day at the plate.

Wofford jumped ahead early, scoring two runs in the top of the first. C Collins walked, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Brini, advanced to third on a groundout and scored on Timblin’s single. Timblin later scored on a single by Manning.

Samford answered in the bottom of the second. Boykin doubled, moved to third on a groundout and scored on a groundout by Eddie Marshall, making it 2-1.

Timblin’s first home run, a two-run shot to left center in the third, scored Tribble and pushed the lead to 4-1. The Bulldogs got one back in the bottom of the inning when Cade Carr doubled home Ince, cutting the lead to 4-2.

Timblin struck again in the fifth, homering to right field with Brini on base, extending Wofford’s lead to 6-2.

Samford began to chip away in the seventh. Marshall led off with a solo home run to center, and McDonald doubled and later scored on a single by Pierce Dutton, trimming the deficit to 6-4.

Wofford added insurance in the top of the ninth. Tribble singled, stole second, and Timblin singled up the middle to drive in two more runs, making it 8-4.

Samford rallied in the bottom of the ninth. Gandy was hit by a pitch, Dutton flied out, Ince reached on a throwing error, and Carr flied out. On the play, Gandy scored on a throwing error by the shortstop, making it 8-5. Souders grounded out to end the game, but the Bulldogs had already scored an unearned run in the inning to make the final 8-6.

Wofford starter Cullen Condon pitched seven innings, allowing four earned runs on no hits while striking out nine. Austin Laughlin relieved and gave up one earned run in two innings. For Samford, Andrew Marble threw three innings, allowing two earned runs on three hits with two strikeouts, and Will Andre gave up two earned runs on three hits in two and two-thirds innings.

Both teams finished with 10 hits. Timblin’s five-hit game was his best of the season, coming after he went 0 for 4 in the previous day’s loss to Samford. For the Bulldogs, Marshall drove in three runs with a home run, and Dutton, Carr and Souders each had two hits.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Samford 6, Wofford 3, and Interstat’s ELO system had given Samford a 52.00 percent probability to win.