BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Interstat) — The Samford Bulldogs scored eight unanswered runs to defeat the Virginia Military Institute Keydets 10-4 in a Southern Conference baseball game Friday at Joe Lee Griffin Stadium.

Trailing 4-2, Samford seized control with a four-run fourth inning, highlighted by RBI singles from Cade Carr and Michael Souders. Luke Boykin’s two-run homer in the second ignited the comeback. Carr added a solo shot in the eighth.

Grayson Fitzwater homered for the Keydets, who managed only five hits. Samford’s John Whitney earned the win with 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, striking out five. Samford improved to 15-17, while VMI fell to 24-9.