Samford 5, at Western Carolina 1

GREENVILLE (Interstat) — Samford used a pair of home runs in the 13th inning to break a 1-1 tie and defeat Western Carolina 5-1 on Friday afternoon at Fluor Field at the West End. The Bulldogs improved to 31-24 overall and evened the weekend Southern Conference series after a 9-5 win Thursday night. The Catamounts fell to 36-23. Samford starter Mason Blasche turned in a dominant performance, tossing 6.2 innings and allowing one earned run on no hits while striking out six. He exited after a hit-by-pitch, a sacrifice bunt and a run-scoring single by Cameron Murray in the seventh… Read more...