HOOVER, Ala. – Samford’s Tyler McManus hit a grand slam in the third inning to lead the Bulldog baseball team to a 6-1 win over Auburn Wednesday evening at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. 
 
THE BASICS
FINAL: Samford 6 | Auburn 1
Date/Time: Wed., May 11 | Start 6:02 p.m. | TOG: 2:48
Location: Hoover, Ala. (Hoover Metropolitan Stadium)
Records: Samford (28-19) | Auburn (20-24)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
·       Samford jumped on top first when McManus hit a grand slam to left field in the bottom of the third inning to give the Bulldogs a 4-0 lead.
·       The Bulldogs added another run in the bottom of the fourth inning when Brooks Carlson singled to drive in Will David for a 5-0 Samford lead.
·       In the sixth inning Samford plated another run when Carlson doubled to right-center field to drive in Taylor Garris to make the score 6-0. 
·       Auburn plated its lone run on a home run by Kason Howell in the eighth inning to cut the lead to 6-1.
 
ON THE MOUND
·       Jacob Cravey (1-2) pitched 3.0 innings in relief, giving up no runs on one hit and striking out five batters to earn the win on the mound for Samford. 
·       Jack Sokol (1-1) took the loss for the Tigers, tossing 2.1 innings, allowing two runs on one hit.
 
NOTABLES 
·       McManus went 2-for-4 with a double, a grand slam and four RBI to lead Samford at the plate. 
·       Carlson went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI for the Bulldogs. 
·       Max Pinto also had two hits for Samford. 
·       Howell homered in a 1-for-3 performance for Auburn.
 
 NEXT UP 
Samford will play host to UNCG in a key Southern Conference series this weekend at Joe Lee Griffin Field. The teams are set to play a doubleheader Friday at 2 p.m., and a single game Saturday at 1 p.m.