Later, Mercer third baseman Brant Baughcum was tossed after he shoved a Samford player who was thrown out in a rundown.

The fun began when Samford center-fielder Michael Gupton crushed a two-run homer to straightaway center field to extend the Bulldogs' lead to 5-1. Gupton was animated as he ran the bases, to put it ...

Alabama and Samford are frequent baseball foes, located just a short ... The home team eventually held on at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Samford (22-17) has lost 10 consecutive games against Alabama.