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 ...

Payton Thorne has 86 yards rushing and a score against Samford. After a 38-yards scamper to set up the Auburn Tigers inside the one, Jarquez Hunter punched it in from a yard out. Auburn leads 31 ...

giving the Bulldogs a first-and-10 from the Florida 11-yard line. Samford is now threatening to score in what will be its first trip to the red zone tonight. Q3 | 13:38 (FLORIDA TOUCHDOWN ...

The Bulldogs (1-1) were led in scoring by Collin Holloway, who finished with 21 points, six rebounds and two steals. Rylan Jones added 16 points, five assists and three steals for Samford.

Samford Bulldogs: 8-2, averaging 87.4 points, 31.8 rebounds, 19.0 assists, 11.0 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.6 points.

Furman Paladins (19-8, 7-7 SoCon) at Samford Bulldogs (20-7, 10-4 SoCon) Birmingham, Alabama; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Samford hosts Furman after Trey Fort scored 36 points in Samford ...

Furman Paladins (23-8, 11-7 SoCon) vs. Samford Bulldogs (22-9, 12-6 SoCon) Asheville, North Carolina; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Samford plays in the SoCon Tournament against Furman.