Magliozzi (2-0) collected his second victory by working four
innings in a pre-determined start, while junior Austin Maddox
(Jacksonville, Fla.) retired all three Bulldogs in the ninth to register his
seventh save in as many chances. Senior Preston Tucker (Tampa, Fla.)
(2-for-4) and freshman Josh Tobias (Greensboro, N.C.) (2-for-3) also
chipped in with multiple-hit efforts.
“Samford
has a really good club,” head coach Kevin O’Sullivan said. “They have
some great arms with a veteran lineup. I knew this was not going to be easy,
but in the same token, I was really pleased with the way Johnny [Magliozzi]
threw the ball tonight in the best outing of his career. Then, Bobby Poyner
came in and did a nice job and obviously [Greg] Larson and [Austin] Maddox did
a nice job as well. Overall, it was a great team effort. ”
“We
had to come out ready to play,” Zunino said. “They’re a great ballclub. They
came out and threw some great arms at us, had some great at bats and it’s
something we knew we couldn’t overlook. We just went out there ready to play
and had a good battle.”
“Samford
is a real competitive team that we have had trouble with in the past,” Tucker
said. “With the big SEC weekend ahead, I wouldn’t say we overlooked this game
but we didn’t play to our potential. We are doing a great job at grinding out these
games. I think every time they scored a run, we responded to score another one.”
