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Fucci went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple a home run and two RBI to lead Samford in the win.

Preston Moore hit his first career grand slam, going 2-for-4 with five RBI.

hit his first career grand slam, going 2-for-4 with five RBI. Branden Fryman went 4-for-6 with an RBI for the Bulldogs.

went 4-for-6 with an RBI for the Bulldogs. McCord (6-1) pitched 7.0 innings, giving up no runs on just three hits and striking out six batters to earn the win on the mound for Samford.

Kel Johnson led Mercer, going 2-for-4 at the plate.

Kevin Coulter (5-3) pitched 2.1 innings, giving up seven runs on 10 hits to take the loss for the Bears.

Samford jumped out to an early lead with two runs in the top of the first inning. Fucci doubled to left-center field to drive in Fryman for the game's first run. Anthony Mulrine singled to left field to drive in Brooks Carlson for a 2-0 Samford lead.

singled to left field to drive in for a 2-0 Samford lead. The Bulldogs added five runs in the top of the third inning to make the score 7-0. The majority of the damage was done on a grand slam by Moore for a seven-run Samford lead.

In the top of the fourth inning, Fucci hit a solo home run to right field to push the Samford lead to 8-0.

The Bulldogs added three final runs in the top of the ninth inning to make the final score 11-0. Taylor Garris and Moore both walked with the bases loaded for the first two runs in the inning. Fryman then singled to drive in Connor Burns for an 11-run lead.

Samford'shit for the cycle for the first time in his career, andthrew 7.0 strong innings as the top-seeded Bulldog baseball team earned an 11-0 win over fourth-seeded Mercer Thursday night at the Southern Conference Tournament at Fluor Field.With the win, Samford has tied the school record for wins in a season with a 41-17 mark. The 2012 team finished with a 41-23 record. Mercer falls to 30-27 with the loss. Samford will get to take Friday off and will play in a winner's bracket game Saturday.Samford will now play Saturday at 11 a.m. (CT) against the winner of tonight's late game between Wofford and ETSU.