SoCon Baseball Championship Game 4 suspended

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Friday’s game between No. 2 seed Samford and No. 4 seed Western Carolina in the Southern Conference Baseball Championship presented by Holston Gases has been suspended due to inclement weather with Samford leading 5-3 in the top of the fourth inning. The game will resume at 2 p.m. Saturday.
 
The loser of that game will then play No. 1 seed Wofford in an elimination contest at either 5:30 p.m. or 60 minutes following the conclusion of the Samford/Western Carolina game. The championship game will now take place on Sunday at noon, with a second game, if necessary, following 40 minutes after the first game’s conclusion.

In Friday’s suspended contest, Samford built a 5-0 lead on the strength of a three-run second inning and a two-run third. The Bulldogs got an RBI groundout from Will David and a two-run triple from Max Pinto in the second before Sonny DiChiara hit a solo homer to lead off the third and Ryan Crockett added an RBI groundout later in the inning.
 
The Catamounts put their three runs on the board just moments before the tarp was pulled and the rain began to fall. After Justice Bigbie and Luke Robinson drew walks to lead off the inning, Daylan Nanny stroked a three-run home run to right to get Western Carolina right back into the game. A groundout and a walk followed before the game was suspended, so the Catamounts will pick up with Bryson Parks on first and Tom Brosnahan batting with one out in the top of the fourth.
 
May 27 (Thursday)
SoCon Championship presented by Holston Gases (ESPN+)
 (Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.)
Game 1: No. 4 Western Carolina 16, No. 1 Wofford 5 
Game 2: No. 2 Samford 10, No. 3 Mercer 8

May 28 (Friday)
SoCon Championship presented by Holston Gases (ESPN+)
 (Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.)
Game 3: No. 1 Wofford 8, No. 3 Mercer 7                      
Game 4: No. 4 Western Carolina vs. No. 2 Samford, suspended

May 29 (Saturday)
SoCon Championship presented by Holston Gases (ESPN+)
(Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.)
Game 4: No. 4 Western Carolina vs. No. 2 Samford resumption, 2 p.m. 
Game 5: Game 4 loser vs. No. 1 Wofford, 5:30 p.m. or 60 minutes after the conclusion of Game 4

May 30 (Sunday)
SoCon Championship presented by Holston Gases (ESPN+)
(Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.)
Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 12 p.m. 
Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser (If necessary), 40 minutes after the conclusion of Game 6