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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –
Daniel Seres displayed power at the plate with a pair of home runs to left field in the 6-3 setback at Samford.
After Samford plated the first run of the game in the opening frame, Seres rocketed a ball off of the left field foul pole for his first home run of the season that evened the ballgame at one run.
The Bulldogs took back the lead in the bottom of the third inning with a pair of runs, going ahead 3-1. After a scoreless fourth inning, Seres pulled the Owls within a run in the fifth inning, after putting his second home run of the day over the left field fence.
The Owls surrendered three runs in the sixth inning and found themselves in a 6-2 hole heading into the seventh. With one out in the seventh frame,
Tyler Simon scored
Alex Carballo on a ground out to the short stop to cut the Bulldog lead to 6-3.
Kennesaw State could not rally and fell by three runs.
Josh Coburn started the game and pitched 2.0 innings and allowed three earned runs.
At the plate, Seres ended the game 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs and two RBIs.
Garrett Hodges and
Jake Franklin each tallied a pair of hits.
Series Notes
- It was the first time this season that the Owls have lost a weekend series
- Daniel Seres joins Garrett Hodges as the only players in an Owl uniform to launch two home runs in one contest.
- Seres finished the weekend hitting at a .500 clip, going 3-for-6
- Jake Franklin and Tyler Simon ended the weekend batting .417
- KSU has dropped six contests in a row
- Ryan Kennedy led the Owls with five strikeouts over the weekend
- Brison Finney had a great weekend out of the pen for the Owls, pitching 3.0 innings and allowing just one hit
- The Owls did not steal a base this weekend, going 0-for-2 on the basepaths
- Kennesaw State committed just one error over the three games
- Jake Franklin led the team with 20 putouts
- Terence Norman hit a team-high two doubles in Birmingham
The Owls welcome Presbyterian on Tuesday (March 12) and Wednesday (March 13) for a pair of midweek tilts.
