WCU Baseball: vs. Samford Bulldogs

After a rain-out against Asheville on Tuesday, the Catamounts return home to host their second conference series, this time against the Samford Bulldogs. While three teams have perfect 3-0 records in conference play, the Bulldogs are the only team sporting a 2-1 record.  


Who: Samford Bulldogs
When: Thursday - Saturday (April 14 - 16)
Time: 5:00 pm; 5:00, 2:00 pm
Where: Hennon Stadium, Cullowhee, NC
Radio: none
TV/Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: WCU live stats
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue and Red

The Series: The Cats own a 19-26 record against the Bulldogs and are 12-6 in games played in Cullowhee. The Cats are 2-10 in the last 12 games played between the two teams. 

Head Coach: Tony David, a long-time associate head coach at Samford, enters his first season as the program's head coach. David served on the Samford staff for the past 17 seasons, including the last 16 as associate head coach. David also served as the program’s recruiting coordinator from 2005 to 2017.

David's record vs. WCU: 0-0
Moranda's record vs. Samford: 19-26

Samford's 2022 record: 15-15 overall, 10-7 home, 5-8 away, 0-0 neutral,2-1 SoCon
Samford's 2021 record: 35-24 overall, 20-5 home, 12-17 away, 3-1 neutral, 20-10  SoCon

In preseason polls, the Bulldogs were picked 3rd by the media and 6th by the coaches. Samford junior third baseman Will David was named to the first-team all-conference roster, while catcher Kaden Dreier earned second-team honors.  The Bulldogs come to Cullowhee riding 4 losses out of the last 6 games, however, those two wins against VMI last weekend gave the Bulldogs a 2-1 conference record, good enough for 4th place in the early conference standings.  

...on the Road to Greenville