CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team opened the weekend series with a dominant 14-2 win over Siena on Friday.
 
For the first time since May 22, 2015, every starter recorded a hit for the Bulldogs (3-1) en route to the victory. Phillip Watcher, Mike Deese, Stephen Windham and William Kinney all recorded multiple hits for The Citadel. Windham also collected three RBI in the contest and is batting .429 this season. The Bulldogs had no trouble connecting with any of the three Saints' pitchers as eight of the nine starters tallied a run in the game.
 
JP Sears picked up his second win of the season, allowing just two runs and scattering six hits in 6.2 innings. Jacob Watcher closed things out for the Bulldogs, striking out a season-best four batters and allowing just one hit in two innings of work.
 
The Citadel returns to the field on Saturday for the second game of the series against Siena (0-6) at 2 p.m. Following the game, players will be available for autographs and posters will be provided. Live stats and video will be available for the game at CitadelSports.com. For tickets, call 843-953-DOGS (3647) or visit CitadelSports.com/tickets.
 
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Scoring Summary
Bottom 1st – The Citadel 1, Siena 0: Mike Deese hit a solo home run with one out
Bottom 2nd – The Citadel 2, Siena 0: Steven Hansen scored from 3rd on a single by William Kinney with one out
Bottom 2nd – The Citadel 3, Siena 0: Philip Watcher scored from 3rd on a single by Jason Smith with one out
Bottom 2nd – The Citadel 4, Siena 0: William Kinney scored from 3rd on a single by Mike Deese with one out
Bottom 2nd – The Citadel 5, Siena 0: Jason Smith scored from 3rd on a double by Austin Mapes with one out
Bottom 2nd – The Citadel 6, Siena 0: Mike Deese scored from 3rd on a sacrifice fly by Stephen Windham for the second out
Bottom 3rd – The Citadel 7, Siena 0: Steven Hansen scored from 3rd on a single by William Kinney with no outs
Bottom 3rd – The Citadel 8, Siena 0: Philip Watcher scored from 3rd on a sacrifice fly by Jason Smith for the first out
Top 4th – The Citadel 8, Siena 2: Brett Connors hit a 2-run home run scoring Jordan Folgers from 1st with one out
Bottom 4th – The Citadel 9, Siena 2: Stephen Windham scored from 3rd on a groundout by Steven Hansen for the second out
Bottom 7th – The Citadel 11, Siena 2: Philip Watcher scored from 2nd and Steven Hines scored from 1st on a double by Ben Peden with two outs
Bottom 7th – The Citadel 13, Siena 2: Ben Peden scored from 3rd and Austin Mapes scored from 1st on a double by Stephen Windham with two outs
Bottom 7th – The Citadel 14, Siena 2: Stephen Windham scored from 2nd on a double by Drew Ellis with two outs