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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team fell to No. 13 South Carolina on Tuesday inside Joe Riley Park by a score of 6-3.
 
Tuesday night's attendance of 6,298 was the largest crowd at Joe Riley Park for the Bulldogs since a stadium-record 6,500 saw the same two teams play April 16, 2014.
 
Heading into the sixth inning, the Bulldogs trailed the Gamecocks (9-0) by five but a bases-clearing double by Drew Ellis pulled The Citadel (5-2) back within striking distance at 5-3. But in the top of the seventh, South Carolina tacked on another run to seal the win and hand the Bulldogs just their second loss of the season.
 
Bret Hines was the only Bulldog to record multiple hits in the contest as the senior went two-for-three. Jason Smith, Philip Watcher, Austin Mapes and Drew Ellis all recorded one hit. Ellis now leads the team with 12 RBI after collecting three against the Gamecocks. He also leads the team with 14 total bases.      
 
Freshman Johnny Croley threw 3.1 solid innings in relief of starter Jacob Watcher, scattering five hits and allowing just one run. The Bulldogs used six pitchers throughout the game and as a staff struck out six.  
 
The Citadel will continue its homestand when it hosts College of Charleston on Friday at Joe Riley Park at 6 p.m.  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
Top 3rd – South Carolina 1, The Citadel 0: John Jones scored from 2nd on a single to right field by Alex Destino with one out
Top 3rd – South Carolina 2, The Citadel 0: Alex Destino scored from 2nd on a double to left center field by Chris Cullen with one out
Top 3rd – South Carolina 3, The Citadel 0: Chris Cullen scored from 3rd on a ground out with one out
Top 3rd – South Carolina 4, The Citadel 0:  Gene Cone scored from 2nd on a single to right field by Marcus Mooney with two outs
Top 5th – South Carolina 5, The Citadel 0: DC Arendas scored from 2nd on a double down the left field line by Danny Blair with two outs
Bottom 6th – South Carolina 5, The Citadel 3: Jason Smith scored from 3rd, Phillip Watcher scored from 2nd and Austin Mapes scored from 1st on a double to left field by Drew Ellis with one out
Top 7th – South Carolina 6, The Citadel 3: Dom Thompson-Williams scored from 2nd a single to right field by Jonah Bride with two outs