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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team took the weekend series from Presbyterian on Sunday with a 7-2 victory inside Joe Riley Park.
 
Jacob Watcher got the start on the mound for the Bulldogs and worked a career-long 5.1 innings with four strikeouts to improve to 3-1 this season. The sophomore gave up a hit to the second batter in the game, and then retired 12 straight before allowing another hit in the fifth inning. Watcher's previous longest stint on the mound was 4.0 innings. Jordan Buster pitched 2.2 innings in relief and got The Citadel (9-11) out of two bases-loaded jams in consecutive innings. In the top of the sixth, the sophomore induced two fly outs to end the Blue Hose (11-8) scoring threat and then he ended the seventh by fanning the last batter. The staff combined for six strikeouts.
 
Mike Deese recorded his first career triple in the contest in a two-for-five effort, plating two RBI and scoring a run. The contest also marked the sixth multiple-hit game this season for the senior. Austin Mapes recorded his second consecutive multi-hit game, going two-for-three with an RBI. Philip Watcher and Drew Ellis accounted for the other RBI, with Ellis launching his second home run this season in the bottom of the sixth.
 
Jason Smith was called on to pinch run after Ben Peden reached base in the eighth inning and proceeded to steal second and third. With two bases swiped in the game, Smith is now a perfect five-for-five on stolen base attempts this season.
 
The Bulldogs now hit the road for four straight away contests. The Citadel travels to USC Upstate on Tuesday at 6 p.m. and heads to VMI to open Southern Conference play Friday.
 
Scoring Summary
Bottom 1st –The Citadel 1, Presbyterian 0: Mike Deese scored from 3rd on an infield single by Austin Mapes with one out
Bottom 5th –The Citadel 3, Presbyterian 0: Bret Hines scored from 3rd and Clay Martin scored from 2nd on a single up the middle by Mike Deese with two outs
Top 6th –The Citadel 3, Presbyterian 1: Rob Koski hit a solo home run to left field with no outs
Bottom 6th –The Citadel 4, Presbyterian 1: Drew Ellis hit a solo home run to right field with one out
Bottom 6th –The Citadel 5, Presbyterian 1: William Kinney scored from 3rd on a wild pitch with two outs
Top 7th –The Citadel 5, Presbyterian 2: Ryan Hedrick scored from 3rd on a single to left field by Brett Auckland with two outs
Bottom 8th –The Citadel 6, Presbyterian 2: Jason Smith scored from 3rd on a throwing error with two outs
Bottom 8th –The Citadel 7, Presbyterian 2: Clay Martin scored from 3rd on a single up the middle by Philip Watcher with two outs
 
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