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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team's rally from a nine-run deficit fell just short on Sunday afternoon inside Joe Riley Park.
 
The Cougars (7-4) jumped out to an early 5-0 lead behind just one hit in the first inning as The Citadel pitching staff struggled to find the strike zone. The Bulldogs scored two runs of their own in the bottom of the first to make the score 5-2 in favor of the College of Charleston. Neither starter made it past the first inning in the four-hour game and freshman Dylan Spence was saddled with the loss in his first career start.
 
The Citadel had 16 hits in the game compared to the Cougars' 10 and were led by William Kinney and Clay Martin who each had three. All but one starter recorded a hit for each team in a game that saw 17 different pitchers. The 16 hits matches a season-high equaling the team's total from Feb. 26 against Siena.
 
The Bulldogs (5-5) trailed 12-3 heading into the bottom of the sixth before exploding for five runs in the frame to pull within four. The Bulldogs had a chance for even more runs but ended the inning with the bases loaded. The Citadel tacked on another run in the bottom of the eighth to make it 12-9. The pitching staff did not allow another College of Charleston run to cross the plate after the sixth inning.
 
Catcher Stephen Windham continued to pick runners off on the base paths, throwing out three runners attempting to steal second to give him five over the last two games. The senior also had three RBI on two hits.
 
The Citadel returns to action for two midweek contests on Tuesday and Wednesday at Joe Riley Park. First up for the Bulldogs will be a 6 p.m. matchup against USC Upstate and then a 6 p.m. game against Richmond on Wednesday. Live stats and video will be available for both games at CitadelSports.com. For tickets, call 843-953-DOGS (3647) or visit CitadelSports.com/tickets.
 
Scoring Summary
Top 1st – College of Charleston 1, The Citadel 0: Erven Roper scored from 3rd on a walk drawn by Morgan Phillips with one out.
Top 1st – College of Charleston 2, The Citadel 0: Bradley Jones scored from 3rd on a walk drawn by Tommy Richter with one out.
Top 1st – College of Charleston 3, The Citadel 0: Jake Maziar scored from 3rd after Bradley Dixon was hit by a pitch with one out.
Top 1st – College of Charleston 4, The Citadel 0: Morgan Phillips scored from 3rd on a ground out by Ryan Brown with one out.
Top 1st – College of Charleston 5, The Citadel 0: Tommy Richter scored from 3rd on an error with two outs.
Bottom 1st – College of Charleston 5, The Citadel 2: Phillip Watcher scored from 3rd and Mike Deese scored from 2nd on a single to left by Stephen Windham with one out.
Bottom 2nd – College of Charleston 5, The Citadel 3: William Kinney scored from 2nd on a single up the middle by Clay Martin with one out.
Top 4th – College of Charleston 6, The Citadel 3: Dupree Hart scored from 3rd on a single to left by Jake Maziar with two outs.
Top 4th – College of Charleston 7, The Citadel 3: Bradley Jones scored from 2nd on a single up the middle by Morgan Phillips with two outs.
Top 4th – College of Charleston 8, The Citadel 3: Jake Maziar scored from 3rd on a single to right by Tommy Richter with two outs.
Top 4th – College of Charleston 9, The Citadel 3: Morgan Phillips scored from 3rd on an error.
Top 5th– College of Charleston 10, The Citadel 3: Erven Roper scored from 2nd on a double to right by Jake Maziar with two outs.
Top 5th – College of Charleston 11, The Citadel 3: Jake Maziar from 2nd on a single up the middle by Morgan Phillips with two outs.
Top 6th– College of Charleston 12, The Citadel 3: Luke Manzo scored from 1st on a double to left by Dupree Hart with two outs.
Bottom 6th – College of Charleston 12, The Citadel 4: Bret Hines scored from 3rd on a wild pitch with one out.
Bottom 6th – College of Charleston 12, The Citadel 5: William Kinney scored from 3rd on a walk drawn by Mike Deese with one out.
Bottom 6th – College of Charleston 12, The Citadel 6: Jason Smith scored from 3rd on a sacrifice fly to right field by Stephen Windham with one out.
Bottom 6th – College of Charleston 12, The Citadel 7: Philip Watcher scored from 2nd on a single by Drew Ellis with two outs.
Bottom 6th – College of Charleston 12, The Citadel 8: Mike Deese scored from 3rd on a walk drawn by Bret Hines with two outs.
Bottom 8th – College of Charleston 12, The Citadel 9: Stephen Windham scored from 2nd on a single to left by Bret Hines with one out.
 
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