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DeLand, Fla. –The Citadel baseball team dropped the first game of the series at Stetson on Friday evening 3-1.
 
Ben Peden got the Bulldogs (12-15) out to a quick lead in the second inning, smacking his first career home run to right field to make it 1-0. The freshman finished the day two-for-three. Stetson (13-13) then evened things up in the third inning and took the lead for good in the sixth inning.
 
JP Sears picked up right where he left off from his last start, striking out the side in the first inning and finishing with seven strikeouts to run his season total up to 54. Sears gave up three runs and did not allow a walk in 6.0 innings.
 
The game was delayed for an hour in the top of the seventh inning with two outs due to a quick burst of heavy rain.
 
The Bulldogs' series with Stetson continues with game two on Saturday at 11 a.m. The game, originally scheduled for 2 p.m., has been moved up due to forecasted inclement weather. Live stats and video will be available at CitadelSports.com for the game.
 
Scoring Summary
Top 2nd – The Citadel 1, Stetson 0: Ben Peden hit a solo home run to right field with no outs
Bottom 3rd – The Citadel 1, Stetson 1: Jacob Koos scored from 3rd on a single through the left side by Matt Morales with two outs
Bottom 6th – Stetson 3, The Citadel 1: Vance Vizcaino scored from 2nd on a home run to left field by Cory Reid with one out
 
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