Box Score (PDF)

CHARLESTON, S.C. –The Citadel baseball team dropped the series finale against UNCG on Sunday afternoon 7-4.
 
Jacob Watcher kept hot-hitting UNCG (25-8, 5-1 SoCon) in check, giving up just six hits in 5.1 innings pitched and fanning three. Kyle Smith pitched 2.1 innings in relief and allowed three hits to the Spartans, who lead the nation in batting average.
 
Ben Peden finished the day two-for-three with two runs scored, and Steven Hansen knocked in two runs. Mike Deese capped off the series with a hit and an RBI in the first inning and finished the three-game homestand with a hit in each game.
 
Shy Phillips recorded his first stolen base of the year and Stephen Windham mowed down two base runners attempting to steal, pushing his season total to 15 runners thrown out this year.
 
The Bulldogs now hit the road for a four-game road swing beginning Tuesday at Winthrop. The non-conference matchup is set to begin at 6 p.m. The Citadel continues its SoCon slate with a trip to Wofford April 15-17. Live stats will be available for the series against the Terriers.
 
Scoring Summary
Bottom 1st – The Citadel 1, UNCG 0: Shy Phillips scored from 2nd on a single up the middle by Mike Deese with one out
Top 4th – The Citadel 1, UNCG 1: Collin Woody scored from 3rd on a double to left field by Dillon Stewart with one out
Top 4th – UNCG 2, The Citadel 1: Dillon Stewart scored from 3rd on a double to left-center field by Michael Goss with two outs
Bottom 4th –The Citadel 2, UNCG 2: Ben Peden scored from 2nd on a single to right field by Steven Hansen with two outs
Top 6th – UNCG 3, The Citadel 2: Dillon Stewart scored from 2nd on a double to right-center field by Michael Goss with one out
Top 6th – UNCG 4, The Citadel 2: Ryne Sigmon scored from 3rd on a wild pitch with one out
Top 6th – UNCG 5, The Citadel 2: Michael Goss scored from 3rd on a double to right field by Jake Kusz with one out
Top 7th – UNCG 6, The Citadel 2: Andrew Moritz scored from 1st on a double to left-center field by Collin Woody with one out
Top 7th – UNCG 7, The Citadel 2: Collin Woody scored from 2nd on a double to right-center field by Dillon Stewart with one out
Bottom 8th – UNCG 7, The Citadel 3: Stephen Windham scored from 3rd on a wild pitch with no outs
Bottom 8th – UNCG 7, The Citadel 4: Ben Peden scored from 3rd on a sacrifice fly to right field by Steven Hansen for the first out
 
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