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DeLand, Fla. –The Citadel baseball team dropped the second game of the series to Stetson on Saturday afternoon 7-0.
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Jacob Watcher recorded the first hit in the game for the Bulldogs (12-16) in the top of the third with two outs, knocking a single to left field and then advancing to third after the left fielder misplayed it, but Watcher was stranded there.
Clay Martin recorded the only other hit for The Citadel.
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Thomas Byelick went 6.0 innings in his seventh start this season and struck out five.
Bret Hines had five assists in the game including a spectacular diving stop on a line drive down the third base line in the seventh inning, throwing the runner out at first from his knees.
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The game was originally scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. but was delayed until 3 p.m. because of rain and thunderstorms in the area.
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The Bulldogs take on the Hatters (14-13) for the series finale Sunday at 1 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at CitadelSports.com for the game.
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Scoring SummaryBottom 1st –Stetson 2, The Citadel 0: Vance Vizcaino scored from 3rd and Matt Morales scored from 2nd on a single up the middle by Austin Hale with two outs
Bottom 3rd –Stetson 3, The Citadel 0: Kirk Sidwell scored from 3rd on a wild pitch with two outs
Bottom 5th –Stetson 4, The Citadel 0: Vance Vizcaino scored from 3rd on a sacrifice fly to center field by Matt Morales with no outs
Bottom 8th –Stetson 6, The Citadel 0: Kirk Sidwell scored from 3rd and Jacob Koos scored from 2nd on a single up the middle by Jack Machonis with two outs
Bottom 8th –Stetson 7, The Citadel 0: Jack Machonis scored from 2nd on a single to right field by Colton Lightner with two outs
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