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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Citadel baseball team fell to Charlotte on Tuesday evening at Hayes Stadium.
 
The 49ers (18-24) scored four runs in the first inning and then extended their lead with runs in the next two frames before clinching a 15-4 win.
 
Clay Martin, Cole Buffington, Shy Phillips and Stephen Windham each had singles in the contest. Bret Hines drove in his 13th and 14th RBI of the year with a double down the right field line in the top of the ninth to score Phillips and Buffington. Barrett Charpia tacked on two more runs for the Bulldogs (15-27) in the same frame, crushing his third double of the year to deep left center field to score Ben Peden and Bret Hines.
 
Taylor Cothran made his 15th appearance of the year, playing two innings in left field. The Citadel used four freshmen hurlers in the game.
 
The Bulldogs now return home to Joe Riley Park to host SoCon foe Furman. The series begins with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday with the second game to follow thirty minutes after the conclusion of the first. Live stats, video and audio will be available at CitadelSports.com for the game. For tickets, call 843-953-DOGS (3647) or visit CitadelSports.com/tickets.
 
Scoring Summary
Bottom 1st – Charlotte 1, The Citadel 0: Reece Hampton scored from 2nd on a double down the left field line by Logan Sherer with no outs
Bottom 1st – Charlotte 2, The Citadel 0: Brett Netzer scored from 3rd on a single to right field by Drew Ober with no outs
Bottom 1st – Charlotte 4, The Citadel 0: Logan Sherer scored from 3rd and T.J. Nichting scored from 2nd on a single to center field by Zach Jarrett with no outs
Bottom 2nd – Charlotte 5, The Citadel 0: Reece Hampton scored from 2nd on a double down the left field line by Logan Sherer with one out
Bottom 2nd – Charlotte 6, The Citadel 0: Brett Netzer scored from 3rd on a groundout to the third baseman by T.J. Nichting for the second out
Bottom 3rd – Charlotte 9, The Citadel 0: Derek Fritz scored from 2nd and Hunter Jones scored from 1st on a home run to left field by Reece Hampton with two outs
Bottom 3rd – Charlotte 10, The Citadel 0: Brett Netzer scored from 3rd on a single up the middle by Drew Ober with two outs
Bottom 3rd – Charlotte 12, The Citadel 0: Logan Sherer scored from 3rd and T.J. Nichting scored from 2nd on a double down the left field line by Zach Jarrett with two outs
Bottom 5th – Charlotte 13, The Citadel 0: Drew Ober scored from 3rd on an error by the third baseman with two outs
Bottom 5th – Charlotte 14, The Citadel 0: Zach Jarrett scored from 3rd on a single through the right side by Hunter Jones with two outs
Bottom 8th – Charlotte 15, The Citadel 0: Logan Sherer scored from 3rd on a double to left center field by T.J. Nitching with two outs
Top 9th – Charlotte 15, The Citadel 2: Shy Phillips scored from 3rd and Cole Buffington scored from 2nd on a double down the right field line by Bret Hines with one out
Top 9th – Charlotte 15, The Citadel 4: Ben Peden scored from 3rd and Bret Hines scored from 2nd on a double to left center field by Barrett Charpia with two outs
 
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