Box Score (PDF)

CHARLESTON, S.C. –The Citadel baseball team fell to UNCG inside Joe Riley Park on Friday night.
 
Mike Deese went two-for-three and Clay Martin, Shy Phillips, William Kinney and Steven Hansen each had a hit in the contest. Jacob Watcher scored the lone run for the Bulldogs (12-19, 2-2 SoCon) in the 14-1 defeat, and Phillips recorded his second double in as many games.
 
JP Sears worked 5.1 innings and recorded seven strikeouts, including striking out the side in the fifth inning, and allowed nine hits. The sophomore struck out the last two outs in the fifth frame with the bases loaded to keep UNCG's (24-7, 4-0 SoCon) lead to just two. Beau Strickland added a strikeout in his 1.1 innings of work to give The Citadel pitching staff eight total Ks.
 
The Bulldogs return to action on Saturday at 2 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at CitadelSports.com for the game. For tickets, call 843-953-DOGS (3647) or visit CitadelSports.com/tickets.
 
Scoring Summary
Top 3rd – UNCG 1, The Citadel 0: Ben Spitznagel scored from 3rd on a single through the left side by Collin Woody with two outs
Top 5th – UNCG 2, The Citadel 0: Andrew Moritz scored from 3rd on a single to right field by Collin Woody with one out
Top 6th – UNCG 6, The Citadel 0: Jake Kusz scored from 3rd, Cesar Trejo scored from 2nd and Ben Spitznagel scored from 1st on a grand slam by L.J. Kalawaia with one out
Top 7th – UNCG 7, The Citadel 0: Michael Goss scored from 3rd on a single up the middle by Cesar Trejo with one out
Top 7th – UNCG 8, The Citadel 0: Cesar Trejo scored from 3rd on a triple to left-center field by Andrew Mortiz with two outs
Bottom 7th – UNCG 9, The Citadel 1: Jacob Watcher scored from 2nd on a fielder's choice and an error by the shortstop with one out
Top 9th – UNCG 10, The Citadel 1: Cesar Trejo scored from 2nd on a ground-rule double to left field by Andrew Moritz with one out
Top 9th – UNCG 11, The Citadel 1: Ben Spitznagel scored from 3rd on a groundout to the shortstop by L.J. Kalawaia for the second out
Top 9th – UNCG 12, The Citadel 1: Andrew Moritz scored from 3rd on a wild pitch with two outs
Top 9th – UNCG 14, The Citadel 1: Collin Woody scored from 3rd and Dillon Stewart scored from 2nd on a single up the middle by Ryne Sigmon with two outs
 
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