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COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team dropped its final midweek game of the season 16-4 to No. 10 South Carolina on Tuesday evening at Founders Park.
 
South Carolina (39-13) scored three runs on two hits in the first inning of the game but Ryan Stamler came in and struck out the first two batters he faced to get the Bulldogs (16-37) out of the first-inning jam. Stamler tossed 1.2 innings and did not allow a hit.
 
Senior Stephen Windham got The Citadel on the board in the top of the fourth frame with his third home run of the year to make it 6-1. Fellow seniors Steven Hansen and Bret Hines followed Windham with singles of their own in the inning but were unable to advance and were left aboard.
 
The Gamecocks posted seven in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 13-1 lead.
 
The Citadel got three back a half inning later, stringing together three straight hits for a three-run rally with two outs. William Kinney and Hines both recorded singles and an RBI and Barrett Charpia connected on a 1-0 pitch for his first career triple to plate a run, making the score 13-4.
 
South Carolina added three more in the eighth to make the final score 16-4.
 
Windham and Hines both finished with two hits, one run scored and one RBI. The Citadel had eight hits total.
 
Nate Brecklin made his first start of the season on the mound, giving up two hits. The senior's last start came two years earlier on May 13, 2014, at South Carolina. Johnny Croley pitched 2.0 innings of relief and fanned a career-high four batters while allowing four hits. Kyle Smith made his seventh straight appearance on the mound for the Bulldogs, tossing 1.0 inning and striking out two.
 
The Bulldogs finish out the 2016 regular season on the road, traveling to ETSU for a three-game series. First pitch Thursday is set for 6 p.m., Friday's game is slated for 6 p.m. and the series finale will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday. Live stats and audio will be available at CitadelSports.com for the games.
 
Scoring Summary
Bottom 1st – South Carolina 2, The Citadel 0: Gene Cone scored from 3rd and Alex Destino scored from 2nd on a single through the left side by John Jones with one out
Bottom 1st – South Carolina 3, The Citadel 0: Dom Thompson-Williams scored from 3rd on a single through the left side by Jonah Bride with one out
Bottom 3rd – South Carolina 5, The Citadel 0: Alex Destino scored from 2nd and Dom Thompson-Williams scored from 1st on a double down the left field line by Jonah Bride with one out
Bottom 3rd – South Carolina 6, The Citadel 0: Jonah Bride scored from 3rd on a sacrifice fly to center field by Madison Stokes for the second out
Top 4th – South Carolina 6, The Citadel 1: Stephen Windham hit a solo home run over the left center field wall with two outs
Bottom 5th – South Carolina 10, The Citadel 1: Jonah Bride scored from 3rd, Madison Stokes scored from 2nd and Chris Cullen scored from 1st on a home run over the right center field wall by DC Arendas with no outs
Bottom 5th – South Carolina 11, The Citadel 1: Gene Cone scored from 3rd on a single to right field by Alex Destino with no outs
Bottom 5th – South Carolina 13, The Citadel 1: Marcus Mooney scored from 3rd and Alex Destino scored from 2nd on a double to right center by Jonah Bride with one out
Top 6th – South Carolina 13, The Citadel 2: Ben Peden scored from 3rd on a single to left center by Bret Hines with two outs
Top 6th – South Carolina 13, The Citadel 3: Bret Hines scored from 1st on a triple to right field by Barrett Charpia with two outs
Top 6th – South Carolina 13, The Citadel 4: Barrett Charpia scored from 3rd on a single through the left side by William Kinney with two outs
Bottom 8th – South Carolina 14, The Citadel 4: Ross Grosvenor scored from 3rd on a single through the right side by LT Tolbert with two outs
Bottom 8th – South Carolina 15, The Citadel 4: Danny Blair scored from 3rd on a single up the middle by Clark Scolamiero with two outs
Bottom 8th – South Carolina 16, The Citadel 4: LT Tolbert scored from 2nd on a single through the right side by Brandon McIlwain with two outs
 
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