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GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team was handed its first loss in the Southern Conference Tournament by top-seeded Mercer on Wednesday afternoon.
 
Mercer (36-21) struck first in the bottom of the third, scoring twice on two solo home runs to take a 2-0 lead and then extended its lead to 11-0 after plating nine runs in the bottom of the fourth. The Bears added two more in the bottom of the fifth inning, making it 13-0.
 
The Citadel (17-41) broke into the runs column in the top of the sixth inning thanks to a single to left field by Stephen Windham, scoring William Kinney from second base.
 
Clay Martin finished the game two-for-three with Ben Peden, Windham and Deese accounting for the other hits in the contest.
 
The Bulldogs return to Fluor Field Thursday at 9:00 a.m. to face No. 5 ETSU. Live stats, video and audio will be available at CitadelSports.com.
 
Scoring Summary
Bottom 3rd – Mercer 1, The Citadel 0: Jackson Ware hit a solo home run over the left field wall with no outs
Bottom 3rd – Mercer 2, The Citadel 0: Trey Truitt hit a solo home run over the center field wall with one out
Bottom 4th – Mercer 4, The Citadel 0: Charlie Madden scored from 1st on a home run over the left field wall by Ryan Hagan with one out
Bottom 4th – Mercer 5, The Citadel 0: Hunter Bening scored from 3rd on a bunt single to the first baseman by Matt Meeder with one out
Bottom 4th – Mercer 8, The Citadel 0: Jackson Ware scored from 2nd and Matt Meeder scored from 1st on a home run over the left field wall by Trey Truitt with one out
Bottom 4th – Mercer 10, The Citadel 0: Danny Edgeworth scored from 1st on a home run over the center field wall by Kyle Lewis with one out
Bottom 4th – Mercer 11, The Citadel 0: Blaise Lezynski scored from 2nd on a single to right field by Charlie Madden with one out
Bottom 5th – Mercer 13, The Citadel 0: Matt Meeder scored from 1st on a home run over the left center field wall by Trey Truitt with no outs
Top 6th – Mercer 13, The Citadel 1: William Kinney scored from 2nd on a single to left field by Stephen Windham with two outs
 
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