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MACON, Ga. – The Citadel baseball team dropped the second game of its series to Mercer on Friday evening, 11-4.
 
For the second time in the series, the Bulldogs (15-32, 5-12 SoCon) jumped out to a quick lead in the first inning of the ballgame after Clay Martin scored on a wild pitch and Bret Hines cleared the bases with a two-out single through the right side to put The Citadel on top 3-0.
 
Mercer (30-17, 14-6 SoCon) responded with a run in the bottom of the frame and then added eight in the bottom of the second inning to take a 9-3 lead.
 
Taylor Cothran connected for his first career double in the top of the seventh inning with one out and then came around to score on a single to right field by Martin to cut the Mercer lead to 10-4.
 
Shy Phillips, Bret Hines, Cothran and Martin finished with two hits in the contest to account for eight of The Citadel's 10. Hines drove in two of the four runs and Martin tallied an RBI as well.
 
Morgan Foulks pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless and hitless ball, fanning a new career-high four batters.
 
The series now takes a break as six Bulldogs travel back to Charleston for graduation on Saturday. The final game between the two schools at Mercer is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Live stats and audio will be available at CitadelSports.com.
 
Scoring Summary
Top 1st – The Citadel 1, Mercer 0: Clay Martin scored from 3rd on a wild pitch with two outs
Top 1st – The Citadel 3, Mercer 0: Shy Phillips scored from 3rd and Ben Peden scored from 2nd on a single though the right side by Bret Hines with two outs
Bottom 1st – The Citadel 3, Mercer 1: Matt Meeder scored from 3rd on a sacrifice fly to left field by Kyle Lewis for the second out
Bottom 2nd – The Citadel 3, Mercer 2: Charlie Madden scored from 3rd on a single to right center by Jackson Ware with one out
Bottom 2nd – Mercer 4, The Citadel 3: Danny Edgeworth scored from 3rd and Blaise Lezynski scored from 2nd on a single to left field by Trey Truitt with one out
Bottom 2nd – Mercer 6, The Citadel 3: Jackson Ware scored from 3rd and Trey Truitt scored from 2nd on a double to center field by Ryan Hagan with two outs
Bottom 2nd – Mercer 9, The Citadel 3: Kyle Lewis scored from 3rd and Ryan Hagan scored from 2nd on a home run over the left field wall by Charlie Madden with two outs
Bottom 5th – Mercer 10, The Citadel 3: Danny Edgeworth scored from 2nd on a single to left field by Jackson Ware with one out
Top 7th – Mercer 10, The Citadel 4: Taylor Cothran scored from 2nd on a single to right field by Clay Martin with one out
Bottom 8th – Mercer 11, The Citadel 4: Kyle Lewis scored from 3rd on a sacrifice fly to center field by Charlie Madden for the second out
 
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