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CHARLESTON, S.C. – With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 10th inning, William Kinney drew a five-pitch walk to bring home Clay Martin and send the Bulldogs off with an 8-7 victory over Dartmouth on Saturday at Joe Riley Park.

Kinney nearly ended the game in the ninth inning, driving a triple off the left-field wall that narrowly missed a two-run walk-off home run. The triple still brought home the tying run in Ben Peden and extended the game into extra innings.

The junior shortstop finished 3-for-5 at the plate with two RBI and a run scored along with his first triple of the year.

The Bulldogs (7-11) rallied three different times in the game with the first coming after falling behind 4-1 through two innings. In the fourth, The Citadel tied things up with three RBIs, one by Bryce Leasure and two on a single by Taylor Cothran.

The Citadel fell behind again 6-4 as Dartmouth scored two runs in the fifth. The Bulldogs continued to peck away with a run in each of the seventh and eighth innings to knot things up again 6-6.

Taylor Cothran helped lead the offense going 3-for-6 at the dish with three RBI. The Bulldog right fielder nearly ended the game with a two-run home run in the 10th inning, but the ball bounced high off the scoreboard in left field, resulting in a double. Joe Sabatini finished 2-for-4 with a run and RBI and Leasure posted a 2-for-3 day, also adding a run and RBI.

Aaron Lesiak picked up his third victory of the season with a shutout inning in the 10th. Will Abbott threw six strong innings in relief, allowing three runs, one earned, on five hits. Jordan Buster earned his first start of the season, striking out four batters over 2.2 innings.

The Bulldogs will wrap up the four-game series with Dartmouth on Sunday as they look for the series victory. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Joe Riley Park with live stats and video available at CitadelSports.com.

Scoring Summary
Top 2nd – Dartmouth 1, The Citadel 0: Kyle Holbrook scored on a sacrifice fly to center field by Nate Ostmo with one out.
Bottom 2nd – Dartmouth 1, The Citadel 1: William Kinney scored on a single to right field by Joe Sabatini with two outs.
Top 3rd – Dartmouth 2, The Citadel 1: Matt Feinstein scored on a double to left-center field by Michael Ketchmark with two outs.
Top 3rd – Dartmouth 3, The Citadel 1: Michael Ketchmark scored on a single to left field by Mike Brown with two outs.
Top 3rd – Dartmouth 4, The Citadel 1: Kyle Holbrook scored on a single to left field by Michael Calamari with two outs.
Bottom 4th – Dartmouth 4, The Citadel 2: Barrett Charpia scored on a single to right field by Bryce Leasure with one out.
Bottom 4th – Dartmouth 4, The Citadel 4: Joe Sabatini and Bryce Leasure scored on a single to right field by Taylor Cothran with two outs.
Top 5th – Dartmouth 5, The Citadel 4: Blake Crossing scored on a single to center field by Kyle Holbrook with one out.
Top 5th – Dartmouth 6, The Citadel 4: Michael Ketchmark scored on a sacrifice fly by Mike Brown with one out.
Bottom 7th – Dartmouth 6, The Citadel 5: Jonathan Sabo scored on an error by the third baseman on a ground ball by Barrett Charpia with two outs.
Bottom 8th – Dartmouth 6, The Citadel 6: Shy Phillips scored on a double down the left field line by Taylor Cothran with two outs.
Top 9th – Dartmouth 7, The Citadel 6: Blake Crossing scored on a single to center field by Kyle Holbrook with one out.
Bottom 9th – Dartmouth 7, The Citadel 7: Ben Peden scored on a triple to left field by William Kinney with no outs.
Bottom 10th – The Citadel 8, Dartmouth 7: Clay Martin scored on a bases-loaded walk by William Kinney with one out.

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