BOX SCORE (PDF)

CHARLESTON, S.C. – On a day when The Citadel baseball team honored seniors Barrett Charpia and Beau Strickland, the Bulldogs nearly pulled off an incredible comeback in a 10-inning, 10-9 loss against ETSU on Sunday.

The Bulldogs (14-30, 5-13) trailed 7-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning, but claimed the lead 8-7 on a Taylor Cothran grand slam. Cothran's blast was his third hit of the day.

In the top of the ninth, however, ETSU retook the lead on a two-run home run by Hagen Owenby. The Bulldogs again answered back on a Shy Phillips sacrifice fly to tie the score at nine apiece, sending the game to extra innings.

The offense as a whole had a big day with 12 hits, including five for extra bases. Jeffery Brown continued his hot hitting against the Bucs, finishing 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored. In his first three starts of his career, Brown went 7-for-10 at the plate with five runs scored and three RBIs.

William Kinney added a 2-for-5 day with two runs scored and an RBI. Joe Sabatini knocked two doubles with two runs scored. Clay Martin also added a two-hit day, with a run and an RBI.

The Bulldogs entered the game looking for the sweep, but still grabbed their second SoCon series win of the year.

With two more conference series remaining before the SoCon tournament, the Bulldogs next travel to UNC Greensboro. The three-game series runs May 12-14 with live video and statistics available at CitadelSports.com.

Scoring Summary
Top 2nd – ETSU 1, The Citadel 0: Christian Bailey scored from third on a ground ball error to second base by Cullen Smith with one out.
Top 2nd – ETSU 2, The Citadel 0: Blake Rowlett scored from third on a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher by Jammer Strickland with one out.
Bottom 2nd – ETSU 2, The Citadel 2: William Kinney and Joe Sabatini scored on a double down the left field line by Jeffery Brown with no outs.
Top 3rd – ETSU 3, The Citadel 2: Aaron Maher scored on a solo home run to right field with no outs.
Bottom 5th – ETSU 3, The Citadel 3: Taylor Cothran scored from third on ground out to first base by William Kinney with one out.
Top 6th – ETSU 4, The Citadel 3: Christian Bailey scored from third on a single to right field by Cullen Smith with one out.
Top 6th – ETSU 6, The Citadel 3: Cullen Smith scored on a two-run home run to left field by Jammer Strickland with one out.
Top 7th – ETSU 7, The Citadel 3: Chris Cook scored from third on a single to left field by Hagen Owenby with one out.
Bottom 8th – ETSU 7, The Citadel 4: Joe Sabatini scored from third on a single through the right side by Clay Martin with one out.
Bottom 8th – The Citadel 8, ETSU 7: Jeffery Brow, J.D. Davis and Clay Martin scored on a grand slam to left field by Taylor Cothran with one out.
Top 9th – ETSU 9, The Citadel 8: Aaron Maher scored on a two-run home run to center field by Hagen Owenby with one out.
Bottom 9th – ETSU 9, The Citadel 9: Joe Sabatini scored from third on a sacrifice fly to left field by Shy Phillips with one out.
Top 10th – ETSU 10, The Citadel 9: Cullen Smith scored from first on a double down the left field line by Jammer Strickland with one out.

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