‘Dogs Walk Off With Series Win

Sunday, March 10

Charleston, S.C.

1 p.m.

The Citadel

7-8

Charleston Southern

5-12

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Charleston Southern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	10	0
The Citadel	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	8	1

Photo by: Tom Thompson

3/10/2019 4:53:00 PM | Baseball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – A wild pitch capped a three-run ninth inning for The Citadel as the Bulldogs rallied to walk off with a 4-3 victory over Charleston Southern Sunday afternoon at Joe Riley Park.

Game Information
Score: The Citadel 4, Charleston Southern 3
Records: The Citadel (7-8), Charleston Southern (5-12)
Series: The Citadel wins the series 2-1
Location: Charleston, South Carolina (Riley Park)

Key Plays

Three walks and two wild pitches in the bottom of the ninth inning led to the three runs for the Bulldogs.

How it Happened

The Bulldogs utilized small ball to score the game's first run in third inning. Lane Botkin singled up the middle and stole second. After going to third on a sacrifice bunt from Tilo Skole, J.D. Davis put down his own sacrifice bunt to score Botkin.
That would be all that either pitcher would allow through the first seven innings.
Bulldog starter Dylan Spence allowed six hits and struck out two over six shutout innings.
Buc starter Cody Maw gave up the one run on six hits and two strikeouts over six innings.
CSU got its offense going with two outs in the eighth inning. They loaded the bases before a wild pitch scored one run. Kyle Horton followed with a two-run single that gave the Bucs the 3-1 lead.
The Bulldogs threatened to answer in the home-half of the inning as they put two runners in scoring position with two outs. Ben Peden hit a rocket down the first-base line that was scooped up the by the first baseman for the final out.
The Citadel started the ninth inning by drawing three-straight walks. Andrew Judkins walked on four pitches, Botkin walked on a full count and Skole walked on five pitches.
The first wild pitch scored a hustling Judkins.
Davis tied the game by hitting an 0-2 pitch to center field, scoring Botkin from third and advancing Skole.
Two pitches later, Skole read the ball in the dirt and slid home safely with the game-winning run.

Inside the Box Score

The victory for the 'Dogs was the first this season when trailing after five innings. The Citadel was 0-7 when trailing after eight innings this season.
The Bulldogs scored three runs in the ninth inning without getting a hit.
The teams combined to leave 20 runners on base. CSU stranded 13 base runners after stranding 16 last night.
Will Pillsbury (1-1) picked up the victory after he retired all three hitters he faced in the top of the ninth.
Zach Taglieri did not give up a hit in his one scoreless inning.
Ryan Stoudemire (1-3) suffered the loss after allowing three runs on three walks in one-third of an inning.
Ryan McCarthy and Bryce Leasure each collected two hits.
Lane Botkin singled and scored a pair of runs.
J.D. Davis continued his big weekend as he drove in a pair of runs, one with a sacrifice bunt and the other a sacrifice fly.
He finished the series 4-for-9 (.444) with seven RBIs and three runs scored.

On Deck
The Bulldogs return to Riley Park Tuesday night as they welcome No. 24 South Carolina. First pitch is set for 7 p.m.

Postgame Quotes
Head Coach Tony Skole
"It was a really good ballgame for about six innings then it seemed to get away from both pitching staffs. I am proud of our guys. We are trying to find different ways to win ballgames. We hadn't won one in the come-from-behind fashion yet so that was good for our team and hopefully something to build on.

"It was a great ballgame. It is always fun when you play the local colleges. It needs to be a good healthy rivalry between us and Charleston Southern and College of Charleston. They always play us tough and it was a fun series."