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Skole throw vs VMI
9
Winner VMI VMI 5-16, 1-0 SOCON
5
The Citadel CIT 7-15, 0-1 SOCON
Winner
VMI VMI
5-16, 1-0 SOCON
9
Final
5
The Citadel CIT
7-15, 0-1 SOCON
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VMI VMI 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 9 12 2
The Citadel CIT 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 5 7 2

W: Jacob Menders (2-1) L: Merritt, Jordan (2-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

‘Dogs Drop Conference Opener

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel tried to mount a later rally, but it was VMI that scored late to hand the Bulldogs a 9-5 loss in the Southern Conference opener Friday night at Joe Riley Park.
 
Game Information
Score: VMI 9, The Citadel 5
Records: VMI (5-16, 1-0 SoCon), The Citadel (7-15, 0-1 SoCon)
Series: VMI leads 1-0
Location: Charleston, South Carolina (Riley Park)
 
Key Plays
  • The Keydets took advantage of six walks in the final three innings to score five runs.
 
How it Happened
  • The Keydets jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the third when Josh Hollifield singled to center to score two runs.
  • VMI added two more runs in the fourth on a RBI double from Cody Warner and a run-scoring single from Callen Nuccio.
  • The Bulldogs came back with three runs in the fifth inning as Ryan McCarthy started the inning with a single up the middle. After a one-out walk to Will Bastian, Tile Skole delivered a RBI double into the left-field corner.
  • Lane Botkin drove in Bastian with a sacrifice fly and J.D. Davis came through with a RBI single to right center.
  • A one-out walk in the seventh helped VMI push the lead to two as Hollifield delivered a sacrifice fly to right.
  • VMI added two more runs in the eighth on a Ryan Hatten two-run homer.
  • The Citadel answered back in the bottom of the inning as Jeffery Brown beat out an infield single and moved to second on a fielding error.
  • McCarthy drove in a run with a single to left center, and when the throw rolled towards the VMI dugout, Tyler Corbitt hustled home to slide under the tag.
  • The Keydets added some insurance in the ninth with two more runs for the final margin.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Jordan Merritt (2-4) took the loss after allowing four runs on seven hits and six strikeouts over six innings.
  • Jacob Menders (2-1) allowed five runs, three earned, on seven hits and five strikeouts to earn the complete-game victory.
  • Ryan McCarthy went 2-for-4 and drove in a run.
  • The bottom three hitters in the lineup, Tilo Skole, Lane Botkin and J.D. Davis, each collected a hit and drove in a run.
 
On Deck
The two teams return to action Saturday afternoon. First pitch from Riley Park is set for 2 p.m.
 
 
Postgame Quotes
Head Coach Tony Skole
"It was a tough night. All the credit in the world goes to VMI and Jacob Menders. Their hitters came out swinging and got a lead on us. The young man pitched a great game and we just couldn't get anything going against him.
 
"I am extremely disappointed in our performance tonight. We don't have a lot of toughness in our dugout right now and that falls on me and I have to take responsibility for that. We are just not playing clean baseball right now. When you do that, you can't expect to win."
 
 
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