Late Lead Slips Away

Tuesday, April 23

Statesboro, Ga.

6 p.m.

The Citadel

10-29

Georgia Southern

24-17

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
The Citadel	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	2
Georgia Southern	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	X	5	7	3

4/23/2019 10:14:00 PM | Baseball

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STATESBORO, Ga. – A costly throwing error in the eighth inning helped Georgia Southern score three runs and hand The Citadel a 5-3 defeat Tuesday evening at J.I. Clements Stadium.

Game Information
Score: Georgia Southern 5, The Citadel 3
Records: The Citadel (10-29), Georgia Southern (24-17)
Location: Statesboro, Georgia (J.I. Clements Stadium)

Key Plays

A throwing error with two outs in the eighth inning allowed two runs to score and gave Georgia Southern the lead.

How it Happened

The Bulldogs got the offense going in the first inning after Ryan McCarthy singled down the third-base line and was sacrificed to second by Tilo Skole.
Tyler Corbitt drove in McCarthy with a double to left field.
Corbitt would come around to score when Cole Simpson singled to right with two outs.
GS got an unearned run in the home-half of the inning. A leadoff hit by pitch was aided by a wild pitch and a passed ball ahead of a RBI single from Tyler Martin.
The Citadel added to its lead in the fourth as Wesley Lane hit the first pitch up the middle and stole second. Bryce Leasure followed with a double to left to score Lane.
The Eagles got a run in the seventh inning after a one-out single came in to score on a single to right center from Mason McWhorter.
The eighth inning got adventurous as the Eagles had two on with two out. A chopper to third was thrown away, allowing two runs to score. A base hit followed to give the Eagles a two-run lead.

Inside the Box Score

Zach Taglieri was effective in his first start of the season. The junior allowed just one unearned run on three hits and five strikeouts over 4.0 innings.
Alex Bialakis allowed just two hits and struck out one over 2.0 shutout innings.
Dylan Spence (2-7) took the loss after allowing three runs, one earned, on two hits, a walk and a hit batter.
Wesley Lane led the offense by going 3-for-4 with a run scored.
The three hits were a career high. He also stole his first base of his career.
Tyler Corbitt collected two hits, both doubles, driving in one and scoring another.
Corbitt now has five doubles in the two games against the Eagles.
Nick Jones (2-1) was credited with the win after allowing just one hit and striking out five over 2.0 shutout innings.
Hayden Harris (6) retired the side in order to pick up the save.