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Peden HR vs UNCG
5
The Citadel CIT 10-30, 3-10 SoCon
6
Winner UNCG UNCG 24-15, 6-7 SoCon
The Citadel CIT
10-30, 3-10 SoCon
5
Final
6
UNCG UNCG
24-15, 6-7 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
The Citadel CIT 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 11 1
UNCG UNCG 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 X 6 12 0

W: JACKSON, Corey (4-1) L: Goodman, Ches (0-2) S: SYKES, Chad (6)

10
The Citadel CIT 10-31, 3-11 SoCon
16
Winner UNCG UNCG 25-15, 7-7 SoCon
The Citadel CIT
10-31, 3-11 SoCon
10
Final
16
UNCG UNCG
25-15, 7-7 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
The Citadel CIT 3 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 10 15 1
UNCG UNCG 1 2 3 6 0 0 0 4 X 16 20 0

W: STEPHENS, Brandon (2-2) L: Connolly, Shane (3-5) S: SYKES, Chad (7)

Game Recap: Baseball |

‘Dogs Tie School Record in Second Game of Doubleheader

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Citadel tied a school record with eight doubles in the second game of a doubleheader against UNCG. The 'Dogs dropped both games, falling 6-5 in the opener and 16-10 in the second game.
 
Game Information
Score: UNCG 6-16, The Citadel 5-10
Records: UNCG (25-15, 7-7 SoCon), The Citadel 10-31, 3-11 SoCon)
Series: UNCG leads series 2-0
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina (UNCG Baseball Stadium)
 
Game 1
  • The Citadel continued to get off to quick starts as Tyler Corbitt doubled to right field with two outs. Ben Peden followed with a RBI single to right center.
  • The lead went to 2-0 in the fourth inning after Peden started the inning with a triple to right center. Two batters later, Dylan Spence singled through the right side for his first career hit.
  • The offense came calling again in the fifth. Wesley Lane started the inning with a base hit before Tilo Skole sacrificed him to second.
  • Corbitt drove in the runner with a base hit to left center.
  • After a pitching change, Peden launched the 2-2 pitch over the fence in center field for a two-run shot.
  • UNCG climbed back into the game in the sixth inning as they collected five hits, including a two-run triple from Coleman Sawyer, in scoring four runs.
  • The Spartans tied the game in the eighth on a leadoff homer from Hogan Windish, then took the lead on a solo shot from Zack Budzik later in the inning.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Ben Peden hit his team-leading eighth home run of the season.
  • He finished the day 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored.
  • Dylan Spence got the first at bats of his career and responded by going 2-for-4 with a RBI.
  • Cameron Reeves made his first career start at third base. He drew a walk in his second plate appearance.
  • Ches Goodman (0-1) took the loss after surrendering two runs on three hits over 1.1 innings.
  • Corey Jackson allowed just one hit over 3.1 scoreless innings to pick up the victory.
  • Chad Sykes struck out two of the three hitters he faced to earn his sixth save of the season.
 
Game 2
  • The Bulldogs scored in the first inning for the second-straight game as Wesley Lane doubled and scored on a Tyler Corbitt sacrifice fly.
  • Dylan Spence drove in two more runs with a base hit through the right side.
  • The first inning was the start of a high scoring game as UNCG scored six runs over the first three innings to take a 6-3 lead.
  • The Citadel got two runs back in the fourth after Ches Goodman tripled and scored on a Will Bastian double.
  • Lane would plate Bastian with his second double of the game.
  • UNCG opened the game up in the home-half of the inning as they collected four hits and took advantage of five wild pitches to score six runs.
  • The 'Dogs began to chip away in the fifth inning when Corbitt and Ben Peden singled to start the inning.
  • After a double steal, Corbitt scored on a wild pitch. Peden would score when Andrew Judkins doubled down the right-field line. The second wild pitch of the inning allowed Judkins to score.
  • The Citadel pulled within two in the seventh inning as Peden doubled and scored on a fielder's choice.
  • With two outs, Goodman doubled off the top of the batter's eye to score Judkins.
  • The Spartans would extend their lead by plating four runs in the eighth.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Lane led the offense by going 3-for-6 with a pair of doubles and a RBI.
  • Corbitt, Peden, Judkins, Goodman and Botkin each added two hits.
  • Goodman finished with a double and a triple, driving in one and scoring another.
  • Judkins drove in two runs and scored twice.
  • As a team, the 'Dogs collected eight doubles. The eight doubles ties the school record set against Appalachian State on March 15, 1998.
  • The 'Dogs have now scored in the first inning in six of the last eight games.
  • The Citadel collected 15 hits and have reached double digits in hits in three-straight games.
  • The 15 hits ties the season high set against North Alabama (3/3) and South Carolina (3/15).
  • Shane Connolly (3-5) took the loss after allowing eight runs in 3.1 innings.
  • Morgan Foulks came out of the bullpen and allowed just one hit in 2.1 shutout innings.
  • Cole Buffington gave up one hit in his one shutout inning.
 
On Deck
The teams will close out the three-game series Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
 
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