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The Citadel Athletics | The Military College of South Carolina
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3
The Citadel CIT 10-37
17
Winner Clemson CU 29-20
The Citadel CIT
10-37
3
Final
17
Clemson CU
29-20
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
The Citadel CIT 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 6 2
Clemson CU 0 1 2 11 0 1 2 0 X 17 16 2

W: Jackson Lindley (2-0) L: Bialakis, Alex (0-6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Big Inning Costly at Clemson

CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson used a big inning to break open the game and hand The Citadel a 17-3 defeat Wednesday evening at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
 
Game Information
Score: Clemson 17, The Citadel 3
Records: Clemson (29-20), The Citadel (10-37)
Location: Clemson, South Carolina (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
 
Key Plays
  • Clemson took advantage of two miscues in the fourth inning to plate 11 runs and break the game wide open.
 
How it Happened
  • Clemson got on the board in the second inning as Grayson Byrd led off the inning with a solo home run to right center.
  • The Tigers added to the lead in the third on a RBI double from Michael Green and a RBI single from Byrd.
  • Clemson collected seven hits, including five for extra bases, in the 11-run inning. The inning included a pair of RBI doubles and a two-run homer from Chad Fairley.
  • The Bulldogs got on the board in the fifth inning after Ches Goodman started the frame with a single into the hole at short.
  • After a pair of errors on fielder's choices, Michael Ray was able to score on a wild pitch.
  • The Tigers would add to the lead with a run in the sixth and a two-run homer from Byrd in the seventh.
  • The Bulldogs got on the board again in the eighth as Ray started the inning with a walk and scored when Lane Botkin hit a ball over the wall in center for a RBI double.
  • Two batters later, Tyler Corbitt singled to right to score Botkin.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Alex Bialakis (0-6) suffered the loss after allowing three runs on five hits and four strikeouts over 3.0 innings.
  • Jackson Lindley (2-0) picked up the win after allowing one unearned run on two hits and two strikeouts over 6.0 innings.
  • The 'Dogs got hits from six different players in the lineup. Lane Botkin collected the only extra-base hit with a RBI double in the eighth.
  • Brooks O'Brien came off the bench to deliver a pinch-hit single to start the ninth inning.
 
On Deck
The 'Dogs close out the home portion of their schedule as they welcome ETSU to Riley Park May 10-12. The series opener is set for 3 p.m.
 
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