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10
Winner The Citadel CIT 6-1
5
Charleston Southern CHSO 2-7
Winner
The Citadel CIT
6-1
10
Final
5
Charleston Southern CHSO
2-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
The Citadel CIT 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 10 16 0
Charleston Southern CHSO 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 10 1

W: Taglieri, Zach (2-0) L: YODER,Connor (0-3) S: Starling, Gant (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Offense Leads ‘Dogs Over CSU

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel scored five runs in the fifth inning to break open a close game and defeat Charleston Southern, 10-5, Tuesday night at Nielsen Field at CSU Park.
 
Game Information
Score: The Citadel 10, Charleston Southern 5
Records: The Citadel (6-1), Charleston Southern (2-7)
Location: Charleston, South Carolina (Nielsen Field at CSU Park)
 
Key Plays
  • A dropped fly ball with one out in the fifth inning helped the Bulldogs to score four more runs in the inning.
  • Gant Starling entered the game with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh inning and was able to end the inning with a groundout to keep the Bulldogs ahead by four.
 
How it Happened
  • The Bulldogs got on the board in the second inning as base hits from Noah Mitchell and Cam Jensen helped put a pair of runners in scoring position.
  • Tilo Skole drove in a run with a base hit through the left side and Crosby Jones followed with a RBI groundout.
  • The Bucs got a run back in the third inning on a Kyle Sandstrom RBI single.
  • The Citadel got the bats going again in the fifth inning as Ryan McCarthy followed a Tyler Corbitt single with a RBI double.
  • After a dropped fly ball allowed a run to score, Mitchell came through with a two-run single through the left side.
  • Jensen drove in the fifth run of the inning with a base hit to left field.
  • CSU added its second run in the bottom of the inning on a RBI groundout from Sandstrom.
  • Corbitt got the run back in the sixth inning as he led off with a home run to left center.
  • CSU took advantage of a pair of bases-loaded walks to score a pair of runs in the eighth.
  • The Bucs strung together three-straight hits in the ninth to add another run.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • The victory put an end to a three-game losing streak on the road in the series.
  • The Citadel improved its record to 22-22 on the road in the series.
  • The win marked the first time since 2017 that the Bulldogs won their first midweek game of the season.  
  • Seven of the nine hitters in the lineup had multi-hit games. Cam Jensen led the way by going 3-for-5 with a RBI and a run scored.
  • Tyler Corbitt, Ryan McCarthy, Ches Goodman, Noah Mitchell, Travis Lott and Tilo Skole each collected two hits.
  • Mitchell and Lott each drove in two runs.
  • Zach Taglieri (2-0) allowed just one run on four hits and four strikeouts over 4.0 innings to pick up the victory.
  • Connor Yoder (0-3) took the loss after giving up two runs on four hits over 2.0 innings.
  • Gant Starling (2) allowed a run and struck out three over 2.1 innings to pick up the save.
 
On Deck
The Bulldogs return to Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park as they welcome Saint Peter's for a three-game series Feb. 28-March 1.
 
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