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Lanier homer at SC
Ryan Bethea
3
The Citadel CIT 8-10
8
Winner South Carolina SC 13-6
The Citadel CIT
8-10
3
Final
8
South Carolina SC
13-6
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 1
South Carolina SC 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 X 8 9 0

W: Will Sanders (3-1) L: Beckley, Devin (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

McCarthy and Lanier Homer Against Gamecocks

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Ryan McCarthy and John Lanier hit opposite field solo home runs in The Citadel's 8-3 loss to No. 25 South Carolina Tuesday night at Founders Park.
 
Score: #25 South Carolina 8, The Citadel 3
Records: The Citadel (8-10), South Carolina (13-6)
Location: Founders Park (Columbia, South Carolina)
 
How it Happened
  • The Gamecocks got on the board in the first on a two-run homer from Wes Clarke.
  • After adding an unearned run in the second, Carolina pushed across three runs in the third on a bases-clearing double off the bat of Jeff Heinrich
  • The Gamecocks added a run on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Josiah Sightler in the fourth.
  • Ryan McCarthy got the Bulldogs on the board in the fifth when he led off the inning with a home run into the Bulldog bullpen in left center.
  • Carolina got the run back in the bottom of the inning on a two-out single from George Callil.
  • John Lanier got the Bulldogs on the board again in the eighth with a leadoff home run to left field.
  • Brooks O'Brien followed with a base hit and came around to score on Cole Simpson's two-out RBI single to right field.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Ryan McCarthy's solo home run to left center was his fourth of the season.
  • McCarthy extended his hit streak to six games and has hit three home runs over that span.
  • John Lanier delivered his first career home run as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning.
  • Tyler Corbitt was the lone Bulldog with a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4.
  • Devin Beckley (1-2) took the loss after allowing three runs, two earned, on two hits and four strikeouts over 2.0 innings.
  • Will Bastian, Zack Jones and Austin Blakely each pitched scoreless innings.
  • Will Sanders (3-1) earned the victory after allowing just one run on hit and striking out 10 over 5.0 innings.
 
On Deck
The Bulldogs return to Southern Conference action as they travel to face Western Carolina on March 26-27.
 
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