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McCarthy HR vs Davidson
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11
The Citadel CIT 8-17, 1-8 SoCon
12
Winner Samford SAM 19-11, 9-1 SoCon
The Citadel CIT
8-17, 1-8 SoCon
11
Final
12
Samford SAM
19-11, 9-1 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
The Citadel CIT 1 0 1 2 0 1 6 0 0 11 18 1
Samford SAM 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 4 12 16 2

W: Jalon Long (1-1) L: Reeves, Cameron (2-5)

1
The Citadel CIT 8-18, 1-9 SoCon
14
Winner Samford SAM 20-11, 10-1 SoCon
The Citadel CIT
8-18, 1-9 SoCon
1
Final
14
Samford SAM
20-11, 10-1 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
The Citadel CIT 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Samford SAM 0 0 3 1 10 0 X 14 10 0

W: Jesse McCord (3-3) L: Jones, Zack (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

McCarthy Drives in Five in Doubleheader at Samford

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Citadel right fielder Ryan McCarthy drove in five runs, including a grand slam, the doubleheader against Samford Saturday at Griffin Field.
 
Game information
Score: Samford 12-14, The Citadel 11-1
Records: Samford (20-11, 10-1), The Citadel (8-18, 1-9)
Location: Griffin Stadium (Birmingham, Alabama)
Series: Samford leads 2-0
 
Game 1
How it Happened
  • The Citadel got on the board first as Cole Simpson delivered a RBI single in the first inning.
  • Samford tied the game in the second inning on a double off the bat of Will David.
  • The Citadel regained the lead in the third inning after Ryan McCarthy singled to start the inning and scored on a base hit off the bat of Crosby Jones.
  • The Citadel added two more runs in the fourth inning on a RBI double from Jeffery Brown and a RBI single from McCarthy.
  • Samford was able to get a run back in the fifth inning, but quickly gave it back on an error in the sixth.
  • The Citadel offense got RBI singles from Travis Lott and Brown in the sixth inning ahead of McCarthy's grand slam into the bullpen in right center.
  • Samford responded in the home-half of the inning with three runs, two of which came on a base hit off the bat of Garrett Howe.
  • Samford continued its comeback in the ninth inning as they score four runs to complete the comeback and walk off with the victory on a base hit from Ryan Crockett.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • The Citadel offense scored 11 runs on 18 hits.
  • The top two hitters in the lineup, Jeffery Brown and Ryan McCarthy, combined to go 5-for-11 with eight RBIs and five runs scored.
  • McCarthy's grand slam was his team-leading sixth home run of the season.
  • Logan Taplett finished with three hits.
  • All in all, eight of the nine hitters in the starting lineup collected at least two hits.
  • Travis Lott and Brooks O'Brien each scored two runs out of the eight and nine spots in the lineup.
  • Devin Beckley got the start and allowed one run over 2.0 innings.
  • Cameron Reeves (2-5) was saddled with the loss after allowing one run on one hit in two-thirds of an inning.
  • Jalon Long (1-1) pitched the final two innings, striking out three and not allowing a hit to pick up the victory.
 
Game 2
How it Happened
  • The Citadel scored the first run of the game as Logan Taplett doubled and scored on a Tile Skole single in the second inning.
  • The rest of the game belonged to Samford as they scored three runs in the third, one in the fourth and put the game away with 10 in the fifth.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Zack Jones (0-3) suffered the loss after allowing four runs over 3.2 innings.
  • Jesse McCord (3-3) picked up the win after giving up just one run on five hits over 5.0 innings.
 
On Deck
The two teams closed out the three-game series Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.
 
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