Corbitt Collects Three Hits in Series Opener

Friday, April 2

Charleston, S.C.

5 p.m.

The Citadel

8-13, 1-5

Mercer

14-11, 3-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Mercer	3	3	0	2	0	4	0	12	13	2
The Citadel	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	6	1

Photo by: Cameron Pollack / The Citadel

Corbitt Collects Three Hits in Series Opener

4/2/2021 7:54:00 PM | Baseball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel second baseman Tyler Corbitt collected three hits in the Bulldogs 12-2 loss to Mercer in the series opener Friday evening inside Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.

Score: Mercer 12, The Citadel 2
Records: Mercer (14-11, 3-1 SoCon), The Citadel (8-13, 1-5 SoCon)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: Mercer leads 1-0

How it Happened

Mercer got on the board in the first inning as Garett Delano hit a three-run homer to left center.
The Bears added three more runs in the second inning on a solo homer from Colby Thomas and a two-run single from Brandon Michie.
The lead grew in the fourth as two more runs scored on a successful double steal and a run-scoring single.
The Bulldogs got on the board in the fourth inning after Crosby Jones started the frame with a double into the right-field corner. With two outs, Tilo Skole drew a walk and both runners came in to score on a Brooks O'Brien single to left and two-base error.
Mercer pushed across four more runs in the sixth inning after a bases-loaded walk scored one run and Thomas drove in three more with a triple off the wall in left field.

Inside the Box Score

Tyler Corbitt led the Bulldog offense by going 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
Brooks O'Brien drove had the only RBI for the Bulldogs.
Cameron Reeves (2-3) suffered the loss after allowing eight runs over 5.0 innings.
Garett Delano (3-0) earned the victory after allowing two runs, one earned, over 6.0 innings.
Logan Barker retired all three hitters he faced in the seventh inning.