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McCarthy vs NKU
Nick Lott
4
George Mason MASON 7-14
5
Winner The Citadel CIT 16-6
George Mason MASON
7-14
4
Final
5
The Citadel CIT
16-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
George Mason MASON 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 3
The Citadel CIT 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 9 0

W: Paulsen, Fisher (3-1) L: Ben Shields (0-1) S: Beckley, Devin (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

McCarthy Homer Helps Dogs Clinch Series

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel jumped out to an early lead and held off a late rally to defeat George Mason, 5-4, Saturday afternoon inside Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
 
Game Information
Score: The Citadel 5, George Mason 4
Records: The Citadel (16-6), George Mason (7-14)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: The Citadel leads 2-0
 
How it Happened
  • The Patriots got on the board in the third inning after a leadoff walk came in to score on a double off the bat of Brett Stallings.
  • The Bulldogs got the offense going in the third as Crosby Jones started the inning with a double and came in to score on an infield single from Dylan Costa.
  • A wild pitch allowed a second run to score before Ryan McCarthy blasted a two-run shot to left center.
  • The Citadel added an unearned run in the fourth when an infield single and an error allowed a run to score from second.
  • Mason got back into the game in the sixth inning as they pushed across three runs. They scored the first run on a bases-loaded walk, and followed it up with a sacrifice fly. The third run would score on a wild pitch.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Ryan McCarthy continued to swing a hot bat as he went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. It was his third-straight two hit game, and his second home run this week.
  • Tilo Skole collected a pair of singles and scored a run.
  • Crosby Jones added two hits and scored a pair of runs.
  • Fisher Paulsen (3-1) picked up the victory as he allowed just one run on four hits over 5.0 innings.
  • Devin Beckley (1) earned the save after throwing the final four innings, allowing three runs on four hits, while striking out five.
  • The Bulldog pitchers combined to strand 10 Patriot base runners.
  • The victory was the sixth straight for the Bulldogs and the eighth win in the last nine games.
 
On Deck
The teams play the final game of the three-game series Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
 
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