Offense Leads Bulldogs to Series-Opening Victory

Friday, March 4

Charleston, S.C.

5 p.m.

The Citadel

7-2

Northern Kentucky

3-6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Northern Kentucky	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	10	2
The Citadel	1	2	1	1	0	2	0	2	X	9	13	2

Offense Leads Bulldogs to Series-Opening Victory

3/4/2022 8:19:00 PM | Baseball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel pounded out 13 hits and scored in six of the eight innings to defeat Northern Kentucky, 9-5, in series opener Friday inside Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.

Game Information
Score: The Citadel 9, Northern Kentucky 5
Records: The Citadel (7-2), Northern Kentucky (3-6)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: The Citadel leads 1-0

How it Happened

The Dogs got on the board in the first inning as a pair of hits and a hit batter loaded the bases. Dylan Costa came in to score on a wild pitch.
The Norse tied the game in the second after a single and pair of walks loaded the bases. A balk allowed a run to score.
The Bulldogs regained the lead in the second after singles from Travis Lott and Costa came in to score on a two-run single off the bat of Cole Simpson.
NKU pushed a run a double off the bat of Noah Fisher.
Ryan McCarthy started the third inning with a double to right center and scored on a Crosby Jones groundout to the right side.
The Citadel extended its lead in the fourth as Lott drew a leadoff walk and eventually scored on a wild pitch.
Lott came calling again in the sixth inning as he hit a no-doubt two-run shot to right field.
NKU got back into the game in the seventh on a three-run homer from Manny Vorhees.
The Bulldogs got two runs back in the bottom of the eighth inning as a run scored on an error on a play at the plate and another wild pitch.

Inside the Box Score

The Citadel finished with 13 hits, including a pair of doubles and a home run. The Bulldogs have reached double figures in hits in six of the nine games this season.
The Bulldogs scored at least one run in six of the eight innings, including scoring in each of the first four innings.
Dylan Cost led the way by going 4-for-5 with three runs scored form the leadoff position.
Travis Lott went 3-for-3 with a homer, two RBIs and four runs scored.
Tilo Skole and Ryan McCarthy each added two hits.
Cameron Reeves (2-0) struck out six over 6.0 innings to pick up the victory. He allowed five runs on eight hits.
Chace Cooper allowed a hit in 1.1 innings of scoreless work.
Simon Graf faced only one batter, but got the Bulldogs out of a jam by enticing a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning.
Tyler Dunn closed out the game by striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.
Kyle Klingenbeck (1-2) suffered the loss after allowing six runs on eight hits over 5.0 innings.