Seven-Run Inning Pushes Dogs to Victory

Tuesday, April 26

Rock Hill, S.C.

4 p.m.

The Citadel

22-18

Winthrop

13-28

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Citadel	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	7	0	11	15	1
Winthrop	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	5	13	1

Seven-Run Inning Pushes Dogs to Victory

4/26/2022 9:55:00 PM | Baseball

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ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Citadel scored seven runs in the top of the eighth inning to turn a tie game into an 11-5 victory over Winthrop Tuesday evening in Rock Hill.

Game Information
Score: The Citadel 11, Winthrop 5
Records: The Citadel (22-18), Winthrop (13-28)
Location: The Winthrop Ballpark (Rock Hill, South Carolina)

How it Happened

The Bulldogs got on the board in the third inning Tilo Skole and Ryan McCarthy collected back-to-back two-out singles. After a walk to Noah Mitchell loaded the bases, Travis Lott drew a four-pitch walk to score Skole.
The Eagles tied the game in the bottom of the inning on a Dillon Morton solo homer to right.
The Citadel regained the lead in the fourth inning after Wells Sykes singled to center to start the inning. After taking second on a wild pitch, and moving to third on a groundout, Sykes scored on a passed ball.
Winthrop again tied the game in the fifth after a fielding error led to a RBI single from Jack Spyke.
The game would remain tied into the seventh inning before Sawyer Reeves started the inning with a double. Skole would drive in Reeves with a sacrifice fly. Later in the inning, Cole Simpson drew a walk with the bases loaded.
The bottom of the inning saw the Eagles rally again on back-to-back RBI singles from Ty Hooks and C.J. Conrad.
The eighth inning was a big one for the Bulldogs as they scored seven runs on five hits. The inning started with three-straight singles, the third being a RBI single off the bat of Dylan Costa.
McCarthy was hit by a pitch to drive in a run, and that was followed with a two-run single from Mitchell and a RBI double from Lott.
Simpson and Sykes followed with back-to-back sacrifice flies.
The Eagles tried to make the game interesting in the bottom of the inning as Morton singled to drive in a run and put two on with no outs. Jordan Beatson was able to get a 5-3 double play to end the threat.

Inside the Box Score

The Citadel put an end to a five-game losing streak to the Eagles. It was the first victory in Rock Hill since 2014.
The Bulldogs seven-run eighth inning marked the third time this season they scored seven runs in an inning and the 13^th time scoring at least five runs in an inning.
Seven of the nine hitters in the lineup collected a hit, including multi-hit games from five players.
Noah Mitchell went 3-for-3 with three walks, a pair of RBIs and a run scored.
Ryan McCarthy finished 3-for-4 with a walk, hit by pitch, RBI and two runs scored. He also stole three bases for the second-straight game.
Dylan Costa and Sawyer Reeves each finished 2-for-5. Costa drove in a run, while Reeves scored twice.
Travis Lott added two hits and two RBIs, while Cole Simpson drove in a pair of runs.
Ben Hutchins returned to the mound and allowed two runs, one earned, on seven hits and two strikeouts over 5.2 innings.
George Derrick Floyd appeared in his fifth-straight game, throwing two-thirds of an inning.
Jordan Beatson (2-3) picked up the victory in relief, allowing one run on four hits and two strikeouts over 1.2 innings.
Will Bastian pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
Garrett Gainey (4-4) suffered the loss after give up five runs on three hits, walk and hit batter without retiring a hitter.

On Deck
The Bulldogs return to the diamond April 29-May 1 with a three-game Southern Conference series against UNCG. First pitch from The Joe Friday night is set for 6 p.m.