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Noah Mitchell VS Winthrop
11
Winner Citadel CIT 22-18
5
Winthrop WINTHROP 13-28
Winner
Citadel CIT
22-18
11
Final
5
Winthrop WINTHROP
13-28
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Citadel CIT 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 0 11 15 1
Winthrop WINTHROP 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 5 13 1

W: Beatson, Jordan (2-3) L: GAINEY, Garrett (4-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Seven-Run Inning Pushes Dogs to Victory

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 13th 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.
 
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