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Elliott walk-off vs Samford
Nick Lott
4
Samford SAM 24-24, 100-7 SoCon
5
Winner The Citadel CIT 23-26, 3-14 SoCon
Samford SAM
24-24, 100-7 SoCon
4
Final
5
The Citadel CIT
23-26, 3-14 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Samford SAM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 11 1
The Citadel CIT 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 11 2

W: Cummiskey, Conner (3-0) L: Carson Hobbs (1-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Elliott Walks Off Samford in the 10th

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel second baseman Travis Elliott made the most of his first career hit as he delivered a walk-off single to center in the bottom of the 10th to give the Bulldogs a 5-4 victory over Samford Saturday afternoon at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.  
 
Game Information
Score: The Citadel 5, Samford 4 (10)
Records: Samford (24-24, 10-7), The Citadel (23-26, 3-14)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: Series tied 1-1
 
How it Happened
  • Samford got on the board in the second inning after a ball was misplayed on the infield with two outs.
  • The Citadel tied the game in the fifth inning after Wells Sykes singled to start the inning and was sacrificed to second by Cole Simpson. After getting a great read on a dirt ball to advance to third, Sawyer Reeves drove in the run with a groundout to short.
  • The Citadel took the lead in the eighth after Tilo Skole drew a leadoff walk. With two outs, Ryan McCarthy ripped a double to right center. The ball was bobbled, allowing Skole to score from first.
  • Samford answered back in the ninth with a two-run homer from Garrett Howe.
  • The Citadel responded in the bottom of the inning with a leadoff single from Cole Simpson. After pinch-run Clay Wilson stole second, Dylan Costa delivered a pinch-hit, two-out RBI single to left center.
  • Samford scored again in the 10th inning on a RBI single from Howe.
  • The Citadel won the game in the bottom of the 10th inning as Sawyer Reeves tied the game with a two-out, RBI double to right center.
  • Travis Elliott followed with a RBI single to center field for his first career hit.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Travis Elliott made his first career start on Saturday. He finished the game 1-for-3 with a pair of walks and the game-winning hit.
  • The walk-off single from Elliot was the third walk-off win for the Bulldogs this season.
  • The Bulldogs tied the game in the ninth inning on a two-out base hit from Dylan Costa.
  • The Citadel was down to its last out in the 10th before Sawyer Reeves tied the game with a double and Elliott won the game with a single.
  • Tilo Skole went 3-for-4 with a walk and a run scored out of the leadoff spot.
  • Wells Sykes went 3-for-5 with a pair of runs scored.
  • Cameron Reeves had one of his best starts of his career, allowing just one unearned run on seven hits and four strikeouts over 8.0 innings.
  • Conner Cummiskey (3-0) picked up the win after allowing one run on hit and two strikeouts over 1.1 innings.
  • Carson Hobbs (1-4) took the loss after surrendering three runs in six hits over 1.2 innings.
 
On Deck
The teams close out the three-game series Sunday at 1 p.m. The Bulldogs will honor seven seniors prior to tomorrow's first pitch.  
 
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