Strong Pitching, Timely Hitting Propel Dogs to Series-Opening Victory

Thursday, May 19

Johnson City, Tenn.

8 p.m.

The Citadel

25-27, 0

ETSU

28-20, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
The Citadel	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	2	0	9	14	1
ETSU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	7	1

Strong Pitching, Timely Hitting Propel Dogs to Series-Opening Victory

5/20/2022 1:06:00 AM | Baseball

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Citadel got a strong start from Cameron Reeves and the offense came through in a big way as the Bulldogs defeated ETSU, 9-2, in the series opener Thursday night at Thomas Stadium.

Game Information
Score: The Citadel 9, ETSU 2
Records: The Citadel (25-27, 5-14), ETSU (28-20, 9-10)
Location: Thomas Stadium (Johnson City, Tennessee)
Series: The Citadel leads 1-0

How it Happened

The Bulldogs got on the board in the first inning after back-to-back singles from Noah Mitchell and Travis Lott put runners on the corners. Wells Sykes drove in the runner with a fielder's choice.
The Citadel added a run in the second inning on a Sawyer Reeves single up the middle, scoring Montenery from second.
The Bulldogs took advantage of a throwing error on a sacrifice bunt attempt to score four unearned runs in the fourth. With runners on second and third after the error, Tilo Skole dropped a ball in right center for a two-run single.
Later in the inning, Sykes doubled down the right-field line, scoring two runners.
Wesley Lane started the sixth inning with a double inside the bag at first, and came around to score on a Mitchell double to right center.
The offense got going again in the eighth as Reeves reached on a fielder's choice and stole second. Two batters later, Skole deposited a RBI single into right center.
After a Mitchell ground-rule double, Lott beat out an infield single to score Skole.
ETSU got on the board in the eighth inning on a RBI double from Ashton King and a run-scoring single from Cam Norgren.

Inside the Box Score

Cameron Reeves (3-7) allowed just one hit and struck out five over 5.0 shutout innings. He retired the first 13 hitters that he faced.
Devin Beckley (2) allowed two runs on six hits and three strikeouts to earn the save.
Tilo Skole the led the offense by going 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored. He also put down his nation-leading 19^th sacrifice bunt.
Noah Mitchell added three hits, including two doubles, and a RBI.
Wells Sykes added a double and three RBIs, while Sawyer Reeves collected two hits and drove in two.
Reeves and Wesley Lane each scored two runs.
Zach Kirby (3-3) suffered the loss after giving up seven runs, three earned, on 10 hits and five strikeouts over 6.0 innings.