The Citadel
1-0
Delaware State
0-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| The Citadel | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | X | 21 | 10 | 1 |
Rollauer Powers Bulldogs to Opening-Day Victory
2/17/2023 8:02:00 PM | Baseball
Game Information
Score: The Citadel 21, Delaware State 9
Records: Delaware State (0-1), The Citadel (1-0)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
How it Happened
- The Bulldogs pushed across two runs in the first inning without a ball leaving the infield. A pair of walks started the inning, and Travis Lott followed with a bunt single. A passed ball allowed one run to score, while the second scored on a double play.
- The Citadel added three more runs in the second inning after a throwing error allowed one run to score, and Thomas Rollauer and Sawyer Reeves each followed with RBI groundouts.
- The Hornets got on the board with a pair of runs in the third, and one more in the fourth.
- The Bulldogs broke the game wide open in the fourth inning as they pushed across 10 runs on seven hits.
- Wells Sykes got the scoring going with a RBI double, and Rollauer followed with a RBI single. Lott Luke Montenery and Dylan Costa would add RBI singles before Rollauer came calling again with a grand slam to left.
- The Bulldogs put together another big inning in the sixth with a six spot. Noah Mitchell and Sykes played a role in the inning with RBI doubles.
Inside the Box Score
- The Citadel scored 21 runs on just 10 hits. They took advantage of 14 walks and four errors.
- Four different Bulldogs had multi-hit games.
- All nine Bulldogs in the starting lineup reached base, while seven came around to score. Five different players scored at least three times.
- Thomas Rollauer made his Bulldog debut and went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, six RBIs, four runs scored and a pair of walks.
- Travis Lott added two hits and drove in two runs.
- Dylan Costa went collected two hits and score four times, while Wells Sykes went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, two RBIs and four runs scored.
- Sawyer Reeves drew three walks and scored three times, while Noah Mitchell also scored three runs and drove in another.
- Cameron Reeves (1-0) picked up the victory after allowing three hits and striking out nine over 4.0 innings.
- George Derrick Floyd allowed one unearned run on two hits over 2.0 innings.
- CJ Van Slooten made his collegiate debut, striking out three and allowing two hits over 1.2 shutout innings.
On Deck
The teams play the middle game of the three-game series Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Reeves, Cameron (1-0)
L: Carreca, Peter (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Colon, Jancarlos 1 ; Bouldin, Evan 1 ; Amparo, Chris 1
3B: Paige, Trey 1
RBI: Paige, Trey 1 ; Bouldin, Krew 1 ; Mendez, Wilfredo 2 ; Bouldin, Evan 1 ; Rodriguez, Alec 2
SF: Bouldin, Krew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Paige, Trey 1 ; Colon, Jancarlos 2 ; Yaoita, Kodai 1 ; Bouldin, Krew 2 ; Mendez, Wilfredo 1 ; Rodriguez, Alec 1 ; Amparo, Chris 1
SB: Paige, Trey 1
HBP: Rodriguez, Alec 1 ; Amparo, Chris 1
Batting:
2B: Rollauer, Thomas 1 ; Mitchell, Noah 1 ; Sykes, Wells 2
HR: Rollauer, Thomas 1
RBI: Rollauer, Thomas 6 ; Reeves, Sawyer 2 ; Lott, Travis 2 ; Dill, Garrett 1 ; Jones, Crosby 1 ; Loggins, Chase 1 ; Montenery, Luke 1 ; Mitchell, Noah 1 ; Costa, Dylan 1 ; Sykes, Wells 2
SH: Montenery, Luke 1 ; Costa, Dylan 1 ; Sykes, Wells 1
SF: Jones, Crosby 1 ; Loggins, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rollauer, Thomas 4 ; Reeves, Sawyer 3 ; Lott, Travis 1 ; Montenery, Luke 1 ; Elliott, Travis 1 ; Mitchell, Noah 3 ; Costa, Dylan 4 ; Sykes, Wells 4
SB: Sykes, Wells 1
HBP: Lott, Travis 1 ; Dill, Garrett 1
PO: Dill, Garrett 1
