CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel played in front of one of its largest crowds in recent history as the Bulldogs fell, 13-2, to No. 9 South Carolina in front of 6,307 fans Tuesday evening inside Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
Game Information
Score: South Carolina 13, The Citadel 2
Records: South Carolina (24-2), The Citadel (14-10)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
How it Happened
- The Bulldogs got on the board in the first inning as they stole a run with two outs. Thomas Rollauer started the frame with a base hit to right and found himself on third with two outs. Wells Sykes took off for second, and Rollauer broke for home, scoring without a throw.
- The Gameocks gained the lead with four runs in the third inning, highlighted by a two-run homer from Caleb Denny.
- Carolina added to the lead in the fourth on a two-run double from Jonathan French.
- The Citadel pushed across its second run in the fourth as Wells Sykes started the inning with a base hit, can came in to score on a single to shallow center from Travis Elliott.
- The Gamecocks broke the game open in the sixth inning with seven runs, including a three-run homer from Gavin Casas.
Inside the Box Score
- The Bulldogs got off to a great start on the mound as right hander Gant Starling kept the Gameocks off the board in his two innings of work. He allowed two hits and struck out four, including getting a strikeout to end the second with the bases loaded.
- Ethan Fewell pitched the final 1.1 innings for the Bulldogs, allowing two hits and no runs.
- Fisher Paulsen (0-2) took the loss after giving up four runs on two hits in one-third of an inning.
- Wells Sykes led the offense by going 2-for-3 with a run scored.
- Travis Elliott drove in a run in the fourth with a base hit to center.
- Travis Lott was hit by a pitch in the first inning to extend his streak of reaching safely to 34-straight games.
On Deck
The Bulldogs return to Southern conference action as they travel to face Samford on March 31-April 2.
