Baseball Wraps Up Series at Samford

Sunday, April 2

Birmingham, Ala.

2 p.m.

The Citadel

14-13, 1-5

Samford

16-12, 5-1

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

4/2/2023 4:28:00 PM | Baseball

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Citadel baseball team wrapped up its three-game series at Samford with an 8-2 setback Sunday afternoon inside Joe Lee Griffin Field.

Game Information
Score: Samford 8, The Citadel 2
Records: The Citadel (14-13, 1-5), Samford (16-12, 5-1)
Location: Joe Lee Griffin Field (Birmingham, Alabama)
Series: Samford wins series 3-0

How it Happened

The Citadel got on the board in the second inning after Travis Elliott was hit by a pitch and scored from second on a base hit from Anthony Badala.
Samford tied the game in the fifth as Aaron Walton drove in a run with a double to left.
The Citadel quickly regained the lead in the sixth when Crosby Jones led off the inning with a single up the middle and scored on Noah Mitchell's two-out single.
Samford took the lead for good in the bottom of the sixth with three runs on a double, triple and sacrifice fly.
Samford extended its lead with four runs in the eighth inning.

Inside the Box Score

Noah Mitchell paced the offense with a pair of hits, including a RBI single in the sixth.
Travis Lott drew a pair of walks to extend his streak of reaching safely to 37-straight games.
Sawyer Reeves moved into the leadoff spot and started the game with a base hit.
Matthew Lively reached in a pair of at-bats, drawing a walk and singling to right center.
Cameron Reeves (5-1) suffered his first loss of the season after surrendering four runs on five hits and three strikeouts over 6.0 innings.
Will Lynch (2-2) picked up the victory after allowing two runs on five hits and three strikeouts over 6.0 innings.
Ben Petschke (6) threw the final 2.1 innings to earn the save.