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Mitchell RBI single at Samford
2
The Citadel CIT 14-13, 1-5 SoCon
8
Winner Samford SAM 16-12, 5-1 SoCon
The Citadel CIT
14-13, 1-5 SoCon
2
Final
8
Samford SAM
16-12, 5-1 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
The Citadel CIT 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 1
Samford SAM 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 X 8 7 0

W: Will Lynch (2-2) L: Reeves, Cameron (5-1) S: Ben Petschke (6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Wraps Up Series at Samford

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.
 
On Deck
The Bulldogs return to Riley Park to face Winthrop on April 4 at 5 p.m.
 
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