Wednesday, May 24
Greenville, S.C.
3 p.m.
The Citadel
23-29
5
vs
2
VMI
26-29
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| VMI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Bulldogs Rally Back Against VMI
5/24/2023 7:46:00 PM | Baseball
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Bulldogs rally in the late innings in a 5-2 victory over VMI in the opening round of the 2023 Southern Conference Baseball Championships at Flour Field.
Score: The Citadel 5, VMI 2
Records: The Citadel (23-29), VMI (26-29)
Location: Flour Field (Greenville, South Carolina)
How it Happened
Inside the Box Score
On Deck
The Bulldogs will face the No. 4 seed ETSU tomorrow.
Score: The Citadel 5, VMI 2
Records: The Citadel (23-29), VMI (26-29)
Location: Flour Field (Greenville, South Carolina)
How it Happened
- VMI would score first with a SAC bunt RBI from Trey Morgan.
- The Bulldogs got on the board in the sixth inning from a Matthew Lively single through the right side that scored Wells Sykes and Travis Elliott.
- VMI would answer back in the bottom of the sixth with a fielder's choice RBI that scored one.
- Lively tallied his third RBI of the game with a single to shallow center that scored Elliott to give the Bulldogs the 3-2 lead in the top of the eighth.
- The Bulldogs would add two more in the eighth with a Thomas Rollauer single to right field that scored Lively and Sykes to extend the lead to 5-2.
Inside the Box Score
- The Bulldogs tallied 12 hits on the day.
- Thomas Rollauer had a 3-5 day and delivered a clutch hit in the late innings to secure the Bulldogs the win.
- Travis Elliott went 3-4 and scored two runs.
- Matthew Lively delivered a three RBI ballgame.
- Cameron Reeves went 6.1 innings pitched allowing two earned on five hits with four strikeouts.
- Gant Starling (2-2) picked up the victory for the Bulldogs on 2.2 innings pitched with zero earned and zero hits.
- Will Riley (3-5) got the loss on 2.1 innings pitched on three earned on two hits.
On Deck
The Bulldogs will face the No. 4 seed ETSU tomorrow.
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Pitching:
W: Starling, Gant (2-2)
L: Will Riley (3-5)
Batting:
RBI: Rollauer, Thomas 2 ; Lively, Matthew 3
SH: Sykes, Wells 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Elliott, Travis 2 ; Sykes, Wells 2 ; Lively, Matthew 1
SB: Mitchell, Noah 1 ; Sykes, Wells 1 ; Lively, Matthew 1
CS: Elliott, Travis 1
HBP: Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Elliott, Travis 1 ; Sykes, Wells 1
PO: Elliott, Travis 1
Batting:
RBI: Trey Morgan 1 ; Ty Swaim 1
SH: Trey Morgan 1 ; Cole Jenkins 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Justin Starke 1 ; Trey Morgan 1
SB: Justin Starke 1 ; Ty Swaim 2
CS: Jimmy Koza 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
0
H
3
RBI
2
2b/3b
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
3
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