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
- 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.