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The Citadel Athletics | The Military College of South Carolina
Sawyer Reeves
2
St. Bonaventure SBU 0-1
14
Winner The Citadel CIT 1-0
St. Bonaventure SBU
0-1
2
Final
14
The Citadel CIT
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Bonaventure SBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 1
The Citadel CIT 7 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 X 14 15 0

W: Slemp, Landon (1-0) L: Gabe Watts (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | The Citadel Athletics

Reeves Homers in Season Opener, Bulldogs Power Past the Bonnies

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Sawyer Reeves homers in the 2024 season opener to lead the Bulldogs to an astonishing 14-2 victory over St. Bonaventure on Friday afternoon inside Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
 
Game Information
Score: The Citadel 14, St. Bonaventure 2
Records: St. Bonaventure (0-1), The Citadel (1-0)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
 
How it Happened
  • The Bulldogs jumped to an early 1-0 lead with a Travis Lott single doing the right field line.
  • Anthony Hausner singled up the middle, scoring Thomas Rollauer.
  • Javier Crespo followed up Hausner with a single through the left side, bringing two home for The Citadel.
  • An RBI single from Wells Sykes scored Phillips Daniels, giving the Bulldogs the 5-0 lead in the first inning.
  • The Bulldogs first inning continued with a Sawyer Reeves double off the walk that scored Sykes and Elliott, giving The Citadel a 7-0 lead.
  • The Citadel added one more run in the third inning with a Sac-fly RBI that brought Lively home.
  • The Bulldogs put together another big inning in the sixth with a five spot. Sawyer Reeves had a two-run home run, and Matthew Lively had a single that scored two for the Bulldogs.
  • The Bonnies got on the board with a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth inning.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • The Citadel scored 14 runs on 15 hits
  • Five Bulldogs had a multi-hit day.
  • Matthew Lively had a big day at the plate, going 4-4 with two RBIs.
  • Both Anthony Hausner and Javier Crespo, who made their Bulldogs debut, had at least two hits.
  • Sawyer Reeves hit The Citadel's first home run on the season and led the Bulldogs with 4 RBIs.
  • Lane Tobin recorded his first career hit.
  • Landon Slemp (1-0) debuted on the mound for The Citadel, picking up the victory after allowing two hits on three strikeouts over 6.0 innings pitched.
  • Jack Thunberg made his Bulldog debut with one inning pitched, striking out two.
 
 
Up Next
Both teams play game 2 of a three-game series on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. 
 
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