The Citadel
6-1
Akron
2-5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKRON | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| The Citadel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 |
Crespo Records Four Hits, Bulldogs Sweep the Zips
2/25/2024 5:12:00 PM | Baseball
Game Information
Score: The Citadel 13, Akron 2
Records: The Citadel (6-1), Akron (2-5)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
How it Happened
- Akron scored the first two runs of the ballgame with two solo home runs in the second and fourth innings to make it 2-0.
- Javier Crespo recorded his first home run of the season with an inside-the-park home run that skidded down the first base line and scored Hausner to tie the game at 2-2.
- Lane Tobin got the Bulldogs their first lead by stealing home to make it 3-2.
- The Bulldogs put up a five spot in the bottom of the sixth inning from a Matthew Lively RBI fielder's choice. Sawyer Reeves had a bases-clearing triple that scored three runs for the Bulldogs to make 7-2.
- Thomas Rollauer followed up Reeves with a double to left field that plated one for the Bulldogs.
- Wells Sykes had an RBI infield single that scored Lively.
- Crespo singled up the middle and scored two for the Bulldogs.
- Lively walked the game off for the Bulldogs with a single up the middle that scored two runs for The Citadel with the ten-run rule in effect.
Inside the Box Score
- The Citadel scored 13 runs on 17 hits.
- The Bulldogs had six batters with a multi-hit day.
- The Bulldogs have scored 81 runs in their first seven games, which is the most since 1996, when The Citadel scored 82 runs in their first seven.
- Javier Crespo went 4-for-5 on the day with four RBIs. Crespo recorded nine hits during the weekend.
- Sawyer Reeves had three hits on the day with three RBIs added.
- Sam Swygert (1-0) picked up his first season victory on 5.0 innings pitched with two runs earned on seven strikeouts.
- Ben Hutchins (S,1) recorded the save on the day with 3.0 innings pitched on two strikeouts.
- Dawson Tourney (0-1) recorded the loss on 5.0 innings pitched, with three earned on seven hits and four strikeouts.
The Citadel will welcome Charleston Southern for their second mid-week match-up at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park on Feb. 27.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Swygert, Sam (1-0)
L: Dawson Tourney (0-1)
S: Hutchins, Ben (1)
Batting:
HR: Andrew Horvath 1 ; Austin Lafferty 1
RBI: Andrew Horvath 1 ; Austin Lafferty 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Andrew Horvath 1 ; Austin Lafferty 1
SB: Evan Bottone 1
HBP: Sam Seeker 2 ; Fisher Pyatt 1
Batting:
2B: Rollauer, Thomas 1 ; Tobin, Lane 1
3B: Reeves, Sawyer 1
HR: Crespo, Javier 1
RBI: Reeves, Sawyer 3 ; Rollauer, Thomas 1 ; Crespo, Javier 4 ; Lively, Matthew 3 ; Sykes, Wells 1
SH: Rollauer, Thomas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Rollauer, Thomas 1 ; Lott, Travis 1 ; Hausner, Anthony 2 ; Crespo, Javier 3 ; Tobin, Lane 1 ; Lively, Matthew 2 ; Elliott, Travis 1 ; Sykes, Wells 1
SB: Tobin, Lane 1 ; Lively, Matthew 1
HBP: Lott, Travis 1 ; Elliott, Travis 1 ; Sykes, Wells 1
