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Lott vs. WCU
Jesse Sutton
17
Winner Western Carolina WCU 12-11
2
The Citadel CIT 15-9
Winner
Western Carolina WCU
12-11
17
Final
2
The Citadel CIT
15-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Western Carolina WCU 3 0 4 0 0 3 0 7 17 14 0
The Citadel CIT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1

W: Gavin Mortenson (1-1) L: Swygert, Sam (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | The Citadel Athletics

Baseball Falls to Western Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel dropped its first game of the three-game series against Western Carolina, 17-2, on Thursday afternoon.
 
Game Information
Score: Western Carolina 17, The Citadel 2
Records: The Citadel (15-9, 0-4), Charleston Southern (12-11, 2-2)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
 
How It Happened
  • Western Carolina scored three runs in the top of the first inning, thanks to an RBI double from Nate Stocum and a two-run RBI double from Hayden Friese.
  • The Catamounts posted a four-spot in the top of the third inning with a solo home run from Stocum and back-to-back RBI singles to make it 7-0.
  • Travis Lott scored the Bulldogs' first run with an RBI single to shallow left field, scoring Travis Elliott.
  • Western Carolina scored three more in the sixth on a bases-loaded walk, an RBI groundout, and a sac-fly RBI to make it 10-1.
  • The Catamounts added seven in the top of the eighth.
  • Garrett Fulmer hit a sac-fly RBI in the bottom of the eighth to score Phillips Daniels
Inside the Box Score
  • Travis Lott led the Bulldogs with two hits.
  • Sam Swygert (3-1) picked up his first loss on the season with 5.0 innings pitched on nine earned.
  • Gavin Mortenson (1-1) recorded the win for the Catamounts on 7.0 innings pitched with eight strikeouts on one earned run.
On Deck
The Citadel and Western Carolina meet for game two on Friday, and the first pitch is set for 5 p.m.
 
 
 
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