CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel fell in a close game against Western Carolina, 5-3, on Friday afternoon.
Game Information
Score: Western Carolina 5, The Citadel 3
Records: The Citadel (15-10, 0-5), Charleston Southern (13-11, 3-2)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
How It Happened
- Western Carolina scored the game's first run in the third inning with a solo home run from Kyle Riesselmann.
- Riesselmann drove in Zach Kenterman with an RBI single in the top of the fourth, making it 2-0.
- The Citadel answered back in the bottom of the fourth inning with an RBI ground out from Anthony Hausner, scoring Travis Lott.
- Travis Elliott singled up the middle, scoring Thomas Rollauer to tie the game at 2-2.
- Western Carolina scored two in the top of the eighth from a Trent Turner two-run RBI single to make it 4-2.
- Thomas Rollauer narrowed the lead to just one at 4-3 with an RBI double down the left-field line, scoring Sawyer Reeves.
- Western Carolina scored on a bases-loaded walk to make it 5-3 in the top of the ninth inning, which was enough to hold off the Bulldogs.
Inside the Box Score
- The Citadel scored three runs on six hits.
- Sawyer Reeves and Thomas Rollauer led the Bulldogs with two hits each.
- Thomas Rollauer hit his team-leading ninth double on the season.
- Landon Slemp started for the Bulldogs; he went 4.1 innings on two earned runs.
- George Derrick Floyd (1-2) picked up the loss on 3.2 innings pitched with two earned runs and six hits.
- Dusty Revis (4-1) recorded the win for the Catamounts on 3.2 innings pitched with one earned run.
- Jonathan Todd (S, 4) picked up the save on 1.1 innings pitched with two strikeouts.
On Deck
The Bulldogs and the Catamounts will meet for the series finale on Saturday, with the first pitch set for 1 p.m.