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Sykes vs. UPST
Jesse Sutton
7
Winner USC Upstate UPST 24-13
2
The Citadel CIT 16-18
Winner
USC Upstate UPST
24-13
7
Final
2
The Citadel CIT
16-18
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USC Upstate UPST 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 10 0
The Citadel CIT 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 4

W: CURTIS, Mathieu (3-2) L: Hutchins, Ben (3-4) S: CUBBLER, Jake (3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | The Citadel Athletics

Sykes Records Four Hits in Series Finale

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Wells Sykes collected four hits in a 7-2 loss against the USC Upstate Spartans on the series finale on Sunday afternoon.
 
Game Information
Score: USC Upstate 7, The Citadel 2
Records: The Citadel (16-18), USC Upstate (24-13)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
 
How It Happened
  • The Spartans collected three runs in the top of the second inning from a Troy Hamilton RBI single and a Vance Sheahan single up the middle, scoring one, and the other runner crossed the plate with a throwing error committed by The Citadel.
  • The Bulldogs scored in the bottom of the fourth on a Garrett Dill RBI single over the shortstop, scoring Anthony Hausner from third.
  • Travis Elliott narrowed the Spartans lead to just one at 3-2 with an RBI fielder's choice, scoring Wells Sykes.
  • The Spartans added four runs on back-to-back triples from Grant Sherrod and Jace Rinehart to extend their lead to 7-2 in the top of the eighth.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • The Citadel collected two runs on 12 hits.
  • Wells Sykes went 4-for-4 on the day with a team-leading fifth triple, bringing his average up to .371.
  • Sykes joins Javier Crespo and Matthew Lively to have four hits in the season.
  • Garrett Fulmer, in the sixth spot, tallied a career-high three hits.
  • Ben Hutchins (3-4) recorded the loss after throwing 7.0 innings with three earned runs and six hits.
  • Mathieu Curtis (3-2) pitched 6.0 innings, giving up two earned runs on seven hits to earn the win for the Spartans.
  • Jake Cubbler (S, 3) collected the save after throwing 3.0 innings with five hits and zero earned.
 
On Deck
The Citadel baseball team hosts the South Carolina Gamecocks for a midweek game on April 16. The first pitch is set for 7 p.m. 
 
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