CHARLESTON, S.C. – Thomas Rollauer recorded a three-hit day in a 4-3 loss against the Winthrop Eagles on Tuesday afternoon inside Joe Riley Park.
Game Information
Score: Winthrop 4, The Citadel 3
Records: The Citadel (15-12), Winthrop (12-14-1)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina
How It Happened
- Winthrop scored the game's first run with a bases-loaded hit by a pitch in the top of first.
- Harrison Wilson for the Eagles singled to center field for a two-run RBI single to make it 3-0 in the first.
- The Citadel got into action in the bottom of the first with a Wells Sykes RBI single, which scored Thomas Rollauer.
- Both teams were held scoreless until the sixth, with Winthrop scoring one with a bases-loaded walk.
- Wells Sykes hit an RBI triple down the right-field line, scoring Rollauer to narrow the lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the eighth.
- Anthony Hausner recorded an RBI sac-fly RBI to left field, scoring Sykes to make it a one-run ball game at 4-3.
Inside the Box Score
- The Bulldogs scored three runs on eight hits.
- Thomas Rollauer led the Bulldogs with three hits on the day, going 3-for-4.
- Wells Sykes went 2-for-4 and collected two RBIs. Sykes recorded his team-leading fourth triple, now tied for first in the Southern Conference.
- The Citadel used seven pitchers, tied for the most in-game since the Bulldogs faced the Gamecocks earlier in the season.
- Conner Cummiskey (2-3) picked up the loss for The Citadel by allowing three earned on one hit with no outs recorded.
- Ethan Fewell threw a season-high 3.0 innings, facing ten batters and allowing two hits with zero earned.
- Anthony Hausner threw 2.0 innings, striking out three.
On Deck
The Citadel hosts the Samford Bulldogs for a three-game series on April 5-7, with all three games starting at 1 p.m.