CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel dropped a close game in the late innings against the College of Charleston, 5-4, on Tuesday afternoon inside Joe Riley Park.
Score: College of Charleston 5, The Citadel 4
Records: The Citadel (17-22), College of Charleston (29-10)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
How It Happened
- The Citadel scored three runs in the bottom of the third, thanks to a two-run RBI double from Sawyer Reeves and a ground-out RBI from Javier Crespo.
- College of Charleston answered back in the top of the fourth inning with two runs scored with an RBI single from Dylan Johnson.
- Sawyer Reeves gave the Bulldogs the 4-2 lead with an RBI ground out, scoring Travis Lott.
- The Cougars scored their second run, where the College forced a run down, allowing a runner to score before the base runner was tagged out on the play.
- Charleston added one run in the seventh and two in the eighth inning, the tying run scoring on an error committed by The Citadel to tie the game at 4-4. The Cougars took the lead with a sac-fly RBI.
Inside the Box Score
- The Citadel scored four runs on nine hits.
- Thomas Rollauer led the Bulldogs with two hits, a double, and two RBIs.
- Luke Kissenberth (0-1) recorded the loss for The Citadel with 1.0 innings pitched with two runs and one hit.
- Maddox Webb led the pitching staff with three strikeouts on three batters faced.
- Emmett Bice (4-3) collected the win for the Cougars with 3.2 innings pitched on two hits and zero earned runs.
- Davis Aiken (S, 8) tallied the save after putting down three Bulldogs batters to end the game.
On Deck
The Citadel travels to Johnson City, Tennessee, to face ETSU for a three-game series starting on April 26-28. The series opener will be at 5 p.m.