Baseball Falters in Series Opener Against Samford

Friday, April 5

Charleston, S.C.

1 p.m.

The Citadel

15-13, 0

Samford

19-10, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Samford	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	2
The Citadel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Baseball Falters in Series Opener Against Samford

4/5/2024 4:10:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: The Citadel Athletics

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Bulldogs fall in the series opener against Samford, 2-0 on Friday afternoon inside Joe Riley Park.

Score: Samford 2, The Citadel 0
Records: The Citadel (15-13, 0-7), Samford (19-10, 4-0)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)

How It Happened

Garrett Howe for Samford scored the game's first run in the top of the fifth with an RBI single through the right side.
John Anderson followed up Howe with an RBI single, scoring Howe from second to make it 2-0.

Inside the Box Score

Travis Lott recorded the one hit for The Citadel.
Sam Swygert (3-2) picked up the loss after throwing 4.1 innings on four hits and two earned runs with five strikeouts.
Luke Kissenberth pitched 3.2 innings out of the bullpen for The Citadel with four strikeouts, zero hits, and zero earned runs.
Michael Ross (7-0) threw a complete game with one hit, zero earned and nine strikeouts.

On Deck
The Citadel and Samford meet for game two on Saturday at 1 p.m.