The Citadel
18-29
Presbyterian College
25-24
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Presbyterian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Sykes Homers Twice Against Presbyterian
5/10/2024 9:59:00 PM | Baseball
Score: The Citadel 12, Presbyterian College 7
Records: The Citadel (18-29), Presbyterian College (25-24)
Location: PC Baseball Complex (Clinton, South Carolina)
How it Happened
- The Citadel scored in the first inning on a two-run home run by Sawyer Reeves, which scored Wells Sykes.
- Jack Gorman got the Blue Hose on the board with a sac-fly RBI to center to make it 2-1 in the second.
- Joel Dragoo scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at 2-2 for Presbyterian in the bottom of the fourth.
- The Blue Hose added one more in the fourth from an error committed by the Bulldogs to take a 3-2 lead.
- Presbyterian extended their lead in the fifth with a bases-clearing double from Jake Randolph, making it 6-2.
- Wells Sykes got things going in the sixth inning with a solo home run to left field, narrowing the lead to 6-3.
- Aryan Patel drove in a run with a two-out RBI single up the middle, scoring Travis Elliott to make it a two-run game at 6-4 in the sixth.
- The Citadel opened up the game in the eighth inning with seven runs scored, starting with an Anthony Hausner RBI single to make it 6-5.
- Matthew Lively hit a single up the middle, scoring two runs and giving the Bulldogs a 7-6 lead.
- Presbyterian's fielding error allowed The Citadel to score two, and a wild pitch scored Lott to make it 10-6.
- Wells Sykes hit his second home run of the game, extending the Bulldogs' lead to 11-6.
- Presbyterian scored one in the bottom of the eighth with a sac-fly RBI.
- Travis Lott recorded a sac-fly RBI in the ninth to make it 12-7.
Inside the Box Score
- The Citadel scored 12 runs on 11 hits.
- The Bulldogs erased a 6-2 deficit in the eighth inning with seven runs scored.
- Wells Sykes went 4-for-6 with two home runs, bringing his season total to three.
- Sykes joins Travis Lott as the second Bulldog this season to hit two home runs in a game.
- Sawyer Reeves hit his fourth home run, tying his career-high from last season.
- Travis Lott collected three RBIs on the night, bringing his RBI season total to a team-leading 33.
- Anthony Hausner (1-2) pitched 2.0 innings and earned one earned run, one hit, and three strikeouts, earning his first career victory as a Bulldog.
- Tanner Smith (1-2) collected the loss after allowing two runs.
On Deck
The Citadel and Presbyterian will meet for game two on Saturday, with the first pitch at 4 p.m.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hausner, Anthony (1-2)
L: SMITH, Tanner (1-2)
Batting:
HR: Sykes, Wells 2 ; Reeves, Sawyer 1
RBI: Lott, Travis 3 ; Sykes, Wells 2 ; Reeves, Sawyer 2 ; Patel, Aryan 1 ; Hausner, Anthony 1 ; Lively, Matthew 2
SF: Lott, Travis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lott, Travis 1 ; Sykes, Wells 3 ; Reeves, Sawyer 1 ; Elliott, Travis 1 ; Rollauer, Thomas 1 ; Patel, Aryan 1 ; Dill, Garrett 1 ; Hausner, Anthony 1 ; Lively, Matthew 2
SB: Rollauer, Thomas 1 ; Lively, Matthew 1
CS: Dill, Garrett 1
HBP: Elliott, Travis 1 ; Rollauer, Thomas 1 ; Lively, Matthew 1
Batting:
2B: RANDOLPH, Jake 1
RBI: RANDOLPH, Jake 3 ; GORMAN, Jack 2 ; HUGUS, Jackson 1
SH: LEBRON, Noah 1
SF: GORMAN, Jack 2
Base Running:
RUNS: FAHR, Brody 1 ; DRAGOO, Joel 2 ; LEBRON, Noah 3 ; GORMAN, Jack 1
SB: DRAGOO, Joel 1
