Friday, February 14
Charleston, S.C.
3 p.m.
The Citadel
1-0
9
vs
1
UIC
0-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| The Citadel | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | X | 9 | 10 | 1 |
Photo by: Jesse Sutton
Lively Records Two Home Runs in Opening Day Victory
2/14/2025 7:23:00 PM | Baseball
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Matthew Lively recorded two home runs in a 9-1 victory over the UIC Flames on Opening Day. Russell Triplett picked up his first victory as the head coach for the Bulldogs.
Score: The Citadel 9, UIC 1
Records: The Citadel (1-0), UIC (0-1)
Location: Joe Riley Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
How it Happened
Inside the Box Score
Score: The Citadel 9, UIC 1
Records: The Citadel (1-0), UIC (0-1)
Location: Joe Riley Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
How it Happened
- Anthony Hausner started things off for the Bulldogs with an RBI ground out, scoring Garrett Dill to give The Citadel the 1-0 lead in the first.
- Matthew Lively hit the first home run of the season in the second inning to put the Bulldogs up 2-0.
- Dill drew a bases-loaded walk, scoring Phillips Daniels to make it 3-0.
- An RBI single for TJ Anderson that just fell in front of the left fielder for UIC scored Daniels and gave the Bulldogs the 5-0 lead.
- Matthew Lively recorded his second home run of the night in the bottom of the seventh inning to center field, giving The Citadel a seven-run advantage over the Flames.
- Hausner kept things rolling for The Citadel by recording an RBI single up the middle, scoring pinch runner Tyler Christmas in the bottom of the eighth.
- Travis Elliott followed up Hausner with an RBI single, scoring Dill.
- UIC recorded their first run of the game at the top of the ninth with a failed pick-off attempt by the Bulldogs.
Inside the Box Score
- The Citadel scored nine runs on ten hits on the day.
- Matthew Lively went 3-for-5 with two home runs and a single, bringing his career to four home runs.
- Travis Elliott recorded two hits, including a triple to left field.
- Phillips Daniels went 2-for-3 with two singles.
- Will Holmes (1-0) recorded the win for The Citadel after throwing 5.0 innings with four strikeouts and zero earned runs.
- Andrew Stanley (S, 1) picked up the save after throwing 4.0 innings with five strikeouts and zero earned runs in his first appearance as a Bulldog.
- Dillion Schueler (0-1) recorded the loss for UIC as he threw 4.1 innings, giving up three runs on five hits.
Players Mentioned
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Pitching:
W: Holmes, Will (1-0)
L: Schueler, Dillon (0-1)
S: Stanley, Andrew (1)
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Lucas 1
SB: Husko, Colin 1
Batting:
3B: Elliott, Travis 1
HR: Lively, Matthew 2
RBI: Anderson, TJ 1 ; Dill, Garrett 1 ; Hausner, Anthony 2 ; Elliott, Travis 1 ; Lively, Matthew 3 ; Daniels, Phillips 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Anderson, TJ 1 ; Christmas, Tyler 1 ; Dill, Garrett 1 ; Hausner, Anthony 1 ; Elliott, Travis 1 ; Lively, Matthew 2 ; Daniels, Phillips 2
HBP: Dill, Garrett 1 ; Hausner, Anthony 1 ; Patel, Aryan 1
PO: Rollauer, Thomas 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
2
H
3
RBI
3
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
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