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

• 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.