CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel scored six runs in the sixth inning and three in the seventh to propel them to a 10-4 win over the UIC Flames inside Joe Riley Park.
 
Score: The Citadel 10, UIC 4
Records: The Citadel (2-2), UIC (1-3)
Location: Joe Riley Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
 
How It Happened

• UIC scored two early runs in the first inning with a ground-out RBI and a single to left field to put the Flames up 2-0.
• The Citadel scored their first run of the game in the fourth inning from a Travis Elliott RBI single through the right side, scoring Garrett Dill to make it 2-1.
• UIC increased their lead to three runs at 4-1 when they scored on a wild pitch and a fielding error committed by the Bulldogs.
• The Bulldogs' late-game heroics came in the sixth when Matthew Lively recorded a bases-clearing RBI triple that scored Phillips Daniels and Elliott to erase the deficit to just one at 4-3.
• The game was tied at 4-4 when Lively scored on a wild pitch; following that, Thomas Rollauer hit a double down the right field line, scoring Cole Canty to give the Bulldogs their first lead at 5-4.
• TJ Anderson kept things rolling for The Citadel as he recorded an RBI groundout, scoring Aryan Patel to go up by two at 6-4.
• Dill roped one up the middle that would score Rollauer to put the Bulldogs up at 7-4.
• Lively continued the hot bats as he would single in the seventh to score Elliott to make it a four-run game.
• The Bulldogs executed a double steal where Patel stole second and Lively stole home to increase the lead to 9-4.
• The Citadel added their tenth run of the game from a fielding error committed by the UIC, which would put the Bulldogs up 10-4.

 
Inside the Box Score

• The Citadel scored ten runs on 12 hits against UIC.
• Five different Bulldogs recorded an RBI.
• Travis Elliott led the Bulldogs with three hits, going 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
• Matthew Lively played a vital role in the Bulldogs' late-game success as he recorded two hits, one of which was a bases-clearing RBI triple and a single up the middle.
• The Citadel pitching staff had an impressive performance, only giving up three earned runs on the day.
• Maddox Webb (1-0) picked up the win from the bullpen after throwing 3.0 innings with two hits and zero earned.
• Zak Gould (0-1) suffered the loss for UIC by giving up four runs on three hits.

MATTY ICE DOES IT AGAIN 🧊‼️

Two run TRIPLE and scores from third to tie the game 🤩🔥#jOURney pic.twitter.com/DXz25gjmgI
— The Citadel Baseball (@CitadelBaseball) February 17, 2025
 

 
Up Next
The Citadel hosts Maine for a three-game series on Feb. 21-23 inside Joe Riley Park.