Black Bears Best the Bulldogs; Bland Records Career-High in Strikeouts

Saturday, February 22

Charleston, S.C.

2 p.m.

The Citadel

2-4

Maine

2-4

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

Box Score (.pdf)

Black Bears Best the Bulldogs; Bland Records Career-High in Strikeouts

2/22/2025 6:19:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: The Citadel Athletics

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel and Maine were tied heading into the ninth inning, but the Black Bears scored four runs in the top of the ninth to beat the Bulldogs, 6-2, on Saturday afternoon. Yates Bland recorded a career-high five strikeouts.

Score: Maine 6, The Citadel 2
Records: The Citadel (2-4), Maine (2-4)
Location: Joe Riley Park (Charleston, South Carolina)

How It Happened

Matthew Lively kicked things off for the Bulldogs with an RBI triple to left center, scoring Phillips Daniels to make it a 1-0 game in the third inning.
The Black Bears responded in the third with an RBI double down the left field line, scoring Chris Bear to even the game at 1-1.
Maine took the lead in the fourth from an RBI single through the right side to make it 2-1.
Late life came from The Citadel as TJ Anderson hit an RBI single through the right side, which scored Matthew Lively to tie the game at 2-2 in the seventh inning.
Maine scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning from a wild pitch that scored one, a 2-RBI single, and an RBI double to make it 6-2.
The Bulldogs went three up, three down in the bottom of the ninth to end the game at 6-2.

Inside the Box Score

Seven Bulldogs recorded a hit.
Matthew Lively recorded his second triple on the season, bringing his career total to five. Lively is tied for fifth in the NCAA for triples.
Tyler Christmas and Lively both recorded a steal.
The Citadel's pitching staff struck out a season-high 13 batters.
Sebastian Holt (1-1) recorded the win for the Black Bears after throwing 2.2 innings with strikeouts and zero earned.
Yates Bland (0-1) picked up the loss for The Citadel after throwing 4.2 innings, allowing one earned and a career-high five strikeouts.