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Yates Bland
6
Winner Maine MAINE 2-4
2
The Citadel CIT 2-4
Winner
Maine MAINE
2-4
6
Final
2
The Citadel CIT
2-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Maine MAINE 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 7 1
The Citadel CIT 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0

W: Sebastian Holt (1-1) L: Bland, Yates (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | The Citadel Athletics

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

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.
 
On Deck
The Citadel and Maine will meet for the series finale at noon on Feb. 23 inside Joe Riley Park.
 
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