CHARLESTON, S.C. – Fueled by a combined effort between starter George Derrick Floyd, eventual victor Yates Bland (1-1) and closer Anthony Hauser (2), The Citadel (6-4) managed to secure the program's first series win of the young 2025 campaign against Yale (3-2) in game two of the three-game set, shutting out the visiting Bulldogs via a 2-0 mark for the second straight time Saturday evening at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
 
Score: The Citadel def. Yale, 2-0
Records: The Citadel (6-4), Yale (3-2)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, S.C.)
 
How It Happened

• After the pair of Bulldog starters carried a scoreless contest into the sixth frame, The Citadel broke the deadlock on a well-executed sacrifice squeeze bunt from Chase Loggins, scoring Phillips Daniels from third
• Just an inning later, Travis Elliot takes advantage of a Matthew Lively leadoff single with an infield single of his own, picking up the RBI for a key insurance run

Inside the Box Score

• Daniels wrapped up the day a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, notably scoring the go-ahead run for the Bulldogs in the sixth
• In spite of a brilliant 5.0 frames of work for Floyd, which included just three hits with four strikeouts, the win fell to reliever Bland due to the late sixth-inning lead change in favor of The Citadel; the latter composed a strong 3.0 frames of work as well, striking out three batters while giving up just two hits
• Hausner logged his second save of the year in yet-another clutch appearance, setting down the side in the ninth and sealing the victory with a swinging strikeout

 
On Deck
The three-game weekend series against Yale concludes Sunday, March 2, first pitch slated for 1 pm ET.