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Fulmer
2
Northwestern NU 5-6
4
Winner The Citadel CIT 8-5
Northwestern NU
5-6
2
Final
4
The Citadel CIT
8-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwestern NU 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 3
The Citadel CIT 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 9 1

W: Holmes, Will (3-0) L: WADE, CRAWFORD (1-2) S: Hausner, Anthony (3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | The Citadel Athletics

Fulmer Homers in Series-Opening Win

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Garrett Fulmer hit his first home run of the season in a 4-2 win over the Northwestern Wildcats in the series opener on Friday afternoon inside Joe Riley Park. Will Holmes picked up his third win of the season.
 
Score: The Citadel 4, Northwestern 2
Records: The Citadel (8-5), Northwestern (5-6)
Location: Joe Riley Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
 
How It Happened
  • Matthew Lively scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the second inning for The Citadel with an RBI single to left field, bringing in Garrett Fulmer to make the score 1-0.
  • Garrett Fulmer gave the Bulldogs the 2-0 lead in the third inning with a solo home run to right field.
  • Lane Tobin extended the lead to 4-0 with an RBI single through the right side, scoring Thomas Rollauer in the fifth inning.
  • Northwestern added two runs in the sixth inning from a wild pitch and a SAC-fly RBI.
  • Anthony Hausner closed the door on the Wildcats by striking the final batter out on a 3-2 count to strand one on in the ninth.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • The Citadel scored four runs on nine hits.
  • Three Bulldogs recorded multi-hit games with Garrett Fulmer, Lane Tobin, and TJ Anderson.
  • Garrett Fulmer hit his first home run of the season. The second of his career as a Bulldog.
  • Phillips Daniels drew three walks for the most of his career.  
  • Will Holmes (3-0) achieved his third season victory, pitching for 6.0 innings, striking out six batters, and allowing zero earned runs. This marks the highest number of wins in his career.
  • Anthony Hausner (S, 3) earned the save by pitching the ninth inning and striking out the last batter of the game.
  • Crawford Wade (1-2) picked up the loss after throwing 6.0 innings, allowing four runs on eight hits.  
 
On Deck
The Citadel and Northwestern will play a doubleheader on March 8. The first game will be seven innings, starting at 1 p.m., followed by a nine-inning game. 
 
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