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The Citadel Athletics | The Military College of South Carolina
Aryan Patel
2
VMI VMI 25-19
4
Winner The Citadel CIT 22-19
VMI VMI
25-19
2
Final
4
The Citadel CIT
22-19
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VMI VMI 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
The Citadel CIT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 X 4 7 0

W: Floyd, George Derrick (4-2) L: N. Hawley (1-1) S: Bland, Yates (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | The Citadel Athletics

Bulldogs Rally Late to Clinch Series Against VMI

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Bulldogs scored three runs in the eighth inning en route to a 4-2 win over VMI. The Bulldogs clinched the series over the Keydets.
 
Score: The Citadel 4, VMI 2
Records: The Citadel (22-19, 6-5 SoCon), VMI (25-19, 5-9 SoCon)
Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
 
How It Happened
  • VMI scored the first run of the game in the top of the fourth inning with a sacrifice fly RBI from Grayson Fitzwater, making it 1-0.
  • The Keydets added their second run of the inning with an RBI double by Boston Torres, giving them a two-run advantage at 2-0.  
  • Garrett Dill put the Bulldogs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the eighth inning with an RBI single to third base, scoring Anthony Hausner and narrowing the lead to one.
  • The Bulldogs tied the game at 2-2 with a bases-loaded RBI walk from Travis Elliott.  
  • Anthony Hausner broke the tie with an RBI single over third, scoring Lane Tobin to make it 3-2.
  • The Bulldogs added their third run of the inning with a bases-loaded hit by pitch from Thomas Rollauer to give The Citadel a two-run lead over VMI.
  • Yates Bland closed the door on the Keydets in the ninth inning, stranding one on base and giving the Bulldogs a 4-2 win.  
 
Inside the Box Score
  • The Bulldogs have secured their second SoCon series win against Mercer to start SoCon play and now against VMI.
  • The Citadel has taken back-to-back home SoCon series against VMI dating back to 2023.
  • The Bulldogs scored four runs on seven hits, with Anthony Hausner leading the team with two hits and the game-winning RBI.
  • Thomas Rollauer, Travis Elliott, and Garrett Dill each recorded an RBI. Elliott now leads the team with 28 RBIs.
  • Rollauer hit his fifth double of the season.
  • George Derrick Floyd (4-2) delivered an outstanding performance for The Citadel on the mound, pitching 8.0 innings, striking out four batters, and allowing two earned runs.
  • Yates Bland (S, 2) posted his second save of the season after throwing the ninth inning, allowing one hit.
  • Nathan Hawley (1-1) recorded the loss for VMI after throwing 0.1 innings and allowing two earned runs on two hits.
 
On Deck
The Citadel and VMI meet for the series finale on April 27, with the first pitch scheduled for 1 pm.
 
 
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