
Career Day For Elliott in 15-8 Victory Over Charleston Southern
5/13/2025 11:06:00 PM | Baseball
Score: The Citadel 15, Charleston Southern 8
Records: The Citadel (28-23), Charleston Southern (26-19)
Location: Nielsen Field (Charleston, South Carolina)
How It Happened
- Travis Elliott began the game for The Citadel with a three-run home run to left field, scoring TJ Anderson and Phillips Daniels, which gave the Bulldogs a 3-0 lead in the first inning.
- Charleston Southern returned the favor in the bottom of the first with a three-run home run to tie the game at 3-3.
- Garrett Fulmer hit a two-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Bulldogs up 5-3.
- The Buccaneers narrowed The Citadel's lead to 5-4 with an RBI double to left center in the third inning.
- The Bulldogs' lead increased to five runs in the fourth inning with another home run from Travis Elliott, driving in two runs, and a two-run RBI single from Garrett Fulmer, making it 9-5.
- Another four-run inning, sparked by Travis Elliott's sixth RBI, provided the Bulldogs with a 10-4 lead in the fifth inning by scoring Aryan Patel.
- Thomas Rollauer drove in Elliott and Daniels, giving the Bulldogs a 12-4 lead. Rollauer then scored the fourth run during a double steal, stealing home.
- Chandler Tuupo hit a solo home run in the fifth to cut down the Bulldogs' eight-run lead.
- An RBI groundout by TJ Anderson in the sixth inning drove in Aryan Patel, making it a 14-5 game.
- The Buccaneers scored their sixth run with an RBI single, making it 14-6.
- The Bulldogs scored their 15th run of the game from Travis Elliott's seventh RBI on a sacrifice fly.
- Rice and Mausser drove in two runs for the Buccaneers with a solo home run and an RBI single, bringing the score to 15-8.
Inside the Box Score
- The Citadel took the season series over Charleston Southern, 2-1.
- The Bulldogs scored 15 runs on 15 hits.
- The Citadel recorded a season-high nine stolen bases, tying for the third most in a game. The last occurrence was in 2011 against Presbyterian.
- Five Bulldogs recorded a multi-hit game, highlighted by Travis Elliott, who hit two home runs and recorded seven RBIs.
- Elliott's seven RBIs are the most in a game since 2022, when Cole Simpson recorded seven against Charleston Southern. He is now tied for sixth all-time for RBIs in a game.
- Elliott joins Lane Tobin and Matthew Lively to hit two home runs in a game this season.
- Aryan Patel was a driving force at the bottom of the Bulldogs' lineup, going 4-for-5, marking his second four-hit game.
- Garrett Fulmer hit his third home run and tallied his 13th RBI.
- Anthony Hausner and Thomas Rollauer each went 2-for-3, with Rollauer driving in two runs and stealing four bases.
- Oliver Wood (4-0) secured the win after pitching five innings, striking out a season-high five batters, and allowing four runs.
- Camden Chalfant (4-4) recorded the loss for Charleston Southern after pitching 1.2 innings and allowing two earned runs on four hits.
On Deck
The Citadel hosts the ETSU Buccaneers for a three-game series at Joe Riley Park to conclude the regular season.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Wood, Oliver (4-0)
L: CHALFANT, C. (4-4)

Batting:
2B: Rollauer, Thomas 1
HR: Elliott, Travis 2 ; Fulmer, Garrett 1
RBI: Anderson, TJ 1 ; Elliott, Travis 7 ; Rollauer, Thomas 2 ; Fulmer, Garrett 4
SH: Anderson, TJ 1 ; Rollauer, Thomas 1
SF: Elliott, Travis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Daniels, Phillips 2 ; Anderson, TJ 2 ; Elliott, Travis 3 ; Hausner, Anthony 1 ; Rollauer, Thomas 3 ; Fulmer, Garrett 1 ; Patel, Aryan 3
SB: Daniels, Phillips 1 ; Elliott, Travis 1 ; Rollauer, Thomas 4 ; Tobin, Lane 1 ; Patel, Aryan 2
CS: Hausner, Anthony 1
HBP: Daniels, Phillips 1 ; Anderson, TJ 1 ; Rollauer, Thomas 1 ; Tobin, Lane 1

Batting:
2B: PRINGLE, L. 1 ; SMITH, K. 1
HR: RICE, L. 1 ; TUUPO, C. 1 ; MCASKIE, A. 1
RBI: COLLINS, K. 1 ; RICE, L. 1 ; TUUPO, C. 1 ; SMITH, K. 1 ; MCASKIE, A. 3 ; MAUSSER, J. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: PRINGLE, L. 1 ; RICE, L. 1 ; TUUPO, C. 2 ; KUEHLER, B. 1 ; SMITH, K. 1 ; MCASKIE, A. 1 ; BOGDANCHIK,G 1
SB: TUUPO, C. 1
CS: COLLINS, K. 1
HBP: SMITH, K. 1 ; PHILLIPS, B. 1






























