Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

The Citadel Athletics

The Citadel Athletics | The Military College of South Carolina
Travis Elliott vs. CSU
15
Winner The Citadel CIT 28-23
8
Charleston Southern CSU 26-19
Winner
The Citadel CIT
28-23
15
Final
8
Charleston Southern CSU
26-19
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
The Citadel CIT 3 0 2 4 4 1 0 1 0 15 15 1
Charleston Southern CSU 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 8 12 3

W: Wood, Oliver (4-0) L: CHALFANT, C. (4-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | The Citadel Athletics

Career Day For Elliott in 15-8 Victory Over Charleston Southern

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Travis Elliott hit two home runs and recorded seven RBIs in a 15-8 win over Charleston Southern on Tuesday night.
 
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.  
 
Print Friendly Version

Sponsors