CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Bulldogs scored six runs in the sixth inning, clinching the series over ETSU 7-3 on Friday afternoon.
Score: The Citadel 7, ETSU 3
Records: The Citadel (30-23, 12-8 SoCon), ETSU (35-15, 13-7 SoCon)
Location: Joe Riley Park (Charleston, South Carolina)
How It Happened
- The game was scoreless until the fourth inning when Anthony Hausner hit a solo home run to left field, making it 1-0.
- The Bulldogs broke the game open at the bottom of the sixth inning, scoring six runs. Garrett Dill started things off with a sacrifice bunt, bringing Thomas Rollauer home to make it 2-0.
- A bases-loaded hit by pitch from Phillips Daniels scored the Bulldogs' third run.
- TJ Anderson extended the scoring with an RBI single to right field, bringing in Matthew Lively and increasing the score to 4-0.
- Anthony Hausner recorded the second bases-loaded hit by pitch, giving the Dogs a 5-0 lead.
- Thomas Rollauer hit a single up the middle, resulting in two RBIs that scored Anderson and Daniels and extended the Bulldogs' lead to seven runs over the Buccaneers.
- ETSU scored its first run of the game in the seventh inning with a two-run home run by Cooper Torres.
- The Buccaneers turned the score to 7-3 in the eighth inning with an RBI single to center from Axel Melendez.
Inside the Box Score
- The Citadel's 30th win is the first 30-win season since 2013.
- The Bulldogs scored seven runs on eight hits.
- Three Bulldogs recorded a multi-hit game, highlighted by Anthony Hausner, who went 2-for-4 and hit his second home run of the season, marking his ninth career home run as a Bulldog.
- TJ Anderson went 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI, and three walks.
- Thomas Rollauer recorded two hits, including a double and a single, and drove in two runners.
- Aryan Patel posted his team-leading 19th stolen base of the season, increasing the team's total to 100 stolen bases, the highest since 2010 when the Bulldogs stole 127.
- Andrew Stanley (5-2) secured the victory on the mound after pitching 6.2 innings, recording three strikeouts and allowing two earned runs.
- Derek McCarley (3-1) took the loss for ETSU after pitching 4.2 innings, allowing two earned runs on three hits.
On Deck
The Citadel and ETSU will compete in the series finale on May 17. The Bulldogs will honor nine seniors during pregame tomorrow, starting at 12:40 pm.