GREENSBORO, N.C. The Citadel split the doubleheader against UNCG, winning 8-7 and losing 18-3. The Bulldogs take their second straight SoCon series.
Game One
Score: The Citadel 8, UNCG 7
Records: The Citadel (25-19, 9-5 SoCon), UNCG (18-27, 7-7 SoCon)
Location: UNCG Baseball Stadium (Greensboro, North Carolina)
How It Happened
- UNCG scored the first two runs of the game at the bottom of the first with an RBI triple and an RBI groundout to make it 2-0.
- The Bulldogs scored with an RBI double from Matthew Lively, bringing in Thomas Rollauer and narrowing the score to 2-1 in the top of the second inning.
- TJ Anderson hit a solo home run in the third inning to tie the game at 2-2.
- The Bulldogs plated four runs in the top of the fourth from a Robbie Lane RBI single to right field.
- The Bulldogs capitalized on a throwing error made by the Spartans, allowing Lane and Rollauer to score and extending the lead to 5-2.
- Phillips Daniels doubled down the right-field line, scoring Garrett Dill and giving the Bulldogs a four-run lead at 6-2.
- A sacrifice fly RBI from the Spartans in the fourth inning narrowed the Bulldogs' lead to three runs.
- The Spartans narrowed the gap in the seventh inning with an RBI single from Jacob Budzik, making it a two-run ballgame at 6-4.
- The Bulldogs added two insurance runs in the eighth inning with an RBI single from TJ Anderson to right field and a sacrifice fly from Travis Elliott, making the score 8-4.
- Jack Pokorak hit a pinch-hit, three-run home run for the Spartans in the ninth, making it a one-run game at 8-7.
Inside the Box Score
- The Citadel's nine conference wins are the second most since 2015, when they achieved ten.
- The Bulldogs have back-to-back series wins in Greensboro, dating back to 2023.
- This marks the first time since 2015 that the Bulldogs have won back-to-back conference series.
- The Citadel scored eight runs on ten hits.
- Robbie Lane led the Bulldog hits, going 3-for-4 at the plate with the first RBI of the season.
- TJ Anderson hit his second home run of the season and recorded two RBIs, bringing his season total to 18.
- Travis Elliott has driven in his 30th RBI on the season.
- Andrew Stanley (4-2) posted the victory for the Bulldogs, after throwing 6.0 innings with four strikeouts and three earned runs.
- Anthony Hausner (S, 6) earned the save after throwing the ninth inning and striking out two.
- Jay Miller (2-5) recorded the loss for UNCG after throwing 4.0 innings and giving up six earned runs.
Game Two
Score: UNCG 18, The Citadel 3
Records: The Citadel (25-20, 9-6 SoCon), UNCG (19-27, 8-7 SoCon)
How It Happened
- The Spartans got on the board first with a solo home run in the first inning.
- UNCG scored seven runs in the third inning to give them an 8-0 lead after three innings.
- The Bulldogs scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning with an RBI groundout from Anthony Hausner and a two-run home run from Garrett Fulmer to make it 8-3.
- The Spartans scored nine runs in the fourth inning to extend their lead to 17-3 and added one more in the sixth inning, concluding the game at 18-3 after seven innings.
Inside the Box Score
- TJ Anderson hit his 11th double of the season, and Thomas Rollauer hit his sixth.
- Garrett Fulmer hit his second home run of the season.
- Chandler Anderson (1-3) picked up the loss for The Citadel after allowing seven earned runs.
- Noah Chapman (5-1) recorded the win for UNCG after throwing 6.0 innings with six strikeouts and three earned runs.
On Deck
The Citadel has two midweek games against the College of Charleston on May 6 and Winthrop on May 7.