TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Citadel baseball team (4-5) lost to No. 21 Florida State (8-2), 2-0, at Dick Howser Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
In the second inning for Florida State, John Stuetzer's RBI double drove in Eli Putnam from first, making it 1-0.
The Seminoles took a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning with a sacrifice fly RBI from Hunter Carns, scoring Chase Williams.
Rhyder Poppell and
Garrett Fulmer each got a hit.
Phillips Daniels drew two walks.
On the mound,
Andrew Bowers pitched a season-high 4.0 innings, allowing six hits and two earned runs with two walks and two strikeouts in a loss.
Zane Davis threw 1.1 innings without allowing a run, giving up one hit.
Riley Ballard pitched 1.2 innings, surrendering just one hit with two flyouts.
For the Seminoles, Bryson Moore claimed the win after throwing 6.0 innings, giving up one hit and one walk while striking out five. Chris Knier earned the save after throwing three scoreless innings, striking out four.
"I'm proud of how we competed on the mound all weekend. Our defense put us into many self-inflicted jams, but we made key pitches and crucial plays on defense after the mistakes. We struggled all weekend on offense and never really got to play our game," said head coach
Russell Triplett. "This game is about adjusting, and we didn't handle that well in the box. We played 28 innings, and nearly every pitch mattered. We can learn a lot from this trip. There were plenty of positives and negatives. This weekend will help us improve in the future."
Next up, the Bulldogs host Georgia Southern on Wednesday, March 4 at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park, First pitch has been scheduled for 6 p.m. ET.
