CHARLESTON, S.C. — A back-and-forth pitchers' duel slipped away late from The Citadel (12-15) as the Bulldogs dropped a 3–2 decision to No. 14 Coastal Carolina (21-7) on Tuesday night at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
Phillips Daniels recorded the Bulldogs' two hits, scored a run, and stole a base, adding to his team-best .326 batting average.
TJ Anderson contributed with a sacrifice fly that drove in a run, bolstering his team-leading 20 RBIs.
Andrew Buffkin posted a competitive start for The Citadel, pitching three innings with a season-high seven strikeouts and no hits allowed.
Ben Brash threw 1.2 innings of no-hit relief, striking out one and allowing just one walk.
Zane Davis pitched 2.1 innings, giving up one hit and one earned run with two strikeouts.
Trip Brown added a scoreless inning, allowing one hit with two strikeouts. CJ Van Slooten pitched the ninth, surrendering two earned runs en route to the loss.
For the Chanticleers, Rex Watson went 2-for-5 with a solo home run. Colby Richardson earned the win after tossing a scoreless inning of relief in the bottom of the eighth inning.
"A disappointing ending to a good college baseball game. We just were on the wrong side of it. Got to give them credit. They don't ever quit. They are used to winning," said head coach
Russell Triplett. "We just made a few too many mistakes at the end of the game, and it cost us. But our guys competed, played hard, and we just didn't play clean enough late to win against a good team."
Up next, the Bulldogs host Longwood at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park for a three-game series from April 2-4.
