Saturday, April 4
Charleston, S.C.
1:00 PM
The Citadel
14-16
1
vs
5
Longwood
19-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| The Citadel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Bulldogs Drop Series Finale to Longwood, 5-1
4/4/2026 5:55:00 PM | Baseball
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Citadel (14-16) faltered in the series finale, 5-1, against visiting Longwood (19-13) on Saturday afternoon at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
Lane Tobin finished 3-for-3 at the plate, setting a season high for the shortstop. He also drew a walk and stole a base. Carson Hodges notched a 2-for-4 performance, matching his season best. Sam Dansky registered the only run for The Citadel on a sacrifice fly.
On the mound, Bryce Colter delivered a clean inning to start, facing three batters and striking out one without allowing any hits or runs. Andrew Bowers followed with two frames, giving up three hits while maintaining a scoreless deadlock. Riley Ballard took over for the ensuing two innings, allowing just one hit with no runs and striking out four. Zane Davis tossed an inning, walking two but recording a no-hit frame.
In the seventh, Andrew Buffkin allowed four hits and three earned runs en route to the loss. Liam Foley and CJ Van Slooten combined for an inning with the former giving up two hits and two unearned runs while the latter issued two walks. Steven Trone finished the game with a quick ninth inning, needing just seven pitches to retire the side without a baserunner.
For the Lancers, Jae'den Carter went 3-for-4 at the plate, and Max Lawson drove in two runs. Drew Siegner earned the win after pitching 6.0 innings, allowing four hits, no runs, and striking out two. JR Fordham secured the save with 2.2 innings pitched and five strikeouts.
"Tough day offensively. Their starter mixed just three pitches and pitched effectively. We never adjusted and struggled to execute all day," said head coach Russell Triplett. "I thought we pitched very well for six innings. Too many free bases and a couple of mental mistakes at the end cost us. We will regroup and prepare for a new week."
Next up, the Bulldogs take on Charleston Southern at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 7, at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
Lane Tobin finished 3-for-3 at the plate, setting a season high for the shortstop. He also drew a walk and stole a base. Carson Hodges notched a 2-for-4 performance, matching his season best. Sam Dansky registered the only run for The Citadel on a sacrifice fly.
On the mound, Bryce Colter delivered a clean inning to start, facing three batters and striking out one without allowing any hits or runs. Andrew Bowers followed with two frames, giving up three hits while maintaining a scoreless deadlock. Riley Ballard took over for the ensuing two innings, allowing just one hit with no runs and striking out four. Zane Davis tossed an inning, walking two but recording a no-hit frame.
In the seventh, Andrew Buffkin allowed four hits and three earned runs en route to the loss. Liam Foley and CJ Van Slooten combined for an inning with the former giving up two hits and two unearned runs while the latter issued two walks. Steven Trone finished the game with a quick ninth inning, needing just seven pitches to retire the side without a baserunner.
For the Lancers, Jae'den Carter went 3-for-4 at the plate, and Max Lawson drove in two runs. Drew Siegner earned the win after pitching 6.0 innings, allowing four hits, no runs, and striking out two. JR Fordham secured the save with 2.2 innings pitched and five strikeouts.
"Tough day offensively. Their starter mixed just three pitches and pitched effectively. We never adjusted and struggled to execute all day," said head coach Russell Triplett. "I thought we pitched very well for six innings. Too many free bases and a couple of mental mistakes at the end cost us. We will regroup and prepare for a new week."
Next up, the Bulldogs take on Charleston Southern at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 7, at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
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Pitching:
W: SIEGNER, Drew (2-0)
L: Buffkin, Andrew (2-1)
S: FORDHAM, JR (5)
Batting:
2B: JOHNSON, Lucas 1
3B: JONES, Brogan 1
RBI: JONES, Brogan 1 ; JOHNSON, Lucas 1 ; LAWSON, Max 2
SH: MCCOY, Carson 1
SF: LAWSON, Max 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CARTER, Jae'den 1 ; PULLIAM, Ben 1 ; JOHNSON, Lucas 1 ; MCMULLAN, Jack 1 ; LAWSON, Max 1
SB: PULLIAM, Ben 1
CS: JONES, Brogan 1
Batting:
RBI: Dansky, Sam 1
SH: Tobin, Lane 1 ; Dansky, Sam 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Lively, Matthew 1
SB: Tobin, Lane 1
HBP: Lively, Matthew 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
3
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
5
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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