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- Game 1
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6
WinnerThe CitadelCIT20-31, 2-18 socon
5
MercerMER26-26, 6-13 socon
Winner
The CitadelCIT
20-31, 2-18 socon
6
Final
5
MercerMER
26-26, 6-13 socon
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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The Citadel CIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
Mercer MER | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
W: Holmes, Will (1-1) L: Jess Ackerman (5-5) S: Webb, Maddox (2)
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WinnerThe CitadelCIT21-31, 3-18 socon
3
MercerMER26-27, 6-14 socon
Winner
The CitadelCIT
21-31, 3-18 socon
8
Final
3
MercerMER
26-27, 6-14 socon
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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The Citadel CIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Mercer MER | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
W: Floyd, George Derrick (2-5) L: Wesley Franklin (4-1)
Game Recap: Baseball | | The Citadel Athletics
MACON, GA. – The Citadel baseball team ended the regular season with a series win over the Mercer Bears 6-5 and 8-3 on Saturday afternoon.
Game One Score: The Citadel 6, Mercer 5
Game Two Score: The Citadel 8, Mercer 3
Records: The Citadel (21-31, 3-18 SoCon), Mercer (26-27, 6-14 SoCon)
Location: OrthoGeorgia Park (Macon, Georgia)
Game One
How it Happened
- The Bears got on the board first with an RBI ground out from Ely Brown to make it 1-0.
- Mercer tacked on their second run on the game with an RBI double from Carter Sanford.
- Bradley Frye scored on a wild pitch to make it 3-0 Mercer in the fourth.
- Wells Sykes scored two for the Bulldogs in the top of the sixth with a single through the right side, making it 3-2.
- Travis Elliott followed Sykes with a two-run RBI single over the shortstop to give the Bulldogs the lead at 4-2.
- Aryan Patel extended the Bulldogs lead to 5-2 with an RBI groundout.
- Travis Lott gave the Bulldogs a four-run lead with an RBI single, scoring Elliott.
- Ty Dalley narrowed the Bulldogs lead to just one with a two-run home run to right in the bottom of the eighth.
Inside the Box Score
- The Citadel scored six runs on eight hits.
- Thomas Rollauer lead the Bulldogs with two hits.
- Wells Sykes and Travis Elliott recorded two RBIs.
- Will Holmes (1-1) collected the win for the Bulldogs after throwing 2.0 innings with four strikeouts.
- Maddox Webb (S,2) tallied his second save on the season after throwing 1.2 innings with three strikeouts.
- Jess Ackerman (5-5) recorded the loss for Mercer after 5.1 innings pitched with four earned runs on four hits.
Game Two
How It Happened
- Carter Sanford hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the second to give the Bears the 2-0 lead.
- Mercer scored one in the third from a bases-loaded walk.
- Travis Lott tied the game at 3-3 with a three-run home run in the top of the fourth inning.
- Landon Kahl hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to give the Bulldogs their first lead at 5-3.
- The Bulldogs jumped to a three-run lead at 6-3 from an Aryan Patel RBI single to shallow right field.
- Matthew Lively extended the Bulldogs' lead to 8-3 with a two-run RBI single to left field.
Inside the Box Score
- The Bulldogs scored eight runs on eight hits.
- Travis Lott went 2-for-4 at the plate with a three-run home run, bringing his season total to five.
- Landon Kahl hit his first career home run in the top of the eighth inning with a two-run home run.
- Matthew Lively recorded two RBIs.
- George Derrick Floyd (2-5) picked up the win after throwing 3.0 innings, allowing zero earned runs and three strikeouts.
- Wesley Franklin (4-1) recorded the loss for Mercer after throwing 8.0 innings, allowing five earned runs on four hits.
On Deck
The Citadel will head to Greenville, South Carolina, for the 2024 Southern Conference Baseball Championship on May 22 against the Wofford Terriers.
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Team Statistics
- Game 1
- Game 2
- Pitching
- W: Holmes, Will (1-1)
- L: Jess Ackerman (5-5)
- S: Webb, Maddox (2)
The Citadel
- Batting
- RBI: Sykes, Wells 2; Elliott, Travis 2; Patel, Aryan 1; Lott, Travis 1
- BASERUNNING:
- RUNS: Rollauer, Thomas 1; Sykes, Wells 1; Reeves, Sawyer 1; Elliott, Travis 1; Lively, Matthew 1; Loggins, Chase 1
- SB: Sykes, Wells 1; Reeves, Sawyer 1; Elliott, Travis 1
Mercer
- BATTING:
- 2B: Brandon Prince 1; Carter Sanford 1
- HR: Ty Dalley 1
- RBI: Ty Dalley 2; Ely Brown 1; Carter Sanford 1
- SH: Bradley Frye 1
- BASERUNNING:
- RUNS: Brandon Prince 1; Ty Dalley 1; Noah Best 1; Jackson Cherry 1; Bradley Frye 1
- CS: Brandon Prince 1
- HBP: Brandon Prince 1; Conner Todaro 1
Hits
CIT
8
MER
6
Stolen Bases
CIT
3
MER
Walks
CIT
2
MER
3
Strikeouts
CIT
12
MER
9
- Pitching
- W: Floyd, George Derrick (2-5)
- L: Wesley Franklin (4-1)
The Citadel
- Batting
- 2B: Lott, Travis 1; Hausner, Anthony 1
- HR: Lott, Travis 1; Kahl, Landon 1
- RBI: Lott, Travis 3; Patel, Aryan 1; Lively, Matthew 2; Kahl, Landon 2
- BASERUNNING:
- RUNS: Sykes, Wells 1; Elliott, Travis 2; Lott, Travis 2; Patel, Aryan 1; Hausner, Anthony 1; Kahl, Landon 1
- HBP: Hausner, Anthony 1
Mercer
- BATTING:
- 2B: Ty Dalley 1
- HR: Carter Sanford 1
- RBI: Ely Brown 1; Carter Sanford 2
- BASERUNNING:
- RUNS: Noah Best 1; Ely Brown 1; Carter Sanford 1
Hits
CIT
8
MER
5
Stolen Bases
CIT
MER
Walks
CIT
1
MER
6
Strikeouts
CIT
6
MER
4
Game Leaders
- Game 1
- Game 2
#2 Rollauer, Thomas
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- AB
- 5
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- R
- 1
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- H
- 2
-
- RBI
- 0
#0 Sykes, Wells
-
- AB
- 5
-
- R
- 1
-
- H
- 1
-
- RBI
- 2
#5 Reeves, Sawyer
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- AB
- 3
-
- R
- 1
-
- H
- 1
-
- RBI
- 0
#20 Elliott, Travis
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- AB
- 4
-
- R
- 1
-
- H
- 1
-
- RBI
- 2
#23 Holmes, Will
-
- ER
- 0
-
- IP
- 2.0
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- SO
- 4
-
- BB
- 2
#30 Kissenberth, Luke
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- ER
- 2
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- IP
- 2.1
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- SO
- 3
-
- BB
- 0
#19 Webb, Maddox
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- ER
- 0
-
- IP
- 1.2
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- SO
- 3
-
- BB
- 0
#12 Swygert, Sam
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- ER
- 0
-
- IP
- 1.0
-
- SO
- 1
-
- BB
- 0
#21 Daniels, Phillips
-
- PO
- 12
-
- A
- 1
#14 Lott, Travis
-
- PO
- 6
-
- A
- 0
#0 Sykes, Wells
-
- PO
- 5
-
- A
- 0
#5 Reeves, Sawyer
-
- PO
- 1
-
- A
- 4
Hits
#2 rf
Rollauer, Thomas
Rollauer, Thomas
2
Sykes, Wells
1
Reeves, Sawyer
1
Elliott, Travis
1
Strikeouts
#23 p
Holmes, Will
Holmes, Will
4
Kissenberth, Luke
3
Webb, Maddox
3
Slemp, Landon
1
RBIs
#0 cf
Sykes, Wells
Sykes, Wells
2
Elliott, Travis
2
Patel, Aryan
1
Lott, Travis
1
Putouts
#21 c
Daniels, Phillips
Daniels, Phillips
12
Lott, Travis
6
Sykes, Wells
5
Lively, Matthew
2
#14 Lott, Travis
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- AB
- 4
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- R
- 2
-
- H
- 2
-
- RBI
- 3
#0 Sykes, Wells
-
- AB
- 4
-
- R
- 1
-
- H
- 1
-
- RBI
- 0
#20 Elliott, Travis
-
- AB
- 3
-
- R
- 2
-
- H
- 1
-
- RBI
- 0
#29 Patel, Aryan
-
- AB
- 4
-
- R
- 1
-
- H
- 1
-
- RBI
- 1
#13 Floyd, George Derrick
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- ER
- 0
-
- IP
- 3.0
-
- SO
- 3
-
- BB
- 0
#35 Fewell, Ethan
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- ER
- 2
-
- IP
- 2.0
-
- SO
- 2
-
- BB
- 0
#42 Polk, Matthew
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- ER
- 1
-
- IP
- 0.2
-
- SO
- 0
-
- BB
- 4
#44 Bland, Yates
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- ER
- 0
-
- IP
- 2.1
-
- SO
- 1
-
- BB
- 0
#28 Hausner, Anthony
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- PO
- 8
-
- A
- 0
#5 Reeves, Sawyer
-
- PO
- 2
-
- A
- 4
#20 Elliott, Travis
-
- PO
- 1
-
- A
- 5
#14 Lott, Travis
-
- PO
- 6
-
- A
- 0
Hits
#14 c
Lott, Travis
Lott, Travis
2
Sykes, Wells
1
Elliott, Travis
1
Patel, Aryan
1
Strikeouts
#13 p
Floyd, George Derrick
Floyd, George Derrick
3
Fewell, Ethan
2
Bland, Yates
1
Polk, Matthew
RBIs
#14 c
Lott, Travis
Lott, Travis
3
Lively, Matthew
2
Kahl, Landon
2
Patel, Aryan
1
Putouts
#28 1b
Hausner, Anthony
Hausner, Anthony
8
Lott, Travis
6
Sykes, Wells
5
Patel, Aryan
3
Players Mentioned
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#20 Travis Elliott
- INF
- 5' 9"
- Senior
- R/R
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#13 George Derrick Floyd
- LHP
- 5' 10"
- Junior
- L/L
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#23 Will Holmes
- LHP/1B
- 6' 0"
- Junior
- L/L
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#18 Matthew Lively
- OF
- 6' 3"
- Sophom*ore
- R/R
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#14 Travis Lott
- C
- 6' 1"
- Graduate Student
- L/R
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#29 Aryan Patel
- RHP/INF
- 6' 0"
- Sophom*ore
- R/R
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#2 Thomas Rollauer
- INF
- 5' 10"
- Junior
- R/R
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#0 Wells Sykes
- OF
- 5' 9"
- Junior
- R/R
-
#6 Landon Kahl
- IF/OF
- 6' 1"
- Freshman
- L/L
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#19 Maddox Webb
- RHP
- 6' 2"
- Freshman
Players Mentioned
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#20 Travis Elliott
- 5' 9"
- Senior
- R/R
- INF
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#13 George Derrick Floyd
- 5' 10"
- Junior
- L/L
- LHP
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#23 Will Holmes
- 6' 0"
- Junior
- L/L
- LHP/1B
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#18 Matthew Lively
- 6' 3"
- Sophom*ore
- R/R
- OF
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#14 Travis Lott
- 6' 1"
- Graduate Student
- L/R
- C
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#29 Aryan Patel
- 6' 0"
- Sophom*ore
- R/R
- RHP/INF
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#2 Thomas Rollauer
- 5' 10"
- Junior
- R/R
- INF
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#0 Wells Sykes
- 5' 9"
- Junior
- R/R
- OF
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#6 Landon Kahl
- 6' 1"
- Freshman
- L/L
- IF/OF
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#19 Maddox Webb
- 6' 2"
- Freshman
- RHP