The Citadel falls to Winthrop, 8-4

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel shortstop Sawyer Reeves collected three hits and drove in a pair of runs in the Bulldogs 8-4 setback to Winthrop Tuesday night inside Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.

Game Information

Score: Winthrop 8, The Citadel 4

Records: Winthrop (14-16), The Citadel (14-14)

Location: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (Charleston, South Carolina)

How it Happened

The Eagles got on the board in the first inning on a RBI groundout from Jonathan Strauss and a passed ball.
Winthrop added a run in the second on a balk.
The Bulldogs got two runs back in the home-half of the inning after Thomas Rollauer started the inning with a base hit. After two-out walks to Matthew Lively and Phillips Daniels, Sawyer Reeves delivered a two-run double to left center.
The Eagles added two runs in the third inning on a sacrifice fly from Strauss and a RBI groundout from Nicholas Badillo.
Winthrop pushed the lead to 6-2 in the fourth on a RBI double from Brody Hopkins.
The Eagles extended the lead in the seventh with a two-run double from Ramses Cordova.
The Citadel scored a run in the seventh after Reeves double to left center and scored on a Noah Mitchell sacrifice fly.
The Bulldogs added another run in the eighth as Dylan Costa delivered a pinch-hit single to right before scoring on a base hit to right from Crosby Jones.

Inside the Box Score

Sawyer Reeves led the offense by going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two RBIs and a run scored.
Travis Lott singled to left center to extend his streak of reaching safely to 38-straight games.
Dylan Costa came off the bench to deliver a pinch-hit single. He would later score in the inning.
The Bulldogs used eight pitchers to strike out 10 hitters. It marked the 16th time this season the Bulldogs have reached double digits in strikeouts.
Winthrop transfers Ethan Fewell and Tyler Jones each threw a shutout inning for the Bulldogs, both walking one and striking out two.
Gant Starling and Chace Cooper each threw scoreless frames, getting out of trouble with double plays.
George Derrick Floyd (0-2) suffered the loss after allowing three runs, two earned, on three hits over 1.1 innings.
Aaron White (1-1) picked up the victory in relief after throwing 2.2 shutout innings.

On Deck

The Bulldogs open a four-game series against Ball State April 6-8 inside Riley Park. First pitch for the series opener is set for 5 p.m.