The Citadel drops series opener to Ball State in 10 innings

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel and Ball State were locked into a pitcher’s duel for 10 innings before the Cardinals were able to break through for a run in a 3-2 victory over the Bulldogs Thursday evening inside Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.

Game Information

Score: Ball State 3, The Citadel 2 (10)

Records: Ball State (21-8), The Citadel (14-15)

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

Series: Ball State leads 1-0

How it Happened

The Cardinals got on the board in the third inning with back-to-back RBI singles from Adam Tellier and Ryan Peltier.
The Bulldogs got on the board in the sixth inning after Travis Elliott drew a leadoff walk and went to second on a sacrifice bunt from Anthony Badala. With two outs, Travis Lott drove in Elliott with a base hit through the right side.
The Citadel tied the game in the seventh inning as Thomas Rollauer started things with a base hit to right field. After a groundout and a passed ball advanced him to third, Crosby Jones delivered a two-out RBI single to center.
BSU regained the lead in the 10th inning on a bases-loaded walk.
The Bulldogs attempted to tie the game in the bottom of the 10th as a runner tried to score from second on an infield single, but was called out at the plate.

Inside the Box Score

The Bulldogs got strong pitching through the game as four pitchers combined to allow just eight hits and strike out 10 over 10.0 innings.
Sam Swygert got the start and held the Cardinals to two runs on four hits and six strikeouts over 5.0 innings.
George Derrick Floyd allowed three hits and struck out three over 3.2 scoreless innings.
Will Holmes came entered in a bases loaded, no-out jam in the 10th and retired the next three hitters without allowing a run to score.
Gant Startling (0-1) suffered the loss after allowing a run in his one-third inning.
The Bulldog offense collected eight hits with three players having multi-hit games.
Travis Lott went 2-for-5 with a RBI, while Thomas Rollauer finished with two hits and a run scored.
Crosby Jones went 2-for-3 with a walk and a RBI.
Travis Elliott collected a base hit and scored.
Sam Klein (3-0) picked up the win for BSU after allowing one run on four hits over 3.1 innings.
Brady Owens (1) allowed two hits in a scoreless ninth to earn the save.

On Deck

The teams return to the diamond Friday afternoon for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.