The Citadel Sweeps Doubleheader to Claim Series Over Davidson Baseball

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DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Citadel earned a 15-2 victory in the first game and then held Davidson to four hits in a 2-0 victory in the second game Sunday in a Southern Conference baseball doubleheader at Wilson Field.

Both starters in Game 2 did not allow a hit until the fifth inning. Freshman RHP Clark Beeker (2-3) threw a career high eight innings for Davidson (17-28, 8-19 SoCon) and allowed just one run on five hits and three walks while striking out six. For The Citadel (22-27, 11-13 SoCon), LHP Logan Cribb (3-2) yielded two hits and a walk and struck out three in six innings. RHP James Reeves allowed a hit and walk with two strikeouts, and RHP Ryan Hines earned a 1.1 inning save, allowing just a double to sophomore left fielder Forrest Brandt and striking out one.

Brandt went 2-for-4 in the second game, leading the top of the ninth inning off with a double and moving to third base on a wild pitch, but Hines retired the next three batters in order to secure the win.

Second baseman Mason Davis drove in the game-winning run for the Bulldogs with an RBI-single to centerfield in the seventh inning, breaking the scoreless deadlock. The Citadel added an insurance run in the top of the ninth inning, taking advantage of a Davidson throwing error.

Davis was the Bulldogs' leading hitter in the first game too, going 3-for-5 with four RBI and three runs scored. Designated hitter Joe Jackson also went 3-for-5 in Game 1 and drove in three runs.

For Davidson, junior third baseman Andrew Barna and sophomore centerfielder Kelly Myers had two hits, and freshman designated hitter Ryan Lowe and senior first baseman Calvin Sigelbaum drove in the Wildcats' two runs.

The 'Cats were unable to drive in base runners early, leaving the bases loaded in the first inning without scoring a run, and leaving 11 total on base for the game. The Citadel starter LHP Kevin Connell pitched into the fourth inning, surrendering a run on six hits and four walks. He did not get an out in the fourth as Davidson loaded the bases with a walk and a pair of singles, and then scored a run when Sigelbaum drew a walk. RHP TJ Clarkson (2-3) relieved him and retired the next three batters to escape the jam, and then finished the game, allowing just two hits and a walk while striking out three.

The Citadel took control of the game early as Davis reached base in the first inning after hitting a pop up that landed untouched on the pitcher's mound, stole second, and was then driven in by Jackson. The Bulldogs then scored four runs in the second inning for a 5-0 lead, and went ahead 6-0 in the fourth inning by taking advantage of a pair of fielding errors and a wild pitch.

The 'Cats scored in the bottom of the fourth, but a seven-run fifth inning for the Bulldogs put the game out of reach. The Citadel finished with 15 hits to Davidson's nine.

The losses put a damper on Davidson's Senior Day, as seniors Jake Berman, Drew Gadaire, James Cerbie, Seth Freeman, Brian Russell, Calvin Sigelbaum, Michael Loeb and Ryan Overcash were all honored in between games.

Davidson will host USC Upstate in the home finale Wednesday at 6 p.m., and then conclude the regular season May 17-18 at Furman.

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