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Citadel Gm 3 final
3
Towson TOWSON 10-24
4
Winner The Citadel CIT 14-21
Towson TOWSON
10-24
3
Final
4
The Citadel CIT
14-21
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Towson TOWSON 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 6 1
The Citadel CIT 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 8 2

W: Jonathan Sabo (1-1) L: Adams, Michael (3-3) S: Jordan Buster (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Late Rally Not Enough in Series Finale

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Towson University scored a run in the bottom of the seventh and had the tying run on third, but were unable to score the run in falling, 4-3, to The Citadel in the final game of a three-game series Saturday afternoon at Joe Riley Park. The Tigers won the first game of the doubleheader, 6-0.
 
Game Information
Score: The Citadel 4, Towson 3
Records: Towson (10-24), The Citadel (14-21)
Series: The Citadel wins the series 2-1
Location: Joe Riley Park, Charleston, South Carolina
 
Key Plays
  • A fielding error on the first batter of the first inning led to two unearned runs for The Citadel.
  • Dirk Masters was forced to stop at first in the seventh inning when his ball down the line hit the wall and jetted back towards the left fielder. Masters was stranded on third as the game ended.
 
How it Happened
  • The Citadel jumped out to an early lead as the first batter of the game reached on a fielding error. With runners on second and third with two outs, Ben Peden drove in both runners with a single through the right side.
  • The Tigers got their first hit in the fourth inning when Richie Palacios hit a mammoth solo shot off the top of the scoreboard in right center.
  • Craig Alleyne joined the hit parade in the 5th when he led off the inning with a solo blast over the wall in left.
  • The Bulldogs got the one run back in the home-half of the inning as a leadoff double came in to score on a William Kinney single up the middle.
  • The Tigers did not go quietly in the seventh inning as Billy Lennox started the inning with a single and went to third on a Dirk Masters single down the left-field line. Masters was held at first when the ball hit the wall and jetted out to the left fielder.
  • Alleyne continued to swing it well as he lined a ball to center to score Lennox on the sacrifice fly.
  • Richard Miller singled to put runners at the corners, but the Tigers were unable to get the tying run in from third.
  • Michael Adams (3-3) took the loss after he allowed four runs, two earned, on eight hits and four strikeouts over six innings.
  • Jonathan Sabo (1-1) allowed three runs on five hits over six innings to earn the win.
  • Jordan Buster (2) allowed a hit and fanned two in his one inning to earn the save.
 
Inside the Boxscore
  • Craig Alleyne continued his big day as he went 1-for-2 with his first home run and drove in two runs.
  • He finished the doubleheader by going 5-for-7 with a home run and five RBIs.
  • Richie Palacios hit his team-leading seventh home run of the season.
  • Billy Lennox was the lone Tiger with multiple hits, going 2-for-3 with a run scored.
  • Michael Adams allowed an earned run in the third inning to end his streak at 21.2 innings without allowing an earned run.
 
On Deck
The Tigers return to action Tuesday afternoon as they welcome Maryland Eastern Shore to Schuerholz Park. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
 
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