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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – On a cold and damp Sunday afternoon at Russell C. King Field, the Wofford baseball team split a doubleheader with The Citadel. The Terriers won the first game 6-4, while the Bulldogs won game two by a 13-5 score.
Wofford wins the weekend series against The Citadel two games to one, marking the first SoCon series win for the Terriers over the Bulldogs since joining the conference. Wofford is now 13-11 on the season and 2-4 in the SoCon, while The Citadel is 9-14 overall and 5-7 in conference play.
In the first game, the Bulldogs got on the board in the top of the first when Drew DeKerlegand doubled and was driven home on a single by William Ladd for a 1-0 lead. Mac Doyle registered the first hit of the day for Wofford with a double. He scored on a triple to the right field wall by Konstantine Diamaduros to make it a 1-1 game.
Clark Wise led off the bottom of the third with a triple down the right line and the Terriers took a 2-1 lead with an RBI single by Mac Doyle that scored Wise. Both teams were retired in order in the fourth inning. In the top of the fifth, the Bulldogs tied the game at 2-2 with a ground out by Nick Orvin that scored Brad Felder from third.
Wofford regained the lead with a single in the bottom of the sixth from Josh McKinney. A double down the right line by Landon Bennett scored McKinney for a 3-2 advantage. Bennett stole third and the throw went into the outfield allowing him to score and give the Terriers a 4-2 lead.
The Bulldogs got one run back on a solo home run by Josh Felder in the top of the seventh to make it a 4-3 game. In the bottom of the seventh, Mac Doyle added a double and with two outs was driven in by Konstantine Diamaduros for a 5-3 lead. Josh McKinney reached on an error that scored Diamaduros as the Terriers had a 6-3 advantage.
In the top of the eighth, Nick Orvin added a solo home run to cut the lead to 6-4. Wofford left one on base in the bottom of the eighth and the Bulldogs left one on base in the top of the ninth for the final score of 6-4.
For Wofford, starter Drew Sheridan threw five innings and allowed two runs on four hits with three strikeouts. Ryan Traylor (2-0) went two innings with one run allowed on two hits to earn the win. Bobby Streisel threw the eighth and allowed one run on one hit. John Cornely picked up his fourth save of the season by not allowing a hit in the ninth.
The Citadel starter Austin Pritcher (3-2) went six innings and allowed four runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts. Logan Cribb threw two-thirds of an inning and allowed one run on two hits with one strikeout. T.J. Clarkson went 1.1 innings and allowed only two hits with two strikeouts.
In game two, Wofford opened the scoring with an RBI single by Josh McKinney. McKinney was caught in a rundown between first and second, which allowed Mac Doyle to score from third and give the Terriers a 2-0 lead. The Citadel scored one run on an RBI double by Josh Fless in the top of the second for a 2-1 score.
After going the third, fourth and fifth innings without a score, the Bulldogs tied the game in the top of the sixth. Drew DeKerlegand was hit by a pitch and was driven in by a double to left field by Matt Simonelli. With the bases loaded, a walk brought in a second run and a sacrifice fly by Legare Jones gave the Bulldogs a 4-2 lead.
In the bottom of the seventh, James Foster walked and Mac Doyle singled. A ground out by Konstantine Diamaduros scored Foster to make it a 4-3 game. A single by Josh McKinney brought Doyle home to tie the game at 4.
The Citadel loaded the bases with one out in the top of the eighth and a walk scored one run for a 5-4 lead. A single by Matt Simonelli added a run and a wild pitch made it 7-4. A single by William Ladd drove in two runs to make it a 9-4 game.
In the bottom of the eighth, Wofford loaded the bases with a single by David Roney and two walks. A sacrifice fly by James Foster scored one run, but the Terriers left two runners on base to end the inning at 9-5. The Bulldogs loaded the bases again in the top of the ninth and Tyler Griffin hit a ball that just cleared the right wall for a 13-5 lead. Bradley Evsich added a single for Wofford in the bottom of the ninth, but he was unable to score.
Wofford starter Tom Dolinak went five innings and allowed two runs on five hits. Ryan Traylor picked up one out and Pete Noordsy faced two batters. Brandon Yarusi (0-1) threw two innings and allowed four runs on two hits along with two strikeouts. Eric Eck went two-thirds of an inning and allowed four runs on five hits. Anthony Rowland went the final inning and allowed one run on three hits.
The Citadel starter Justin Russell threw six innings and allowed two runs on seven hits with six strikeouts. Bryce Hines (2-2) went an inning and allowed three runs on three hits with one strikeout. Drew Mahaffey threw the final two innings and allowed only one hit with two strikeouts.
Wofford will travel to USC Upstate on Tuesday for a 6:00 p.m. contest and will host Presbyterian College at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday in non-conference action. On Friday the Terriers will begin a three-game series at Appalachian State.
