Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Wofford College baseball team opened Southern Conference play on Friday at Riley Park by splitting a doubleheader with The Citadel. The Bulldogs won the first game 5-3, scoring two runs each in the third and sixth innings and adding a run in the eighth. In game two, the Bulldogs had a 4-0 lead before the Terriers scored five runs in the fifth inning to take the lead on the way to the 5-4 victory.
 
Wofford is 11-7 to begin the season, while The Citadel is now 8-8 overall. In the league standings both teams are 1-1 with the series deciding game on Saturday. Hits were hard to come by on the day for the Terriers, who had eleven total hits in the two games while the Bulldogs had 19.  
 
GAME ONE NOTABLES

• Jack Renwick had two hits for the Terriers, while three different players had RBIs.
• Wofford starting pitcher Hayes Heinecke (2-3) threw a complete game with five runs allowed on nine hits, along with ten strikeouts and one walk. It was his fourth career game with 10 or more strikeouts.
• The Citadel starter Jake Pilarski (2-1) went seven innings with three runs allowed on four hits and six strikeouts. Devin Beckley earned his third save of the season with one hit allowed in two innings.

GAME ONE HOW IT HAPPENED

• Lawson Hill led off the game with a double, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a sacrifice fly by Colin Davis.
• Jack Renwick doubled to begin the second inning and Zeb Roos walked. A sacrifice bunt advanced the runners and Renwick scored on a sacrifice fly by Andrew Calhoun to make it 2-0.
• With two out in the bottom of the third, a two-run homer by Tyler Corbitt tied the game at 2-2.
• The Citadel had two out in the bottom of the sixth when a single was followed by an RBI double. A single added a run for a 4-2 advantage.
• Wofford had a single from John Dempsey in the top of the seventh, ending a stretch of 15 straight batters retired by the Bulldogs. Zeb Roos walked with one out and a ground out by Brennen Dorighi scored Dempsey to cut the lead to 4-3.
• In the bottom of the eighth, the Bulldogs led off with a single. With two outs, a double plated a run for a 5-3 score. Wofford was retired in order in the ninth to end the game.

 GAME TWO NOTABLES

• Brennen Dorighi drove in two runs on a double and Andrew Calhoun drove in two runs on a single in the fifth inning. The Bulldogs left eleven runners on base.
• Cameron Gill and Brennen Dorighi both had their first career stolen bases in the game.
• Wofford starting pitcher Dom Marcoccio worked 3.1 innings with four runs allowed on six hits. Dalton Rhadans (2-0) went 4.2 innings and did not allow a run on three hits with three strikeouts. Clay Schwaner earned his third save of the season by allowing just one hit in the ninth inning.
• The Citadel starter Cameron Reeves (2-1) gave up five runs on four hits in six innings with nine strikeouts. Zach Jones allowed two hits in three innings.

GAME TWO HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Citadel had a triple with one out in the bottom of the third and a ground out gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead.
• In the bottom of the third inning, the Bulldogs first two batters walked and with one out an RBI ground plated a run. A wild pitch added a run for a 3-0 advantage.
• An RBI single in the bottom of the fourth inning pushed the Bulldog lead to 4-0.
• Wofford had their first base runner of the game in the top of the fifth inning and had runners on the corners with one out. A double by Brennen Dorighi drove in both runners for a 4-2 game. Cameron Gill walked and a double steal moved the runners into scoring position. A pinch-hit single by Andrew Calhoun tied the game at 4-4. Trey Yunger added a single and a passed ball allowed a run to score as Wofford took a 5-4 lead.
• Both teams left one runner on base in the sixth inning and both were retired in order in the seventh. Wofford had singles in the eighth and ninth innings.
• In the bottom of the ninth with two outs, the Bulldogs had runners on the corners after an error and single. A fly ball to Colin Davis in centerfield ended the game.

QUOTABLE
Pitcher Dalton Rhadans – "After the loss, we went into game two fighting. We knew it wasn't going to be easy in the environment we were in, but we were ready. We have been preparing for long days and ready to go against the odds. I just did my part and fought with my dudes who I knew had my back. Games like this are intense but that is what we are here for. Although winning is fun, tomorrow is a new day and we are going to reset and come at it with all we got."
 
UP NEXT
Wofford and The Citadel will conclude the series with a single game on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. The teams will meet again for a three-game series in Spartanburg on May 7 and 9.