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GREENSBORO N.C. – The Citadel baseball was defeated 15-5 in seven innings at UNCG on Sunday afternoon.

UNCG scored early and often, taking a commanding 10-1 lead after five innings. The Spartans scored four runs in the first, followed by a run in the second, three in the fourth and two in the fifth.

Bryce Leasure put the Bulldogs on the board in the fourth inning with a two-out RBI single to center field, scoring Jonathan Sabo from second base.

The offense busted out for four runs on four hits in the sixth inning to cut the score to 10-5. Leasure had his second RBI single, followed by run scoring singles by Joe Sabatini and Clay Martin. J.D. Davis worked a bases-loaded walk to drive in a run. The Bulldogs had a chance for more, however, leaving the bases loaded.

After The Citadel's big inning, UNCG answered with two runs of their own to extend the lead back to seven. In the bottom of the seventh, the Spartans scored three more runs to take a 15-5 lead and invoke the Southern Conference's 10-run travel rule.

Offensively, the Bulldogs finished with 10 hits led by a 3-for-4 day by Sabatini. Leasure drove in two runs in a 2-for-4 game, while Martin added two hits and an RBI. Jeffery Brown, William Kinney and Sabo each added hits.

The Bulldogs complete the regular season May 19-21 at home, hosting Wofford. The SoCon Championships then follow May 23-28 in Greenville, South Carolina.

Scoring Summary
Bottom 1st – UNCG 1, The Citadel 0: Ben Spitznagel scored from third on a single to the shortstop by Tripp Shelton with no outs.
Bottom 1st – UNCG 2, The Citadel 0: Tripp Shelton scored from third on a single to left field by Michael Goss with no outs.
Bottom 1st – UNCG 3, The Citadel 0: Andrew Moritz scored from third on a sacrifice fly to center field by Cesar Trejo with no outs.
Bottom 1st – UNCG 4, The Citadel 0: Michael Goss scored from third on a single to center field by Devin Ruiz with two outs.
Bottom 2nd – UNCG 5, The Citadel 0: Ben Spitznagel score from third on a wild pitch with one out.
Top 4th – UNCG 5, The Citadel 1: Jonathan Sabo scored from second on a single to center field by Bryce Leasure with two outs.
Bottom 4th – UNCG 6, The Citadel 1: Devin Ruiz scored from third on a bunt single to the pitcher by Ryan Clinch with one out.
Bottom 4th – UNCG 8, The Citadel 1: Ryan Clinch and Ben Spitznagel scored on a double to left-center field by Tripp Shelton with one out.
Bottom 5th – UNCG 9, The Citadel 1: Austin Embler scored from third on a single to short by Devin Ruiz with an error on the shortstop and no outs.
Bottom 5th – UNCG 10, The Citadel 1: Devin Ruiz scored on a fielder's choice ground ball by Ryan Clinch with no outs.
Top 6th – UNCG 10, The Citadel 2: Jeffery Brown scored from second on a single up the middle by Bryce Leasure with one out.
Top 6th – UNCG 10, The Citadel 3: Bryce Leasure scored from third on a single through the left side by Joe Sabatini with one out.
Top 6th – UNCG 10, The Citadel 4: William Kinney scored from third on a single to right field by Clay Martin with one out.
Top 6th – UNCG 10, The Citadel 5: Joe Sabatini scored from third on a bases-loaded walk by J.D. Davis with one out.
Bottom 6th – UNCG 12, The Citadel 5: Andrew Moritz and Michael Goss scored on a double to left-center field by JoJo Underwood with two outs.
Bottom 7th – UNCG 13, The Citadel 5: Ryan Clinch scored on a fielder's choice bunt, error on the pitcher with no outs.
Bottom 7th – UNCG 15, The Citadel 5: Ben Spitznagel and Tripp Shelton scored on a single to left field by Andrew Moritz with no outs.

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