CHARLESTON, S.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team was defeated by The Southern Conference (SoCon) foe The Citadel, 10–1, at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park on Saturday afternoon. Jacob Dilley and Tanner Berry paced the Spartans with two hits apiece on the day.  

The Bulldogs struck first with two runs in the first inning off starter J.T. Weaver. However, the Spartans responded in the top of the third as Dilley drove home Brantley Truitt to cut the lead to 2-1. The Bulldogs battled back and expanded their lead by two runs in the bottom half of the frame, 4-1. After a quiet fourth inning, The Citadel kept the pressure on as they added an additional run in the fifth to push the score to 5-1.  

Jacob Colucci came into the game in relief and kept the Bulldogs off the scoreboard until the bottom of the seventh. The Citadel put together a rally of three hits with three runs scored, capped off by a solo shot, to put the score at 8-1. The Bulldogs then added two more runs in the eighth to bring the game to the final score of 10-1.  

PITCHING RECORDS:                  
Andrew Buffkin: W, 2-2          

J.T. Weaver: L, 0-3  

                  
NOTES:                  

• The Citadel outhit UNCG, 13-7. 

• The Bulldogs swiped seven bags on the day compared to the Spartans' zero.  

• Mueller extended his on-base streak to 28 in the contest.    

RECORDS:                  
UNCG: 15-28, 2-12 SoCon            
CIT: 21-21, 6-8 SoCon             

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The Spartans will close out the series against the Bulldogs at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park on Sunday. First pitch is slated for 1:00 p.m.