Baseball Falls to The Citadel

CHARLESTON – The University of South Carolina baseball team fell to The Citadel, 8-3, Tuesday night (March 10) at Joe Riley Park.

Carolina got on the board fast in the first as Will Craddock’s leadoff home run was originally ruled foul, then changed to fair. The 430-foot blast gave the Gamecocks the 1-0 lead. The Citadel responded with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first, then had a solo homer in the second to take a 3-1 lead.

A Talmadge LeCroy RBI groundout in the third cut the Bulldogs lead to 3-2, but The Citadel answered with two runs in the fourth. Craddock’s second home run of the game cut the Bulldogs advantage to 5-3 in the fifth. The Citadel added three runs in the eighth in its midweek win.

Craddock was 2-for-3 with two RBI to lead Carolina’s offense. Alex Philpott took the loss, allowing two runs in two-thirds of an inning.

POSTGAME NOTES

• Craddock is the first Gamecock to lead off the game with a home run since Nathan Hall against Arkansas on March 23, 2025.
• Craddock had Carolina’s second multi-home run game of the season. Patrick Evans had a pair in the USC Upstate win last Tuesday.
• Carolina had four errors on the night.

UP NEXT

South Carolina starts SEC play this weekend at No. 23 Florida. The series begins Friday night (March 13) at 6:30 p.m. in Gainesville, Fla. The game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.