Cats hand Bulldogs a loss in series opener

The Cats handed the Citadel Bulldogs a loss to open this year's series between the two teams, 7-2. Both teams gave up 8 hits, but the dogs were only able to put across two runs.  BJ Nobles (3-0) picked up the win for Western, while the Bulldog's ace, James Reeves (4-1)  who pitched for 6.2 innings, give up 7 hits and all 7 runs and was charged with the loss.

The win improves WCU's record to 10-12 overall and 2-2 in SoCon action while the Bulldogs drop to 14-10 overall and 0-1 in conference play.

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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The Citadel......... 001 000 100 -  2  8  1
Western Carolina.... 011 003 20X -  7  8  0
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