LEXINGTON, Va. (Interstat) — Andrew Buffkin pitched five innings of two-run ball despite allowing no hits, and Zach Hunt drove in four runs to lead The Citadel to a 7-4 victory over Virginia Military Institute on Friday at Gray-Minor Stadium. The Bulldogs improved to 29-24, while the Keydets fell to 28-25.

Christian Stratis opened the scoring with a solo home run in the second inning. Hunt added an RBI double in the fourth and a run-scoring single in the sixth. VMI answered with a four-run sixth, highlighted by Ayden Schnarrs’ two-run double, tying the game. But Sam Dansky homered in the ninth to put Citadel ahead, and Michael Gibson tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings with six strikeouts to earn the win. Hunt added a two-run double in the 10th to seal it. Citadel outhit VMI 11-9.

Clark Driscoll struck out four over five innings for VMI, allowing three runs. Grayson Fitzwater had two hits and an RBI. TJ Anderson contributed two hits for Citadel.