The Citadel broke open the game with four runs in the third inning and beat Presbyterian 7-2 on Friday night, May 1, 2026, at the PC Baseball Complex in Clinton, South Carolina.
The Citadel added a run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly RBI, then scored again in the eighth and ninth to finish the opener of the three-game series with a comfortable win. Will Holmes earned the victory and moved to 4-4, while Tyrell Williams took the loss and fell to 1-3.
Presbyterian got on the board in the bottom of the fourth when Jonathan Williams drove in a run with a sacrifice fly RBI. Amman Dewberry followed with a solo home run to right field in the sixth, his team-leading 10th homer of the season, but the Blue Hose never closed the gap. Cam Mallo finished 2-for-3 with a walk, and Tyrell Williams worked 4.0 innings and allowed just two hits.
Robbie Boykin gave Presbyterian a season-high 4.0 innings in relief and allowed one run while striking out two. The Blue Hose entered the game 10-36 overall and 6-12 in the Big South, and they now turn to game two of the series in Charleston on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at noon on +.