
Baseball Closes Out 2025 Season With 14-4 Loss Versus Charleston Southern
May 17, 2025 | Baseball
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - The Gardner-Webb (17-36, 6-18) baseball team fell 14-4 in the season finale against Charleston Southern (28-20, 14-10) on Saturday afternoon at John Henry Moss Stadium.
Nick Capozzi and Tanner Thomas led the way for the Runnin' Bulldogs with two hits each while Capozzi also added a team-high two RBIs. Dale Francis Jr. launched his team-leading 18th homerun of the year.
Charleston Southern wasted no time putting runs on the board, scoring 10 times over its four at-bats. Francis put the Runnin' Bulldogs on the board in the bottom of the fourth with a solo shot deep over the center field wall.
The Buccaneers tacked on a single run in the fifth before Capozzi joined the long ball parade with a two-run shot in the home half of the fifth. However, CSU posted the next three runs of the contest while pushing out to a 14-3 advantage. Thomas capped the scoring for both sides with a solo homer to center in the eighth.
Nick Capozzi and Tanner Thomas led the way for the Runnin' Bulldogs with two hits each while Capozzi also added a team-high two RBIs. Dale Francis Jr. launched his team-leading 18th homerun of the year.
Charleston Southern wasted no time putting runs on the board, scoring 10 times over its four at-bats. Francis put the Runnin' Bulldogs on the board in the bottom of the fourth with a solo shot deep over the center field wall.
The Buccaneers tacked on a single run in the fifth before Capozzi joined the long ball parade with a two-run shot in the home half of the fifth. However, CSU posted the next three runs of the contest while pushing out to a 14-3 advantage. Thomas capped the scoring for both sides with a solo homer to center in the eighth.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: ROBERTSON, Tait (2-5)
L: Franklin, Will (0-2)
Batting:
2B: SMITH, Kaden 5 ; MARTIN, AJ 2 ; MCASKIE, Aidan 2
3B: RICE, Lew 1
RBI: SMITH, Kaden 3 ; TUUPO, Chandler 3 ; MARTIN, AJ 2 ; MCASKIE, Aidan 3 ; MARTINEZ, Nathan 1 ; RICE, Lew 1
SF: TUUPO, Chandler 1 ; MARTINEZ, Nathan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: COLLINS, Kain 4 ; SMITH, Kaden 4 ; TUUPO, Chandler 1 ; MARTIN, AJ 3 ; MARTINEZ, Nathan 1 ; EDGMON, Blake 1
SB: EDGMON, Blake 1

Batting:
3B: Kennell, Ryan 1
HR: Capozzi, Nick 1 ; Francis Jr., Dale 1 ; Thomas, Tanner 1
RBI: Capozzi, Nick 2 ; Francis Jr., Dale 1 ; Thomas, Tanner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Capozzi, Nick 1 ; Francis Jr., Dale 1 ; Thomas, Tanner 1 ; Morgan, Aaron 1
HBP: Thomas, Tanner 1
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