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THE CITADEL BASEBALL Baseball Contact: John Brush • O: 843-953-6795 • C: 270-293-0590 • Email: [email protected] The Citadel Athletic Communications, 7 Jones Ave., Charleston, SC 29409 • www.CitadelSports.com 2021 Schedule GAME 36 FEBRUARY 19 ___ Longwood __________________ L, 5-12 THE CITADEL vs. SOUTH CAROLINA 20 ___ Longwood _______________ L, 2-4 (10) April 27 • Columbia, S.C. 21 ___ Longwood ___________________W, 9-6 26 ___ North Florida ________________W, 8-4 First Pitch Stadium: Founders Park (8,242) 27 ___ North Florida ________________ L, 2-3 Tuesday: 7 p.m. Dimensions: 325 (LF) 400 (CF) 325 (RF) 27 ___ North Florida _______________ L, 6-13 Series History: SC leads 138-49-1 Live Stats: www.CitadelSports.com Last Meeting: SC 8, CIT 3 (3/23/21) Live Video: www.CitadelSports.com MARCH 3 ____ @ Jacksonville ________________ W, 7-6 THE CITADEL BULLDOGS SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS 5 ____ North Carolina A&T ___________ L, 6-7 Overall Record: 11-24-0 Overall Record: 25-11-0 6 ____ North Carolina A&T ___________W, 7-6 Conference Record: 3-14-0 Conference Record: 11-7-0 7 ____ North Carolina A&T __________ L, 1-12 Last 5/Last 10: 1-4/ 3-7 Last 5/Last 10: 3-2 / 6-4 10 ___ South Carolina ______________ L, 7-11 Streak: Loss 4 Streak: Loss 1 12 ___ Davidson ____________________W, 2-0 Website: www.CitadelSports.com Website: www.gamecocksonline.com 13 ___ Davidson __________________ W, 19-0 Head Coach: Tony Skole Head Coach: Mark Kingston 14 ___ Davidson ____________________W, 8-4 Career Record: 618-702-1 (25th year) Career Record: 375-250-1 (12th year) 19 ___ Wofford * ___________________W, 5-3 Record at THE CITADEL: 52-107-0 (4th year) Record at SC: 102-70-0 (4th year) 19 ___ Wofford * ___________________ L, 4-5 20 ___ Wofford * ___________________ L, 0-6 FIRST PITCH INSIDE THE SERIES 23 ___ @ South Carolina _______________L, 3-8 The Citadel closes out its current road swing as the The Citadel and South Carolina are meeting for the 26 ___ @ Western Carolina * ___________L, 8-12 Bulldogs travel to the Upstate to take on No. 13 third time during the 2021 season. The teams met 26 ___ @ Western Carolina * ___________L, 6-11 South Carolina. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. and can in Charleston on March 10 with the Gamecocks be seen on SEC Network +. The contest is the third rallying for an 11-7 victory. The teams met again in APRIL meeting between the teams this season. Columbia on March 23 with Carolina winning 8-3. 2 ____ Mercer *____________________ L, 2-12 3 ____ Mercer *_____________________ L, 5-6 3 ____ Mercer *____________________ L, 2-12 THE CITADEL PROJECTED LINEUP 6 ____ @ College of Charleston _________L, 4-5 10 ___ @ Samford * _________________L, 11-12 10 ___ @ Samford * __________________L, 1-14 8 - JEFFERY BROWN 11 ___ @ Samford * ___________________L, 4-8 .312 - 1 - 10 14 ___ Jacksonville _____________W, 3-2 (11) 16 ___ ETSU * ______________________W, 5-4 17 ___ ETSU * ______________________ L, 2-7 34 - COLE SIMPSON 12 - RYAN McCARTHY 17 ___ ETSU * ______________________W, 6-4 .268 - 2 - 18 .313 - 7 - 24 20 ___ College of Charleston ________ L, 2-11 23 ___ @ UNCG * _____________________L, 7-9 23 ___ @ UNCG * _____________________L, 2-4 24 ___ @ UNCG * ____________________L, 1-14 27 ___ @ South Carolina ______________ 7 p.m. 0 - BROOKS O’BRIEN 22 - TILO SKOLE 30 ___ VMI * _______________________6 p.m. .286 - 0 - 11 .224 - 0 - 8 MAY 1 ____ VMI * _______________________2 p.m. 28 - LOGAN TAPLETT 32 - NOAH MITCHELL 1 ____ VMI * _______________________6 p.m. .208 - 0 - 8 .258 - 0 - 16 5 ____ Mississippi State _____________7 p.m. 7 ____ @ Wofford * __________________ 5 p.m. 9 ____ @ Wofford * __________________ 2 p.m. 9 ____ @ Wofford * __________________ 6 p.m. 11 ___ College of Charleston _________6 p.m. 10 - CROSBY JONES 14 - TRAVIS LOTT 14 ___ @ Mercer * ___________________ 6 p.m. .305 - 1 - 14 .255 - 3 - 17 15 ___ @ Mercer * ___________________ 2 p.m. 2021 Statistics 15 ___ @ Mercer * ___________________ 6 p.m. AVG. - HR - RBI 18 ___ @ College of Charleston ________ 6 p.m. 21 ___ Western Carolina * ____________6 p.m. 22 ___ Western Carolina * ____________2 p.m. 22 ___ Western Carolina * ____________6 p.m. PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS 27-29 _ SoCon Tournament ^ ____________TBA TUESDAY, APRIL 27 Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB * - designates SoCon games Lathan Todd (R) 2-5 7.46 34/18 ^ - Southern Conference Tournament (Greenville, S.C.) Jack Mahoney (R) 2-0 1.44 33/6 2021 CITADEL BASEBALL GENERAL INFORMATION Midweek Baseball PLAYERS TO WATCH Location __________Charleston, South Carolina The Citadel closes out its current road swing Founded ____________________________1842 as the Bulldogs travel to face South Carolina Enrollment _________________________ 3,767 on April 27. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. Affiliation __________________ NCAA Division I Conference ______________________ Southern Midweek Weather Colors _______________ Citadel Blue and White Temperatures are expected to reach the mid Nickname ________________________Bulldogs 80s during the day and should be around 80 Stadium ___________________Riley Park (6,000) degrees for first pitch. President _______ Gen. Glenn M. Walters (USMC) Faculty Athletic Representative ____ Chip Taylor Ticket Information Athletic Director ______________Mike Capaccio Tickets for all home games are available on Mailing Address ________ McAlister Field House CitadelSports.com/tickets or by calling the ______________________________7 Jones Ave. box office at 843-953-DOGS. Tickets will also ______________________ Charleston, SC 29409 be available at the stadium box office starting Athletic Department Phone _____ 843-953-5070 one hour before first pitch. Website __________________CitadelSports.com Masks Required COACHING STAFF All fans inside Riley Park are required to wear a mask when not actively eating or drinking. Head Coach ___________________ Tony Skole Fans are also asked to socially distance inside ____________________ (The Citadel, 1991) the stadium. Record at The Citadel __________ 41-83 (3) Overall Record ___________ 607-678-1 (24) Catcher Travis Lott hit his third home run of the Asst. Coach/Pitching _______Blake Cooper SEC Network+ season in the series opener against UNCG. The freshman is third on the team with 17 RBIs on _________________ (South Carolina, 2017) Tuesday’s game at South Carolina will be the season. Assistant Coach ______________Zach Lucas broadcast on SEC Network +. ______________________ (Louisville, 2015) Assistant Coach _________ Jonathan Sabo vs. South Carolina ____________________ (The Citadel, 2018) The Citadel and South Carolina are meeting Athletic Trainer ____________Alex Northrup for the third time this season. The teams met in Charleston on March and in Columbia on March 23. The Gamecocks won each of the TEAM INFORMATION two previous meetings this season. 2020 Record _____________________ 10-6 Lettermen Returning _______________ 25 Back-to-Back Jacks Lettermen Lost ______________________5 Cole Simpson and Ben Hutchins hit back-to- Position Players Returning ____________15 back homers in the series finale against ETSU. Pitchers Returning __________________10 The home runs came on two-consecutive Newcomers ________________________15 pitches. It was Simpson’s second home run of the season, while the long ball was the first STADIUM INFORMATION career jack for Hutchins. Stadium ________ Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (6,000) Surface ______________________ Natural grass Walk-Off Win Opened _________________ 1997 (24th season) The Bulldogs rallied for a walk-off victory over Dimensions ___________ LF-305; CF-398; RF-337 Jacksonville as Brooks O’Brien delivered the game-winning suicide squeeze in the bottom of the 11th inning. It was the first walk-off for ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS the Bulldogs since March 24, 2019 against Assistant AD/Media Relations ______John Brush VMI. Right hander Lathan Todd will make the first Phone ______________________ 843-953-6795 of two starts this week at South Carolina. He Email ___________________ [email protected] picked up his second win of the season out of the bullpen against ETSU. WEEKLY SCHEDULE MONDAY • 26 TUESDAY • 27 WEDNESDAY • 28 THURSDAY • 29 FRIDAY • 30 SATURDAY • 1 SUNDAY • 2 Off Day @ South Carolina Practice Practice VMI VMI (DH) Off Day 7 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 2021 GAME NOTES • The Citadel VS. SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 27, 2021 2021 CITADEL BASEBALL The Citadel Starting Lineup by Position Date Opp. P C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH 2/19 Longwood Pilarski Lott Mitchell Corbitt Skole Taplett Jensen Brown McCarthy Jones 2/20 Longwood Reeves Lott Mitchell Corbitt Skole Taplett Jensen Brown McCarthy Jones 2/21 Longwood Todd Lott Mitchell Corbitt Skole Taplett Simpson Brown McCarthy Jones 2/26 North Florida Pilarski Lott Mitchell Corbitt Skole Taplett Jensen Brown McCarthy Jones 2/27 North Florida Reeves Lott Mitchell Corbitt Skole Taplett Jensen Brown McCarthy Jones 2/27 North Florida Todd Hutchins Mitchell Corbitt Skole Taplett Simpson Brown McCarthy Jones 3/3 Jacksonville Speedy Lott Mitchell Corbitt Skole Taplett Jensen Brown McCarthy Jones 3/5 North Carolina A&T Pilarski Lott Mitchell Corbitt Skole Taplett Simpson Jensen McCarthy Jones 3/6 North Carolina A&T Reeves Lott Mitchell Corbitt O’Brien Taplett Simpson Lane McCarthy Jones 3/7 North Carolina A&T Todd Lott Mitchell Corbitt O’Brien Taplett Simpson Brown McCarthy Jones 3/10 South Carolina Beckley Lott Mitchell Corbitt O’Brien Taplett Simpson Brown McCarthy Jones 3/12 Davidson Pilarski Lott Mitchell Corbitt Skole Taplett Simpson Brown McCarthy Jones 3/13 Davidson Reeves