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FEBRUARY 14____ Coppin State______W, 5-1 THE CITADEL vs. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 15____ Coppin State______W, 9-3 February 25 • Charleston, S.C. 16____ Coppin State______W, 15-7 21____ Yale______W, 4-3 First Pitch Stadium: Nielsen Field at CSU Park (1,000) 22____ Yale______W, 10-3 Tuesday: 6 p.m. Dimensions: 330 (LF) 400 (CF) 330 (RF) 23____ Yale______L, 0-9 Series History: CIT leads 57-36 Live Stats: www.CitadelSports.com 25____ @ Charleston Southern______6 p.m. Last Meeting: CSU 10, CIT 5 (4/3/19) Live Video: None 28____ Saint Peter’s______5 p.m. 29____ Saint Peter’s______2 p.m. THE CITADEL BULLDOGS CHARLESTON SOUTHERN BUCCANEERS MARCH Overall Record: 5-1-0 Overall Record: 2-6-0 1_____ Saint Peter’s______1 p.m. Conference Record: 0-0-0 Conference Record: 0-0-0 3_____ @ USC Upstate______4 p.m. Last 5/Last 10: 4-1 / 5-1 Last 5/Last 10: 2-3 / 2-6 6_____ Hartford______6 p.m. Streak: Loss 1 Streak: Loss 1 7_____ Hartford______2 p.m. Website: www.CitadelSports.com Website: www.csusports.com 8_____ Hartford______1 p.m. Head Coach: Head Coach: George Schaefer 10____ @ South Carolina______7 p.m. Career Record: 602-673-1 (24th year) Career Record: 2-6-0 (1sy year) 11____ VCU______4 p.m. Record at THE CITADEL: 36-78-0 (3rd year) Record at CSU: 2-6-0 (1st year) 13____ Rider______6 p.m. 14____ Rider______2 p.m. FIRST PITCH INSIDE THE SERIES 15____ Rider______1 p.m. The Bulldogs hit the road for their first midweek The Bulldogs and Buccaneers have met 93 times 18____ Winthrop______6 p.m. contest of the season as they make the short trip prior on the diamond dating back to 1965. The 20____ Western Carolina*______6 p.m. up I-26 to take on Charleston Southern. First pitch is Citadel holds a 57-36 advantage over that time, but 21____ Western Carolina*______2 p.m. set for 6 p.m. are just 21-22 in road contest. The teams split four 22____ Western Carolina*______1 p.m. games a season ago with each team winning twice 24____ College of Charleston______6 p.m. on their home field. 27____ @ Mercer*______6 p.m. 28____ @ Mercer*______4 p.m. THE CITADEL PROJECTED LINEUP 29____ @ Mercer*______1 p.m. 31____ @ Winthrop______6 p.m. APRIL 8 - JEFFERY BROWN 3_____ Samford*______6 p.m. .333 - 0 - 3 4_____ Samford*______2 p.m. 5_____ Samford*______1 p.m. 5 - CAM JENSEN 12 - RYAN McCARTHY 7_____ USC Upstate______6 p.m. .313 - 0 - 2 .333 - 0 - 5 9_____ @ VMI*______6 p.m. 10____ @ VMI*______4 p.m. 11____ @ VMI*______1 p.m. 14____ @ College of Charleston______6 p.m. 17____ @ Wofford*______6 p.m. 22 - TILO SKOLE 1 - TYLER CORBITT 18____ @ Wofford*______3 p.m. .348 - 0 - 4 .318 - 1 - 5 19____ @ Wofford*______1 p.m. 21____ South Carolina______7 p.m. 24____ @ Ohio State______6:35 p.m. 25____ @ Ohio State______3:05 p.m. 10 - CROSBY JONES 25 - CHES GOODMAN 26____ @ Ohio State______1:05 p.m. .267 - 0 - 5 .273 - 0 - 5 28____ Charleston Southern______6 p.m. MAY 1_____ UNCG*______3 p.m. 2_____ UNCG*______2 p.m. 32 - NOAH MITCHELL 3_____ UNCG*______1 p.m. 14 - TRAVIS LOTT 5_____ @ Clemson______6 p.m. .429 - 0 - 1 .133 - 0 - 1 7_____ @ ETSU*______6 p.m. 2020 Statistics 8_____ @ ETSU*______4 p.m. AVG. - HR - RBI 10____ @ ETSU*______1 p.m. 12____ Clemson______6 p.m. 14____ Furman*______3 p.m. PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS 15____ Furman*______3 p.m. 16____ Furman*______2 p.m. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 19-24__ SoCon Tournament______TBA Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB Zach Taglieri (R) 1-0 3.00 3/1 * - designates SoCon games ^ - Tournament (Greenville, S.C.) Connor Yoder (R) 0-2 36.00 1/5 2020 CITADEL BASEBALL GENERAL INFORMATION Midweek Baseball PLAYERS TO WATCH Location______Charleston, The Citadel plays its first midweek game of Founded______1842 the season as it makes the short trip up I-26 Enrollment______3,767 to face Charleston Southern. First pitch is set Affiliation______NCAA Division I for 6 p.m. Conference______Southern Colors______Citadel Blue and White Midweek Weather Nickname______Bulldogs Temperatures are expected to be in the Stadium______Riley Park (6,000) mid-to-upper 60s during the day. There is a President______Gen. Glenn M. Walters (USMC) chance of rain early in the day, but it should Faculty Athletic Representative_____ Chip Taylor be cleared out of the area by game time. Athletic Director______Mike Capaccio Mailing Address______McAlister Field House Ticket Information ______7 Jones Ave. Tickets for all home games are available on ______Charleston, SC 29409 CitadelSports.com/tickets or by calling the Athletic Department Phone______843-953-5070 box office at 843-953-DOGS. Tickets will also Website______CitadelSports.com be available at the stadium box office starting one hour before first pitch. COACHING STAFF SoCon Digital Network Head Coach__ Tony Skole (The Citadel, 1991) The three-game series against Saint Peter’s Record at The Citadel______31-77 (2) will be carried on the SoCon Digital Network. Overall Record______597-672-1 (23) Asst. Coach/Pitching______Blake Cooper Second baseman Tyler Corbitt has hit safely in ______(South Carolina, 2017) Series History vs. Charleston Southern each of the last five games. He is hitting .318 Assistant Coach______Zach Lucas The Bulldogs lead the series 57-36 dating with a double, triple and a home run. ______(Louisville, 2015) back to 1965. The Citadel is just 21-22 in road Assistant Coach______Jonathan Sabo games in the series over that span. ______(The Citadel, 2018) Director of Operations______Joey Gamache _ vs. Charleston Southern ______(Springfield, 2018) The Citadel and Charleston are meeting for Athletic Trainer______Alex Northrup the first of two times this season. The teams will meet again on April 28 at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park. TEAM INFORMATION 2019 Record______12-43 (5-19, 9th SoCon) 7-Run Inning Lettermen Returning______15 The Citadel scored seven runs in the third Lettermen Lost______8 inning in the 10-3 victory over Yale. It is the Position Players Returning______13 most runs scored in an inning since scoring 12 Pitchers Returning______8 runs in the fifth inning against Winthrop on Newcomers______14 March 14, 2017.

STADIUM INFORMATION All Nine Score Stadium______Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (6,000) In the 10-3 victory over Yale, all nine members Surface______Natural grass of the starting lineup scored a run. It is the Opened______1997 (24th season) first time it happened since all starters scored Dimensions______LF-305; CF-398; RF-337 against ETSU on May 4, 2018.

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Connolly Doubles Down Just one week after setting a career high Right hander Lathan Todd allowed just two Assistant AD/Media Relations______John Brush for strikeouts, Shane Connolly equaled that hits over six shutout innings against Yale. The Phone______843-953-6795 total with eight strikeouts against Yale. The sophomore added three strikeouts in the no [email protected] southpaw fanned eight over eight innings in decision. earning his second win of the season.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

MONDAY • 24 TUESDAY • 25 WEDNESDAY • 26 THURSDAY • 27 FRIDAY • 28 SATURDAY • 29 SUNDAY • 1 Off Day @ Charleston Practice Practice vs. Saint Peter’s vs. Saint Peter’s vs. Saint Peter’s Southern 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m.

2 2020 GAME NOTES • The Citadel VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN - FEBRUARY 25, 2020 2020 CITADEL BASEBALL The Citadel Starting Lineup by Position Date Opp. P C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH 2/14 Coppin State Connolly Lott Goodman Corbitt Skole Jones Jensen Brown McCarthy Simpson 2/15 Coppin State Reeves Bastian Goodman Corbitt Skole Jones Jensen Brown McCarthy Simpson 2/16 Coppin State Todd Lott Goodman Corbitt Skole Jones Jensen Brown McCarthy Simpson 2/21 Yale Connolly Lott Goodman Corbitt Skole Jones Jensen Brown McCarthy Simpson 2/22 Yale Reeves Bastian Goodman Corbitt Skole Jones Botkin Brown McCarthy Mitchell 2/23 Yale Todd Lott Mitchell Corbitt Skole Jones Jensen Brown McCarthy Goodman 2/25 Charleston Southern 2/28 Saint Peter’s 2/29 Saint Peter’s 3/1 Saint Peter’s 3/3 USC Upstate 3/6 Hartford 3/7 Hartford 3/8 Hartford 3/10 South Carolina 3/11 VCU 3/13 Rider 3/14 Rider 3/15 Rider 3/18 Winthrop 3/20 Western Carolina 3/21 Western Carolina 3/22 Western Carolina 3/24 College of Charleston 3/27 Mercer 3/28 Mercer 3/29 Mercer 3/31 Winthrop 4/3 Samford 4/4 Samford 4/5 Samford 4/7 USC Upstate 4/9 VMI 4/10 VMI 4/11 VMI 4/14 College of Charleston 4/17 Wofford 4/18 Wofford 4/19 Wofford 4/21 South Carolina 4/24 Ohio State 4/25 Ohio State 4/26 Ohio State 4/28 Charleston Southern 5/1 UNCG 5/2 UNCG 5/3 UNCG 5/5 Clemson 5/7 ETSU 5/8 ETSU 5/10 ETSU 5/12 Clemson 5/14 Furman 5/15 Furman 5/16 Furman

The Buc pitching staff boasts a 5.50 team ERA. Scouting Charleston Southern Statistical Leaders The Bucs enter the week with an overall record They have allowed 44 earned runs on 60 hits of 2-6. CSU is coming off a four-game split and 74 strikeouts over 72.0 innings. Average______Ryan Stoudemire______.348 with Kansas over the weekend. Hits______Ryan Soutdemire______8 Jaret Bennett is the ace of the staff, going 1-0 Runs______Kelleher/Horton______3 CSU is hitting .190 as a team with two players with a 0.64 ERA in two starts. Doubles______Ryan Stoudemire______3 in the lineup hitting over .300. Triples______None Right hander Connor Yoder is expected to Home Runs______4 players______1 Ryan Stoudemire leads the offense with a .348 get the start on Tuesday. He has appeared in RBIs______Ryan Stoudemire______3 average, three doubles, one home run and three games, going 0-2 with a 36.00 ERA. He Stolen Bases______Kyle Horton______3 three RBIs. has surrendered six hits and five walks in 2.0 ERA______Jaret Bennett______0.64 innings. Wins______Bennett/Padysak______1 Alex Andronica is hitting .333 in his five starts. He is tied for second on the team with two Innings______Jaret Bennett______14.0 doubles. Strikeouts______Jaret Bennett______13 Saves______Trent Siebert______1

2020 GAME NOTES • The Citadel VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN - FEBRUARY 25, 2020 3 2020 CITADEL BASEBALL THE CITADEL Starting Lineup by Batting Order Date Opp. Leadoff Second Third Cleanup Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth 2/14 Coppin State Brown Corbitt McCarthy Goodman Simpson Lott Jensen Skole Jones 2/15 Coppin State Brown Corbitt McCarthy Goodman Simpson Jensen Skole Jones Bastian 2/16 Coppin State Brown Corbitt McCarthy Goodman Simpson Jensen Skole Lott Jones 2/21 Yale Brown Corbitt McCarthy Goodman Simpson Jensen Skole Lott Jones 2/22 Yale Brown Corbitt McCarthy Goodman Mitchell Botkin Skole Jones Bastian 2/23 Yale Brown Corbitt McCarthy Goodman Lott Mitchell Skole Jensen Jones 2/25 Charleston Southern 2/28 Saint Peter’s 2/29 Saint Peter’s 3/1 Saint Peter’s 3/3 USC Upstate 3/6 Hartford 3/7 Hartford 3/8 Hartford 3/10 South Carolina 3/11 VCU 3/13 Rider 3/14 Rider 3/15 Rider 3/18 Winthrop 3/20 Western Carolina 3/21 Western Carolina 3/22 Western Carolina 3/24 College of Charleston 3/27 Mercer 3/28 Mercer 3/29 Mercer 3/31 Winthrop 4/3 Samford 4/4 Samford 4/5 Samford 4/7 USC Upstate 4/9 VMI 4/10 VMI 4/11 VMI 4/14 College of Charleston 4/17 Wofford 4/18 Wofford 4/19 Wofford 4/21 South Carolina 4/24 Ohio State 4/25 Ohio State 4/26 Ohio State 4/28 Charleston Southern 5/1 UNCG 5/2 UNCG 5/3 UNCG 5/5 Clemson 5/7 ETSU 5/8 ETSU 5/10 ETSU 5/12 Clemson 5/14 Furman 5/15 Furman 5/16 Furman

600 Wins Bulldogs collected seven doubles, two triples Connolly Named S-A of Week The Citadel’s sweep over Coppin State gave and a home run in the finale. Left hander Shane Connolly was named the head coach Tony Skole his 600th career General Shale Southern Conference Student- victory as a head coach. Reeves Strikes Out 10 Athlete of the Week after his performance Sophomore Cameron Reeves struck out 10 in against Coppin State. In the classroom, Opening Weekend Sweep his first start against Coppin State. He is the Connolly is a business administration major The Bulldogs sweep of Coppin State on first Bulldog hurler to record 10 strikeouts in a with a 3.934 grade-point average. opening weekend is the first since The Citadel game since JP Sears fanned 20 against VMI on swept Air Force to open the 2015 season. March 24, 2017. Clemson Game Postponed Tuesday’s game at Clemson was postponed Extra Base Hits 18 Strikeouts due to weather. The game will now be played The Citadel offense collected 15 extra- The Bulldog pitching staff struck out 18 May 5 at 6 p.m. base hits on opening weekend. Ten of the Coppin State hitters on Feb. 15. Starter extra-base hits came in the series finale. The Cameron Reeves fanned 10, while Caleb 4 2020 GAME NOTES • The Citadel VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN - FEBRUARY 25, 2020 2020 CITADEL BASEBALL THE CITADEL Home Runs No. Player (#) Game # Date Opponent Pitcher Runs Outs Count Inning Score (W/L) Final 1. Corbitt (1) 3 2-16 Coppin State Martinez 2 0 3-2 1 0-2 W 15-7 * leadoff

THE cITADEL Game-Winning RBIs No. Player (#) Game # Date Opponent Runs Outs Count Inning Final Play 1. Goodman (1) 1 2/14 Coppin State 1 1 0-1 3 5-1 Goodman RBI groundout to second 2. No RBI awarded 2 2/15 Coppin State 3. Skole (1) 3 2/16 Coppin State 1 0 2-2 5 15-7 Skole RBI single to left center 4. Mitchell (1) 4 2/21 Yale 1 1 0-2 7 4-3 Mitchell sacrifice fly to center 5. Jones (1) 5 2/22 Yale 1 0 3-2 3 10-3 Jones bases loaded walk

2020 GAME NOTES • The Citadel VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN - FEBRUARY 25, 2020 5 2020 CITADEL BASEBALL Speedy and Devin Beckley each struck out College World Series Staff Radio Broadcast Schedule three. Gant Starling added the final two The Citadel boasts the only coaching staff strikeouts. in the country where all three full-time Luke Mauro, the voice of the Bulldogs, coaches played in the College World Series. will broadcast 20 games, along with the Series Strikeouts Head Coach Tony Skole was a member of Southern Conference Tournament, this The Bulldog pitching staff fanned 43 batters The Citadel’s 1990 team, while Blake Cooper season. The games will be broadcast on in the series against Coppin State. It is the played a big part in South Carolina’s 2010 ESPN Radio (94.7FM/910AM). most strikeouts in a three-game series since national championship. Zach Lucas made the Bulldogs struck out 46 VMI hitters on two appearances in Omaha while playing for March 10 at South Carolina March 24-26, 2017. It is also the first time former Bulldog Dan McDonnell at Louisville. March 11 VCU since the VMI series the ‘Dogs have recorded March 18 Winthrop double-digit strikeouts in all three games of Two-Sport Athletes March 20 Western Carolina March 21 Western Carolina a series. The Bulldogs roster features a pair of two- March 22 Western Carolina sport athletes in Lane Botkin and Ryan March 24 College of Charleston Two-Way Ches McCarthy. Both players are also members of April 3 Samford Ches Goodman did it with his bat and with the football team. his arm in the series finale against Coppin April 4 Samford April 5 Samford State. The sophomore went 2-for-4 with two McCarthy Among Top Draft Prospects RBIs and three runs scored, while also tossing April 14 at College of Charleston Outfielder Ryan McCarthy enters the season April 21 South Carolina three shutout innings. He allowed just two as the No. 218 draft prospect in college hits and struck out four. May 1 UNCG baseball according to D1Baseball.com. May 2 UNCG May 3 UNCG Jensen Returns Starling Among Nation’s Top Freshmen Outfielder Cam Jensen returned from missing May 12 Clemson Right-handed pitcher Gant Starling enters the May 14 Furman all of 2019 to go 5-for-12 with a pair of season at No. 74 on the D1Baseball Top 150 doubles and two RBIs against Coppin State. May 15 Furman freshmen to watch this season list. May 16 Furman May 19-24 at SoCon Championships Hits For All Nine Starters D1 Baseball Pro Prospects The Bulldogs had all nine hitters in the Outfielder Ryan McCarthy was named the starting lineup collect a base hit in the series No. 2 draft prospect in the SoCon in 2020 finale against Coppin State. The Citadel also by D1Baseball. Left hander Shane Connolly had seven players drive in a run and seven is ranked 11th and Jeffery Brown 17th. Tyler players score in the game. Corbitt (4th), Cameron Reeves (7th) and Lane Botkin (9th) are all ranked in the Top 10 in the Crossing State Lines SoCon for the 2021 draft. The Bulldogs will not cross the South Carolina state line until the final weekend of March. Starling Receives Preseason Honor The Citadel’s trip to Mercer on March 27- Freshman closer Gant Starling was named the 29 will be the first contest outside of the Southern Conference Preseason Freshman Palmetto State. The Bulldogs play their first 25 of the Year by D1Baseball. Additionally, Travis games inside the state, and will play 43 of the Lott was ranked as the No. 8 freshman in the 54 regular season games in South Carolina. conference and Noah Mitchell was ranked ninth. Young Team For the second-straight season, The Citadel On Deck will be one of the youngest teams in college The Bulldogs return to Joseph P. Riley, Jr. baseball. The infield will consist of all Park to face Saint Peter’s in a three-game freshman and sophomores, while potentially series Feb. 28-March 1. First pitch in the series have six freshman or sophomores in the opener is set for 5 p.m. starting lineup.

B1G Opponent For the second-straight year, the Bulldogs will face a team from the Big 10. The Citadel will travel to face Ohio State on April 24-26. Last season, the Bulldogs welcomed Michigan to Riley Park.

30th Anniversary of Trip to Omaha The 2020 season marks the 30th anniversary of The Citadel making it to the College World Series. The 1990 Bulldogs are still the only military school to reach the CWS.

6 2020 GAME NOTES • The Citadel VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN - FEBRUARY 25, 2020 2020 CITADEL BASEBALL 2020 Roster

No. Name Pos B/T Ht Wt Yr. Hometown / High School # Name Pos B/T Ht Wt Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Brooks O’Brien INF R/R 5-9 160 Jr. Greer, S.C. / Riverside 1 Tyler Corbitt INF R/R 6-0 170 So. Columbia, S.C. / Airport 2 Wesley Lane OF R/R 5-9 165 So. Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Socastee 3 Luke Montenery OF/C R/R 5-7 150 Fr. Murrells Inlet, S.C. / Waccamaw 4 Will Bastian C R/R 6-0 185 So. Mount Pleasant, S.C. / Bishop England 5 Cam Jensen OF R/R 5-10 175 Sr. Greenville, S.C. / J.L. Mann 6 Hunter Barbee RHP R/R 5-9 165 Jr. Charleston, S.C. / James Island 8 Jeffery Brown OF L/R 5-9 165 Sr. Charleston, S.C. / Bishop England 9 Lane Botkin OF L/R 6-0 190 So. Columbia, S.C. / A.C. Flora 10 Crosby Jones INF L/R 6-0 182 Fr. Columbia, S.C. / Dutch Fork 11 Andrew Judkins OF L/L 5-9 150 Jr. Greer, S.C. / Christ Church Episcopal 12 Ryan McCarthy OF L/R 6-3 210 Jr. Cumming, Ga. / Pinecrest Academy 13 Chace Cooper RHP R/R 6-1 150 Fr. Charleston, S.C. / West Ashley 14 Travis Lott C L/R 6-0 200 Fr. Goose Creek, S.C. / Stratford 15 Cameron Reeves RHP R/R 6-2 195 So. Rock HIll, S.C. / Northwestern 16 Anthony Badala INF R/R 6-2 200 Fr. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. / Cardinal Newman 17 Shane Connolly LHP L/L 6-2 175 Jr. Huntersville, N.C. / Pine Lake Prep 18 Lathan Todd RHP R/R 5-10 170 So. Sumter, S.C. / Lakewood 19 Brandon Mulier LHP L/L 6-1 200 Gr. Fayetteville, N.C. / UNCW 20 Zach Taglieri RHP R/R 5-11 169 Sr. Port St. Lucie, Fla. / Port St. Lucie 21 John Lanier 1B L/L 6-3 210 Fr. Blythewood, S.C. / Blythewood 22 Tilo Skole INF L/R 5-10 175 So. Johnson City, Tenn. / Science Hill 23 Adam Colon INF R/R 5-11 190 RSo. Bellport, N.Y. / Bellport 24 Gant Starling RHP R/R 6-1 190 Fr. Wayne County, Ga. / Wayne County 25 Ches Goodman 1B/LHP R/L 6-2 200 So. Port St. Lucie, Fla. / Port St. Lucie 28 Thomas Swafford LHP L/L 5-11 205 Gr. Franklin, Tenn. / Creighton 30 Grant Dowis OF R/R 5-11 160 Fr. Simpsonville, S.C. / Southside Christian 31 Caleb Speedy LHP L/L 6-0 180 Fr. Columbia, S.C. / A.C. Flora 32 Noah Mitchell INF R/R 6-1 170 Fr. Greenville, S.C. / Eastside 33 Devin Beckley RHP R/R 6-4 205 Jr. Camden, S.C. / Camden 34 Cole Simpson OF L/L 6-2 215 So. Pendleton, S.C. / Pendleton 37 Simon Graf LHP R/L 5-10 160 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. / Providence Christian Academy 39 Clay Wilson OF R/R 5-11 170 Fr. Greenville, S.C. / Greenville 40 Will Barker RHP R/R 6-2 185 RFr. Sherwood, Ark. / Arkansas 42 Austin Blakely RHP R/R 6-3 180 So. Florence, S.C. / South Florence

Coaching Staff Head Coach - Tony Skole (Citadel, 1991) Assistant Coach/Pitching - Blake Cooper (South Carolina, 2017) Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coach - Zach Lucas (Louisville, 2015) Anthony Badala______Buh-doll-UH Assistant Coach - Jonathan Sabo (The Citadel, 2018) Will Bastian______Bash-chin Director of Baseball Operations - Joey Gamache (Springfield, 2018) Adam Colon______Cuh-LONE Chace Cooper______Chase Grant Dowis______DOW-iss Ches Goodman______Chess Luke Montenery______Mon-TUH-nair-E Brandon Mulier______Mule-air Tilo Skole______TEE-low Thomas Swafford______Swoff-ord Zach Taglieri______Tag-LEE-air-E Lathan Todd______LAY-thin

2020 GAME NOTES • The Citadel VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN - FEBRUARY 25, 2020 7 2020 CITADEL BASEBALL TONY SKOLE 2nd SEASON • The Citadel, 1991 Overall Record - 602-673-1 • Record at The Citadel - 36-78

The Citadel Athletics Hall of Famer, and including the 2013 season that saw ETSU courtesy of right-hander Kerry Doane. Do- 23-year head coaching veteran, Tony capture the Atlantic Sun tournament ane ranked first in Division I with 12 com- Skole, enters his third season as the Bull- championship and participate in the Van- plete games and 147.0 innings pitched dogs’ head coach. derbilt Regional. and became the school’s third first-team All-American. Skole was officially announced as the Skole has earned a national reputation head coach at his alma mater on June 8, as an elite recruiter and developer of stu- Skole’s first head-coaching position came 2017. dent-athletes. He has coached 64 all-con- at Lincoln Memorial University, where he ference selections, two conference players was elevated to the top position in 1997 He enters the 2020 season with an overall of the year and ETSU’s first conference after four years as an assistant coach for head coaching record of 597-672-1, pitcher of the year. Five Bucs were select- the Railsplitters. During his three seasons including going 502-613 at the Division I ed in last year’s MLB Draft, matching the in charge at LMU, Skole led the team’s level. program record set in 2006 and adding to transition from NAIA to a Division II his total of more than 30 of athletes who program that rose as high as No. 13 in the Skole was tasked with returning the have continued their playing career in the national rankings. He earned 95 wins and Bulldog program back to one of the top professional ranks. coached seven MLB Draft picks, including teams in the Southern Conference. Skole pitcher Scot Shields, during his time at started by building the culture of play- Skole’s ETSU teams showcased his LMU. Shields helped the Anaheim Angels ing hard on the field and doing what is balanced approach with multiple school win the 2002 World Series and was con- right in the corps. Skole has also put an records falling on offense and defense sidered one of MLB’s top relief pitchers for emphasis on academics as the team has during his 18 years at the helm. In 2010, most of the decade. bolstered a grade-point average over 3.00 the Bucs broke single-season school in every semester since he took over. records with 503 runs scored, 724 hits, Skole is a 1991 graduate of The Citadel, 93 home runs and 142 doubles. His where he lettered in baseball and football. The 2019 Bulldog team featured a lineup 2017 squad pounded out 654 hits for As a third baseman, he helped the base- that included mainly freshmen and soph- the second-highest single-season total ball team win two Southern Conference omores. The lone senior in the lineup, Ben in school history. ETSU has broken the championships and a berth in the 1990 Peden, put together his best season as a school’s record for strikeouts in a season College World Series. He hit a home run Bulldog. He hit .299 with 15 doubles, eight each of the last three years. The 2015 staff at Miami to win the Atlantic Regional over home runs and 36 RBIs. Freshmen Tyler recorded 431 strikeouts, shattering the the Hurricanes and clinch the trip to Oma- Corbitt led the team with a .333 average previous record by 73 Ks, before the 2016 ha. In Omaha, Skole had a game-winning on his way to earning Al-Southern Confer- staff registered 436 punchouts and the hit in the 12th inning against Cal State ence Freshman Team honors. 2017 staff pushed the record to 461. Fullerton. On the gridiron, Skole started 35 consecutive games as a defensive back In his first season back in the Lowcountry, In 2004, Skole tutored catcher Caleb and helped the Bulldogs to two appear- Skole led the Bulldogs to its most con- Moore to Southern Conference Player ances in the NCAA I-AA playoffs. He was ference wins in three years. The young of the Year and All-America honors after voted a team captain for the 1990 season squad improved in nearly every offensive Moore led Division I with a .455 batting and also led the SoCon in interceptions category, including raising the batting average and an average of .60 doubles that season. In 2011, he was inducted into average by 28 points and reducing the per game. In 2010, first baseman Paul The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame. number of strikeouts by 99. Hoilman was the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year Skole and his wife, Jody, have three sons, Skole returned home after spending 17 and was a first-team All-American after Tilo, Jack and Gehrig. years as the head coach at ETSU, accu- leading Division I with a slugging per- mulating a program record 471 wins. He centage of .860. The 2013 season featured led the Bucs to a pair of 36-win seasons, ETSU’s first conference Pitcher of the Year

8 2020 GAME NOTES • The Citadel VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN - FEBRUARY 25, 2020 2020 CITADEL BASEBALL 2020 Citadel Baseball Overall Statistics for The Citadel (as of Feb 23, 2020) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 5-1 Home: 5-1 Away: 0-0 SoCon: 0-0

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 22 Tilo Skole . 3 4 8 6-6 23 5 8 2 0 0 4 10 . 4 3 5 1 0 4 0 . 3 7 5 0 1 2-2 7 13 2 .9 0 9 12 Ryan McCarthy . 3 3 3 6-6 24 4 8 4 1 0 5 14 . 5 8 3 3 0 4 0 . 4 0 7 0 0 4-4 17 0 0 1.000 8 Jeffery Brown . 3 3 3 6-6 18 8 6 1 2 0 3 11 . 6 1 1 7 1 4 0 . 5 0 0 2 0 4-5 7 0 0 1.000 1 Tyler Corbitt . 3 1 8 6-6 22 7 7 1 1 1 5 13 . 5 9 1 3 1 4 1 . 4 0 7 1 0 2-2 7 11 1 .9 4 7 5 Cam Jensen . 3 1 3 5-5 16 4 5 2 0 0 2 7 . 4 3 8 3 0 3 0 . 4 2 1 0 1 0-0 8 1 0 1.000 25 Ches Goodman . 2 7 3 6-6 22 5 6 1 0 0 5 7 . 3 1 8 3 1 3 1 . 3 8 5 0 0 1-1 24 2 0 1.000 10 Crosby Jones . 2 6 7 6-6 15 2 4 2 0 0 5 6 . 4 0 0 4 3 4 0 . 4 5 8 2 0 1-1 6 7 3 .8 1 3 14 Travis Lott . 1 3 3 4-4 15 2 2 0 1 0 1 4 . 2 6 7 1 0 6 0 . 1 7 6 1 0 0-0 45 6 0 1.000 ------0 Brooks O'Brien . 5 0 0 2-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 32 Noah Mitchell . 4 2 9 4-2 7 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 . 4 2 9 0 2 2 0 . 5 0 0 1 0 2-2 5 0 0 1.000 9 Lane Botkin . 3 3 3 4-1 6 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 . 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 . 4 2 9 0 0 1-1 4 0 0 1.000 34 Cole Simpson . 2 1 4 5-4 14 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 . 2 1 4 0 1 4 0 . 2 6 7 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 4 Will Bastian . 1 4 3 2-2 7 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 . 1 4 3 1 0 2 0 . 2 5 0 0 1 0-0 24 3 1 .9 6 4 23 Adam Colon . 0 0 0 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 5 0 0 1.000 11 Andrew Judkins . 0 0 0 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 Totals .2 9 0 6 193 43 56 13 5 1 38 82 .4 2 5 28 9 40 2 .3 9 2 7 3 17-18 162 46 7 .9 6 7 Opponents .2 1 0 6 200 26 42 14 0 2 21 62 .3 1 0 24 5 73 2 .3 1 0 0 2 16-20 147 55 9 .9 5 7

LOB - Team (50), Opp (43). DPs turned - Team (2), Opp (2). IBB - Team (4), Brown 3, Jones 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 17 Shane Connolly 1 . 3 8 2-0 2 2 0 0/0 0 13.0 8 2 2 5 16 3 0 0 . 1 8 6 0 0 0 0 2 15 Cameron Reeves 2 . 2 5 2-0 2 2 0 0/0 0 12.0 9 6 3 3 15 3 0 0 . 2 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 18 Lathan Todd 6 . 7 5 0-0 2 2 0 0/0 0 8.0 9 6 6 3 5 3 0 1 . 2 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 ------31 Caleb Speedy 0 . 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 1 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 . 0 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 13 Chace Cooper 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 28 Thomas Swafford 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 20 Zach Taglieri 3 . 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 3 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 . 2 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 33 Devin Beckley 3 . 3 8 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 5.1 3 4 2 2 14 1 0 0 . 1 3 6 4 0 1 0 0 25 Ches Goodman 4 . 5 0 0-1 2 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 4 2 2 1 6 1 0 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Gant Starling 6 . 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 1 3.0 1 2 2 5 6 1 0 0 . 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 42 Austin Blakely 27.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 2 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 . 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 3 . 5 0 5-1 6 6 0 0/0 1 54.0 42 26 21 24 73 14 0 2 . 2 1 0 7 5 2 0 2 Opponents 6 . 2 4 1-5 6 6 0 1/1 0 49.0 56 43 34 28 40 13 5 1 . 2 9 0 11 9 1 7 3

PB - Team (1), Bastian 1. Pickoffs - Team (1), Reeves 1. SBA/ATT - Lott (11-13), Bastian (5-6), Reeves (4-6), Todd (4-4), Connolly (1-3), Beckley (3-3), Starling (3-3), Blakely (1-1).

2020 GAME NOTES • The Citadel VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN - FEBRUARY 25, 2020 9 2020 CITADEL BASEBALL Conference Overall PLAYERS OF THE WEEK February 17 Team W-L Pct. H A Streak W-L Pct. H A N Streak Player: ______Brooks Carlson, SAM Mercer 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 --- 8-0 1.000 6-0 2-0 0-0 W8 Pitcher: ______Landon Knack, ETSU Wofford 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 --- 7-1 0.875 7-1 0-0 0-0 W2 February 24 Samford 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 --- 6-1 0.857 3-0 3-1 0-0 W3 Player: ______Will Knight, VMI The Citadel 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 --- 5-1 0.833 5-1 0-0 0-0 L1 Pitcher: ______Landon Knack, ETSU UNCG 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 --- 5-1 0.833 3-0 0-1 2-0 W5 ETSU 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 --- 5-2 0.714 5-1 0-1 0-0 W1 Western Carolina 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 --- 5-2 0.714 4-0 0-0 1-2 L2 Furman 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 --- 5-3 0.625 5-1 0-2 0-0 W3 VMI 0-0 0.000 0-0 0-0 --- 2-5 0.286 1-2 1-3 0-0 L1

This Week’s Schedule Last Week’s Results

Tuesday, February 25 Tuesday, February 18 Furman at Presbyterian, 2 p.m. ETSU 10, Virginia Tech 3 VMI at James Madison, 3 p.m. USC Upstate 13, Furman 2 Wofford at USC Upstate, 4 p.m. Mercer 7, Florida A&M 5 ETSU at Clemson, 4 p.m. Charlotte at UNCG, 4 p.m. Wednesday, February 19 The Citadel at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m. Virginia 4, VMI 3 Mercer at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m. Clemson 3, Furman 2 Mercer 7, Florida A&M 2 Wednesday, February 26 Wofford 8, UNC Asheville 7 Norfolk State at VMI, 3 p.m. Georgia State at Western Carolina, 4 p.m. Thursday, February 20 Belmont 9, Samford 4 Friday, February 28 Quinnipiac at VMI, 3 p.m. Friday, February 21 Fordham at Furman, 4 p.m. Western Carolina 9, Illinois 2 Appalachian State at UNCG, 4 p.m. Lafayette 5, VMI 0 Georgia State at ETSU, 4 p.m. Furman 9, Northern Kentucky 8 Northern Kentucky at Samford, 5 p.m. Mercer 9, Radford 2 Saint Peter’s at The Citadel, 5 p.m. ETSU 7, Rider 0 Western Carolina at Ball State, 5 p.m. The Citadel 4, Yale 3 UT Martin at Mercer, 6 p.m. Samford 6, Austin Peay 0 Merrimack at Wofford, 6 p.m. Wofford 8, Manhattan 2

Saturday, February 29 Saturday, February 22 Fordham at Furman, 1 p.m. Kennesaw State 12, Western Carolina 0 Quinnipiac at VMI, 2 p.m. UNCG 1, Fairfield 0 Georgia State at ETSU, 2 p.m. Mercer 6, Radford 1 Northern Kentucky at Samford, 2 p.m. Brown 3, Wofford 2 UT Martin at Merser, 2 p.m. Rider 7, ETSU 4 Merrimack at Wofford, 2 p.m. VMI 9, Lafayette 1 Saint Peter’s at The Citadel, 2 p.m. The Citadel 10, Yale 3 Appalachian State at UNCG, 2 p.m. Samford 5, Middle Tennessee 3 Northern Kentucky at Samford, 5 p.m. Furman 13, Northern Kentucky 4 Western Carolina vs. Michigan State, 6 p.m. UNCG 6, Fairfield 2 Wofford 12, Brown 3 Sunday, March 1 Western Carolina vs. Kansas, 10 a.m. Sunday, February 23 UT Martin at Mercer, 1 p.m. Saint Joseph’s 9, Western Carolina 2 Merrimack at Wofford, 1 p.m. Mercer 7, Radford 6 Georgia State at ETSU, 1 p.m. ETSU 10, Rider 4 Fordham at Furman, 1 p.m. Lafayette 4, VMI 2 Appalachian State at UNG, 1 p.m. Furman 9, Northern Kentucky 0 Quinnipiac at VMI, 1 p.m. Yale 9, The Citadel 0 Saint Peter’s at The Citadel, 1 p.m. UNCG 3, Fairfield 1 Northern Kentucky at Samford, 2 p.m. Samford 7, Lipscomb 3 Wofford 3, Monmouth 2

10 2020 GAME NOTES • The Citadel VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN - FEBRUARY 25, 2020 2020 CITADEL BASEBALL Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games Player 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL Player 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL 8 Jeffery Brown 2 - - - 2 1 Tyler Corbitt 2 - - - 2 5 Cam Jensen 1 1 - - 2 25 Ches Goodman 2 - - - 2 1 Tyler Corbitt 2 - - - 2 12 Ryan McCarthy 2 - - - 2 22 Tilo Skole 1 1 - - 2 5 Cam Jensen 1 - - - 1 25 Ches Goodman 2 - - - 2 10 Crosby Jones - 1 - - 1 12 Ryan McCarthy 1 1 - - 2 4 Will Bastian 1 - - - 1 9 Lane Botkin 1 - - - 1 22 Tilo Skole - 1 - - 1 10 Crosby Jones 1 - - - 1 34 Cole Simpson 1 - - - 1 32 Noah Mitchell 1 - - - 1 9 Lane Botkin 1 - - - 1 TEAM 12 3 - - 15 TEAM 10 2 - - 12

Hitting Streaks Reached Base Streaks Player Longest Current Player Longest Current 1 Tyler Corbitt 5 5 1 Tyler Corbitt 6 6 12 Ryan McCarthy 5 - 8 Jeffery Brown 6 6 22 Tilo Skole 5 - 22 Tilo Skole 6 6 34 Cole Simpson 3 - 12 Ryan McCarthy 5 - 8 Jeffery Brown 3 - 10 Crosby Jones 5 - 25 Ches Goodman 3 - 34 Cole Simpson 4 - 10 Crosby Jones 2 - 25 Ches Goodman 3 - 14 Travis Lott 2 - 9 Lane Botkin 2 2 32 Noah Mitchell 2 2 14 Travis Lott 2 - 5 Cam Jensen 2 - 32 Noah Mitchell 2 2 0 Brooks O’Brien 1 1 5 Cam Jensen 2 1 4 Will Bastian 1 1 4 Will Bastian 1 1 9 Lane Botkin 1 1 23 Adam Colon 1 - 0 Brooks O’Brien 1 1

Overall______5-1 When Trailing After... February______5-1 Home______5-1 Five innings______0-0 March______0-0 Away______0-0 Six innings______0-0 April______0-0 Neutral______0-0 Seven innings______0-0 May______0-0 Eight innings______0-1 Sunday______1-1 Southern Conference______0-0 Monday______0-0 Home______0-0 When Tied After... Tuesday______0-0 Away______0-0 Five innings______0-1 Wednesday______0-0 Neutral______0-0 Six innings______0-1 Thursday______0-0 Seven innings______0-1 Friday______2-0 Non-Conference______5-1 Eight innings______0-0 Saturday______2-0 Home______5-1 Away______0-0 Extra-inning games______0-0 White Pinstripes______0-0 Neutral______0-0 Shutouts______0-1 White Top / White Pants______2-0 One-run games______1-0 Citadel Blue Top / Pinstripe Pants______0-0 Day games______5-1 Games decided by two runs or less______1-0 Citadel Blue Top / Citadel Blue Pants______1-1 Night games______0-0 Games decided by three runs or more______4-1 Citadel Blue Top / White Pants______0-0 Scoring first______3-0 Navy Blue Top / White Pants______2-0 When Leading After... Scoring in first inning______4-0 Navy Blue Top / Citadel Blue Pants______0-0 Five innings______5-0 Scoring six runs or more______3-0 Navy Top / Pinstripe Pants______0-0 Six innings______5-0 Scoring five runs or less______2-1 Red Top / White Pants______0-0 Seven innings______5-0 Allowing six runs or more______1-1 Gray Pinstripes______0-0 Eight innings______5-0 Allowing five runs or less______4-0

2020 GAME NOTES • The Citadel VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN - FEBRUARY 25, 2020 11 2020 CITADEL BASEBALL Game 1 u The Citadel 5, Coppin State 1 Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 • Charleston, S.C. Coppin State 000 100 000 - 1 4 2 The Citadel 101 000 12x - 5 9 1 CSU - Rea; Tuttle (6) CIT - Connolly; Beckley (8); Starling (9) WP - Connolly (1-0) LP - Rea SV - None HR - None T - 2:47 A - 190

Game 2 u The Citadel 9, Coppin State 3 Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 • Charleston, S.C. Coppin State 300 000 000 - 3 6 5 The Citadel 011 300 04x - 9 10 1 CSU - Canales; Ruff (4); Felber (8) CIT - Reeves; Speedy (7); Beckley (8); Starling (9) WP - Reeves (1-0) LP - Canales SV - None HR - None T - 3:05 A - 247

Game 3 u The Citadel 15, Coppin State 7 Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020 • Charleston, S.C. Coppin State 241 000 000 - 7 12 1 The Citadel 600 123 30x - 15 15 0 CSU - Martinez; Ruffino (1); Tuttle (6); Dorcean (8) CIT - Todd; Taglieri (3); Goodman (6); Speedy (9) WP - Taglieri (1-0) LP - Ruffino SV - None HR - Corbitt (1); Oakley; Gerula T - 3:16 A - 227

Game 4 u The Citadel 4, Yale 3 Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 • Charleston, S.C. Yale 000 100 002 - 3 5 1 The Citadel 300 000 10x - 4 6 0 YALE - Stiegler; Espig (6); Kipp (6) CIT - Connolly; Beckley (7); Starling (9) WP - Connolly (2-0) LP - Stiegler SV - Starling (1) HR - None T - 2:42 A - 165

Game 5 u The Citadel 10, Yale 3 Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 • Charleston, S.C. Yale 000 201 000 - 3 5 0 The Citadel 107 010 10x - 10 11 2 YALE - Walsh; Cecere (3); Espig (3); Bandow (5); Sapsford (5); Kessinger (6); Shelton (7); Handa (8) CIT - Reeves; Speedy (7); Blakely (9) WP - Reeves (2-0) LP - Walsh SV - None HR - None T - 3:09 A - 317

Game 6 u Yale 9, The Citadel 0 Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020 • Charleston, S.C. Yale 000 000 036 - 9 10 0 The Citadel 000 000 000 - 0 5 3 YALE - Gibbs; Erickson (7); Handa (7) CIT - Todd; Goodman (7); Beckley (8); Blakely (9); Swafford (9); Cooper (9) WP - Handa LP - Goodman (0-1) SV - None HR - None T - 3:15 A - 263

12 2020 GAME NOTES • The Citadel VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN - FEBRUARY 25, 2020