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 2409 • www.CitadelSports.com 2021 Schedule GAMES 29-31 FEBRUARY 19 ___ Longwood __________________ L, 5-12 THE CITADEL vs. ETSU 20 ___ Longwood _______________ L, 2-4 (10) April 16-17 • Charleston, S.C. 21 ___ Longwood ___________________W, 9-6 26 ___ North Florida ________________W, 8-4 First Pitch Stadium: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (6,000) 27 ___ North Florida ________________ L, 2-3 Friday (DH): 2:30 p.m.; Saturday: 2 p.m. Dimensions: 305 (LF) 398 (CF) 337 (RF) 27 ___ North Florida _______________ L, 6-13 Series History: CIT leads 60-37 Live Stats: www.CitadelSports.com Last Meeting: ETSU 9, CIT 0 (5/12/19) Live Video: www.CitadelSports.com MARCH 3 ____ @ Jacksonville ________________ W, 7-6 THE CITADEL BULLDOGS ETSU BUCS 5 ____ North Carolina A&T ___________ L, 6-7 Overall Record: 9-19-0 Overall Record: 16-14-0 6 ____ North Carolina A&T ___________W, 7-6 Conference Record: 1-10-0 Conference Record: 6-6-0 7 ____ North Carolina A&T __________ L, 1-12 Last 5/Last 10: 1-4/ 1-9 Last 5/Last 10: 2-3 / 4-6 10 ___ South Carolina ______________ L, 7-11 Streak: Win 1 Streak: Loss 1 12 ___ Davidson ____________________W, 2-0 Website: www.CitadelSports.com Website: www.etsubucs.com 13 ___ Davidson __________________ W, 19-0 Head Coach: Tony Skole Head Coach: Joe Pennucci 14 ___ Davidson ____________________W, 8-4 Career Record: 616-697-1 (25th year) Career Record: 90-63-0 (10th year) 19 ___ Wofford * ___________________W, 5-3 Record at THE CITADEL: 50-102-0 (4th year) Record at ETSU: 90-63-0 (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 returns to Southern Conference action The Citadel and ETSU have met 97 times since 1965 26 ___ @ Western Carolina * ___________L, 8-12 as the Bulldogs welcome ETSU to Joseph P. Riley, Jr. with the Bulldogs holding a 60-37 advantage in 26 ___ @ Western Carolina * ___________L, 6-11 Park for a three-game series on April 16-17. Due to the all-time series. The Bucs have won the last four expected weather in the area, the teams will play a meetings after The Citadel took the first two games APRIL doubleheader on Friday at 2:30 p.m., and conclude of the series in 2018. 2 ____ Mercer *____________________ L, 2-12 with a 2 p.m. first pitch on Saturday. 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 .325 - 1 - 9 14 ___ Jacksonville _____________W, 3-2 (11) 16 ___ ETSU * ___________________ 2:30 p.m. 16 ___ ETSU * ______________________6 p.m. 34 - COLE SIMPSON 12 - RYAN McCARTHY 17 ___ ETSU * ______________________2 p.m. .273 - 1 - 14 .330 - 6 - 22 20 ___ College of Charleston _________6 p.m. 23 ___ @ UNCG * ____________________ 5 p.m. 24 ___ @ UNCG * ___________________ 12 p.m. 24 ___ @ UNCG * ____________________ 4 p.m. 27 ___ @ South Carolina ______________ 7 p.m. 0 - BROOKS O’BRIEN 22 - TILO SKOLE 30 ___ VMI * _______________________6 p.m. .273 - 0 - 9 .270 - 0 - 7 MAY 1 ____ VMI * _______________________2 p.m. 28 - LOGAN TAPLETT 32 - NOAH MITCHELL 1 ____ VMI * _______________________6 p.m. .225 - 0 - 5 .271 - 0 - 14 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. .311 - 1 - 12 .235 - 2 - 13 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 FRIDAY, APRIL 16 FRIDAY, APRIL 16 SATURDAY, APRIL 17 Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB * - designates SoCon games Devin Beckley (R) 1-3 5.27 35/14 Zack Jones (R) 0-3 6.65 15/8 TBA ^ - Southern Conference Tournament (Greenville, S.C.) Hunter Loyd (R) 4-1 2.82 53/21 Colby Stuart (L) 3-1 3.35 42/10 Nathanial Tate (R) 3-3 3.93 47/13 2021 CITADEL BASEBALL GENERAL INFORMATION Weekend Baseball PLAYERS TO WATCH Location __________Charleston, South Carolina The Citadel returns to conference action as it Founded ____________________________1842 welcomes ETSU to Riley Park for a three-game Enrollment _________________________ 3,767 series April 16-17. The series gets underway Affiliation __________________ NCAA Division I Friday with a doubleheader at 2:30 p.m., and Conference ______________________ Southern conclude with a 2 p.m. first pitch on Saturday. Colors _______________ Citadel Blue and White Nickname ________________________Bulldogs Weekend Weather Stadium ___________________Riley Park (6,000) Temperatures are expected to be in the President _______ Gen. Glenn M. Walters (USMC) upper-60s for Friday’s doubleheader. The Faculty Athletic Representative ____ Chip Taylor temperature will be similar on Saturday, but Athletic Director ______________Mike Capaccio the chance of rain goes up significantly. Mailing Address ________ McAlister Field House ______________________________7 Jones Ave. Ticket Information ______________________ Charleston, SC 29409 Tickets for all home games are available on Athletic Department Phone _____ 843-953-5070 CitadelSports.com/tickets or by calling the Website __________________CitadelSports.com box office at 843-953-DOGS. Tickets will also be available at the stadium box office starting one hour before first pitch. COACHING STAFF Head Coach ___________________ Tony Skole Masks Required ____________________ (The Citadel, 1991) All fans inside Riley Park are required to wear Record at The Citadel __________ 41-83 (3) a mask when not actively eating or drinking. Overall Record ___________ 607-678-1 (24) Right fielder Ryan McCarthy hit his team Fans are also asked to socially distance inside Asst. Coach/Pitching _______Blake Cooper leading sixth home run against Samford. the stadium. He has raised his average to .330 with nine _________________ (South Carolina, 2017) doubles and 22 RBIs. Assistant Coach ______________Zach Lucas ______________________ (Louisville, 2015) ESPN+ Assistant Coach _________ Jonathan Sabo All three games against ETSU will be ____________________ (The Citadel, 2018) broadcast on ESPN+. Athletic Trainer ____________Alex Northrup vs. ETSU The Citadel and ETSU have met 97 times since TEAM INFORMATION 1965. The Bulldogs hold a 60-37 advantage in 2020 Record _____________________ 10-6 the series. Lettermen Returning _______________ 25 Lettermen Lost ______________________5 Walk-Off Win Position Players Returning ____________15 The Bulldogs rallied for a walk-off victory over Pitchers Returning __________________10 Jacksonville as Brooks O’Brien delivered the Newcomers ________________________15 game-winning suicide squeeze in the bottom of the 11th inning. It was the first walk-off for STADIUM INFORMATION the Bulldogs since March 24, 2019 against Stadium ________ Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (6,000) VMI. Surface ______________________ Natural grass Opened _________________ 1997 (24th season) Ninth-Inning Comeback Dimensions ___________ LF-305; CF-398; RF-337 The Citadel was down to their final out with the bases empty against Jacksonville. A base hit and a pair of walks loaded the bases for ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Brooks O’Brien to deliver the two-run single Assistant AD/Media Relations ______John Brush up the middle to tie the game. Right hander Devin Beckley has been a con- Phone ______________________ 843-953-6795 stant on the mound this season. He made a Email ___________________ [email protected] pair of starts in an opener role in the series at Samford. WEEKLY SCHEDULE MONDAY • 12 TUESDAY • 13 WEDNESDAY • 14 THURSDAY • 15 FRIDAY • 16 SATURDAY • 17 SUNDAY • 18 Off Day Practice Jacksonville Practice ETSU ETSU (DH) Off Day 3:30 p.m. W, 3-2 (11) 3:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 2021 GAME NOTES • The Citadel VS. ETSU - APRIL 16-17, 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