2016 game notes THE CITADEL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS | 171 MOULTRIE STREET | CHARLESTON, SC 29409 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS | HALEY SHOTWELL | [email protected] 2016 the citadel Games 18-20 March 18-20 SCHEDULE Feb. 19 Virginia Tech W, 6-4 The Citadel bulldogs Feb. 20 Virginia Tech W, 5-4 Feb. 21 Virginia Tech L, 0-12 Record: 7-10 (0-0 SoCon) Feb. 26 Siena W, 14-2 Head Coach: Fred Jordan, 25th Season (The Citadel, 1979) Feb. 27 Siena W, 3-2 Record at The Citadel: 805-642 (.557) Career Record: Same Feb. 28 Siena W, 6-4 March 1 No. 13 South Carolina L, 3-6 Current Streak: L4 March 4 College of Charleston L, 1-5 March 5 @ College of Charleston L, 0-1 presbyterian blue hose March 6 College of Charleston L, 9-12 March 8 USC Upstate L, 1-7 Record: 10-6 (0-0 Big South) March 9 Richmond W, 6-2 Head Coach: Elton Pollack, 11th Season (Presbyterian, 1995) March 11 @ Elon W, 13-8 Record at Presbyterian: 213-389-1 (.354) Career Record: Same March 12 @ Elon L, 3-5 Current Streak: L1 March 13 @ Elon L, 3-8 March 15 No. 19 Clemson L, 1-12 March 16 No. 19 Clemson L, 4-5 March 18 Presbyterian 5 p.m. March 19 Presbyterian 1 p.m. the citadel vs Presbyterian since 1965 March 20 Presbyterian 1 p.m. Series: Citadel leads 23-2 Series at The Citadel: Citadel leads 17-1 March 22 @ USC Upstate 6 p.m. Series at Presbyterian: Citadel leads 6-1 March 25 @ VMI* 6 p.m. March 26 @ VMI* 4 p.m. Last Time Faced: May 12, 2015 Presbyterian 6, The Citadel 3 March 27 @ VMI* 1 p.m. THe Citadel vs big south Overall: 141-87-1 March 29 Charleston Southern 6 p.m. March 30 @ Coastal Carolina 6 p.m. Campbell: 14-2-1 High Point: 3-1 Radford: 4-1 April 1 @ Stetson 6:30 p.m. Chas. Southern: 51-30 Liberty: 3-2 UNC Asheville: 4-0 April 2 @ Stetson 2 p.m. April 3 @ Stetson 1 p.m. Coastal Carolina: 35-44 Longwood: 2-3 April 5 @ Charleston Southern 6 p.m. Gardner-Webb: 2-2 Winthrop: 25-23 April 8 UNCG* 4 p.m. April 9 UNCG* 2 p.m. April 10 UNCG* 1 p.m. probable starters April 11 @ Winthrop 6 p.m. Friday (5 p.m.) vs Presbyterian April 15 @ Wofford* 6 p.m. April 16 @ Wofford* 3 p.m. RHP JP Sears (2-1, 2.91 ERA) vs LHP Brian Kehner (4-0, 0.68 ERA) April 17 @ Wofford* 1 p.m. Saturday (1 p.m.) vs Presbyterian April 19 @ Georgia Southern 6 p.m. April 20 Georgia Southern 6 p.m. RHP Thomas Byelick (0-1, 2.42 ERA) vs RHP Tanner Chock (0-2, 8.35 ERA) April 22 Western Carolina* 4 p.m. Sunday (1 p.m.) vs Presbyterian April 23 Western Carolina* 2 p.m. RHP Jacob Watcher (2-1, 3.68 ERA) vs TBD April 24 Western Carolina* 1 p.m. April 26 @ Charlotte 6 p.m. April 30 Furman (DH)* 1 p.m. May 1 Furman* 1 p.m. Probable position starters May 5 @ Mercer* 6 p.m. May 6 @ Mercer* 4 p.m. Pos # Player B-T Yr. GP-GS Avg. RBI HR May 8 @ Mercer* 1 p.m. C 6 Stephen Windham R-R Sr. 16-16 .250 10 1 May 11 Winthrop 5 p.m. May 13 Samford* 6 p.m. 1B 22 Drew Ellis L-R So. 16-16 .189 15 1 May 14 Samford* 2 p.m. 2B 2 Philip Watcher R-R So. 14-12 .271 3 0 May 15 Samford* 1 p.m. 3B 3 Bret Hines R-R Sr. 17-17 .250 6 0 May 17 @ South Carolina 7 p.m. May 19 @ ETSU* 6 p.m. SS 18 William Kinney R-R So. 17-17 .173 7 0 May 20 @ ETSU* 2 p.m. RF 17 Austin Mapes L-R Jr. 17-17 .210 6 0 May 21 @ ETSU* 1 p.m. CF 9 Jason Smith R-L Sr. 16-12 .227 6 0 May 25-29 SoCon Tournament LF 8 Steven Hansen R-L Sr. 12-9 .107 3 0 * Southern Conference Game page 1 | games 18-20 vs Presbyterian CitadelSports.com quick facts GENERAL INFORMATION STADIUM INFORMATION Location ................................................................... Charleston, S.C. Stadium................................................................. Riley Park (6,000) Founded .................................................................................... 1842 Surface .........................................................................Natural grass Enrollment ...............................................................................2,300 Opened .............................................................. 1996 (20th season) Affiliation ..................................................................NCAA Division I Dimensions ................................. L-305;LC-356;C-398;RC-366;R-337 Conference .........................................................................Southern Colors ............................................................Citadel Blue and White Nickname.............................................................................Bulldogs PROGRAM HISTORY Stadium ................................................................. Riley Park (6,000) First Year of Baseball ........................................1899 (116th season) President.................................Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa Jr. (USAF, Ret.) All-Time Record (Since 1954) ..................................... 1,541-1,098-3 Faculty Athletic Representative ..................Chip Taylor (Tennessee, 1996) SoCon Regular Season Titles (13) .... 1960, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1982, Athletic Director.......................................... Jim Senter (Tulsa, 1985) 1983, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2010 Mailing Address ..............................................McAlister Field House SoCon Tournament Titles (8) ........... 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 171 Moultrie St., Charleston, S.C. 29409 2001, 2004, 2010 Athletic Department Phone ........................................843-953-5070 NCAA Tournament Apperances (13).......... 1960, 1975, 1979, 1982, Athletic Department Website ..............................CitadelSports.com 1983, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2010 COACHING STAFF Athletic Communications INFORMATION Head coach ..................................... Fred Jordan (The Citadel, 1979) Assistant AD/Athletic Communications .................Derek Satterfield Record at The Citadel ...........................................805-642 (25 years) ([email protected]) Overall Record ..........................................................................Same Associate Athletic Communications Director ..................R.J. Layton Assoc. Head Coach/Recruiting Coord ... David Beckely (The Citadel, 1996) ([email protected]) Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach ....Britt Reames (The Citadel, 1996) Assistant Athletic Communications Director ..........Haley Shotwell* Volunteer Assistant Coach ..........Austin Pritcher (The Citadel, 2013) ([email protected]) Assistant AD/Strength & Conditioning ........Donnell Boucher (Worcester St., 2005) *-Baseball contact Athletic Trainer ......................................Steven Barker (South Carolina, 2011) this week in the socon March 18 March 19 March 20 Rider at VMI 3 p.m. Presbyterian at The Citadel 1 p.m. Presbyterian at The Citadel 1 p.m. Presbyterian at The Citadel 5 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast at ETSU 2 p.m. Kennesaw State at Mercer 1 p.m. Wofford at Gardner-Webb 6 p.m. Mercer at Kennesaw State 2 p.m. Furman at Davidson 1 p.m. Marist at UNCG 6 p.m. Marist at UNCG 2 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast at ETSU 1 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast at ETSU 6 p.m. Rider at VMI 2 p.m. Marist at UNCG 1 p.m. Mercer at Kennesaw State 6 p.m. Furman at Davidson 2 p.m. Rider at VMI 1 p.m. Furman at Davidson 6 p.m. Western Carolina at Kansas State 2:05 p.m. Jacksonville at Samford 2 p.m. Jacksonville at Samford 7 p.m. Jacksonville at Samford 3 p.m. Western Carolina at Kansas State 3:05 p.m. Western Carolina at Kansas State 7:35 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Wofford 3 p.m. Wofford at Gardner-Webb 5 p.m. southern conference standings Awards Conference Overall SoCon Pitcher of the Week Feb. 22: JP Sears W-L Pct. W-L Pct. The Citadel 0-0 .000 7-10 .412 Collegiate Baseball ETSU 0-0 .000 8-8 .500 National Players of the Week Feb. 22: JP Sears Furman 0-0 .000 8-8 .500 Online: Mercer 0-0 .000 9-8 .529 Dave Weinstein (play-by-play) - Friday Kendall Lewis (play-by-play) - Saturday, Sunday Samford 0-0 .000 10-7 .588 UNCG 0-0 .000 12-5 .706 SOCON VMI 0-0 .000 11-8 .579 Western Carolina 0-0 .000 6-10 .375 DIGITAL Wofford 0-0 .000 12-6 .667 NETWORK page 2 | games 18-20 vs Presbyterian CitadelSports.com Last Time out batting average. Sears has held opponents to a .226 average for third-best • The Bulldogs dropped two midweek games to the 19th-ranked Clemson in the conference while Byelick is eighth in the SoCon at .240. Tigers by scores of 12-1 and 5-4. • Kyle Smith has been clutch with runners in scoring position this year. • In his first start this season, Shy Phillips recorded the lone RBI on Tuesday Smith kept USC Upstate from tacking on any more runs on March 8 with a for the Bulldogs, hitting a sacrifice fly to right field to score Jason Smith strikeout to end the frame and then struck out the last two batters in the from 3rd base. inning against Richmond on March 9 with runners on first and second to • The Citadel had two freshmen pitchers throw solid innings in relief preserve the Bulldogs’ 4-2 lead. against the Tigers. Jordan Merritt eclipsed new career-highs against • In 11 appearances this season, Zach Lavery has 13 strikeouts in 13.0 Clemson on March 15, striking out four batters and giving up just two hits innings pitched. The senior picked up his first win of the season in relief on over 2.2 innings of work. Dylan Spence, making just his fourth appearance Feb. 27. Lavery leads the team in appearances with Kyle Smith and Zach this season, struck out a career-best seven of the 14 batters he faced and McKay the next closest with nine. He is also tied for first in the conference with eight games finished and second with three saves. Lavery is tied for allowed one run in 3.0 innings. first in the conference with 11 appearances and 11 games in relief.