Up Next: The Citadel (final regular season series)

For the final regular season three-game series, the Catamounts travel to Charleston to face the Citadel Bulldogs. Win two of three and the Cats are assured of a spot in the tournament.   





The Citadel

When: Thursday & Friday, May 20 & 21, 2021  

Time: Thursday at  12 noon & Friday's DH starts 10:30 am 

Where:  Riley Park, Charleston, SC
Radio: Charleston stations  94.7 FM & 910 AM

TV/video: ESPN+  

Live Stats: Citadel Live Stats

Citadel Fan Message Board:  DogFan

The Series: Western is currently 91-68 overall vs. the Bulldogs on the diamond. The Cats and Dogs first played in 1971, and the Cats are 32-40 vs. the Citadel in games played in Charleston and are 80-56 in only conference games vs. the Bulldogs.  The Cats are 6-4 against the dogs in the last 10 games played. 

Head Coach: Tony Skole,  4th season - 

- Career Record: 611-684-1 (25th year); Record at The Citadel: 45-89-0 (4th year)

Skole's record against WCU:  4-6

Bobby Moranda's record against the Citadel:  29-14

This Season's Record (Citadel):  2021:    12-35 overall, 4-22 SoCon, 10-19 home, 2-16 away

Last Season's Record (Citadel):  2020:  10-6 overall, 0-0 SoCon, 9-4 home, 1-2 away  

The Bulldogs were picked to finish seventh in the preseason polls by both the head coaches and media and second baseman Tyler Corbitt was selected as a Preseason All-Southern Conference Second Team selection.  The Citadel will play at South Carolina on Wednesday prior to the trip to Cullowhee. 

The Bulldogs have been in a slump since 2013 and have gone without either a winning overall record or winning conference record since the 2013 season when they were 35-25 overall and 18-12 in the SoCon.  

This season, the Bulldogs have only 4 conference wins, one against Mercer last Saturday, two vs. ETSU playing in Charleston, and one against Wofford.  The Cats won three-straight over the Bulldogs stretching back to the 2019 SoCon Tournament and including two played in Cullowhee earlier this season. Both teams dropped 2-of-3 last weekend in division play.

Series Projected Pitching Match-Ups:
Gm 1: WCU – RHP Jack Snyder (0-0, 4.18) vs. CIT – RHP Jake Pilarski (2-3, 6.22)
Gm 2: WCU – RHP Gavin Mortenson (2-0, 5.00) vs. CIT – RHP Cameron Reeves (3-10, 6.12)
Gm 3:  WCU – RHP Tristen Campbell (2-2, 6.49) vs. CIT – RHP Lathan Todd (2-7, 7.27)

Standings going into this week's games...

BLUE
Samford 19-8 SoCon, 30-20
ETSU 11-15 SoCon, 22-24
UNCG 11-16 SoCon, 26-23
VMI 11-16 SoCon, 16-28

RED
Mercer 17-7 SoCon, 33-18
Wofford 19-8 SoCon, 32-18
WCU 11-11 SoCon, 23-19
Citadel 4-22 SoCon, 12-35