Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Baseball: at The Citadel


The Cats return to the road after a 4-game homestand and travel to the South Carolina low country to face the Bulldogs of The Citadel. The Bulldogs are currently tied for 6th place in the conference with the Catamounts, both teams coming in at 1-5 conference records.


Who: The Citadel
When: Friday - Sunday (April 22 - 24)
Time: 5:00 pm; 5:00, 2:00 pm
Where: Riley Park, Charleston, SC
Radio: Citadel Radio (FM 94.7 The Zone)
TV/Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Citadel live stats
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue and White

The Series: The Cats own a 94-68 record against the Bulldogs and are 35-40 in games played in Charleston. The Cats have won the last 6 games played against the Bulldogs, and are 9-2 in the last 11 games played.

Head Coach: Tony Skole, enters his fifth season as the Bulldogs’ head coach. Skole was officially announced as the head coach at The Citadel on June 8, 2017. He enters the 2021 season with 619 career wins as a head coach, including 524 wins at the Division I level. In returning to his alma mater, Skole has been tasked with returning the Bulldog program back to one of the top teams in the Southern Conference and restoring the Bulldog’s Championship Tradition. Solidifying his program’s foundation has been his immediate priority, and this began with reestablishing the brand of Citadel Baseball.

Skole's record vs. WCU: 4-13
Moranda's record vs. the Citadel: 29-14

Citadel's 2022 record: 19-15 overall, 17-7 home, 2-8 away, 0-0 neutral, 1-5  SoCon
Citadel's 2021 record: 12-39 overall, 10-22 home,  2-17 away, 0-0 neutral, 4-25  SoCon

While the Bulldogs have lost 9 of their last 11 games, they do sport a 17-7 record in games played in Charleston's Riley Park this season and a 2-8 record in games played on the road (both conference series thus far were played on the road for the Bulldogs). This will be a difficult team to beat in Riley Park.  




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