Post by The Cats on Apr 17, 2014 11:46:10 GMT -5
On Friday April 18th, The Citadel makes the trip up the mountains to the Cullowhee valley to meet the Catamounts in this season's 3-game series between the two most dominate baseball programs in the Southern Conference. The Citadel has 13 Regular Season Championships in the books, while the Cats own 12 in the regular season. The Citadel has won 8 tournament championships, while the Cats own 9 tournament championships.
This season the Citadel is 15-23 overall, and the Bulldogs have had a solid hold on last place in the conference standings since SoCon play began in early March. The Bulldogs bring a 2-13 record to Cullowhee. In conference play, the Citadel has one win game apiece over Samford and Appalachian State, as the Bulldogs have lost all 5 conference series this year.
The Bulldogs have preformed considerably better against non-conference foes, with a 13-10 non-conference record. The Citadel's problems seem to stem from playing on the road, as they are only 3-12 in road games, but conversely are 12-9 at home in Charleston. The bright spot for the Bulldogs is their home win on Wednesday night against the #6 South Carolina Gamecocks. However, the Gamecocks seem to be in a nose dive, losing back to back games this week against both Charleston Southern and the Citadel, and are in the midst of a four game losing streak, so I don't know how much the Citadel's win can factored into how the Bulldogs will play against the Cats.
"I hope this will get them going, because we still have a lot of baseball left to play," said Bulldog Coach Fred Jordan after beating USC Wednesday night. "Our alumni enjoy (beating USC) a whole lot more than I do. I'd rather beat Western Carolina two out of three. This game's about confidence, and for the first time in a month when we had the lead, we didn't panic when someone pressed us. We just came back in and swung the bats."
Once again, the Catamount Sports network will not broadcast this series according to Daniel Hooker last night in the Tennessee game broadcast. So, those wanting to hear the game will be forced to listen to the Citadel broadcast. The game will be streamed on Catamount All-Access, minus any sound.
For those of us who pay the monthly fee to receive Catamount All-Access, it doesn't seem like we are actually receiving "All-Access" without any play-by-play, and it's impossible to get the video and the opponent schools broadcast in sync. So good luck.
The opening game of the series is set for Friday at 5 p.m. followed by game 2 on Saturday at 2 p.m. and game 3 on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Projected Pitching Match-Ups:
Friday: WCU - Jr. Jeremy Null, RHP (5-1, 1.63) vs. CIT - Sr. Logan Cribb, LHP (2-4, 5.51)
Saturday: WCU - Fr. Bryan Sammons, LHP (6-2, 3.96) vs. CIT - So. Austin Mason, RHP (1-2, 5.46)
Sunday: WCU - Sr. Jordan Smith, RHP (5-3, 3.73) vs. CIT - TBA
This season the Citadel is 15-23 overall, and the Bulldogs have had a solid hold on last place in the conference standings since SoCon play began in early March. The Bulldogs bring a 2-13 record to Cullowhee. In conference play, the Citadel has one win game apiece over Samford and Appalachian State, as the Bulldogs have lost all 5 conference series this year.
The Bulldogs have preformed considerably better against non-conference foes, with a 13-10 non-conference record. The Citadel's problems seem to stem from playing on the road, as they are only 3-12 in road games, but conversely are 12-9 at home in Charleston. The bright spot for the Bulldogs is their home win on Wednesday night against the #6 South Carolina Gamecocks. However, the Gamecocks seem to be in a nose dive, losing back to back games this week against both Charleston Southern and the Citadel, and are in the midst of a four game losing streak, so I don't know how much the Citadel's win can factored into how the Bulldogs will play against the Cats.
"I hope this will get them going, because we still have a lot of baseball left to play," said Bulldog Coach Fred Jordan after beating USC Wednesday night. "Our alumni enjoy (beating USC) a whole lot more than I do. I'd rather beat Western Carolina two out of three. This game's about confidence, and for the first time in a month when we had the lead, we didn't panic when someone pressed us. We just came back in and swung the bats."
Once again, the Catamount Sports network will not broadcast this series according to Daniel Hooker last night in the Tennessee game broadcast. So, those wanting to hear the game will be forced to listen to the Citadel broadcast. The game will be streamed on Catamount All-Access, minus any sound.
For those of us who pay the monthly fee to receive Catamount All-Access, it doesn't seem like we are actually receiving "All-Access" without any play-by-play, and it's impossible to get the video and the opponent schools broadcast in sync. So good luck.
The opening game of the series is set for Friday at 5 p.m. followed by game 2 on Saturday at 2 p.m. and game 3 on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Projected Pitching Match-Ups:
Friday: WCU - Jr. Jeremy Null, RHP (5-1, 1.63) vs. CIT - Sr. Logan Cribb, LHP (2-4, 5.51)
Saturday: WCU - Fr. Bryan Sammons, LHP (6-2, 3.96) vs. CIT - So. Austin Mason, RHP (1-2, 5.46)
Sunday: WCU - Sr. Jordan Smith, RHP (5-3, 3.73) vs. CIT - TBA
FRIDAY, APR 18 | |||
Sport | Opponent | Time | Coverage |
Baseball | The Citadel | 5:00 PM | |