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. A schedule change by the Citadel now has the Cats and Dogs meeting on Thursday and Friday, May 20 & 21.  





When: Thursday & Friday, May 20 & 21, 2021
Time: Thursday at 12 noon & Friday's DH starts 13:00 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: DogFans

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 is 12-35 overall, 4-22 SoCon, 10-19 home, 2-16 away
Last Season's Record (Citadel): 2020 was 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.\


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