Post by The Cats on Apr 20, 2022 7:47:16 GMT -5
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
Citadel fan message board: Citadel
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. The Bulldogs and Catamounts have met 154 times prior with WCU holding a 94-68 advantage in the series. The teams met five times last season with the Catamount winning all five contests.
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: 20-16 overall, 18-7 home, 2-9 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
The Citadel enters the weekend batting .265 collectively as a team – seventh in the eight-team SoCon – with 90 extra-base hits including 62 doubles, six triples, and 22 home runs, the fewest in the league mainly because of the conditions and configuration of its home ballpark. Bulldog pitchers rank fourth in the SoCon in ERA at 5.08 while limiting opponents to a .267 average against to rank fourth, allowing the fewest home runs against on the season at just 22.
While the Bulldogs have lost 10 of their last 12 games, they do sport a 18-7 record in games played in Charleston's Riley Park this season and a 2-9 record in games played on the road (both conference series thus far were played on the road for the Bulldogs). The Bulldogs played two midweek games this week and true to form, they lost one on the road, and won one at home.
This will be a difficult team to beat in Riley Park.
Projected Starting Pitcher Matchups:
Friday, April 22 | 5:00 p.m.
Probable Starters:
Western Carolina – RHP Zach Franklin (2-1, 2.40 ERA, 30.0 IP, 38K, 7BB)
The Citadel – RHP Devin Beckley (4-2, 2.78 ERA, 45.1 IP, 52K, 23BB)
Saturday, April 23 | 2:00 p.m.
Probable Starters:
Western Carolina – RHP Gavin Mortenson (2-5, 5.08 ERA, 44.1 IP, 35K, 12BB)
The Citadel – RHP Cameron Reeves (2-4, 4.74 ERA, 49.1 IP, 52K, 16BB
Sunday, April 24 | 1:00 p.m.
Probable Starters:
Western Carolina – TBA
The Citadel – LHP Fisher Paulson (3-2, 4.57 ERA, 41.1 IP, 33K, 22BB)
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
Citadel fan message board: Citadel
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. The Bulldogs and Catamounts have met 154 times prior with WCU holding a 94-68 advantage in the series. The teams met five times last season with the Catamount winning all five contests.
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: 20-16 overall, 18-7 home, 2-9 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
The Citadel enters the weekend batting .265 collectively as a team – seventh in the eight-team SoCon – with 90 extra-base hits including 62 doubles, six triples, and 22 home runs, the fewest in the league mainly because of the conditions and configuration of its home ballpark. Bulldog pitchers rank fourth in the SoCon in ERA at 5.08 while limiting opponents to a .267 average against to rank fourth, allowing the fewest home runs against on the season at just 22.
While the Bulldogs have lost 10 of their last 12 games, they do sport a 18-7 record in games played in Charleston's Riley Park this season and a 2-9 record in games played on the road (both conference series thus far were played on the road for the Bulldogs). The Bulldogs played two midweek games this week and true to form, they lost one on the road, and won one at home.
This will be a difficult team to beat in Riley Park.
Projected Starting Pitcher Matchups:
Friday, April 22 | 5:00 p.m.
Probable Starters:
Western Carolina – RHP Zach Franklin (2-1, 2.40 ERA, 30.0 IP, 38K, 7BB)
The Citadel – RHP Devin Beckley (4-2, 2.78 ERA, 45.1 IP, 52K, 23BB)
Saturday, April 23 | 2:00 p.m.
Probable Starters:
Western Carolina – RHP Gavin Mortenson (2-5, 5.08 ERA, 44.1 IP, 35K, 12BB)
The Citadel – RHP Cameron Reeves (2-4, 4.74 ERA, 49.1 IP, 52K, 16BB
Sunday, April 24 | 1:00 p.m.
Probable Starters:
Western Carolina – TBA
The Citadel – LHP Fisher Paulson (3-2, 4.57 ERA, 41.1 IP, 33K, 22BB)
