CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team hosts Delaware State for a three-game series beginning Friday at Joe Riley Park.

The Bulldogs (0-3) remain at home after hosting the Charleston Crab House Challenge last weekend. Delaware State (1-2) returns to Charleston after facing Charleston Southern in a three-game series. The Hornets visit George Washington on Wednesday for a mid-week game before facing the Bulldogs.

Friday's first pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. The series will continue on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.

Live stats will be available for all three games at CitadelSports.com, while a live broadcast of each game can be viewed on the SoCon Digital Network.

To purchase tickets, call The Citadel Athletic Ticket Office at 843-953-DOGS (3647) or visit CitadelSports.com/tickets. This season, The Citadel has a no-reentry policy for home games. Any fan who leaves Joe Riley Park after entering must purchase an additional ticket to return to the stadium.

Quick Hits

• This will be the first meeting between The Citadel and Delaware State.
• The Hornets finished 2016 with a 13-37 overall record and 6-18 on the road.
• The Bulldogs are 15-3 all-time against current MEAC teams.
• Graduate Joe Sabatini hit the team's first home run, and his first home run in a Bulldog uniform, on Saturday against Virginia.
• Fellow graduate Marlin Morris pitched 2.2 shutout innings for The Citadel, striking out the side in his debut on Friday against Kansas.
• Will Abbott struck out six batters over three innings in his first collegiate start on Sunday against Liberty.
• Ben Peden leads the team with four RBI after driving in three runs out of the cleanup spot on Friday against Kansas
• Jonathan Sabo leads the Bulldogs with three runs scored after finishing the weekend with two hits, one walk and two hit by pitches.
• Clay Martin and J.D. Davis each drew three walks at the Charleston Crab House Challenge.
• William Kinney extended his streak of consecutive starts to 75 games, dating back to 2015. He has started the last 62 straight games at shortstop.
• Friday begins a string of four games in five days as the Bulldogs host Presbyterian on Feb. 28.
   

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