CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team will open a 12-game homestand this weekend with a four-game series against UConn. The series will begin Friday, March 9 at 6 p.m. and will continue through to Monday, March 12.

Weekend Pitching Matchups
Friday, March 9 – Joe Riley Park – 6 p.m. - Live Stats - Live Video - Tickets
RHP Dylan Spence (0-1, 4.34 ERA, 18.2 IP) vs. LHP Tim Cate (1-2, 4.08 ERA, 17.2 IP)

Saturday, March 10 –Joe Riley Park – 2 p.m. - Live Stats - Live Video - Tickets
RHP Jordan Merritt (1-0, 4.38 ERA, 12.1 IP) vs. LHP Mason Feole (1-0, 5.29 ERA, 17 IP)

Sunday March 11 – Joe Riley Park - 1 p.m. - Live Stats - Live Video - Tickets
RHP Alex Bialakis (2-0, 1.32 ERA, 13.2 IP) vs. LHP Chase Gardner (1-0, 6.08 ERA, 13.1 IP)

Sunday March 12 – Joe Riley Park - 3 p.m. - Live Stats - Live Video - Tickets
TBA vs. TBA

The Bulldogs (5-7) enter the weekend having won their last two weekend series over La Salle and Charleston Southern, but dropped a pair of tough midweek games to Georgia and Winthrop earlier this week.

In both of the last two games, William Kinney led things off for the Bulldogs with a double to set himself up to score the first run of the game for The Citadel. Kinney is currently batting a team-best .400 with six extra-base knocks and nine runs batted in.

Jonathan Sabo is second on the team with 17 hits, including six that have gone for extras and Ben Peden has matched Kinney with nine RBIs. J.D. Davis has also proven to be a difficult out for opponents as he boasts eight hits and 10 walks.

The Huskies (5-4) head into the weekend having split their last two series, claiming one over Southeastern Louisiana and dropping last weekend's 1-2 at North Florida. UConn was supposed to play a midweek game at home against Yale, but it was canceled.

At the plate, Troy Stefanski has led the way with a .382 batting average, including two home runs and five runs batted in, but Zac Susi and John Toppa are pacing the team with seven RBIs each. Anthony Prato has a team-best 14 hits and Isaac Feldstein has scored eight runs.

UP NEXT
Following the four-game series with the Huskies, the Bulldogs will welcome Richmond back to Joe Riley Park for a midweek tilt on Wednesday, March 14 before welcoming Indiana State to the Joe for a three-game weekend series.

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