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Bulldogs Close Regular Season at Home Against Wofford

GAME NOTES

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Citadel closes out the 2023 regular season as the Bulldogs welcome the Wofford Terriers to Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park for a three-game Southern Conference series on May 18-20. All three games of the series are set to begin at 1 p.m. and will be aired on ESPN+.

Probable Pitching Matchups
Thursday, May 18 | LIVE STATS | ESPN+
RHP Cameron Reeves (7-4, 3.45 ERA) vs. RHP Coulson Buchanan (4-4, 5.08 ERA)

Friday, May 19 | LIVE STATS | ESPN+
RHP Sam Swygert (5-2, 3.92 ERA) vs. RHP Matthew Marshal (9-3, 5.35 ERA)

Saturday, May 20 | LIVE STATS | ESPN+
TBA vs. RHP Charlie Weber (2-1, 6.60 ERA)

Weekend Weather
Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-70s on the weekend with a chance of rain on Thursday.

ESPN+
All three games against Wofford will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Ticket Information
Tickets for all home games are available on CitadelSports.com/tickets or by calling the box office at 843-953-DOGS. Tickets will also be available at the stadium box office starting one hour before first pitch.

vs. Wofford
The Citadel and Wofford have met 88 times prior with the Terriers holding a 55-33 advantage. The Bulldogs have not won the series since 2013.  

Last Meeting vs. Wofford
The Citadel scored a run in the ninth, and had the tying run on second, before falling 6-5 in the series finale in Spartanburg.

Wilson Goes Deep
Outfielder Clay Wilson hit the first home run of his career against College of Charleston as he pinch hit to lead off the seventh inning and hit the first pitch of the inning over the fence in left center.

Bulldogs Hit the Long Ball
The Bullodgs hit five home runs in the series finale against Western Carolina. The five homers are the most in a game since hitting six at Charleston Southern on May 14, 2013.
Single-Game Home Runs
6     Marshall    3/22/97
6     East Carolina    3/24/97
6     at Charleston Southern    5/14/13
5     Eastern Illinois    3/16/07
5     at Davidson    4/12/09
5     Radford    2/28/10
5     Samford    3/8/13
5    at Western Carolina    5/14/23

Mitchell Goes Deep Twice
Infielder Noah Mitchell homered in each of his first two at-bats at Western Carolina in the finale. It marked the second career multi-homer game for the senior. He hit two home runs against Saint Peter's on 2/29/20.

Reeves Hits Third Leadoff Jack
Shortstop Sawyer Reeves hit his third leadoff homer of the seaosn against Western Carolina, equaling the mark set by Austin Mapes in 2015.

Starling Stuffs Catamounts
Gant Starling continued his stretch of dominance as he held Western Carolina to just one run on one hit and seven strikeuts over 4.0 innings to earn the save in the middle game of the series.

On Deck
The Bulldogs head to the Southern Conference Baseball Championshps presented by Holsten Gases on May 24-27 at Fluor Field in Greenville.
 
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Players Mentioned

Noah Mitchell

#32 Noah Mitchell

INF
6' 3"
Senior
R/R
Cameron Reeves

#15 Cameron Reeves

RHP
6' 3"
Graduate Student
R/R
Sawyer Reeves

#5 Sawyer Reeves

INF
6' 3"
Junior
R/R
Gant Starling

#24 Gant Starling

RHP
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Clay Wilson

#29 Clay Wilson

OF
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Sam Swygert

#12 Sam Swygert

RHP
6' 1"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Noah Mitchell

#32 Noah Mitchell

6' 3"
Senior
R/R
INF
Cameron Reeves

#15 Cameron Reeves

6' 3"
Graduate Student
R/R
RHP
Sawyer Reeves

#5 Sawyer Reeves

6' 3"
Junior
R/R
INF
Gant Starling

#24 Gant Starling

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Clay Wilson

#29 Clay Wilson

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
OF
Sam Swygert

#12 Sam Swygert

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
RHP

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