CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel will host the Western Carolina Catamounts for a three-game series on March 28-30 inside Joe Riley Park.
 
GAME NOTES
 
Probable Pitching Matchups
Thursday, March 28 | Live Stats
RHP Sam Swygert (3-0, 5.28) vs. RHP Gavin Mortenson (0-1, 4.08)
 
Friday, March 29 | Live Stats
RHP Landon Slemp (2-2, 6.19) vs. RHP Davis Budd (0-0, 5.06)
 
Saturday, March 30 | Live Stats
RHP Ben Hutchins (3-2, 3.46) vs. TBA

Weekend Baseball
The Citadel hosts Southern Conference opponent the Western Carolina Catamounts for a three-game series on March 28-30. The series opener is set for 6 p.m., with Friday's game at 5 p.m. and a 1 p.m. start on Sunday.
 
Weekend Weather
The forecast for Thursday shows rain throughout the day, with a high of 66 and a low of 46 at night. Friday's forecast shows sunny skies with a high of 70 during the day and a low of 51 at night. Saturday shows sunny skies with a high of 76 and a low of 56.
 
ESPN+
The weekend series against Western Carolina 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 the first pitch.
 
vs. Western Carolina
The teams have met 160 times prior on the diamond, with the Catamounts holding a 93-67
an advantage in the all-time series. Last season, the Catamounts took the series from the Bulldogs.
 
Scouting Western Carolina
The Catamounts come to Joe Riley Park with an 11-11 record and a 1-2 SoCon record. Western Carolina is batting .279 as a team with 210 hits, 49 doubles, three triples, 35 home runs, 163 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases.
 
Trent Turner leads the team with a .359 average, and Nate Stocum leads the team and the SoCon with 12 home runs.
 
The Catamounts' pitching staff has a team ERA of 6.34 on 193.0 innings pitched, with 211 hits, 136 earned runs, and 167 strikeouts.
 
Cummiskey Shows Out
Senior right-handed pitcher Conner Cummiskey posted a career game against Charleston Southern with a career-high 6.0 innings pitched with seven strikeouts on zero earned runs.
 
Series Belongs to the Bulldogs
The Citadel has taken the season series against Charleston Southern at 3-0. This is the first time since 2013 that the Bulldogs have taken the series in a four-game series.
 
On Deck
The Citadel hosts Winthrop for midweek action on April 2 and the first pitch is set for 5 p.m.