GAME NOTES (PDF)
 
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
TUESDAY, APRIL 16| Live Stats | ESPN+
RHP Conner Cummiskey (2-3, 7.64) vs. RHP Tyler Pitzer (4-1, 3.12)
 
Midweek Baseball
The Citadel welcomes No. 20 South Carolina to Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park for a midweek game on April 16. The first pitch is set for 7 p.m. and can be watched live on ESPN+.
 
Tuesday Weather
Tuesday's forecast shows a high of 86 and a low of 63, with temperatures at 76 at the first pitch and winds at SSW at 9 MPH.
 
ESPN+
Tuesday's match-up against No. 20 South 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 at 5:30 pm. Gates and Will Call will open also at 5:30 pm.
 
Vs. South Carolina
The Bulldogs and the Gamecocks are meeting for the 192nd time on the diamond, with Carolina holding a 142-50-1 advantage in the all-time series. The Gamecocks beat the Bulldogs earlier in the season, 7-1, at Founders Park on 3/5/24.
 
Scouting the Gamecocks
No. 20 South Carolina is 25-11 overall and 8-7 in SEC play. This past weekend, the Gamecocks took the series against No. 24 Florida.
 
The Gamecocks are batting .272 as a team with 321 hits, 63 doubles, seven triples, 57 home runs, and 246 RBIs. South Carolina leads the country with 256 walks on the season.
 
Ethan Petry leads the Gamecocks in batting average with .323, 15 home runs, and 37 RBIs.
 
The Gamecock staff has recorded a team ERA of 4.55 on 308.2 innings pitched, with 156 earned runs and 363 strikeouts.
 
Carolina Ties
The Bulldogs shortstop, Sawyer Reeves, is the brother of Gamecock catcher Dalton Reeves. The Bulldogs pitcher, Matthew Polk, is the brother of the Gamecocks pitcher, Michael Polk.
 
The Citadel's pitching coach, Blake Cooper, was a starting pitcher on the 2010 National Championship team for South Carolina.
 
Hausner and Dill Go Deep
Anthony Hausner hit his team-leading fifth home run in the season, and Garrett Dill hit his first home run with a three-run blast against USC Upstate.
 
Top Five for Sykes
Wells Sykes is ranked fourth in Division I baseball with five triples. He is tied with Wofford's Marshall Toole for first in the SoCon.
 
On Deck
The Citadel hits the road for Southern Conference play as the Bulldogs play VMI for a three-game series on April 19-21 in Lexington, Virginia.