GAME NOTES (PDF)
 
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
THURSDAY, MAY 16 | Live Stats | ESPN+
RHP Landon Slemp (3-5, 5.78) vs. RHP Colton Cosper (5-3, 4.23)
 
FRIDAY, MAY 17 | Live Stats | ESPN+
TBA vs. Jess Ackerman (5-4, 6.43)
 
SATURDAY, MAY 18 | Live Stats | ESPN+
TBA vs. TBA
 
Weekend Baseball
The Citadel travels to Macon, Georgia, for the final three-game SoCon series of the season against the Mercer Bears. The series opener is set for 6 p.m., followed by the first pitch on Friday at 6 p.m. and the series finale at 2 p.m.
 
Weekend Weather
Thursday's forecast shows sunny skies, a high of 88 and a low of 64, and winds at 5 to 10 mph. Friday's forecast shows cloudy skies with a high of 80 and a low of 68, with scattered thunderstorms throughout the evening. Saturday shows thunderstorms in the morning and evening, with a high of 80 and a low of 64.
 
ESPN+
This weekend's games against Mercer will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
Vs. Mercer
The Citadel and Mercer have met 45 times prior, with the Bears holding the all-time series at 29-16. The Bulldogs went 1-2 against the Bears in the 2023 regular season and lost in the SoCon tournament 8-1.
 
Scouting Mercer
The Bears are 25-25 overall and 5-12 in SoCon play. Western Carolina swept Mercer in their previous SoCon series, and their game against Georgia Tech was canceled.
 
Mercer is batting .282 as a team with 471 hits, 94 doubles, six triples, 76 home runs, and 330 RBIs.
 
Parker Lester leads the Bears with a .324 average, and Jackson Cherry has recorded 17 home runs and 51 RBIs.
 
The Bears' pitching staff has bolstered a team ERA of 6.23 on 435.0 innings pitched with 301 earned runs and 344 strikeouts. Opponents are hitting .307 against the Bears.
 
CSU Game Canceled
The Bulldogs midweek match-up against Charleston Southern was canceled due to inclement weather in the area and will not be rescheduled.
 
Sykes Against PC
Wells Sykes had a good weekend against Presbyterian. He went 7-for-13 at the plate with two home runs, six hits, one double, and three RBIs.
 
Elliott on Fire
In the Bulldog's last ten games, Travis Elliott is batting .389 with 14 hits, five doubles, one triple, and seven RBIs.
 
On Deck
The Citadel will compete in the 2024 Southern Conference Baseball Championship in Greenville, South Carolina.