GAME NOTES (PDF)
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PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
THURSDAY, MAY 16 | Live Stats | ESPN+
RHP
Landon Slemp (3-5, 5.78) vs. RHP Colton Cosper (5-3, 4.23)
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FRIDAY, MAY 17 |
Live Stats | ESPN+
TBA vs. Jess Ackerman (5-4, 6.43)
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SATURDAY, MAY 18 | Live Stats | ESPN+
TBA vs. TBA
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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.
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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.
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ESPN+
This weekend's games against Mercer will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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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.
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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.
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Mercer is batting .282 as a team with 471 hits, 94 doubles, six triples, 76 home runs, and 330 RBIs.
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Parker Lester leads the Bears with a .324 average, and Jackson Cherry has recorded 17 home runs and 51 RBIs.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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On Deck
The Citadel will compete in the 2024 Southern Conference Baseball Championship in Greenville, South Carolina.Â
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