CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team (7-4) welcomes the University of South Carolina (10-3) to Joe Riley Park for a midweek game on March 5 with the first pitch set for 7 p.m.
 
Game Notes (PDF) 
 
Probably Starting Pitching
Wednesday, March 5. | Live Stats | ESPN+
LHP Fisher Paulsen (0-0, 2.25) vs. LHP Jarvis Evans Jr. (1-0, 8.44)
 
ESPN+
The midweek game against 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 one hour before the first pitch.
 
Vs. South Carolina
The Citadel and South Carolina will meet for the 195th time with the Gamecocks leading the series 143-50-1. Last season, Carolina took both games from the Bulldogs, winning 7-1 at Carolina and 4-3 at Joe Riley Park.
 
Scouting South Carolina
The Gamecocks are 9-3 after losing the series to Clemson. Carolina will face Davidson in Columbia before going to Joe Riley to face The Citadel.
 
The Gamecocks are hitting .267 as a team with 100 hits, 19 doubles, one triple, 13 home runs, and 72 RBIs.
 
Junior Ethan Petry highlights the Gamecocks' offense with a team-high .415 average, 17 hits, three doubles, one triple, three home runs, and 11 RBIs.
 
The Gamecocks pitching staff has a team ERA of 3.18 on 102.0 innings pitched with 142 strikeouts.
 
Pitching Shuts it Down
The Citadel pitching staff only allowed two runs against Yale, the fewest since 2003, when it allowed two to Wofford.
 
The Citadel recorded back-to-back shutouts against Yale, the first time since 2021 when the Bulldogs shut out the Davidson Wildcats in back-to-back games.
 
Team Game
The Citadel ranks third in the country with 13 sacrifice bunts.
 
On Deck
The Citadel hosts Northwestern for a four-game series on March 7-9 inside Joe Riley Park.