CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team, currently holding a record of 7-5, will host the Northwestern Wildcats, who have a 5-5 record for a four-game series at Joe Riley Park.
The schedule is as follows: the first pitch on Friday is set for 3 p.m., followed by two games on Saturday at 1 p.m. and approximately 4:30 p.m. The series will conclude on Sunday with a game at 1 p.m.
Game Notes (PDF)
Probable Starting Pitching
Friday, March 7 | ESPN+ | Live Stats
Will Holmes (2-0, 0.56) vs. Crawford Wade (1-1, 5.93)
Saturday, March 8 | ESPN+ | Live Stats
George Derrick Floyd (0-0, 0.00) vs. Matt Kouser (2-0, 3.71)
GM 2: TBD vs. TBD
Sunday, March 9 | ESPN+ | Live Stats
Ben Brash (1-1, 4.80) vs. TBD
Weekend Weather
Friday will be mild and sunny, with a high of 62°F and a low of 51°F. Saturday stays warm at 76°F with some clouds. Sunday cools to 61°F with rain and possible thunderstorms.
ESPN+
The weekend series against Northwestern 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.
Series History vs. Northwestern
The Bulldogs and the Wildcats will meet on the diamond for the first time.
Vs. The Big Ten
The Citadel is 7-10 all-time against Big Ten schools, including their most recent series against Michigan. The Wolverines took the series against the Bulldogs.
Scouting Northwestern
The Wildcats are 5-5 on the season heading into the weekend. Duke swept Northwestern last weekend. Northwestern is hitting .241 as a team with 78 hits, 17 doubles, one triple, eight home runs, and 45 RBIs.
Trent Liolios leads the Wildcats with a .346 average and is second on the team with two home runs.
The Wildcats pitching staff has bolstered a team ERA of 6.83 games after throwing 83.0 innings with 63 earned runs and 74 strikeouts.
Garrett Shearer leads team with a 2.08 ERA and is tied with two wins through 13.0 innings and nine strikeouts.
On Deck
The Citadel hits the road against Presbyterian for the first midweek road game of the season on March 11 at 5 p.m.
