CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel (23-19, 7-5) heads to Greensboro, North Carolina, to face the UNCG Spartans (18-25, 7-5) in a three-game series. The first pitch on Friday is scheduled for 4 pm, followed by Saturday at 7 pm, and Sunday at 2 pm.
 
Game Notes (PDF)
 
Probable Starting Pitchers
Friday, May 2 | Live Stats | ESPN+
Andrew Stanley (3-2, 5.04) vs. Sam Murchison (5-4, 4.45)
 
Saturday, May 3 | Live Stats | ESPN+
George Derrick Floyd (4-2, 4.18) vs. Jay Miller (2-4, 4.37)
 
Sunday, May 4 | Live Stats | ESPN+
Chandler Anderson (1-2, 4.15) vs. TBA
 
Weekend Weather
Friday's weather indicates a high of 82 and a low of 63, with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Saturday predicts a high of 80 and a low of 61, with winds from the SSW at 10 to 20 MPH. Sunday shows a high of 73 and a low of 48, with winds from the S at 5 to 10 MPH.
 
ESPN+
The weekend series against UNCG will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
Series History vs. the Spartans
The Bulldogs and the Spartans have met 86 times on the diamond, with UNCG holding the all-time record at 48-38. The Bulldogs were swept by the Spartans last season.
 
Scouting UNCG
The Spartans have a record of 18-25 overall and 7-5 in the SoCon. UNCG is currently on a five-game losing streak after losing on Tuesday against #19 Coastal Carolina. The Spartans are hitting .245 as a team with 305 hits, 68 doubles, 10 triples, 37 home runs, and 185 RBIs.
 
Jeremy Wolf leads the Spartans with a batting average of .303, while Parker Wight tops the team with eight home runs and 24 RBIs.
 
UNCG's pitching staff has a team ERA of 5.63 on 379.0 innings pitched with 387 strikeouts and 237 earned runs.
 
SoCon POTW
Lane Tobin was named the Southern Conference Player of the Week after going 7-of-13 (.538) with four RBIs in the Bulldogs' four games last week. He stole three bases and recorded a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000. Tobin is the first Bulldog to be named POTW since Ryan McCarthy did so in 2022.
 
Bring Out the Brooms
The Bulldogs completed a three-game sweep against VMI, marking the first time since 2015 that they have swept a conference opponent and the first sweep of VMI since 2002.
 
SoCon Standings
Before heading into the weekend, the Citadel had a 7-5 conference record, which placed the Bulldogs in fourth place.
 
On Deck
The Citadel will play midweek games at the College of Charleston on May 6 and at home against Winthrop on May 7.