CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team (1-2) is scheduled to host the Marshall Thundering Herd (2-1) on Feb. 20-21, followed by the Army Black Knights (0-3) on Feb. 22, inside Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park. The first pitches are set for 4 pm on Friday, 5 pm on Saturday, and 1 pm on Sunday.
 
Game Notes (PDF)
 
Probable Starting Pitchers
Friday, Feb. 20 | Live Stats | ESPN+
LHP Will Holmes (0-1, 13.50) vs. LHP Bryce Blevins (1-0, 0.00)
 
Saturday, Feb. 21 | Live Stats | ESPN+
RHP Bryce Coulter (1-0, 1.80) vs. RHP Drew Harlow (0-0, 19.29)
 
Sunday, Feb. 22 | Live Stats | ESPN+
TBA vs. TBA
 
Weekend Weather
Friday's weather predicts a high of 75 during the day and a low of 61, with winds from SSW at 6 mph. Saturday will see rain throughout the day, with a high of 70, a low of 54, and winds from SSW at 4 mph. Sunday is expected to be partly cloudy with a chance of rain, and winds from NW at 16 mph.
 
ESPN+
The games will be broadcast on ESPN+ against Marshall and Army.
 
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. Marshall
The Bulldogs and the Thundering Herd have played 42 times on the diamond, with The Citadel leading the all-time series at 29-13. In their last matchup, The Citadel defeated Marshall 4-1 in 2010.
 
Scouting Marshall
The Thundering Herd starts the season at 2-1, with wins over Evansville and a loss to Kennesaw State. Tyler Kamerer leads the team with a .455 batting average, while Jackson Halter and Cooper Hinson each have two home runs. Cooper also has the most RBIs with eight.
 
The pitching staff recorded a 6.49 ERA on 26.1 innings pitched with 33 strikeouts on the opening weekend.
 
Series History vs. Army
The Bulldogs and the Black Knights have played once, with The Citadel holding a 1-0 record. In their last meeting, The Citadel defeated Army 10-1 in 1998.
 
Scouting Army
The Black Knights are 0-3 to start the season with three losses against #19 Clemson. Army will face South Carolina on Feb. 20 and Air Force on Feb. 21 before facing The Citadel on Feb. 22. Carter Hewitt leads the team with a .400 batting average, and Jack Quinlan has one home run.
 
The Black Knights' pitching staff has a team ERA of 7.83 over 23.0 innings pitched with 20 strikeouts.
 
New Dogs on the Block
Multiple Bulldogs proved themselves in the opening weekend against Liberty. Michael Gibson earned the win for The Citadel, pitching 4.0 innings, allowing three hits, two runs, and striking out seven. Bryce Coulter started with 5.0 innings, giving up two hits, one run, and striking out two in The Citadel's 4-3 win.
 
Freshman Miles Barbrey led The Citadel with a .429 batting average, totaling three hits. Zach Hunt hit the team's first triple and had one RBI.
 
On Deck
The Citadel begins its road trip this season with an away weekend series at #16 Florida State from Feb. 27 to March 1 in Tallahassee, Fla.