CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team (4-2) is set for an away three-game series against the #21 Florida State Seminoles (5-2) from February 27 to March 1. The first pitch on Friday is at noon, with Saturday and Sunday both starting at 1 pm.
 
Game Notes (PDF)
 
Probable Starting Pitchers
Friday, Feb. 27 | Live Stats | ACCNX
LHP Will Holmes (1-1, 5.59) vs. LHP Wes Mendes (1-0, 0.00)
 
Saturday, Feb. 28 | Live Stats | ACCNX
RHP Bryce Coulter (0-0, 6.75) vs. LHP Trey Beard (0-0, 11.57)
 
Sunday, Mar. 1 | Live Stats | ACCNX
RHP Michael Gibson (1-0, 6.14) vs. RHP Bryson Moore (0-0, 7.50)
 
Weekend Weather
Temperatures are expected to stay in the 70s all weekend, with a high of 79 on Sunday. There's a chance of rain and thunderstorms on Friday.
 
ACCNX
The weekend series against Florida State will be broadcast on ACCNX.
 
Series History vs. Florida State
The Bulldogs and the Seminoles have faced each other ten times on the diamond, with Florida State leading the all-time series at 9-1. In their most recent game, Florida State defeated The Citadel 10-2 on March 26, 2003.
 
Scouting Florida State
#21 Seminoles are 5-2 heading into the weekend against the Bulldogs. Florida State beat North Florida in a midweek game, 14-9, on Feb. 25. The Seminoles are batting .294 as a team with 60 runs, 69 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, seven home runs, and 52 RBIs.
 
Myles Bailey leads the team with a .476 average and four home runs, and Noah Sheffield leads with ten RBIs.
 
The Seminoles' pitching staff has a team ERA of 5.19 over 59.0 innings, with 34 earned runs and 82 strikeouts.
 
Payton Manca leads the staff with a 2-1 record, and Wes Mendes has not surrendered an earned run over 10.1 innings pitched.
 
Ranked Opponents
The Citadel faces its first-ranked opponent of the season in #21 Florida State. The Bulldogs are still set to face #9 Coastal Carolina, #11 Georgia, #15 Clemson, and #22 Kentucky.
 
Bulldogs Sweep the Weekend
The Bulldogs swept this past weekend with two wins over Marshall and a commanding 14-8 victory against Army. Zach Hunt led the offense for The Citadel, hitting two home runs. Will Holmes was a dominant presence on the mound, striking out a career-high nine batters in 5.2 innings. Riley Ballard, in his first career start, earned the win against Army.
 
On Deck
The Citadel returns to Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park for a midweek game against Georgia Southern on March 4, with the first pitch scheduled for 6 pm.