CHARLESTON – S.C. – The Citadel (6-8) travels to Martin, Tennessee, to face UT-Martin (8-8) in a three-game series from March 13-15 at Skyhawk Baseball Field. The first pitch for Friday is scheduled for 6 p.m. (ET), Saturday at 4 p.m. (ET), and Sunday at 2 p.m. (ET).
Game Notes (PDF)
Probable Starting Pitchers
Friday, March 13 | Live Stats
Will Holmes (1-2, 3.63) vs. Jacon Sitton (2-0, 1.96)
Saturday, March 14 | Live Stats
Riley Ballard (2-0, 2.84) vs. Brandon King (0-2, 6.17)
Sunday, March 15 | Live Stats
Jacob Deacon (0-0, 2.84) vs. Maxwell Schumacher (1-0, 2.86)
Weekend Weather
Friday will be in the low 60s. Rain showers are expected to arrive on Saturday with highs in the mid-50s. Conditions should start to improve on Sunday as clouds gradually clear and temperatures return to the low 60s.
ESPN+
There will be no stream this weekend against the Bulldogs and Skyhawks.
Series History vs. UT-Martin
This is the first meeting between The Citadel and UT-Martin.
Scouting UT-Martin
The Skyhawks are 8-8 overall this season, with a recent midweek 6-3 win over Union on March 10. UT-Martin is batting .321 as a team with 180 hits, 44 doubles, seven triples, 14 home runs, and 120 RBIs.
Garner Anderson leads the team with a .438 batting average and is tied with TJ Dunsford for three home runs. Colten Payton leads the team with 19 RBIs.
The Skyhawks' pitching staff has a team ERA of 6.04 over 143.0 innings pitched, with 96 earned runs and 122 strikeouts.
Down Goes the Gamecocks
The Citadel defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 8-3 on Tuesday night. Early home runs from
TJ Anderson (3) and
Rhyder Poppell (2) boosted the offensive effort on the way to the victory.
The Bulldogs have beaten the Gamecocks every four years since 2014, winning in 2018, 2022, and 2026, and holding South Carolina to three runs in each of the last three losses.
Small Ball Leads the Way
The Citadel currently leads the nation in sacrifice bunts with 22.
Matthew Lively ranks tenth in the country and leads the team with four.
On Deck
The Citadel will travel to No. 8 Georgia on March 17 and then host No. 11 Clemson on March 18.
