CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team (4-5) is set to host its first midweek game of the season against the Georgia Southern Eagles (2-9) on March 4 at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park, with first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m.
Game Notes (PDF)
Probably Starting Pitcher
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RHP
Riley Ballard (1-0, 4.15) vs. LHP Janse Kenty (0-0, 7.88)
Midweek Weather
Wednesday's weather predicts a high of 73°F and a low of 55°F at night, with SSE winds at 3 mph.
ESPN+
The game against Georgia Southern will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Taylor Wall, Asher Wojciechowski, and RJ Hunter on the call.
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. Georgia Southern.
The Bulldogs and the Eagles have played 91 times on the diamond, with Georgia Southern leading the all-time series at 52-39. In their most recent meeting, Georgia Southern defeated The Citadel 5-3 on April 23, 2019.
Scouting Georgia Southern
The Eagles are 2-9 overall with a recent series win over USC Upstate this past weekend. Georgia Southern is batting .253 as a team with 50 runs, 93 hits, 21 doubles, one triple, six home runs, and 44 RBIs.
Sean White leads the team with a .310 batting average and is tied with Max Prozny, each having two home runs. Nico Senese has a team-high eight RBIs on the season.
The Eagles' pitching staff has a team ERA of 10.65 over 94.2 innings, allowing 140 hits, 112 ER, and 92 strikeouts.
The expected starter, Jansen Kenty, is 0-0 with a 7.88 ERA over 8.0 innings pitched, striking out six and walking six.
Coulter Named SoCon Pitcher of the Week
Bryce Coulter pitched eight scoreless innings against No. 21 Florida State during the latter half of a Feb. 28 doubleheader, allowing four hits, one run, zero earned runs, and one walk while setting down four on strikes.
Pitching Leads Charge Against No. 21 Seminoles
The Citadel pitching staff allowed five earned runs during a three-game series against No. 21 Florida State this past weekend. Bulldogs' starting rotation only allowed two earned runs across nearly 13 innings on the mound.
On Deck
The Citadel heads to Lexington, Kentucky, to face the No. 21 Kentucky Wildcats in a three-game series from March 6-8.