CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team (5-5) is set to face (11-2) No. 21 Kentucky Wildcats in an away three-game series from March 6 to 8 in Lexington, Ky., at Kentucky Proud Park. The first pitch on Friday is scheduled for 4 p.m., with start times at 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
 
Game Notes (PDF)
 
Probably Starting Pitchers
Friday, March 6 | Live Stats | SECN+
LHP Will Holmes (1-2, 3.52) vs. RHP Jaxon Jelkin (3-0, 0.62)
 
Saturday, March 7 | Live Stats | SECN+
RHP Bryce Coulter (0-0, 3.38) vs. LHP Ben Cleaver (1-0, 0.82)
 
Sunday, March 8 | Live Stats | SECN+
RHP Michael Gibson (1-0, 5.40) vs. RHP Nate Harris (2-1, 1.80)
 
Weekend Weather
Lexington will experience a warm and breezy Friday with highs around 80 degrees. Saturday will bring more clouds and a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, with highs near 70 before cooling off at night. Sunday remains mostly cloudy and cooler, with highs in the upper 60s to close out the weekend.
 
SECN+
This weekend's games against Kentucky will air on SECN+.
 
Series History vs. Kentucky
The Bulldogs and the Wildcats have played six times on the diamond, with the all-time series tied at 3-3. The Citadel defeated Kentucky 3-1 in their previous matchup on Feb. 21, 2003.
 
Scouting No. 21 Wildcats
Kentucky is 11-2 overall on the season, riding a current six-game winning streak heading into the weekend against The Citadel. The Wildcats are batting .296 as a team with 120 hits, 28 doubles, six triples, eight home runs, and 79 RBIs.
 
Hudson Brown leads the team with a .395 batting average, followed by Jayce Tharnish and Ethan Hindle, who both have two home runs each. Hindle also leads the team with 13 RBIs.
 
The Wildcats' pitching staff has a team ERA of 2.83, ranking 15th in the country. Kentucky has thrown 105.0 innings, allowed 76 hits, 33 earned runs, and struck out 135.
 
Midweek Dub
The Citadel earned its first midweek win of the season with a 7-1 victory over Georgia Southern. TJ Anderson launched a three-run home run in the bottom of the third, his second of the season, helping lead the team to victory over the Eagles.
 
Continued Success on the Mound
The Citadel's pitching staff remains strong, having allowed just six earned runs in the last four games. Starting pitchers have given up only two earned runs over the past 15 innings.
 
On Deck
The Citadel hosts South Carolina on March 10 at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park for a midweek game. The first pitch is set for 7 p.m.