CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel (17-19, 3-6 SoCon) heads to Johnson City, Tenn., for a three-game Southern Conference road series against ETSU (23-11, 6-3 SoCon) at Thomas Stadium on April 17-19. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
 
Game Notes (PDF)
 
Probable Starting Pitchers
Friday, April 17 | Live Stats | ESPN+
Will Holmes (2-4, 4.37) vs. Tadan Bell (4-2, 3.98)
 
Saturday, April 18 | Live Stats | ESPN+
Andrew Buffkin (2-2, 3.90) vs. Michael Harpster (5-1, 2.85)
 
Sunday, April 19 | Live Stats | ESPN+
TBA vs. TBA
 
Weekend Weather Report
The weather forecast for Johnson City on Friday calls for a high of 81 and a low of 55, with SSE winds at 5 mph. Expect partly cloudy skies on Saturday, with a high of 83 and a low of 44, and a chance of rain. Sunday shows a drastic temperature change, with a high of 61 and a high chance of rain.
 
ESPN+
The weekend series against the Bulldogs and the Bucs will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
Series History vs. ETSU
The Citadel and ETSU have met 124 times on the diamond, with the Bulldogs leading the all-time series 67-47. The Bulldogs won the series against the Bucs last season, claiming two-of-three at home in the regular-season series finale. Notably, the two programs battled for the 2025 Southern Conference Regular-Season Championship in the final conference game of the year.
 
Scouting ETSU
The Buccaneers are 23-11 overall and 6-3 in the SoCon, placing second in the conference standings. ETSU fell to No. 5 Georgia, 12-10, then won the previous weekend series against Belmont. The Buccaneers are batting .297 as a team, with 340 hits, 75 doubles, six triples, 43 home runs, and 256 RBIs.
 
Henry Ferguson paces the team with a .381 batting average, and Tristian Curless leads with 13 home runs and 50 RBIs. Curless ranks third in home runs and first in RBIs in the SoCon.
 
The Buccaneers' pitching staff has a team ERA of 4.58 over 287.0 innings, allowing 277 hits and 146 earned runs while striking out 269.
 
Bulldogs Take the Season Series Against CSU
The Citadel beat Charleston Southern 15-5 on April 14 and 14-6 on April 7. In those two games, the Bulldogs hit seven home runs and recorded 24 hits against the Buccaneers.
 
Hunt Goes Yard (Twice)
Zach Hunt tallied two home runs against Charleston Southern, joining Michael Gibson as the other Bulldog to have a multi-home run game on the year. Gibson hit two against Charleston Southern on April 7, and Hunt recorded a career and team single-game high of five RBIs a week later on April 14.
 
Ballard Picks up The Win
Freshman pitcher Riley Ballard picked up his team-leading fourth win of the season against Charleston Southern, the second most for a freshman since the 2022 season when Fisher Paulsen had five.
 
On Deck
The Citadel heads to Statesboro, Ga., to face the Georgia Southern Eagles on Wednesday, April 22.