CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel (22-22, 6-9 SoCon) is set to face the Presbyterian Blue Hose (10-35, 6-12 Big South) in a three-game weekend series on May 1-3. The first pitch on Friday in Clinton, S.C., will be at 5 p.m., followed by a noon start at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park on Saturday. The series will conclude in Clinton with a 1 p.m. first pitch.
 
Game Notes (PDF)
 
Probable Starting Pitchers
Friday, May 1 | Live Stats | ESPN+
Will Holmes (3-4, 5.02) vs. Tyrell Williams (1-2, 5.47)
 
Saturday, May 2 | Live Stats | ESPN+ | Radio
Andrew Buffkin (3-2, 3.30) vs. Christian Charalambous (2-5, 7.43)
 
Sunday, May 3 | Live Stats | ESPN+
Trip Brown (1-3, 4.38) vs. Tristan McGregor (1-5, 7.26)
 
Weekend Weather
Friday in Clinton, S.C., has a high of 68 and a low of 52, with E winds at 5-10 mph. Back in Charleston on Saturday, the forecast calls for cloudy skies with a high chance of rain throughout the day. Sunday in Clinton is sunny with a high of 68.
 
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.
 
ESPN+
The weekend series between the Bulldogs and the Blue Hose will air on ESPN+. Saturday's matchup will feature Dave Weinstein and Travis Lott on the broadcast.
 
Radio
Brian Giffin, the voice of The Citadel Bulldogs, will call the May 2 game via 102.1 FM and 1450 AM.
 
Series History vs. Presbyterian
The Bulldogs and the Blue Hose have met 35 times on the diamond, with The Citadel leading the all-time series at 31-4. The Bulldogs defeated the Blue Hose, 9-4, on March 25. The Citadel recorded 11 hits and posted a season-best 16-strikeout showing.
 
Scouting Presbyterian
The Blue Hose are 10-35 overall and 6-12 in Big South play. Presbyterian dropped 2-of-3 games to Radford in their conference series this past weekend. The Blue Hose are batting .251 as a team, with 371 hits, 70 doubles, ten triples, 35 home runs, and 205 RBIs.
 
Bo Moody leads the team with a .315 batting average, and Amman Dewberry has nine home runs and 33 RBIs.
 
The Blue Hose pitching staff has a team ERA of 8.70 over 374.1 innings, allowing 497 hits and 362 earned runs while striking out 283.
 
Down Goes the Gamecocks
The Citadel took the season series against South Carolina this past Tuesday with a 4-0 win in Columbia. The victory marks the first time since 2009 that the Bulldogs beat the Gamecocks twice in a season, the first time since 2011 that The Citadel held South Carolina scoreless, and the first time ever that the Bulldogs held USC scoreless in Columbia.
 
Stratis and Gibson Lift Bulldogs Against South Carolina
Christian Stratis recorded three hits and three RBIs, while Michael Gibson added three hits and earned his sixth save of the season, good for first in the SoCon.
 
On Deck
The Citadel hosts the Samford Bulldogs in the program's final home conference series of the season on May 8-10.