2020 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team

American college baseball season

2020 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record10–6 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Tony Skole (3rd season)
Hitting coachZach Lucas (1st season)
Pitching coachBlake Cooper (3rd season)
Home stadiumJoseph P. Riley Jr. Park
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southern Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Samford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 2   .867
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 3   .824
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 3   .813
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 3   .800
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 5   .688
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 6   .625
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 8   .500
Furman  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 9   .471
VMI  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 13   .235
‡ – Tournament champion
As of March 12, 2020[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

2020 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team represents The Citadel in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina. The team is coached by Tony Skole, in his 3rd season at The Citadel.

Previous season

The Bulldogs struggled to a 12–43 overall record, just 5–19 in the Southern Conference. They were eliminated in the play-in round of the 2019 Southern Conference baseball tournament by Western Carolina

Personnel

Roster

2020 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball coaching staff[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 6 - Hunter Barbee - Senior
  • 13 - Chace Cooper - Freshman
  • 15 - Cameron Reeves - Sophomore
  • 17 - Shane Connolly - Junior
  • 18 - Lathan Todd - Sophomore
  • 19 - Brandon Mulier - Redshirt Senior
  • 20 - Zach Taglieri - Senior
  • 24 - Gant Starling - Freshman
  • 28 - Thomas Swafford - Redshirt Senior
  • 31 - Caleb Speedy - Freshman
  • 33 - Devin Beckley - Junior
  • 37 - Simon Graf - Freshman
  • 40 - Will Barker - Redshirt Freshman
  • 42 - Austin Blakely - Redshirt Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 4 - Will Bastian - Sophomore
  • 14 - Travis Lott - Freshman

Infielders

  • 0 - Brooks O'Brien - Junior
  • 1 - Tyler Corbitt - Sophomore
  • 10 - Crosby Jones - Freshman
  • 16 - Anthony Badala - Freshman
  • 21 - John Lanier - Freshman
  • 22 - Tilo Skole - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 23 - Adam Colon - Junior
  • 32 - Noah Mitchell - Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 2 - Wesley Lane - Sophomore
  • 3 - Luke Montenery - Freshman
  • 5 - Cam Jensen - Senior
  • 8 - Jeffery Brown - Senior
  • 9 - Lane Botkin - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 11 - Andrew Judkins - Junior
  • 12 - Ryan McCarthy - Junior
  • 30 - Grant Dowis - Freshman
  • 34 - Cole Simpson - Sophomore
  • 39 - Clay Wilson - Freshman

Utility

  • 25 - Ches Goodman - Sophomore

Coaches

2020 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball coaching staff[2]
  • Tony Skole – Head coach – 3rd year
  • Zach Lucas – Assistant coach (hitting/recruiting) – 1st year
  • Blake Cooper – Assistant coach (pitching) – 3rd year
  • Jonathan Sabo – Volunteer assistant coach – 2nd year

Schedule

Legend
  The Citadel win
  The Citadel loss
  Cancellation
Bold The Citadel team member
* Non-Conference game
2020 The Citadel Bulldogs Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SoCon Record
Feb 14 Coppin State* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 5–1 Connolly (1–0) Rea (0–1) None 1–0
Feb 15 Coppin State* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 9–3 Reeves (1–0) Canales (0–1) None 247 2–0
Feb 16 Coppin State* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 15–7 Taglieri (1–0) Ruffino (0–1) None 227 3–0
Feb 21 Yale* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 4–3 Connolly (2–0) Stiegler (0–1) Starling (1) 165 4–0
Feb 22 Yale* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 10–3 Reeves (2–0) Walsh (0–1) None 317 5–0
Feb 23 Yale* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 0–9 Handa (1–0) Goodman (0–1) None 263 5–1
Feb 25 at Charleston Southern* Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SC W 10–5 Taglieri (2–0) Yoder (0–3) Starling (2) 156 6–1
Feb 28 Saint Peter's* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 14–7 Connolly (3–0) Albunia (0–1) None 235 7–1
Feb 29 Saint Peter's* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 13–0 Reeves (3–0) Candelaria (0–1) None 197 8–1
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SoCon Record
Mar 1 Saint Peter's* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 9–0 Todd (1–0) Lebron (0–2) None 211 9–1
Mar 3 at USC Upstate* Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park • Spartanburg, SC L 3–5 Wheeler (1–1) Beckley (0–1) None 192 9–2
Mar 6 Hartford* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 0–2 Dombkowski (3–0) Connolly (3–1) Nowak (3) 294 9–3
Mar 7 Hartford* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 7–0 Reeves (4–0) Florence (1–2) None 281 10–3
Mar 8 Hartford* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 3–13 Judenis (1–1) Todd (1–1) None 275 10–4
Mar 10 at South Carolina* Founders Park • Columbia, SC L 1–10 Bosnic (2–0) Taglieri (2–1) None 5,623 10–5
Mar 11 VCU* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 4–8 Delane (1–2) Blakely (0–1) None 217 10–6
Mar 13 Rider* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 14 Rider* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 15 Rider* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 18 Winthrop* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 20 Western Carolina Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 21 Western Carolina Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 22 Western Carolina Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 24 College of Charleston* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 27 at Mercer Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 28 at Mercer Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 29 at Mercer Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 31 at Winthrop* Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SoCon Record
Apr 3 Samford Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 4 Samford Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 5 Samford Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 7 USC Upstate* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 9 at VMI Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 10 at VMI Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 11 at VMI Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 14 at College of Charleston* CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 17 at Wofford Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 18 at Wofford Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 19 at Wofford Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 21 South Carolina* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 24 at Ohio State* Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 25 at Ohio State* Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 26 at Ohio State* Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 28 Charleston Southern* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SoCon Record
May 1 UNC Greensboro Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 2 UNC Greensboro Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 3 UNC Greensboro Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 5 at Clemson* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 7 at East Tennessee State Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 8 at East Tennessee State Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 10 at East Tennessee State Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 12 Clemson* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 14 Furman Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 15 Furman Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 16 Furman Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Post-Season
SoCon Tournament
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SoConT Record
May 19 TBD Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

References

  1. ^ "Baseball standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2020 Baseball Roster". The Citadel Bulldogs. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Baseball Schedule". CitadelSports.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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