Dogs announce baseball sked
Posted 03:22 p.m., December 2, 2008
From Citadel SID:
Charleston, S.C. – Head coach Fred Jordan announced The Citadel’s 2009 baseball schedule today with 35 home games on the slate for the Bulldogs.
The Citadel will host 13 of the team’s first 14 games at home in the friendly confines of Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
The Bulldogs face a tough challenge early on as four of the first six opponents recorded 30 or more wins last season. The Citadel will also face two NCAA Regional teams and a pair of 40-plus win opponents in the first six opponents as they travel to Coastal Carolina (50-14 in 2008) on March 4 and then host Elon (44-18) in the Bulldogs’ first Southern Conference series of the season.
“We have a very demanding schedule with great competition,” said head coach Fred Jordan. “We’re fortunate this year to have a few more home games both from an economical standpoint for us and from a fan support standpoint. Obviously the Southern Conference schedule will be challenging. The Southern Conference is the No. 1 mid-major conference in the country by far.”
In the Southern Conference, The Citadel will be challenged from the onset, having to travel to Appalachian State and Western Carolina in consecutive weekends.
Following a non-conference game in Ladson, S.C. at Charleston Southern, The Citadel will host Air Force in a four-game non-conference series beginning on Thursday, March 26. That series begins a season-long nine game homestand for the Bulldogs.
Following the series with the Falcons, The Citadel will host South Carolina in a 7 p.m. showdown at Riley Park on Tuesday, March 31. After facing Winthrop the next night, The Citadel will host Wofford on April 1-3.
After traveling to Mount Pleasant, S.C. on April 7 to face the College of Charleston in a non-conference tilt and hosting Charleston Southern on April 8, The Citadel will again take the road as the Bulldogs will play eight road games in nine contests. That stretch of road games is broken up by a home contest against Savannah State on April 14 in a doubleheader with the Charleston RiverDogs at Riley Park before resuming the road swing at South Carolina on April 15 in Columbia.
The Citadel will host conference opponents for two consecutive weekends starting April 24 with Georgia Southern coming to town on April 24-26 and league newcomer Samford traveling to Charleston on May 1-3. The Citadel will head to the Upstate for the first of two trips in May on May 7, 8 and 10 for a SoCon series at Furman. The two teams will not play on Saturday, May 9 due to Commencement exercise taking place at both schools.
The Citadel closes out the regular season on May 14-16 as the Bulldogs host cross-town rival College of Charleston at Riley Park.
For the first time in 20 years, the Southern Conference Tournament will be held away from the city of Charleston. Hosted by the Greenville Drive and Furman University at West End Field in Greenville, the tournament will also see a slightly altered format to last year’s pairings as only the top eight teams will qualify. The Southern Conference Tournament will begin on Wednesday, May 20 and will end on Sunday, May 24 with a televised championship game.
Day Date Opponent Location Time
Feb. 20 Friday Indiana State Riley Park 5 p.m.
Feb. 21 Saturday Indiana State Riley Park Noon
Feb. 21 Saturday Indiana State Riley Park 3 p.m.
Feb. 22 Sunday Indiana State Riley Park Noon
Feb. 27 Friday Radford # Riley Park 2:30 p.m
. Feb. 28 Saturday Tennessee Tech # Riley Park 11 a.m.
Feb. 28 Saturday Marshall # Riley Park 2:30 p.m.
March 1 Sunday Tennessee Tech # Riley Park 2:30 p.m.
March 4 Wednesday at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. 5 p.m.
March 6 Friday Elon* Riley Park 6 p.m.
March 7 Saturday Elon* Riley Park 2 p.m.
March 8 Sunday Elon* Riley Park 1 p.m.
March 9 Monday Quinnipiac Riley Park 6 p.m.
March 11 Wednesday Mercer Riley Park 6 p.m.
March 13 Friday at Appalachian State* Boone, N.C. 3 p.m.
March 14 Saturday at Appalachian State* Boone, N.C. 2 p.m.
March 15 Sunday at Appalachian State* Boone, N.C. 1 p.m.
March 20 Friday at Western Carolina* Cullowhee, N.C. 6 p.m.
March 21 Saturday at Western Carolina* Cullowhee, N.C. 6 p.m.
March 22 Sunday at Western Carolina* Cullowhee, N.C. 2 p.m.
March 25 Wednesday at Charleston Southern Ladson, S.C. 2 p.m.
March 26 Thursday Air Force Riley Park 6 p.m.
March 27 Friday Air Force Riley Park 6 p.m.
March 28 Saturday Air Force Riley Park 2 p.m.
March 29 Sunday Air Force Riley Park 1 p.m.
March 31 Tuesday South Carolina Riley Park 7 p.m.
April 1 Wednesday Winthrop Riley Park 6 p.m.
April 3 Friday Wofford* Riley Park 7 p.m.
April 4 Saturday Wofford* Riley Park 2 p.m.
April 5 Sunday Wofford* Riley Park 1 p.m.
April 7 Tuesday at College of Charleston Mount Pleasant, S.C. 6 p.m.
April 8 Wednesday Charleston Southern Riley Park 6 p.m.
April 10 Friday at Davidson* Davidson, N.C. 7 p.m.
April 11 Saturday at Davidson* Davidson, N.C. 7 p.m.
April 12 Sunday at Davidson* Davidson, N.C. 1 p.m.
April 14 Tuesday Savannah State (RD) Riley Park 4 p.m.
April 15 Wednesday at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m.
April 17 Friday at UNC Greensboro* Greensboro, N.C. 7 p.m.
April 18 Saturday at UNC Greensboro* Greensboro, N.C. 2 p.m.
April 19 Sunday at UNC Greensboro* Greensboro, N.C. 1 p.m.
April 22 Wednesday at Winthrop Rock Hill, S.C. 6 p.m.
April 24 Friday Georgia Southern* Riley Park 6 p.m.
April 25 Saturday Georgia Southern* (RD) Riley Park 2 p.m.
April 26 Sunday Georgia Southern* (RD) Riley Park 1 p.m.
May 1 Friday Samford* Riley Park 6 p.m.
May 2 Saturday Samford* (RD) Riley Park 2 p.m.
May 3 Sunday Samford* (RD) Riley Park 1 p.m.
May 5 Tuesday Presbyterian* (RD) Riley Park 4 p.m.
May 6 Wednesday USC Upstate* (RD) Riley Park 4 p.m.
May 7 Thursday at Furman* Greenville, S.C. 7 p.m.
May 8 Friday at Furman* Greenville, S.C. 3 p.m.
May 10 Sunday at Furman* Greenville, S.C. 1 p.m.
May 12 Tuesday at Presbyterian* Clinton, S.C. 3 p.m.
May 14 Thursday College of Charleston* Riley Park 6 p.m.
May 15 Friday College of Charleston* Riley Park 6 p.m.
May 16 Saturday College of Charleston* Riley Park 1 p.m.
May 20-24 Wed-Sun at SoCon Tournament Greenville, S.C. TBA
May 29-31 Fri-Sun at NCAA Regionals TBA TBA
June 5-7 Fri-Sun at NCAA Super Regionals TBA TBA
June 12-22 Fri-Mon at College World Series Omaha, Neb. TBA
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